New Lodge - Scotland
Occupancy: | 18 guests |
Bedrooms: | 7 |
Bathrooms: | 8 |
Property type: Large detached house plus a separate Barn with leisure facilities & tennis courts.
Kitchen: Electric oven AGA, gas hob, American-style fridge/freezer with ice maker, larder fridge, wine fridge, microwave, 2 dishwashers and a TV.
All: glassware, crockery and kitchen gadgets (including a bread maker, ice-cream maker, blenders and food processors).
A Separate Utility room has a washing machine and dryer plus a large sink. Boot room for drying off boots.
Dining: Large Dining room table with seating for 18. Kitchen table seats 10/12.
Living: Wood burners (logs provided), TV with Sky package, home cinema surround sound with Sky HD, DVD player, Sonos sound system throughout the ground floor of the house.
Barn: Wood burner, DVD player, snooker and pool tables, table tennis, roulette, table football, a large TV, kitchen area with fridge and separate toilet.
Bedrooms: 7 bedrooms (3 super-king, 1 king-size, 1 twin, 2 family rooms with twin beds and bunk beds. All bedrooms have a TV.
Bathrooms: 8 bathrooms (6 en-suite). 1 shower room with WC on the ground floor, 4 en-suite shower rooms, 2 en-suite bathrooms,
1 family bathroom and 2 separate WCs.
Suitability for Wheelchair users – May be suitable for some wheelchair users as there is a Twin bedroom downstairs with en-suite shower room, but it is not a wet room.
General: No smoking.
Parking for several cars.
The house also has a ground source heating system, making it environmentally friendly.
Internet: Free WIFI available.
Pets: 2 Dogs allowed at additional cost of £20 per dog, per stay. There are kennels outside if prefer. No dogs past kitchen/bootroom areas.
Outside: 2 Patios with furniture, large garden, BBQ, 2 all-weather tennis courts.
Local attractions include the sublime Attadale Gardens (3 miles), Rassal Wood (10.5 miles) and the pretty village of Lochcarron (4 miles) on the loch's northern shore.
Lochcarron has a choice of shops, bistros and a pub, as well as a nine-hole golf course. It's also home to the Kyle Line, one of the world's most scenic rail routes.
The nearby village of Plockton (15 miles) is a picturesque jewel set in a sheltered Loch Carron bay and surrounded by a hilly landscape. It has a delightful harbour and a beach with palm trees, pleasure boats and Highland cattle. There's a range of great places to eat and drink, and activities include cycling, kayaking, fishing trips and seal spotting. For more, you could go climbing, hill walking, sailing, golf, watersports, angling and birdwatching, or simply enjoy some of the wonderful local pubs and restaurants.
Take the well-known drive over the famous Bealach na Ba to Applecross - it will take your breath away!
Gairloch: wildlife boat trips operate from here and see birds of prey at Sheildaig Lodge Falconry.
Skye is packed with distilleries to visit as well as those famous Outlander sights. There are beautiful beaches and wonderful villages to visit too on Skye.
Golf: Lochcarron Golf Club (4 miles)
Boat Trips: Jacobite Cruises – 01463 233999
Caley Cruisers, Inverness – 01463 236328
New Era Dolphin Trips Inverness – 07732 837216
Dolphin / Seal watching in Plockton (15 miles) or Inverness (60 miles).
Fishing: If you fancy Salmon fishing, this can be arranged on the river that runs beside the house and there are plenty hill lochs which are bursting with brown trout.
- Tarvie Lochs – 01997 421250
- Stoneyfield Lochs Trout Fishery – 01349 852632
- Achilty Loch Trout Fishery – 01997 421245
Restaurants/Bars: Carron Restaurant, Strathcarron. Applecross Inn, Applecross.
Castles: Eilean Donan Castle is 18 miles away
Fantastic house and location by Joe Crossley
Reviewed On: 2022-09-06
The house is fantastically well equipped and in a spectacular location. Lots to do locally and not far from Skye in one direction and the north west coast in the other. The house is within walking distance of the local station which is incredibly picturesque in both directions. Gillian at Hemera has been communicative and friendly throughout. I couldn't recommend more highly!
Everything we'd hoped for and more! by John Pearson
Reviewed On: 2022-09-13
We loved everything about New Lodge. It certainly has a 'WOW factor'. Our party of 9 adults were blown away by the location, the space, the comfort and all of the facilities. We made great use of the games barn and the tennis courts. We were even treated to the presence of a good number of wild red deer stags who were regular visitors to the surrounding farmland and the driveway. They will perhaps move off as the rutting season begins but what a treat to see them so close.