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Long Island Retreats A crofting family on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. We offer authentic island experiences with both Island and Croft Tours.
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Our croft shop stocks our own beef, pork, lamb and mutton alongside some amazing food and craft producers. Hello from our Island shores of South Uist. We are Donald John and Lindsay, an Island crofting couple who would like to welcome you into our lives to experience and learn about crofting and the way it has shaped our Islands; the people and the place. DJ is a 6th generation crofter, born and b

red on South Uist, I’m a 6th generation farmer who has embraced the crofting traditions and working practices. Crofting isn’t a job it’s a way of life, it runs through your veins. Our passion for the land and animals is what fuels the long days and nights and makes it all worthwhile. Long Island Retreats offer Croft and Island tours from our home in Loch Skipport, South Uist. We want you to have an authentic Island experience, where you can meet the locals, hear tales of yesteryear, learn some Gaelic, get up close with our animals before leaving with unforgettable memories! Long Island Larder offers a chance to sample our croft reared meats including beef, pork, lamb and mutton. We also showcase some of the other amazing Hebridean produce and crafts.

If you haven’t managed to catch us on iplayer yet then this week is your chance to see our episode of Designing the Hebr...
21/10/2024

If you haven’t managed to catch us on iplayer yet then this week is your chance to see our episode of Designing the Hebrides on the box:
BBC Scotland Tonight at 10.30pm
BBC 2 Tuesday night at 7.00pm
BBC Scotland Saturday night at 8.30pm

Thanks to everyone who has been in touch or visited since watching it, the response has been amazing ❤️

11/10/2024

“YOU CALLED!”

So much fun and laughter filming with Banjo Beale last year, the stag rut is always a spectacular time of year on South Uist with the stags roaring… and DJ of course! 😂

07/10/2024

Exactly a year ago to the day we opened our home and hearts to the legend that is Banjo Beale!

There was a lot of laughter and a few tears, new friendships made and a love of old things shared!

He took on the blank canvas of our garage and turned it into an amazing space for us to sell our Croft produce. We could never have envisaged the end result, it was so much more than we ever imagined possible.

You can watch the full episode now on iplayer or watch on BBC Scotland and BBC 2 in two weeks time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022zc8/designing-the-hebrides-series-2-episode-6

This summer was a first for us as we welcomed two litters of piglets to the Croft. Peppa & Miss Piggy both had litters o...
14/09/2024

This summer was a first for us as we welcomed two litters of piglets to the Croft. Peppa & Miss Piggy both had litters of 7 and as first time mums did a grand job rearing these little cuties! As for the names… can you tell we have a three year old in the family! 😂

This week we hosted a great learning journey with Agritourism Monitor Farm Project in our role as Satellite Monitor Farm...
13/09/2024

This week we hosted a great learning journey with Agritourism Monitor Farm Project in our role as Satellite Monitor Farm. It was a great couple of days with great company, lots of great discussion and shared knowledge.

The group also visited some other great agritourism businesses Skyeskyns Isle of Skye, Uist Wool, North Uist Distillery, Balranald Hebridean Holidays - Caravan & Campsite and Clachan Sands Campsite.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Scottish Agritourism Monitor Farm Programme or registering to take part see the link below.

https://agritourism-monitorfarm.com

It’s been a while since we last caught up, we’ve been busy behind the scenes but also just spending time with our gorgeo...
12/09/2024

It’s been a while since we last caught up, we’ve been busy behind the scenes but also just spending time with our gorgeous wee boy in his first few months!

However we are back, blowing away the cobwebs on our socials and we have so many gorgeous photos to share and tales to tell… plus a few exciting announcements to come too!

Here’s a gorgeous sunset over Loch Skipport last week to start us off… it really doesn’t get much better than this!

It’s May and Scottish Agritourism month, join us in celebrating the great crofts, farms and estates throughout Scotland ...
01/05/2024

It’s May and Scottish Agritourism month, join us in celebrating the great crofts, farms and estates throughout Scotland who offer amazing accommodation, food and drink, experiences and events.

In the meantime pop across to Go Rural Scotland to find out more!

If you’ve been wondering why things have been a little bit quiet around here, we’ve been busy expanding the flock! The m...
22/03/2024

If you’ve been wondering why things have been a little bit quiet around here, we’ve been busy expanding the flock! The maternity ward officially opened on the Croft earlier this month with the arrival of Ewan, swiftly followed days later with the first lambs and calves of 2024.

We start back with tours on the Croft this week and online bookings open this weekend for the Summer season, thanks for all your patience in booking while we waited for our new arrival!

04/03/2024

If you would like to find out more about the unique eco-system of the Island Machair then tune in tonight to BBC ALBA at 9pm as we harvest our silage crop on South Uist.

We are sliding into 2024 the island way... slowly! We have been treated to the most amazing colours in sunrises and suns...
10/01/2024

We are sliding into 2024 the island way... slowly! We have been treated to the most amazing colours in sunrises and sunsets with a spell of beautiful settles weather, hopefully a sign of what is to come this year.

We are super busy working away behind the scenes with lots of new experiences, products and partnerships. We can’t wait to share all the developments with you and welcome lots of you onto the Croft in 2024!

🥩 ABERDEEN ANGUS BEEF BOXES - AVAILABLE NOW 🥩We are delighted to have our beef boxes from our Aberdeen Angus Herd availa...
11/12/2023

🥩 ABERDEEN ANGUS BEEF BOXES - AVAILABLE NOW 🥩

We are delighted to have our beef boxes from our Aberdeen Angus Herd available again in time for Christmas. Born, reared and finished on the fertile machair ground of South Uist. Matured slowly - the island way.

Our meat is matured for 21 days to enhance flavour and tenderness. Each box contains:

4 x steak mince (500g)
2 x diced beef (500g)
1 x roast choose from topside/silverside/brisket
2 x choice of steaks fillet/sirloin/ribeye
2 x rump steaks
2 x minute steaks
2 x packs of sausages
2 x pack of Lorne sausage

📦 Boxes are £130, meat is blast frozen and vacuum packed.

📩 Limited availability, please pop us a message to order and arrange collection/delivery.

We’ll be at the Lochboisdale Christmas Market from 2-5pm today with a selection of free range pork and Aberdeen Angus be...
03/12/2023

We’ll be at the Lochboisdale Christmas Market from 2-5pm today with a selection of free range pork and Aberdeen Angus beef and some lovely stocking fillers for those Croft mad kids.

You can also order your Aberdeen Angus Beef Boxes, which make a great Christmas present or tasty treat for the holidays.

📩 Pop us a message if you want us to keep anything aside for collection so you don’t miss out.
Today’s stock includes:
🥩 Ribeye & Rump Steaks, Minute Steak, Steak Mince & Diced Beef.
🐖 Pork Belly, Pork Steaks, Pork Spare Ribs, Pork Sausages, Pork & Apple Sausages, Pork & Apple Burgers & Pork, Apple & Black Pudding Burgers.

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Long Island Retreats And Larder

HS85NS

Opening Hours

Friday 11:00 - 15:00
Saturday 11:00 - 15:00
Sunday 11:00 - 15:00

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+447795634525

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