Cycling Breaks

Explore amazing places to stay in Scotland

From quiet Borders lanes to Highland passes and island loops, Scotland is a brilliant place to explore by bike. Our Cycling Breaks are cottages close to good routes, from gentle family rides to big days like the Bealach na Bà, with secure bike storage at many of them and some offering bikes or e-bikes to borrow. Check each listing for what’s provided. Then book direct with the owner, who can often point you to their favourite local routes.

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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 ^£300_{a night}

Litua Luxury Self Catering Arisaig

Back of Keppoch, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A six-person home on an active croft at Back of Keppoch, Arisaig, with uninterrupted sea views to Skye, Rum, Eigg and Canna and white sand beaches nearby.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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From ^£180_{a night}

Highland Holiday Cottages

Aviemore, Cairngorms & Speyside

Eight four-star cottages in five acres of grounds in the Cairngorms National Park, family-run, with one, two and three bedrooms for couples, families and groups.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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Special offer

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

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

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 ^£350_{a night}

The Four Sisters Boatel

Edinburgh, Edinburgh & Lothians

A four-star wide-beam houseboat permanently moored on the canal in central Edinburgh, a few minutes' walk from the castle and the Grassmarket.

2 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£115_{a night}

Stables Cottage – Corsewall Estate Holiday Cottages

Dumfries & Galloway

A converted Victorian stable for four on the Corsewall Estate, set in 20 acres of gardens and woodland with deer, red squirrels and hedgehogs.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£125_{a night}

Rowan Cottage Finnich Estates

Drymen, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A one-bedroom cottage for two in a 19th-century red sandstone steading on the Finnich Estate, with views across 13 miles of countryside to Ben Lomond.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£800_{a week}

Weiroch Lodge

Ballindalloch, Cairngorms & Speyside

An 18th-century mill on the banks of the River Spey, converted on the Ballindalloch Estate, home of the Macpherson-Grant family since the 1500s.

3 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£150_{a night}

Birch Cottage at Finnich Estate

Drymen, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

One of four cottages in a 19th-century red sandstone steading on the private Finnich Estate, on the edge of Loch Lomond National Park.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£185_{a night}

Tanner Lodge from Castleview Holiday Lodges

Lauder, Scottish Borders

A deluxe lodge near Lauder in the Scottish Borders countryside, with a fully fitted kitchen and wide views.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£145_{a night}

Ward End Cottage at Newtonmill House

Montrose, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A restored cottage for two on the 25-acre Newtonmill Estate in Angus, between the east coast beaches and the Cairngorms National Park.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£3,695_{a week}

The Old Barn from Ormidale House

Glendaruel, Argyll & Bute

A converted barn on the Ormidale estate for up to 16, with a marble-floored open-plan living space, exposed stone walls and a French oak dining table.

7 Bedrooms
16 Guests

From ^£950_{a night}

94DR Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Edinburgh & Lothians

A three-storey Victorian townhouse a short walk from Edinburgh's Southside, with three living rooms including a media room and a library.

6 Bedrooms
12 Guests

From ^£899_{a week}

Cushendall House

Banavie, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A single-storey house beside the Caledonian Canal near Fort William, with views of Ben Nevis, Aonach Mòr and the Grampian Mountains.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£357_{a night}

Croft 103 Durness

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

Two glass-walled eco cottages for couples near Durness, each with an outdoor bathtub, total privacy and 360-degree views of mountains, water and sky.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Special offer

From ^£125_{a night}

Smiddy Cottage

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A newly built cottage up its own tree-lined lane near Stonehaven, on a raised half-acre plot beside woodland, with a large hot tub.

3 Bedrooms
6 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

Special offer

From ^£2,100_{a week}

Blue Reef Cottages

Isle of Harris

Two turf-roofed cottages for couples at Scarista on Harris, each with its own sauna and whirlpool bath.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£575_{a week}

Kirkdale Port

Carsluith, Dumfries & Galloway

A traditional cottage on the Kirkdale Estate near Gatehouse of Fleet, on a private shoreline with a garden that runs down to the sea and views over the Solway Firth.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£233_{a night}

Carmona Bank

Dunoon, Argyll & Bute

A four-bedroom villa in the centre of Dunoon with views over the Firth of Clyde, a large dining kitchen and an enclosed garden.

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

From ^£350_{a night}

Wonderland Berwick

Berwick Upon Tweed, Scottish Borders

A Victorian pipe factory in Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, turned into a design-led house where each room tells its own story.

5 Bedrooms
11 Guests

Special offer

From ^£200_{a night}

Railway Cottage Killin Junction

Killin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

The restored stationmaster's cottage and bothy at the old Killin Junction station, in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with views over Glen Dochart.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£198_{a night}

Greengairs Highland Bothies

Blairgowrie, Perthshire

Five-star eco lodges for two on the Cateran Trail, each with a private wood-fired hot tub, no light pollution and views over the valley.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Special offer

From ^£950_{a week}

Millsyde @ Hendersyde

Kelso, Scottish Borders

A single-storey country cottage on a family farm between the River Tweed and the Eden Water, three miles from Kelso.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£180_{a night}

Home Farm Cottage: Corsewall Estate Holiday Cottages

Dumfries & Galloway

A classic cottage in the private woodland grounds of the Corsewall Estate near Stranraer, in 20 acres of garden woodland with deer, red squirrels and hedgehogs.

3 Bedrooms
5 Guests

From ^£125_{a night}

Belmont Chapel Cottage

Acharacle, Ardnamurchan & Sunart

A chapel completed in 1913 and converted into a cottage on the shores of Loch Shiel, with loch, hill and forest views and a chance of the Northern Lights.

2 Bedrooms
6 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

Special offer

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 ^£250_{a night}

The Gardener’s Cottage

Dunblane, Stirling & Forth Valley

A renovated former gatehouse in peaceful gardens near Dunblane, with a log-burning stove and private parking for two cars.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£220_{a night}

Corsewall Estate: High Clachan Farmhouse

Dumfries & Galloway

A Victorian Galloway farmhouse on the Corsewall Estate, surrounded by open farmland, with a log-burning stove and a south-facing conservatory over the Wigtownshire countryside.

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

From ^£395_{a week}

Torgorm Cottage

Carbost, Isle of Skye

Torgorm Cottage offers a peaceful stay in the beautiful crofting community of Carbost, with stunning views across Loch Harport and the dramatic Cuillin mountains nearby.

3 Bedrooms
5 Guests

From ^£160_{a night}

Groom’s Bell Castletoun Cottages

Kelso, Scottish Borders

A traditional stone cottage in a Scottish Borders village near Kelso, with quirky modern interiors, a wood-burning stove and a private courtyard garden.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

Special offer

From ^£1,750_{a week}

Captain’s Rest

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye

A newly built crofter's cottage near Dunvegan on Skye with a hot tub, Finnish sauna and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Cuillin, MacLeod's Tables and the isles of Rum and Canna.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£350_{a night}

Mountain Grange

Boat of Garten, Cairngorms & Speyside

A Highland lodge in Boat of Garten for up to 15, with a Scandinavian sauna, large outdoor space and four themed bedrooms.

4 Bedrooms
15 Guests

From ^£400_{a night}

The Meadows Dornoch

Sutherland & Caithness

A four-bedroom house in a quiet part of Dornoch's sandstone town centre, a short walk from Royal Dornoch golf course, the beach, castle and cathedral.

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

From ^£1,250_{a week}

Brevig View Cottage

Isle of Lewis

An architect-designed, eco-friendly home overlooking Broad Bay on Lewis, minutes from Stornoway.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£585_{a week}

Helensdale

Drummore, Dumfries & Galloway

A modernised coastal cottage near the Mull of Galloway, above a rocky bay with sea views to Ireland.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£1,120_{a week}

Forsa Lodge at Glenforsa Hotel

Aros, Isle of Mull & Iona

A traditional Estonian log lodge in the private woodland of the Glenforsa Estate on Mull, midway between the Craignure ferry and Tobermory.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£220_{a night}

Creag Beag

Badenoch, Cairngorms & Speyside

A modern cottage in Boat of Garten, just north of Aviemore, beside the Abernethy Forest with walks from the door.

3 Bedrooms
7 Guests

From ^£275_{a night}

SeaBeds Luxury Lookouts with Hot Tubs

Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

Design-led lookouts perched above Loch Linnhe, each with a bubbling hot tub and sea-to-sky views.

1 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£220_{a night}

Newbyth Garden Cottage

North Berwick, Edinburgh & Lothians

A traditional gardener's cottage in the East Lothian countryside with a sunny garden among the trees, close to the John Muir Way.

2 Bedrooms
5 Guests

Special offer

From ^£495_{a week}

Southsyde at Hendersyde

Kelso, Scottish Borders

A farm cottage at the end of its own lane near Kelso, with views across the Tweed Valley to the Cheviot Hills and Hume Castle.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£150_{a night}

Owl Cote

Carrick Shore, Dumfries & Galloway

A restored, dog-friendly house at the end of a coastal driveway on the shores of Carrick Bay, three miles from Gatehouse of Fleet, with a sandy beach close by.