Cold Water Swimming Stays

Cottages beside lochs, rivers and the sea for cold water dips, some with plunge pools, saunas and hot tubs to warm up after

Cold water swimming has become one of the most popular reasons to visit Scotland’s lochs, rivers and coast. These cottages put the water on your doorstep, so you can take a morning dip and be back by the fire within minutes. Many have hot tubs, saunas or plunge pools for warming up afterwards. Always check conditions and swim within your limits, and ask the owner about the safest spots nearby. Then book direct and plan your first swim.

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From £145 a night

Knoydart Luxury Lochside Pod

Knoydart, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A self-contained pod for two on the remote Knoydart peninsula with a private deck overlooking Loch Nevis.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
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From £875 a week

Benview Cottage

Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran

A one-bedroom cottage for two at Whiting Bay on the Isle of Arran, with a wood-burning stove and natural, understated interiors.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
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From £1,250 a week

Seawinds Cottage Applecross

Strathcarron, Wester Ross

A detached four-bedroom house near Applecross in an elevated coastal spot, with views across the Inner Sound to the Cuillin, Skye and Raasay.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
From £1,250 a night

Point Clair House

Fort Augustus, Inverness & Loch Ness

A house on five acres of private grounds near Fort Augustus with its own beach on the loch, a log fire, huge living room windows and a four-metre dining table.

  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 13 Guests
From £500 a night

Seabank Farmhouse, Oban

Benderloch, Argyll & Bute

A coastal farmhouse in 130 acres with views over Loch Creran to the mountains, near Oban, with a large hot tub in the garden.

  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 10 Guests
From £170 a night

Knoydart House Studio Room with Large Lochside Hot Tub

Lochaber, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A studio for two in Knoydart with an antique French canopy bed and a large hot tub looking over the loch to the Small Isles.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
From £700 a night

Seabank Lodge

Oban, Argyll & Bute

A contemporary lodge on the shore of Loch Creran near Oban, with a wood-burning stove, an outdoor hot tub and sea views from all four bedrooms.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 8 Guests
From £285 a night

Snug On The Bay

Shandwick, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A renovated cottage in the village of Shandwick on the Highland east coast, with a wood-burning stove and views over Shandwick Bay and the Moray Firth.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £220 a night

Boloquoy Victorian Farmhouse & Watermill

Sanday, Orkney

A restored Victorian farmhouse and watermill on Sanday in Orkney, furnished with the Fea family's original belongings to show island farm life between 1880 and 1950.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
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From £1,000 a week

Poolewe Beach House

Poolewe, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A new-build, single-level house right on the shore of Loch Ewe at Poolewe on the NC500, with otters, seals and sea eagles in view.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 9 Guests
From £175 a night

Kilnbarn Cottage

Sanday, Orkney

A Scandi-style cottage on Sanday in Orkney with its toes in the sea, ocean views from every room and an outdoor bath by the shore.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £325 a night

The Sheep Station

Scarista, Isle of Harris

A house for two set into the hillside at Scarista on Harris, overlooking the beach at Traigh Mhor to the Atlantic, Taransay and the Harris hills.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
From £700 a night

Seabank House, Oban

Benderloch, Argyll & Bute

A new eco-friendly, architect-designed house on the shores of Loch Creran near Oban, minutes from the beach, with a spiral staircase and large hot tub.

  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 10 Guests
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