Key Features
Established, profitable lifestyle business with year-round trade
Wide product range including gifts, groceries and local produce
Licensed gift, craft and grocery shop with alcohol off-sales
Prime West Highlands location on main Isle of Skye tourist route
Strong passing trade from tourists and Cape Wrath Trail users
Detached property with integrated retail and residential accommodation
Two-bedroom owners’ accommodation with additional flexible rooms
Storage buildings, lean-to and terraced garden with outbuildings
Highlight
Established, profitable lifestyle business in a prime Isle of Skye location on a key West Highlands tourist route, with year-round trade and strong passing footfall from visitors and Cape Wrath Trail users. The licensed shop offers gifts, groceries, local produce and alcohol off-sales, and is housed in a detached property with integrated retail space and a two-bedroom owner’s home plus flexible rooms, storage buildings and a terraced garden with outbuildings.
Description
Kintail Crafts comprises a detached one-and-a-half-storey property incorporating a popular gift and craft shop, licensed grocery business, and comfortable owners' accommodation. The business enjoys a strong reputation among both local customers and the large number of visitors travelling through the area each year.
The commercial element includes a lively and characterful retail space offering gifts, crafts, souvenirs, and grocery provisions including alcohol, benefiting from excellent passing trade and a complementary neighbouring business that helps attract visitors to the location.
The property also features attractive two / three bedroom owners' accommodation, providing comfortable living quarters alongside the business.
Additional ancillary accommodation and storage areas offer flexibility for a variety of uses and present significant scope for future development, subject to any necessary consents.
Trade
Kintail Crafts operates successfully throughout the year, opening seven days a week from 10:00am to 8:00pm in the summer and slightly shorter hours during the winter. The business enjoys a strategic location on a busy tourist route and serves as a key supplier for travellers undertaking the Cape Wrath Trail, generating consistent trade from both visitors and local customers.
The shop offers a diverse range of products including gifts, groceries, freshly prepared sandwiches, antiques, souvenirs, and everyday essentials. Known for its reasonable pricing and practical product selection, the business has established itself as a valuable resource for the surrounding area and passing tourists alike.
The business benefits from an active and well-followed Facebook presence, with almost 1,000 followers, providing an effective platform for customer engagement, promotions, and local marketing.
The owners enjoy the convenience of on-site accommodation, allowing efficient day-to-day management of the business. Security is enhanced through CCTV coverage and a customer bell system, providing peace of mind and operational flexibility.
Location
Situated in the picturesque hamlet of Ault a’ Chruinn in the West Highlands, this business benefits from one of Scotland’s most stunning and unspoilt landscapes. Just 15 miles from Kyle of Lochalsh and the Skye Bridge, and 17 miles from Plockton, the area attracts visitors year-round with dramatic mountains, lochs, and iconic landmarks such as Eilean Donan Castle.
Families are well catered for, with Loch Duich Primary School in nearby Inverinate and Plockton High School for secondary education.
Outdoor enthusiasts are drawn to the nearby Kintail mountains, Glen Shiel, and the Isle of Skye, offering hiking, fishing, boating, and wildlife experiences, making this an ideal location for a tourism-based business.
Accommodation
The Property
The property comprises a detached one-and-a-half-storey building of traditional construction, featuring a tiled roof, harled rendered external walls, timber-framed windows, and timber external doors throughout. The building was extended in the 1990’s to include the owners’ accommodation on the southern end of the building.
The ground floor provides the retail trading areas together with the owners' accommodation, comprising a lounge, kitchen, office, WC, and store. A staircase from the kitchen leads to the first-floor accommodation, which includes two bedrooms, one of which benefits from an en-suite bathroom. The attic is accessible from one of the bedrooms, making it ideal for convenient and easily accessible storage space.
On the northern side of the building, there is a lean-to extension, incorporating an off the shelf shed, providing additional storage space.
To the rear of the property is a terraced kitchen garden, complemented by a small greenhouse and potting shed. The garden unfolds into a variety of charming areas to enjoy throughout the day, with elevated spots close to roof ridge level providing spectacular views of the surrounding countryside and hills.
Owners Accommodation
A sliding door located behind the counter provides access to the owners’ southern private accommodation area. This comprises a well-appointed kitchen / lounge featuring a wood-burning stove, fitted kitchen units, and space for both a washing machine and dishwasher. The room offers comfortable living accommodation with ample space for a small dining table and chairs, together with a seating area.
The bathroom is fitted with a separate electric shower cubicle and finished with wet-wall panelling, providing a practical and low-maintenance finish.
An open staircase leads to the first-floor bedroom accommodation.
A further door from the main shop opens into the northern area of the owner's accommodation, comprising a craft room and adjoining WC. This spacious and versatile room offers flexibility of use and could serve as either additional lounge space, hobby accommodation, or a ground-floor bedroom, subject to individual requirements.
To the side of the property is a lean-to structure that is wind and watertight and currently used for the storage of groceries, ladders, and general supplies.
There is also a shed interconnected to the lean-to which benefits from a sunny aspect. Being wind and watertight, it provides useful ancillary accommodation suitable for storage, a hobby space, or informal seating and viewing.
First Floor
The first floor comprises two good-sized bedrooms with coombed ceilings and Velux windows, providing excellent natural light and character. There is also a floored attic offering useful additional storage space.
Terms
Reason For Sale
The business is being offered for sale as the owners are retiring after owning and running it for over 30 years.
Rates / Council Tax
Kintail Crafts has a rateable value of £4,893 as at April 2026, property reference number 04/01/013660/9. The business currently receives a 100% discount under the Small Business Bonus Scheme and therefore has a net rates liability of £0. This would equally apply to the new owners should they be eligible for the discount.
Finance and Legal Services
ASG Commercial Ltd is in touch with a variety of different lenders who can provide specialist finance. We will be delighted to discuss your financing requirements with you and make an appropriate introduction where appropriate. We also have many contacts in the legal profession who can assist in all legal matters arising.
Specification
The property benefits from mains electricity, water, and drainage, and also features a wood-burning stove within the kitchen/lounge area.