Ethel's House, Armadale

03/11/2026

Ten years ago the living room and upstairs looked like this! But this is the reason the house stays nice and warm in winter :)

31/10/2026

31/10/2026

Winter opening hours, from now until we close on Monday 23rd November.

29/10/2026

23/10/2026

Unbelievably, the end of the season is upon us already! It seems like yesterday we opened and now Saturday night (24th) is our last night of food and hotel service. From Sunday we move into winter mode but our bar is still open Wednesday to Sunday and we will be serving takeaways on a Friday and Saturday night from 5pm - 7pm. Our glamping pods are still available to book too!
A massive thank you to our hard working team of excellent staff, your very much appreciated 😍 And to all those who came through the doors, your support has been fantastic as always, thank you 🤩

10/10/2026

I have never mastered the art of photographing the northern lights on my phone and the battery is flat on my proper camera, but the season is off to a good start with a cracking display tonight. Here's a very bad phone photo to prove it!

06/10/2026

Autumn is officially here. The geese started flying over on their way back south a couple of weeks ago and I've just let the dogs out for the last time tonight and heard the stags roaring in the hills around Armadale as the rut starts. There's a sky full of stars overhead, aurora season has started, but sadly no display tonight.

26/09/2026

If you've ever wondered what the strange collection of gates and fences by the village hall is for - here it is in use :)

We've been dipping the sheep today. While compulsory dipping was ended in 1992 (and you certainly haven't been required to have a police officer to supervise for longer than that!) scab still hasn't quite been eradicated, so a dipping trailer still comes to the village every other year or so.

About 200 ewes and lambs went through this morning - my ladies are in the front pen nearest where my neighbour, Jimmy, is fixing the metal hurdle to the gate. They weren't too impressed with the dunking, but going onto the long grass in my big field opposite the hall cheered them up no end :)

13/09/2026

I am on the verge of jumping in the car and heading down to Melvich for a slice of this!

Homemade chocolate cake available today in Melvich 🙂

Also available today is tattie soup, toasties, cakes, muffins, ice cream, milkshakes, teas & coffee.

Open until 4pm, takeaway only.

12/09/2026

Watching the gannets dive for breakfast this morning. Taken from the track just before the next house down from Ethel's, which leads to the point.