Our story
A house we built to keep
Ana and Tom found this strip of dune in 2016: a ruined boat shed and a view. Ten years on there is a house, two cabins and a sauna, built with local timber and local hands.
Hosted by Ana and Tom since 2018 · Port Kell
“We built Skerry for the hour after the sun goes down, when the sky turns blue and the sea goes quiet.”
Ana and Tom, your hosts
Your hosts
Ana and Tom
Ana grew up two bays along and knows every path on this coast. She looks after guests, the garden and the hand-drawn maps by the stove.
Tom is a carpenter and a cook. He built most of the House with his own hands and lights the long table every Saturday.
Ana
Guests, garden and maps
Tom
Carpentry and the supper club
How Skerry came together
Slowly, one building at a time, with timber from the forestry up the glen and help from neighbours.
Looking after the place
Leave it better than we found it
The dune was bare when we arrived. We replant it every spring, run the houses on wind and sun, and buy what we can from the people around us.
Marram grass planted
4,000 plugs since 2017
Power
Wind and solar, with a battery
Water
Rainwater for the garden and sauna
Made nearby
Work from 12 local makers
Guest notes
4.97
average from 212 stays
“We came for three nights and stayed for six. The sauna, the swim, the bread at the door. I have not slept like that in years.”
Maya R. · The House, March
“The light at dusk is something else. We sat on the deck every evening and watched the sea go gold.”
Daniel K. · The Dune Cabin, September
“Quiet, warm and beautifully kept. Ana left a loaf and a map of the coast path, and we used both every day.”
Priya S. · The Loft, June
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