Over the last year information has gathered on the internet, from many sources but led and obviously encouraged by us in the name of marketing, which communicates the ethos, the aesthetics and the experience around Inshriach. There are films, photographs, articles and reviews, credits in magazines and album covers and listings with agencies all of which paint a picture, in their small ways, of the experience that can be found here. Really the only thing that you can't do online these days is feel the beds. On the whole our guests do their research, arrive with their expectations and leave delighted and a year into the business we are settling into a cycle. Our latest party (experienced anglers) have booked for two weeks to catch both spring and autumn next year, they are among repeat bookings peppering the year and we are garnering a growing, varied and charming cross section of supporters.
On the flip side we had another group recently from whom we drew criticism from every angle despite our best efforts. My advice is this. If you take worn damask on a hundred year old sofa as a flaw and don't see why we keep the original Edwardian carpets (however worn) or you don't allow that occasionally an old house may ask of you a little patience or ingenuity, or realise that a bit of composting and some economy lightbulbs are probably the very least you should be doing these days, you may not see much magic here. There are plenty of other houses in Scotland you may prefer to choose (perhaps with lots of new furniture and a slightly taller aga).
I really recommend that anyone coming here reads this article in the Guardian, then looks at these pictures (or any others that those link to, feel free to rummage) and satisfies themselves that this is the place for them.
Attached above is a photo of Ed, a member of the group doing the double next year. He sent a selection of photos of their fishing here attached to an email which opened;
Walter,
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for last week.
We loved the house and all the fantastic meals cooked up by Allen. The fishing was the best river fishing we have done to date and we loved every moment of it. I am missing it already...
I guess you win some, you lose some, and thankfully we win most of the time.
2 comments:
Inshriach House really does satisfy the soul. My wife and I found everything about the house welcoming and contently habitable.
We were enticed by the exciting prospect of a Turkic Yurt Making Workshop, which was indeed the most enjoyably informative and busily practical weekend activity I think I've ever been on! Do have a look at the photos
We've met some really lovely people, learnt so much and ate incredibly well. So, A Big Thank You to Paul Millard from Red Kite Yurts [redkiteyurts.com] and to Walter and Lucy for their wonderful hospitality, very comfy beds, gorgeously crisp fresh spring water and bountiful vegetable garden.
Inshriach House is a great place to have a workshop like this.
Thank you all so much :0)
Best Wishes
Ian & Laura Burrow [London]
Nice post, written from the heart. Seems as though everybody has done their bit to make a success of Inshriach, and nobody more than you. Speaking as a soon-to-be returning customer, I'm glad to know you aren't planning to rob the place of its class just to account for the questionable tastes of an occasional clunch of dullards. We'll be back in Feb 2010, and every year for as long as the kids go on enjoying themselves. Which, on the strength of last time (and I quote: "Granny, I wish we could stay here forever") looks like being a fair old while. That's the great thing about kids, you never run out of them, and they never run out of energy. Speaking of which, this time we're going for a sub 5 minute swede of The Sound of Music. With that in mind, please try and source us Julie Andrews, or, failing that, see if you can't tap up the local nunnery for an acoustic guitar and some wimples. Happy birthday old boy, and don't go changing x
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