Loch Ness and Inverness

Self catering accommodation

A quaint and cosy Highland cottage situated on Aldourie Castle Estate, Loch Ness, offers you the best of many worlds. Not only will you enjoy the freedom of Aldourie, unfettered access to a stunningly beautiful estate providing many enjoyable things to see and do, but the cottage is also less than 5 miles from Inverness, the capital of the Highlands and hub of the Highland road network, making it the ideal base from which to explore the wider area.

No matter what your taste, the age of your party, the time of year or the weather, you will find that there is always plenty to do at Aldourie.

The Cottage is situated in its own garden with lawn, flower beds and patio. It also has a novel sitootery to the rear - a circular walled seat set into a grassy bank that is perfect for quiet chats over a bottle of wine or a barbecue.

The cottage is on 2 floors and was lovingly renovated in 2008 to create a warm and welcoming home-from-home, overflowing with character.

Downstairs, there are both front and back doors entered through traditional porches, and separate pairs of French doors lead into the sitting room and the kitchen/dining room respectively. The sitting room has a large open fire, oak floorboards and antique furniture, pictures and ornaments, while the kitchen/dining room has a purpose-built fitted kitchen at one end and an antique dining room table and chairs at the other. Floored in Caithness flagstone and with a solid fuel stove and numerous interesting knickknacks on display, this is a lovely room to relax in.

Upstairs, the two bedrooms are reached by separate staircases at opposite ends of the cottage. Both have panelled walls and coomb ceilings with heavy beams exposed, together with private bathrooms with claw-foot baths, one bathroom being downstairs and the other bedroom having its bath in the bedroom itself.

In addition to the sitting room and kitchen/dining room fires, the cottage is heated by traditional radiators throughout.

Two further cottages are available to let on the estate Gate Lodge and Garden Cottage. And for that special occasion Aldourie Castle.

Accommodation:

Ground Floor
Sitting room with open fire, kitchen/dining room with solid fuel fire, private bathroom for one bedroom with traditional claw-foot bath.

First Floor
2 bedrooms, one with claw-foot slipper bath and adjoining lavatory and basin.