Falls of Shin Visitor Attraction
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Salmon viewing platform, forest walks, children's play park, cafe and gift shop. Large parking area, NO OVERNIGHT PARKING.
Falls of Shin has returned to the North of Scotland, under the ownership of community-led charity group Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust. After fire destroyed the previous building and site in 2013 we are delighted to be open again with a brand new cafe, gift shop and lots of new, fun activities on site for all of the family.
In May 2013 the old Falls of Shin building burnt down leaving nothing but the original slab. Following this tragic event and several months of Stakeholder meetings and planning the Project was invited by Big Lottery Fund Scotland to submit a Stage 2 Growing Community Assets Application for funding under the new ownership.
Valerie Houston was employed by the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust as Project Officer, and worked with the community, stakeholders (Highlands and Islands Enterprise The Highland Council Forestry Commission Scotland VisitScotland Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Trust ) and Design Team (CH Architecture and WSD Scotland Ltd) to lead the Project to submitting the Stage 2 Application in November 2015.
Funding applications were also submitted to Highlands and Islands Enterprise, The Highland Council Forestry Commission Scotland and SSE Achany Community Funds. In March 2016 we had the majority of the funding in place for the Project with the final piece being confirmed in May.
The Project welcomed back Valerie Houston as Implementation Manager, and Sasha Hudekova as Project Officer (part time on FoSCP and part time on Ardgay Regeneration Project) in June 2016.
William Gray Construction were appointed as the main contractor and work commenced on rebuilding, shortly after locally based Catering 1864 were confirmed as the new operator for the cafe and gift shop. In May 2017, almost 4 years to the day of the fire, Falls of Shin was reopened by the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust. You can now visit our brand new attraction in the Heart of Sutherland and go to the viewing platform to take in the leaping salmon, take in some woodland walks or have a spot of lunch in our cafe.
Community Organization, Coffee Shop, Arts & Entertainment
01549402888
Falls of Shin, Achany, United Kingdom
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