A wee gem of an island, only about ten miles long and two miles wide.
There is a huge amount on offer throughout ‘the season’ (Easter – end October), but there is also a huge amount of space if that is all you want ……..
Come and savour the island elements!
Fiona Martynoga is another fanatical forager and gardener who regularly visits Colonsay to share her passions and talents, and seaweed collecting and cooking is often offered as a workshop.
She writes regularly for Reforesting Scotland, and is editor of A Handbook of Scotland’s Wild Harvests (Saraband 2012) and A Handbook of Scotland’s Trees (Saraband 2011)
See Springfest timetable for 2018 for details
additional festivals –Book (endApril), rugby (end July), music (mid-Sept)
The Celtic Sea Spice Company, founded in 2011, was the UK’s first sea-to-shelf seaweed production company, based in Edinburgh. They brought hand-cut, sustainably harvested seaweed back into popular use, making its health benefits accessible as a delicious, easy-to-use seasoning. They refer to seaweed as “Scotland’s forgotten natural Superfood”!
Find great recipes on their website, and also in Seaweed and Eat It by Fiona Houston and Xa Milne, and The Seaweed Cookbook by Xa Milne.
A representative from Mara often visits Colonsay to do seaweed foraging/cooking workshops during the October Festival
Aromantic provide organic and natural ingredients, recipes, and courses for make-your-own skin, hair, and beauty care products.
Inspirational skin care expert, Kolbjourn Borseth, originally from Norway, founded the company after moving to live in the Findhorn Foundation Community. Aromantic teach up to 50 courses a year in different settings in U.K. , therapists and others coming from all over the world to the London courses to learn how to make their own natural cosmetic products.
This company re-opened the Strandhill seaweed baths in 2000, and today is one of the busiest spas in Ireland. Fabulous range of products.
Inishbofin House Hotel and Marine Spa
Located off the beautiful Galway and Mayo coast – “a coveted destination for seekers of rejuvenation”.
Wonderfully tranquil spot, fantastic food, and relaxing seaweed baths and treatments!
Supplier of Essential Oils. Also run useful courses if you live near London.