Writing Retreats in Scotland | Best Scottish Cottages

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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 ^£1,200_{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 ^£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 ^£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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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 ^£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

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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

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 ^£199_{a night}

The Crofters Suite

Argyll & Bute

A luxury suite for couples beside the duck pond near Strontian, with views of Ben Resipole, a four-person hot tub and a cold plunge pool.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£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

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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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£335_{a night}

The Boathouse – Loch na Beinne Moire

Tomich, Inverness & Loch Ness

An off-grid boathouse bothy for two near Tomich, powered by wind and solar, with a loch-side hot tub, a private fishing loch and a boat.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£315_{a night}

No 1 Bellevue Terrace, Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Edinburgh & Lothians

A Georgian apartment in Edinburgh's New Town, a short walk from the city centre, with original flagstones, antique mirrors and cast-iron bedsteads.

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£150_{a night}

The Treehoose

Inverness, Inverness & Loch Ness

A new-build treehouse retreat for two in Inverness, raised among trees, with a sunken hot tub on the deck.

1 Bedrooms
2 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

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 ^£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 ^£480_{a night}

Cuttieshillock Glen Dye Cabins

Strachan, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A historic house on a private 30,000-acre estate in Aberdeenshire, with a private wood-burning sauna and an outbuilding with a wood burner for writing or art.

3 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£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

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£600_{a week}

Riverside Cottage

Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway

A two-bedroom cottage on the banks of the River Dryfe in the village of Boreland near Lockerbie.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£1,215_{a week}

Osdale Cottages – The Byre

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye

An 1870s barn beneath MacLeod's Tables near Dunvegan on Skye, converted for four with sheepskins and luxury linens, and views to the Cuillin ridge and Loch Dunvegan.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£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

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 ^£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 ^£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.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£445_{a night}

No4 & No5 Steading Cottages, Glen Dye Cabins

Banchory, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

Two heritage steading cottages on the banks of the River Dye, with a 30,000-acre private estate to explore.

4 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£175_{a night}

The Cabin at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A rustic cabin in Durness with industrial-chic touches and a wood fire, close to the beaches and rugged hills of Scotland's north-west tip.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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}

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£106_{a night}

Rose Cottage

Cairngorms & Speyside

A renovated two-bedroom cottage in Carrbridge with local artwork, a wood burner and an enclosed garden.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£1,105_{a week}

Osdale Cottages – The Farmhouse

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye

A stone-built 19th-century farmhouse near Dunvegan on Skye, with window seats, a wood burner and views to the Cuillin ridge and Loch Dunvegan beneath MacLeod's Tables.

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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£1,270_{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 ^£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 ^£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 ^£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

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 ^£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 ^£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.