ACHINDUICH - NR LAIRG - SUTHERLAND
Booked New Year 2010/11
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Large holiday home - close to Falls of Shin
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Accommodation
Ground Floor
Drawing room with open fire
Dining room – seats 14-18
Large breakfast room/kitchen – seats 8
Laundry and larder
Games room with open fire
Boot room/drying room
First Floor
4 King-size/twin bedrooms, each with hand basin
Twin bedroom with hand basin
Old-fashioned bathroom
New bathroom with bath and shower
Connecting wood-panelled annexe
Twin/king-size bedroom with hand basin
2 Single bedrooms, each with a hideaway bed to make a twin room for children
Bathroom with bath and shower
Formerly a fishing lodge for the Skibo Estate, Achinduich Lodge is now a self-catering holiday home. This fine, family-friendly lodge is situated on the high road above the Falls of Shin (“the best place in Scotland to see salmon leaping”).
The lodge commands lovely views over the surrounding hills and forests, with gardens and a paddock providing spacious grassy play areas for children: as this is a 'pets welcome' house, you can bring the family dog along with you to enjoy the same freedom.
This is a large holiday home for 14, with ten people being accommodated in the main house and a further four in the wood-panelled annexe. There are three Z-beds and two hideaway beds which can accommodate five younger children in existing bedrooms. The interior is relaxed and homely, with all the necessary requirements for a comfortable family holiday, including a good-sized playroom with darts, board games and family videos.
Achinduich Lodge is ideally situated for exploring the magical wilderness of Sutherland, the superb beaches and mountains of the west and north coasts, and the excellent golf courses and beaches of the east.
Inverness, with airport and extensive shopping, is just over an hour's drive to the south.
There is some very good fishing in the area, for both salmon and trout, and sea fishing is also possible. There is excellent hill walking in the immediate area, and spectacular west coast mountains and beaches less than an hour's drive away.
Dornoch, with its beautiful Cathedral and one of the finest sandy beaches on the east coast, is just a 25-minute drive. Royal Dornoch golf course offers some of the best golf in Scotland, and there are several other good courses in the area.
Further Information
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Beaches
The rugged Sutherland coast offers numerous unspoilt beaches to the east (30-minute drive), and to the north and west coasts (1-hour drive - well worth it).
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Birdwatching
Good for observing moorland birds of prey.
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Child Friendly
Children are welcome and games are provided. Child-friendly garden.
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Eating Out
Crannag Bistro sources local produce and cooks it with flair. Will also provide a range of dishes ready for reheating. Situated in Bonar Bridge, only 6 miles away.
http://www.crannag.com/
Caledonian Curry Company a Highland-Indian fusion using local produce where possible also at Bonar Bridge.
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Fishing & Stalking
Countless hill lochs full of wild brown trout for which fishing permits are easily available. Day tickets for salmon fishing can sometimes be arranged.
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Garden
Dunrobin Castle gardens - 30-minute drive.
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Golf
Royal Dornoch - 30-minute drive. Also Bonar Bridge, Tain, Golspie and Brora.
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Hillwalking..
Many forest walks in the immediate area, and spectacular west coast mountains less than an hour's drive, eg Suilven, Cul Mhor, Ben More Assynt, Cul Beag, Canisp, Quinag.
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Pets Allowed
Dogs welcome.
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Secluded
Quiet and peaceful - very few other houses anywhere nearby.
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Travel Information
Distance to airports:
Inverness - 50 miles
Glasgow - 220 miles
Closest Railway Station - Lairg 2.5 miles
Drive time from Glasgow - 4hrs 20 mins
Drive time from Inverness - 1 hr
Drive time from Edinburgh - 4 hrs -
Wildlife & Birdwatching
Sutherland is one of the best places to observe wildlife and birds in Scotland.
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Wildlife Watching
Red deer to be seen.
