Walking Holiday Cottages

Cottages near Scotland’s best walking routes, hills and coastal paths, many with walks straight from the door

Scotland is a walker’s country, with hundreds of hills, long-distance routes like the West Highland Way and coastal paths around the islands. Our Hiking and Highland Treks collection brings together cottages close to good walking, many with routes from the door, drying space for wet gear and a warm fire for tired legs. Check the forecast, carry a map and book direct with the owner, who can usually recommend local walks.

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From ^£400_{a week}

Seaview Lodge

Fort William, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A lodge on a croft at Tougal, just south of Morar, looking straight over the white sands, with a gate at the bottom of the croft onto the beach.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£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

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From ^£800_{a week}

Highland Haven

Lochinver, Assynt & Coigach

A spacious three-bedroom house in the crofting township of Badnaban, two miles from Lochinver on the NC500, with panoramic views across Loch Inver Bay to the hills.

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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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 ^£1,200_{a week}

Luinga Beag

Mallaig, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A retreat for two on an active croft near Arisaig, designed for romantic breaks, proposals and honeymoons.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£125_{a night}

The Stable Bothy

Rogart, Sutherland & Caithness

A 200-year-old converted stable for two in the hills near Rogart, with original rustic features, a log burner and picture windows over the valley.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£95_{a night}

The Old Fittie Coal Shed

Footdee, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A former coal shed turned tiny home in Footdee, Aberdeen's 200-year-old fishing village by the beach.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£2,295_{a week}

The Millhouse by Ormidale House

Glendaruel, Argyll & Bute

A nine-bedroom house for up to 22 on the Ormidale estate at the head of Loch Riddon, 1.5 hours from Glasgow, built around a 75 square metre open-plan kitchen and living space.

9 Bedrooms
22 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 ^£195_{a night}

The Crofter’s House

Portree, Isle of Skye

A converted croft house on Camustianavaig Bay on Skye, 150 yards from the shore where seals and otters surface.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£900_{a week}

The Old House Glen Orchy

Glen Orchy, Argyll & Bute

An early 1800s fishing lodge built by the Earl of Breadalbane, restored in isolation in Glen Orchy above the River Orchy.

3 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£3,695_{a week}

Ormidale House

Glendaruel, Argyll & Bute

A 17th-century laird's house on a 22-acre private estate on the Cowal peninsula, 1.5 hours from Glasgow.

13 Bedrooms
35 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 ^£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 ^£150_{a night}

Sycamore at Finnich Estate

Drymen, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A cottage for two in the restored sandstone steading on the Finnich Estate, with views over 13 miles of countryside to Ben Lomond and estate tracks to walk.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£110_{a night}

Aird Farm Cottages Argyll

Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute

Two cottages on a working hill farm on the Argyll coast, with doorstep sea views to Jura, Scarba, Luing and Mull and the Corryvreckan whirlpool beyond.

4 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£170_{a night}

Bothan na Beinne

Breakish, Isle of Skye

A restored stone cottage for two in Breakish on Skye, with mountain views, underfloor heating, a log burner and larch beams.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£420_{a week}

Kestrel Lodge

Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway

A Scandinavian-style lodge at Barend, Sandyhills, on the Colvend Coast of the Solway Firth, raised above its own loch.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£240_{a night}

An Dòbhran

Dornie, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

An eco-friendly, five-star cottage on the edge of the sea at Dornie, a few minutes' walk from Eilean Donan Castle, a hotel and a pub.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£120_{a night}

Farm Cottage at Newtonmill House

Montrose, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

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

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£450_{a week}

The Garden Cottages by Ormidale House

Glendaruel, Argyll & Bute

A renovated stone cottage on the Ormidale estate on the Cowal peninsula, all on one accessible ground floor, with use of the estate's tennis court, games cottage and football pitch.

1 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£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

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

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 ^£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

Special offer

From ^£950_{a week}

Faire Chaolais

Mallaig, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

An architect-designed, eco-friendly house in Morar on the Road to the Isles, by award-winning Dualchas.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£240_{a night}

An Iolaire

Dornie, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A Green Tourism Gold cottage right on the shore at Dornie, with sea and mountain views and Eilean Donan Castle a short walk away.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£150_{a night}

Oak Cottage Finnich Estates

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 ^£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.