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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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£1,250_{a week}

Avernish Lodge, Kyle of Lochalsh

Kyle of Lochalsh, Lochalsh & Eilean Donan

A stone, glass and slate lodge on the banks of Loch Alsh, three miles from Eilean Donan Castle and eight from the Isle of Skye.

2 Bedrooms
4 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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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

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From ^£135_{a night}

20A Kirkibost – Isle of Lewis

Isle of Lewis

A 2023-built, dog-friendly home overlooking an Atlantic sea loch on the west coast of Lewis, with views to the Uig hills.

3 Bedrooms
6 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

From ^£149_{a night}

Crosple Cottage, Melfort, By Oban

Melfort, Argyll & Bute

A secluded shoreline cottage for two on a private working hill farm at Melfort near Oban, with a wood-burning stove and sweeping views.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£125_{a night}

Balmaha Apartment, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A two-bedroom apartment on privately owned Inchmurrin Island, with a passenger ferry across Loch Lomond, the ruins of Lennox Castle and an island restaurant and bar in summer.

2 Bedrooms
4 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}

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 ^£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 ^£141_{a night}

The Brochs

Achiltibuie, Wester Ross

Two turf-roofed roundhouse brochs at Achiltibuie, filled with art, with mountain views, sunsets over the sea and their own sauna.

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 ^£420_{a night}

Borrodale House

Borrodale, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A historic Highland house near Arisaig with Jacobite connections, a large garden with a burn, and Borrodale beach a short walk away.

8 Bedrooms
16 Guests

From ^£254_{a night}

Stonehouses Ullapool

Ullapool, Sutherland & Caithness

Two turf-roofed stone lodges near Ullapool, each with a private sauna and views over Loch Broom, designed by Hebridean architects and built by local craftsmen.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

Special offer

From ^£160_{a night}

Craigadam Cottage

Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway

A quirky stone cottage on the Craigadam estate with African, Florentine and Scottish themed rooms, a private orchard and pond.

3 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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

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 ^£395_{a night}

Mint Croft Cottages

Waternish, Isle of Skye

Two restored Hebridean crofters' cottages for couples on a six-acre croft at Waternish on Skye, with stone walls, turf roofs and sea and island views across Loch Snizort.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£230_{a night}

The Invergarry

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A former gardener's cottage near Aboyne, redesigned for couples, with floor-to-ceiling bi-fold doors, a spa-style en-suite and an outdoor hot tub for stargazing.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£280_{a night}

Cruach Dubh Cottage, Craigton Cottages

Craigton, Argyll & Bute

A four-bedroom house for eight in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, easy to reach from Edinburgh and Glasgow.

4 Bedrooms
8 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

Special offer

From ^£2,000_{a week}

Lewis Longhouse

Coll Sands, Isle of Lewis

An architect-designed stone and larch longhouse on a family croft at Coll on Lewis, 50 metres from the beach with views across the bay.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£210_{a night}

Piper’s Cottage, Craigton Cottages

Craigton, Argyll & Bute

A traditional cottage for six in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, easy to reach from Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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 ^£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 ^£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

From ^£315_{a night}

Coopers Knowe House

Roshven, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A five-star modern house on a 60-acre private estate on the shores of Loch Ailort, with its own sandy beach.

5 Bedrooms
10 Guests

Special offer

From ^£300_{a night}

Camus Ciuin

Morar, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A new beach house between Morar and Arisaig with ocean-view decks and a white sand beach on the doorstep.

2 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£200_{a night}

Monkstadt 1745 Restaurant with Rooms

Portree, Isle of Skye

A restored 18th-century lodge on Skye's Trotternish peninsula, once home to the Chief of Clan MacDonald, now a restaurant with rooms.

6 Bedrooms
12 Guests

From ^£150_{a night}

The Hideaway

Lochinver, Assynt & Coigach

A cabin for two in Lochinver with a private outdoor hot tub and views across the bay to the Assynt mountains.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£84_{a night}

Birch Lodge Sunart Adventures

Glenborrodale, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

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

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£650_{a week}

Brackenrigg Cottage

Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway

A seaside cottage at Sandgreen near Gatehouse of Fleet, with views across Fleet Bay and a private path to a sandy beach.

4 Bedrooms
7 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 ^£295_{a night}

Kingsburgh Boathouse Skye

Kingsburgh, Isle of Skye

A stone boathouse from Jacobite times, restored for two on the edge of Loch Snizort on Skye, with flagstone floors, total privacy and sunsets from the terrace over the Atlantic.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£2,500_{a week}

Oran na Mara

Scarista, Isle of Harris

A curved contemporary house at Scarista on Harris with floor-to-ceiling glass facing a white sand beach, hills, islands and Atlantic sunsets.

3 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£105_{a night}

Garmoran Square

Mingarry, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

Four courtyard cottages in Mingarry, Moidart, built in local stone to look like old croft byres, at the gateway to Ardnamurchan.

9 Bedrooms
18 Guests

From ^£125_{a night}

Balloch Apartment Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

An apartment on Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond's largest island, reached by a private passenger ferry.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£280_{a night}

The Ben, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A house for eight on Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond's largest island, reached by private passenger ferry.

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

From ^£125_{a night}

Boturich Apartment, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A two-bedroom apartment on Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond, reached by passenger ferry, with island walks, beaches and woodland to explore.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£175_{a night}

The Bothan at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A cosy space for two behind the village shop in Durness, with cool-toned bespoke interiors, an oversized bed and ceramics by a local artist.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£80_{a night}

Birds Nest

Carrick Shore, Dumfries & Galloway

A cosy studio for two at Carrick Shore with a super-king bed beneath roof blinds for stargazing and an accessible wet room.

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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

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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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£130_{a night}

The Gypsy Palace

Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders

The cottage at Kirk Yetholm that was once home to the Romany King and Queen, with diamond-paned windows, gardens and views from the foot of the Cheviot Hills near the Pennine Way.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£1,750_{a week}

Innis-A-Chro Croft Cottage

Morvich, Lochalsh & Eilean Donan

A croft cottage at Morvich near Kintail, with a vaulted lounge, log-burning stove and a full-height glass gable facing the mountains.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£140_{a night}

Quarry Cottage, Craigton Cottages

Craigton, Argyll & Bute

A traditional two-bedroom cottage for four in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, with munros, cycling and watersports nearby.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£1,270_{a week}

Tigh na Bruaich Apartment at Traigh Beach

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

An apartment a stone's throw from the white sands of Traigh beach near Arisaig, with views to the Small Isles, sheltered bays and machair.

2 Bedrooms
5 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

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

Special offer

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 ^£250_{a night}

Cedar Lodge in Portpatrick

Dumfries & Galloway

A New England-style clapperboard lodge in Portpatrick with sea views, a wall of French doors onto a large deck and the golf course on the doorstep.

4 Bedrooms
8 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}

Monkstadt 1745 Steadings – Self – Catering Cottages

Portree, Isle of Skye

Seven self-catering cottages in a courtyard at Monkstadt on Skye's Trotternish peninsula, each sleeping two to five, with mountain views, wood-burning stoves and hot tubs on the patios.

Varies Bedrooms
5 Guests

From ^£995_{a week}

Tigh Ruaraidh

Applecross, Wester Ross

A house in Lonbain, one of only five homes in the township, on the north coast of the Applecross peninsula.

4 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£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 ^£2,050_{a week}

Traigh Cottage

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A converted whitewashed cottage close to the white sands of Traigh beach near Arisaig, with a cosy lounge and the Small Isles in view.

4 Bedrooms
7 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 ^£900_{a week}

The Five Turrets

Selkirk, Scottish Borders

A Grade B listed coach house from around 1870 above the Ettrick valley near Selkirk, built like a small castle, with a triple-height living space in the old billiard room.

4 Bedrooms
8 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£530_{a week}

Haunn Cottages, Treshnish

Treshnish Point, Isle of Mull & Iona

Three traditional blackhouses and a cottage on a 1,900-acre farm on Mull's wild north-west coast near Calgary beach, Green Tourism Gold rated.

1-2 Bedrooms
2-5 Guests

From ^£2,385_{a week}

Traigh Beach House

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A beach house right by the white sands of Traigh near Arisaig, with views to Muck, Rum, Canna and Skye.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£208_{a night}

The Cottage at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A coastal cottage in Durness, a few minutes' walk from the beach, shop, pubs and restaurants, with heated stone and oak floors and natural, muted interiors.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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