Kinloch Café

24/03/2026

The Café is closed to the public until further notice. We will update via our social media and the Kinloch Historical Society page. Museum, Archive, Launderette and Charity Shop are operating as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience.

20/03/2026

Tomorrow at the Resource Centre, Kershader.
A lovely event celebrating the community of Pairc and their connections to the landscape.

We would love you to join us for a special community celebration of the Pairc Landscape Project!

Come along for an afternoon of creativity, stories, and local heritage:
📚 Launch of the Pairc Landscape Project booklet
📸 Then/Now photography competition winner
🧵 Unveiling of the Pairc tapestry
🎬 Screening of Sgoil na Pairc Changing Place film
🍲 Food and drink provided

📍 The Resource Centre, Kershader
📅 Saturday 21st March
🕛 12–3pm

Everyone is welcome - enjoy a relaxed afternoon celebrating our landscape and the people who shaped it!

07/03/2026

Closing deadline for the following post is Monday 9 March at 5pm.
The role is perfect for someone who is passionate about small rural communities and wanting to see them thrive. You will not only meet visitors to the island, but will also become aquainted with the Kinloch community - who might even share their scone recipe with you 😉
If you are interested, please send your C.V. and cover letter to: [email protected] or you can drop it off to the Kinloch Community Hub, Balallan

16/02/2026

Local job opportunity at the Kinloch Café
If you are interested in learning more about this post, please contact:
[email protected] or 01851 830 778

Would you like to join our team?
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work in the Kinloch Café, located at the Kinloch Community Hub, Balallan.
Duties will include: basic food preparation, food & counter service, stock management, social media, and maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the café and kitchen spaces.
Please email your C.V. and cover letter to: [email protected]
Or, for more information call: 01851 830778

31/01/2026

Community Drop-In at the Hub
Friday 13 February
10am - 2pm
Tea/Coffee/Cake

Come and have your say on the future of your local community.

15/12/2025

Start the New Year with a traditional meal at the Kinloch Community Hub 🎇🎆
The society will be hosting their annual Salt Meat meal on Saturday 10 January at 4pm 🥩🍛
(an alternative will be available for anyone who does not want salt meat)
Booking is essential as places are limited ✅🪑
📧 [email protected]
☎️ 01851 830 778

Help us take in the ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕣 with our annual 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙡
Saturday 10 January
4pm
Kinloch Community Hub

𝑇𝑦𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 12 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦, 𝑶𝒊𝒅𝒉𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟. 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑛, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑝 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘, 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑘, 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑.

To book, please email: [email protected]

28/11/2025

Warm Hub Today, 12noon-2pm
Cream of Leek soup 🍵
Selection of sweet treats 🍰

18/11/2025

Unfortunately Thursday's event has been cancelled.

**𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥 ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕**

Unfortunatley we have taken the decision to cancel the Late-Night shopping for Thursday. We apologise for any inconvenience☹️

L̵ᴀ̵ᴛ̵ᴇ̵ ̵N̵ɪ̵ɢ̵ʜ̵ᴛ̵ ̵S̵ʜ̵ᴏ̵ᴘ̵ᴘ̵ɪ̵ɴ̵ɢ̵
̵T̵h̵u̵r̵s̵d̵a̵y̵ ̵2̵0̵ ̵N̵o̵v̵e̵m̵b̵e̵r̵,̵ ̵6̵p̵m̵ ̵-̵ ̵8̵p̵m̵
The perfect opportunity to start your Christmas Shopping or even just treat yourself. Our museum, gift shop and charity shop will all be open late and we will have mulled wine, hot chocolate and mince pies available. We will also be joined by TThe Good Food Boutique The Isle of Harris Distillery, RRalph Tonge - Photography and Debbie Cullis of Island Arts Gallery.

05/11/2025

Kinloch Cafe will be closed for the next two Fridays to allow for staff holidays. The Warm Hub will start up again on Friday 21 November, 12noon-2pm.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

17/10/2025

The cafe will be serving soup and a selection of baking tomorrow as part of the Kinloch Historical Society Transport Exhibition Open Day.

The exhibition will be open to the public from 10am-4pm.
Tea, coffee and a selection of baking will be available throughout the day
Soup with roll & butter available from 12noon-2pm

Hope to see you there!

17/10/2025

𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕎𝕒𝕣𝕞 ℍ𝕦𝕓 - 12𝙣𝒐𝙤𝒏-2𝙥𝒎
Leek & Barley Soup 🍵🥄
Selection of sandwiches 🥪
Baking 🧁🍪
Hot drinks ☕🫖

All are welcome!😃