The Garden Cottages by Ormidale House

About this listing

Just an hour and a half’s beautiful drive from Glasgow, the Ormidale estate sits in stunning scenery in Argyll’s Cowal Peninsula. Welcome to Garden Cottage, a charmingly renovated stone cottage laid out in a single, accessible ground-floor layout designed for family comfort and flexibility. Guests can enjoy straightforward access, a practical layout, and all the leisure facilities of Ormidale House Estate including a games cottage, tennis court and football pitch. The entire cottage has been designed to be as accessible as possible for guests with limited mobility.

It is often booked for just two adults, but we do allow parties of up to six or even eight. There is one main bedroom sleeping three and two additional box-style alcove areas (one off the bed-sitting room, and one opposite the bathroom), plus a sofabed as well. For comfort, maximum adult occupancy is normally set at four. The bathroom sits between the living room and bedroom where you will find a wheel-chair accessible wet / shower room.

Just about 10 metres from The Mill House and from The Old Barn, the Garden Cottage sits just a few feet above the pretty tributary of the river Ruel that runs through the estate. It is often booked as additional overflow accommodation for either property or for Ormidale House. It can also be booked on its own, though it should be noted that it only has a fairly small dedicated private garden space, and that Wi-Fi reception can be patchy indoors. The cottage relies on Wifi signals from the other houses or mobile networks, so if you depend on reliable streaming for work, this may not be the best fit.

There is plenty to keep adults, teenagers, and children active on the 22 acres estate, including a tennis court, a football pitch, a sunken trampoline, a range of bicycles, and acres of woodland to explore. The estate sits less than a mile from the top of Loch Riddon in the Kyles of Bute, surrounded by year-round gorgeous scenery and a perfect base for walking, cycling, swimming, sailing, fishing, riding, stalking, and golf. A huge variety of birdlife, red squirrels and deer are amongst your fellow residents, and the night skies are utterly spectacular.

Ormidale, in Glendaruel on the Cowal peninsula, is situated in a stunningly beautiful coastal area with wooded hills, beaches, lochs, islands and open countryside. The location is perfect for anyone who enjoys outdoor activities or just exploring the wild natural landscape, but still gives easy access to the nearby historic towns of Dunoon, Rothesay, and Inverary. Loch Lomond is a stunning 35 minute drive away. The adjacent village of Colintraive provides quick ferry access to the Isle of Bute, while the ferries from Portavadie will take you across to Tarbert, the Mull of Kintyre, Campbeltown and the Hebridean islands beyond.