Strathpeffer Station Trading

29/05/2026

📚 New books in stock!

“If we save the sea, we save the world”

From the icy seas of our poles to remote coral islands, David Attenborough has filmed in every ocean habitat on planet earth. Now, with long-term collaborator Colin Butfield, he shares the story of our last great wilderness - the one which shapes the land we live on, regulates our climate and creates the air we breathe.

“Ocean - Earth’s Last Wilderness” is a book almost a century in the making, but one that has never been more urgently needed.

“Is a River Alive?” by celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane is a brilliant, perspective-shifting new book which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.

At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept.

💦 Water is our single most precious resource and these books confirm that we should do all we can to protect our oceans and rivers and the life they support.

These and many other books - new and second hand - can be found at the community shop at Strathpeffer’s old station.

Open today, Friday 29th May, and Saturday 30th May between 10.30am and 4.30pm.

16/05/2026

📣 Book signing event!

🗓️ Next Saturday 23 May at Strathpeffer’s old Victorian station from 10am.

In conjunction with the Highland Museum of Childhood, we are delighted to welcome our distinguished guest author, Lin Treadgold.

Lin will be travelling all the way from Devon to launch her new novel, The Trail to Freedom. This World War II historical romance offers a truly original story.

Hailing from Yorkshire and following a fifteen-year period spent living in the Netherlands, Lin returned to the UK in 2015. After the passing of her father, Lin became the recipient of a collection of letters he had penned to his mother throughout World War II. After carrying out research and reading the letters, she discovered her father had spent three years in a prison camp in Italy. Later, she researched her mother’s war records and knew from conversations that she spent her time in Strathpeffer in the ATS and had indeed stood on the platform of what is now the Old Victorian Railway Station.

Although her parents did not meet until after the war, Lin was inspired to write a World War II novel using her father's life as a basis. Her research into Strathpeffer also proved to be very informative. The fictional novel is a romance, and the characters lead the way. The novel has reached many five-star reviews on Amazon.

The narrative centres on two principal figures, Ellie Brownlee and Harold Dean, whose romantic relationship began after leaving school. With war now a reality between them, Ellie tragically finds herself uprooted from home and separated from her family. In the meantime, Harold almost lost his life in Dunkirk. The enemy later captured him in Italy, and subsequently confined him to a prisoner of war camp.

This is a journey of discovery, but will they ever see each other again?

The signing of her novel, The Trail to Freedom, on the station platform represents a particularly touching and significant occasion for Lin.

We hope you'll join us to discover more about village life, enjoy a pleasant conversation and delve deeper into the book.

📚 Lin’s novels are available at www.lintreadgold.co.uk

12/05/2026

📣 Everybody welcome!

The community shop (as well as the community centre) is owned and managed by the Strathpeffer Community Development Trust, a private limited company and registered charity.

Our Annual General Meeting will review finances to the year ending 31.08.25 and chart our successes and challenges.

We warmly invite you to attend the meeting where there will be FREE refreshments.

These resources are part of YOUR community - please do come along and share ideas and feedback.

See you on 25th May at 7pm (Strathpeffer community centre).

09/05/2026

⚖️ Happy World Fair Trade Day!

Today we celebrate all the businesses who make it their mission to trade as fairly as possible with their trading partners. We are proud to work with Namaste Fair Trade, Lanka Kade Toys, Shared Earth - Fair Trade Products, Earth Squared - Fabulous & Fair Trade, Suma Wholefoods and Highland Wholefoods Workers Cooperative: they all care about the people they work with and the planet that gives us a home.

Make all trade FAIR!

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Happy World Fair Trade Day! 🎊

Today we want to celebrate all the people who work hard to make our values a reality! To the incredible entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers and changemakers, to the designers, distributors and shoppers, your everyday actions are at the heart of our and show that together we are a collective force for !

Thank you for being the reason we believe in what we do. Let's celebrate together and continue to work for a future for ! 🫶

Together we are the Business Revolution! Visit wfto.com to learn more about our values, members, and objectives.

08/05/2026

Dates for your diary. Castle Leod is well worth a visit and, right now, the bluebells are stunning!

As spring unfolds at Castle Leod, the bluebells are beginning to come into bloom across the grounds 🌿🏰

We next open to the public on **15 May**, and look forward to welcoming visitors once again for the 2026 season.

Our remaining open day dates for the year can be found below — we hope to see some of you at the castle over the months ahead!! ✨

07/05/2026

📣 New in! We now sell Seeds of Scotland seeds!

We are delighted to stock:

Organic Nasturtium dwarf mixed
Organic Cornflower
Organic Flax Northern Princess
Organic Calendula Swedish mix
Sutherland Kale
Texel Greens
Organic Perpetual Spinach
Lettuce - Grenoble Rouge

Seeds of Scotland grow vegetable, herb and flower seeds in Scotland using organic farming practices.

They are particularly interested in growing Scottish heritage varieties as well as varieties that will grow well in the Scottish climate. They strive to pay respect to the historical and cultural significance of each and every seed and the stories behind each variety.

Based on the foothills of Ben Wyvis, Seeds of Scotland are a local business caring for nature and biodiversity.

For more information, do visit their website:

https://www.seedsofscotland.com/pages/about

The community shop is open Wednesday to Saturday, from 10.30am until 4.30pm. Based at the old Victorian station in Strathpeffer.

01/05/2026

☀️Happy May Day!

And what better way to celebrate than to open our incredible community park bike pump track!

Come along and join in the community fun! Starts at 4pm today 1st May.

29/04/2026

⏳ Not long to go till it's market day at the old station in Strathpeffer!

🚂 Come and browse the craft and food stalls along the platform, visit the Highland Museum of Childhood (FREE of charge on Saturdays!), Gold at The Old Station cafe and Strathpeffer Station Trading community shop.

Make the most of this market day as there won't be another one here this year. Still plenty of time to book in your stall.

See you soon!

Please email for bookings & info - comments will not be monitored/replied to. 👍

25/04/2026

Sunday opening!
Briefly - between 2pm and 4pm -
we will be OPEN tomorrow- 26 April
See you then!

25/04/2026

🛍️ We all love a bargain!

We have a small selection of items that have been reduced in price for various reasons: the sell-by date has passed (but it’s still perfectly edible/ usable) or it’s slightly marked or defective.

Come and see what’s on offer - we hate waste!

We are open till the slightly later time of 5.30pm today and back open again TOMORROW, SUNDAY 26th April, and then again as usual on Wednesday (29th April) at 10.30am.