Rustic

Explore amazing places to stay in Scotland

Stone walls, wooden beams, open fires and character in every corner. Our Rustic collection features cottages that keep the feel of old Scotland, from crofters’ cottages and farmhouses to bothies and blackhouses, with modern comfort quietly added. Perfect for those who prefer charm over chrome. Book direct with the owner.

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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

From ^£760_{a week}

Stable Yard Cottage

Greenlaw, Scottish Borders

The largest of three cottages in an open courtyard at Castletoun House in Greenlaw, with views over the Blackadder River.

3 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

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

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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

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From ^£90_{a night}

Skye Shepherd Huts

Heaste, Isle of Skye

Two handcrafted shepherd huts on a peaceful croft at Heaste on Skye, between the mountains and the Isle of Rum, offered as hut and breakfast.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£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 ^£1,400_{a week}

Waterloo Lodge

Assynt & Coigach

A timber lodge on a Lochinver hillside on the NC500, with an outdoor hot tub, infrared sauna and floor-to-ceiling views over Loch Inver to the Assynt mountains.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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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 ^£575_{a week}

Garden Cottage

Carsluith, Dumfries & Galloway

A traditional Galloway cottage on the Kirkdale Estate near Gatehouse of Fleet, set into the corner of its own two-acre walled garden.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£180_{a night}

The Ferry Cottage

Aberfeldy, Perthshire

A traditional stone cottage on the banks of the River Tay near Aberfeldy, with four acres of enclosed garden, free trout fishing, an open fire and a roll-top bath.

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 ^£84_{a night}

Oak Lodge Sunart Adventures

Glenborrodale, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A five-star lodge on the shores of Loch Sunart in Ardnamurchan, looking out to the Atlantic, with eagles overhead and the water at your door.

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 ^£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 ^£214_{a night}

The House at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A grown-up house in Durness with huge beds and baths, a wood-burning stove, a private garden and views over the Atlantic.

3 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£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 ^£210_{a night}

The Lodge, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A three-bedroom lodge on Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond, reached by private passenger ferry, with island walks, beaches and a summer restaurant.

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£195_{a night}

Garden Cottage – Corsewall Estate Holiday Cottages

Dumfries & Galloway

A three-bedroom cottage in 20 acres of garden woodland beside Corsewall Estate House, where deer, red squirrels and hedgehogs live.

3 Bedrooms
6 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.

3 Bedrooms
5 Guests

From ^£125_{a night}

Roulotte Retreat

Melrose, Scottish Borders

Seven adults-only French Romany roulottes around wildlife ponds in a wildflower meadow near Melrose, with eco hot tubs and outdoor wood-fired features.

1 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£145_{a night}

North Lodge & River Cabin, Glen Dye Cabins

Banchory, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

An 1890s lodge and river cabin deep in woodland on the banks of the River Dye, refurbished in 2018 with a retro feel.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£1,480_{a week}

Traigh Bothy

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A bothy for two on a working sheep farm at Traigh, with views from the gallery bedroom to Eigg and Rum, next to the farm's nine-hole golf course and near the white beaches.