Opposite Skye, Scotland West Coast Highland cottage, .
Self-catering holiday cottage rental accommodation.
Inverness Airport 1 hours 40 mins by car
Short Breaks welcome. Sleeping up to 8

Ardoch Cottage
Kishorn
Wester Ross
West Coast Highlands
Scotland

Not available for rental during 2008

Ardoch Cottage is a comfortable restored Victorian cottage in its own walled courtyard garden (ideal for children) and just a minute's walk from the shore of Loch Kishorn. (Pebbly sea-weedy beach and sea-shore.) It is situated on a hill above the Loch close to the small village of Achintraid, and is reached by a tree-canopied drive. From the woodland around the cottage, and from the bottom of the drive (a minute's walk) are wonderful panoramic views across the sea towards Skye and the Applecross Hills. (photo, left)

Under two hours' drive from Inverness Airport, on Scotland's beautiful West Coast, and with everything you need to have a great outdoor/indoor holiday, Ardoch Cottage is a special place for friends and families, an ideal refuge for any time of the year.

All around are wonderful places to walk and remote coastline with rugged hills sweeping down to the sea. A paradise for walkers, fishermen, climbers, bird and wildlife enthusiasts. The climate is mild, even in winter.

The lochside villages of Shieldaig and Plockton, the mountains of Torridon (National Trust for Scotland) and the Isle of Skye, gardens and castles are within easy driving distance.

Kishorn Seafood Café and village shop are within walking distance in Kishorn (half-mile) and the village of Lochcarron (five miles) provides further food and basic shopping.

Alastair Baxter, the owner, has prepared this extra page of local information: What to see and do in the area, and also has another cottage sleeping 4: Gracie's Cottage.

Accommodation:

The cottage sleeps 8, and there is one double bedroom, 3 twin bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Upstairs, these rooms interconnect:

Above left; Bathroom.

Above right; Large Double bedroom.

Left; Twin bedroom.

Right; Twin bedroom.

Downstairs there is;

Right; Twin bedroom and a further bathroom (with an electric shower)

Below, left and right; Also downstairs, the Sitting Room has a wood burning stove and colour TV.

From the Sitting Room you can see across Loch Kishorn to Bealach-na-Ba (Pass of The Cattle) and the Applecross hills.

Kitchen:

There is a modern Kitchen with electric hob and oven, microwave, dishwasher, fridge/freezer and large pine dining table.

There is also a separate utility room with automatic washing machine/dryer, boiler and clothes drying area;

Payphone.
No smoking upstairs please.
Children welcome.
Sorry, no pets.

Tariff:

Sitting room mantle piece

Short breaks welcome, please enquire

2008	Up to 8 people
Dates (Saturdays to Saturdays)	price in £ per week
5 January to 23 February 22 November to 20 December	325
23 February to 22 March 12 April to 3 May 18 October to 22 November	400
22 March 29 March	550
29 March 12 April	500
3 May to 17 May 6 September to 18 October	650
17 May to 28 June 30 August to 6 September	700
28 June to 30 August	800
Christmas week 22 Dec - 29 Dec	700
New Year week 30 Dec - 6 Jan 09	1000
Ardoch Cottage is let from Saturday to Saturday

The rent includes electricity, central heating and all bed linen. Towels can be provided, but most people prefer to bring their own.
The cottage will be available from 4 pm on the day you arrive, and we must ask you to have left by 10am on the day of departure to allow us time to prepare for the next arrivals.
In addition to the rent a "damage surety deposit" of £100.00 is required, but this will of course be returned after you leave providing everything is left as you found it.
We ask for a deposit of 30% of the total rent due, plus the damage deposit, to confirm a booking - with the balance due 6 weeks before you come (8 weeks for those coming from abroad).
Booking arrangements will normally be made by e-mail, and you will then be sent a booking form etc. by post, to return with the deposit due to confirm the booking. You will also be sent written details of the cottage, and directions on the best way to get here.
Cheques made payable to Opposite Skye Cottages please.

To enquire or to book:

Shells collected around about.

Please contact:
Alastair Baxter and Carol Cocks,
email: oppositeskye@aol.com
Tel: 01285 643074
or from outside the UK:
Tel: 44 1285 643074

Please tell Alastair and Carol you found Ardoch Cottage through About Scotland!

Alastair and Carol also have another self catering cottage very close by, on the sea.

See Gracie's Cottage
Also, see Alastair's extra page of local information: What to see and do in the area.

Map of the area: