Peaceful Retreats

Quiet cottages and retreats across Scotland for rest and reflection, with saunas, nature and space to slow down

Slow down, breathe out. Our Mindful Escapes are quiet cottages and retreats across Scotland chosen for their sense of calm: places with saunas, hot tubs, outdoor baths and space to simply sit and look at the view. Many are remote, all are peaceful. A good choice for anyone needing a proper rest, a reset or time to think. Book direct with the owner.

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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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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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£850_{a week}

Hideaway Lodges – Ulva Lodge

Gruline, Isle of Mull & Iona

One of three log cabins for couples in Drumlang Woods on Mull, overlooking the shores of Loch na Keal.

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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

From ^£850_{a week}

Hideaway Lodges – Staffa Lodge

Gruline, Isle of Mull & Iona

A Scandinavian-style timber cabin for two in Drumlang Woods on Mull, with a loch in front, bluebells in spring and eagles and stags nearby.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£350_{a night}

Lochside House and Apartment

Aberfoyle, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A stone house and a separate apartment, built in 1900, on the shores of Loch Katrine in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

8 Bedrooms
16 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 ^£150_{a night}

Tigh Ban Lek

Oban, Argyll & Bute

A Scandinavian-influenced cottage on a secluded hillside near Oban, with panoramic sea views across the Inner Hebrides.

2 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 ^£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

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Horseshoe Cottage & Ruby

Melrose, Scottish Borders

A stone cottage and a real Romany Bowtop caravan side by side in a Scots pine woodland near Melrose, facing a wildflower meadow and the Eildon Hills.

2 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£850_{a week}

Hideaway Lodges – Eorsa Lodge

Gruline, Isle of Mull & Iona

A Scandinavian-style log cabin for couples in Drumlang Woods on Mull, with red and fallow deer, otters and eagles nearby.

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 ^£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

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