Coll Connections - 19th to 21st April

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Coll Spring Concert - 3rd of May

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Coll Connections - 19th to 21st April 〰️ Coll Spring Concert - 3rd of May 〰️

Open 9am - 9pm, 7 days a week

An Cridhe is the Isle of Coll’s community centre, opened by HRH Princess Anne on 11th July 2012. An Cridhe means “the heart” in Gaelic as the building is at the heart of life on Coll. It is a multi-purpose facility that caters for the many different needs of islanders and visitors.

An Cridhe makes an excellent venue for a variety of events from meetings and conferences to weddings, parties and ceilidhs. If you’ve got an idea for an event or are interested in holding a function then please don’t hesitate to get in touch – our friendly staff are on hand to help.

Whatever your requirements we are always ready to help so please get in touch if you would like to hire any of our facilities.

An Cridhe is open 9am-9pm, 7 days a week (except Christmas & New Year holidays).   This wonderful facility operates on a self-serve system with a booking tablet at reception.   Should you need assistance, office hours are 9am-3pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am-12pm Saturday and Sunday.

Click here to find out more about our facilities.

Click here to download our latest news letter.

The An Cridhe Staff Team

  • Sam Thomas

    AN CRIDHE AND BUNKHOUSE MANAGER

    Sam first came to Coll in 2011 for a Project Trust selection course, and worked with the charity again in 2014 where he met his partner Rhona who is from Coll.

    They moved back permanently in 2023 when Sam took on the role of An Cridhe and Bunkhouse Manager and are enjoying being permanently based on the island.

  • Esther MacRae

    CENTRE AND BUNKHOUSE ASSISTANT

    Esther has lived on Coll for over 40 years, and has been a vital member of the community for much of this time, spending over 30 years as the district nurse, and remains to this day as the islands local registrar, overseeing many of the weddings of those resident on Coll today.

    Esther plays a crucial role in the team at An Cridhe, her nursing experience coming in very useful with first aid and health and safety.

  • Beth Jamieson

    CENTRE AND BUNKHOUSE ASSISTANT

    Beth first moved to Coll at a young age with her family, who over the years have run businesses on the island including the cafe and currently the islands shop.

    Beth moved back permanently two years ago, and plays a vital role in the An Cridhe staff, helping with cleaning, maintenance and the running of events.

Weddings and full building hire

Whether you want to have your big day on Coll and have An Cridhe as the venue, or are looking to celebrate a big birthday, or put on a larger event, An Cridhe is an excellent venue. With a large function hall, stage with fully equipped PA and a bar that can be run by An Cridhe, or by yourself, we’ve got you covered!

For information on full venue hire excluding weddings please see the section below under “price list".

To find out more about hiring An Cridhe as a wedding venue click the button below.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Coll Connections Folk Festival

An Cridhe
April 19th to 22nd

Coll Connections is a brand new folk music festival taking place on the Isle of Coll this coming easter weekend and is all about playing music with new people, making connections, all in the peaceful inspiring setting of our beautiful Hebridean island.

The event kicks off on Saturday the 19th with workshops in the afternoon and a welcome ceilidh in the evening. Corrina Hewat and Roo and Neil will host workshops across the weekend with musicians and singers, and will also host a concert on the Sunday night. Our own island “Try Trad” group will play a free concert on the Monday afternoon, followed by traditional house ceilidhs in the evening to finish the event.

Whilst the workshops are now full, tickets will be available on the door for any and all for both the ceilidh and the concerts, so come along, dance and listen, meet new people and enjoy our brand new folk festival, Coll Connections!

Coll Spring Concert

An Cridhe
Saturday 3rd May

Once again locals will take to the stage for the islands annual Spring Concert! Think you have what it takes to get on stage and share your talent? Whether its music, song, dance, skits or spoken word, we want to see it!

Tunnell Trust Week

An Cridhe
28th June to 6th July

For the past 30 years the Tunnell Trust have hosted this very special and important chamber music study & performance week for talented Young Musicians at the start of their professional careers. The event initially took place in Perthshire but after a highly successful first visit in 2013, the event will return for the twelfth time to the stunning Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides in 2025.

It is always a fantastic week with incredibly talented young musicians filling the community centre with wonderful music, with three concerts to round the week off on Friday and Saturday night, followed by an afternoon concert on Sunday.

Booking online
A number of services can be booked and paid for online using the link below

It is our preference that customers use online booking where possible. You can use the online service if you are an individual or locally-registered organisation (excl. local branches/premises of larger organisations), and where the hire does not require any of the following: stage use, gym closure, bar licences, open to public, <9am or >9pm.

Find a list of our services and bookable spaces here

Find our hire price list here

Book space in An Cridhe

For large functions, parties, weddings or conferences please contact us directly to enquire about booking An Cridhe.