Creelers closure
After 26 years on Arran, Creelers Restaurant and smokehouse in Brodick has closed its doors and moved to its ancestral home in Skipness, where a purposebuilt smokehouse, visitor attraction and shop has been built.
Creelers Restaurant and smokehouse has closed its doors on Arran and moved to the Kintyre village of Skipness where a new purpose-built smokehouse has been built. The business which was established in 1990, and the smokehouse shortly after that in 1993, was located at Home Farm in Brodick but the lease on the property has expired and the owners no longer wish to renew it.
Tim James, who own Creelers with wife Fran, said: ‘We are sad to leave Arran but we are not very far away at all. We are just a short ferry ride away where we have returned to the family farm and restaurant at Skipness. We will continue to supply our loyal customers on Arran both through the Co-op and our delivery van.’
The new state-of-the-art smokehouse has been built on the footprint of the old Skipness Estate sawmill and workshop where the business will continue to use traditional methods of smoking salmon and other classic delicacies, while enjoying stunning views overlooking Arran. Tim’s family have lived on the Skipness Estate since 1936 and his sister Sophie runs the popular Skipness Seafood Cabin located near the scenic and historic remains of the 13th-century castle. The new smokehouse will be able to increase production as well as offer a ‘visitor experience’ with an observation window where visitors can view the products being made as well as a shop where their products can be bought.
Creelers produces a wide range of products including smoked Arran venison, smoked duck and their multi-award-winning cold and hot smoked salmon which has received numerous accolades from the Guild of Fine Foods.