Our Environment & Green Credentials

Here on Knoydart we have a small, caring community who have shown alot of commitment and care to keeping Knoydart the unspoiled last true wilderness it is known as. Rugged and beautiful, stunning and dramatic;  it is a happy healthy place to stay.

We are very keen on encouraging our visitors to support the local businesses we have in Knoydart and the locality. We have a local community garden that grows fresh produce sometimes available for sale. There is a great fresh local fish merchants in Mallaig, Andy Race, try fresh seafood platters including Knoydart langoustines, mussles and hand dived scallops reducing food miles and encouraging economic sustainability and employment locally.

Keeping it this way is what makes our remote little village a magical holiday destination. As part of the UK Curriculum for Excellence in schools our children are being brought up to respect our planet, look after our natural resources and to reuse, reduce and recycle wherever they can. Here at Inverie Primary School and Nursery we have the Green Flag Eco Schools Award. This is great to see!

Our Knoydart Green Credentials

• Green Hydro electricity
• Air source Heat Pump
• PV Solar Panels
• Inverter Batteries store unused solar energy
• Our fresh spring water comes from the hill through UV filters
• Eco hot tub model
• Low level LED sypathetically installed to minimise light pollution
• Artisan copper roof to patina with the landscape and weather – no pv!
• High grade insulation throughout
• Larch timber frame using local resources
• High energy efficiency appliances
• 100% Commitment to local suppliers to reduce our carbon footprint

Knoydart  is not on mains electricity, there are no mobile masts and we operate by private small hydro scheme. Our power is green and renewable dependent on rainwater which collects naturally in our hill lochs and powers our  community hydro scheme.  We built Knoydart House and the Studio Room with eco-solutions in mind, larch cladding, environmentally sensitive insulation materials,  thermal heat pump, wood burning stove using locally sourced sustainable wood fuel from the Knoydart Forest Trust, half flush loos, high grade insulation, energy efficiency appliances, low energy light bulbs throughout and Knoydart House and Knoydart Hide also run on solar photovoltaic panels which feed inverter batteries and supply us with our green electricity.

Our drinking water is fresh from the hill passing through commercial UV Filters and remains totally unchlorinated so you can enjoy the very best of highland spring water to rejuvenate the body. There is very little traffic and the air is the purest you’ll experience – it really is restful on the body to holiday here. Brisk highland air, the freshest of seafood and a supportive, inclusive and friendly community who care about our environment and those who make the effort to stay.

We would love you to be able to enjoy the natural beauty of Knoydart and experience the magic of living here remotely. We have no light pollution here and it is important to our community that we preserve this not only for visitors but for those that live here too. Please help us to respect this and be aware of leaving unnecessary lights turned on. Knoydart House Studio Room enjoys panoramic views and maximum use of glass which lets the outside in but need not dilute the Milky Way.

Thank you for being a star!