It is set in a stunning location overloking Glenelg Bay and the Isle of Skye, just outside the village of Glenelg in Wester Ross. The property is privately owned and offers superior accommodation in one of the most picturesque settings in the Western Highlands.
Glenelg has a good village shop and post office for essentials, and the pub, the famous Glenelg Inn, serves delicious local produce. An Gearasdan sits with commanding views of the Sound of Sleat and is adjacent to the ruined Hanoverian 'red-coat' army barracks dating back to the early 1700s.
An Gearsdan is large enough to accommodate 2 families or a large groups of friends and can comfortably sleep up to 10 people. It is fitted with contemporary furnishings and has a fresh decor. Downstairs accommodation comprises of a large cloakroom, utility room, WC and shower room.
Four double bedrooms, and separare TV lounge (Sky television) with ample seating including a double sofa bed. There is a further family WC with large shower plus an en suite bathroom off the master bedroom. Upstairs is brigh and open-plan with fully equipped kitchen.
There is a well stocked library of interesting books and family games and a dining table to seat 10. Outside to the rear is a picnic table and a well stocked log shed. To the front is a large wooden veranda, an ideal spot to sit and watch the sea. There is also a large storage cupboard under the outside stairs.
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Welcome to the National Trust for Scotland Holiday Accommodation - 25th May 2012
Highlands, Western Isles & Northern Isles
page 1 2 3 4 5 show allAn Gearasdan (The Barracks), An Gearasdan, Glenelg, near Kyle of Lochalsh
- Dates available
- None
- Highlands, Western Isles & Northern Isles
- 8
- 4
- Dogs allowed
An Gearasdan (The Barracks) is an architecturally award winning house - in 2008 it won the RIAS award for 'New Life for an Old Building'.
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Beaton's Croft, Isle of Skye
- Dates available
Very Good- Highlands, Western Isles & Northern Isles
- 2
- 1
Beaton's Croft House is an 'A'-listed traditional thatched house in the crofting township of Bornesketaig at the north end of Skye. Enjoy staying at a rustic thatched house which is surrounded by an amazing landscape which you will be able to discover by kayaking, mountain climbing or walking. But Beaton’s Croft is also a great accommodation for the less active visitor as you can learn more about whisky at a distillery or the local history at the Skye Museum of Island Life or simply enjoy the great taste of the local seafood dishes.
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Accommodation details:
One twin bedroom (beds not suitable for people over 6 ft), sitting room with wood-burning stove, a small kitchen and shower room with WC. Services : night storage heaters, wood-burning stove in sitting room, water heated by electric water heater.
Additional information: Parking is available at the rear of the cottage. Public transport accessible.
Only full weeks (Saturday to Saturday) available.
About the property:
The cottage has been reconstructed internally to provide simple accommodation, maintaining the original atmosphere of life in a thatched cottage, but with modern amenities. It has superb views across the Minch to the Isles of Harris, Lewis and North Uist. Uig is approximately 5 miles away and Portree 21 miles.
About the area:
The isle is widely thought to be the most spectacular of all the Scottish islands with views that make the heart soar. At the centre are the celebrated Cuillin mountains, whose awe-inspiring peaks provide the most challenging hill walking and climbing in Britain. Just as impressive are the extraordinary rock formations of the Trotternish peninsula in the north. Flora MacDonald, who escorted Bonnie Prince Charlie 'over the sea to Skye', is buried at Kilmuir. Dunvegan, on the west of the island and witness to more than 800 years of the island's dramatic history, is one of Scotland's most romantic castles.
Portree, the main town of Skye, with its pretty harbour-bay, is a good place to stock up on supplies and on information from its excellent tourist office. Then head for the beautiful Waternish Peninsula (try the charming Stein Inn for excellent seafood and hearty beer), or the island of Raasay, with its views back to Skye and to the mainland. The otter haven at Kylerhea, the Skye Museum of Island Life, Talisker Distillery, the Clan Donald Visitor Centre, the renowned Edinbane Pottery and An Tuireann Arts Centre will keep you occupied if you can't face the challenges of the Cuillin or the Quiraing. The Whitewave Outdoor Centre offers kayaking, windsurfing, archery and guided walks. Many shops, pubs, restaurants and visitor attractions on the island are open seven days a week and most are open all year round.
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One twin bedroom (beds not suitable for people over 6 ft), sitting room with wood-burning stove, a small kitchen and shower room with WC. Services : night storage heaters, wood-burning stove in sitting room, water heated by electric water heater.
Additional information: Parking is available at the rear of the cottage. Public transport accessible.
Only full weeks (Saturday to Saturday) available.
About the property:
The cottage has been reconstructed internally to provide simple accommodation, maintaining the original atmosphere of life in a thatched cottage, but with modern amenities. It has superb views across the Minch to the Isles of Harris, Lewis and North Uist. Uig is approximately 5 miles away and Portree 21 miles.
About the area:
The isle is widely thought to be the most spectacular of all the Scottish islands with views that make the heart soar. At the centre are the celebrated Cuillin mountains, whose awe-inspiring peaks provide the most challenging hill walking and climbing in Britain. Just as impressive are the extraordinary rock formations of the Trotternish peninsula in the north. Flora MacDonald, who escorted Bonnie Prince Charlie 'over the sea to Skye', is buried at Kilmuir. Dunvegan, on the west of the island and witness to more than 800 years of the island's dramatic history, is one of Scotland's most romantic castles.
Portree, the main town of Skye, with its pretty harbour-bay, is a good place to stock up on supplies and on information from its excellent tourist office. Then head for the beautiful Waternish Peninsula (try the charming Stein Inn for excellent seafood and hearty beer), or the island of Raasay, with its views back to Skye and to the mainland. The otter haven at Kylerhea, the Skye Museum of Island Life, Talisker Distillery, the Clan Donald Visitor Centre, the renowned Edinbane Pottery and An Tuireann Arts Centre will keep you occupied if you can't face the challenges of the Cuillin or the Quiraing. The Whitewave Outdoor Centre offers kayaking, windsurfing, archery and guided walks. Many shops, pubs, restaurants and visitor attractions on the island are open seven days a week and most are open all year round.
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Belmont House, Belmont House
- Dates available
Excellent- Highlands, Western Isles & Northern Isles
- 8
- 5
Belmont House is a beautifully restored and perfectly proportioned Georgian Mansion overlooking Bluemull Sound the strait of water that runs between Yell and Unst, Britain's two most northerly isles. With space to sleep 8 to 12 people over three stories, this fabulous example of fine 18th century architecture has been rescued from a near ruinous state by the Belmont Trust and now offers accommodation which is both comfortable and cosy amid splendid surroundings. The house was built by Thomas Mouat in 1775 and has all the design features expected of the grandest buildings of its period - symmetrical frontage, quadrant walls, advanced pavillions and policies running down to the sea. There is nothing else like it in the Northern Isles!
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Accommodation details:
Sleeps 8-12. The ground floor entrance porch and arched hallway lead on the right to a hand-built kitchen with an excellent range and granite-topped wooden units. There is an impressive dining room and a family room (with sofa bed), while a large shower room and WC sit at the back of the house. The first floor has a magnificent drawing room with windows to three sides, while Thomas Mouat's writing room with its tall Venetian windows overlooks the sea and islands beyond. There are also two bedrooms on the first floor (one double, 1 twin). The top floor has two beautiful bathrooms each with hand-held shower and two twin rooms which have additional fine hand-built box beds (suitable for children only). A large child-friendly garden runs from the front of the house down to the Bluemull Sound and the pier at Belmont, where the ferry from Yell docks. The pavillions to either side of the house provide a laundry.
Services: There is mobile reception (Vodaphone) and broadband at the property.
Additional information: Available from April 30 2011
Local lamb, shellfish and beef can be ordered, and there is also a Farmer's Market once a fortnight. Baltasound and Saxavord offer good places to dine out or we can arrange for someone to come and cook at Belmont House if you prefer.
The Trust can also arrange guided walks, guided fishing trips, bird watching and tours of the island if requested. Indoor swimming and court games also available at the nearby Unst Leisure Centre. (http://www.srt.org.uk/unst for further details).
About the area:
Unst is the most northerly of the Shetland Isles. Just 12 miles long by 5 miles wide, there are majestic cliffs, jagged sea stacks, sheltered inlets, golden beaches and fertile farmland where purebred Shetland sheep and ponies roam the common grazing land. Unst is a major European breeding site for seabirds including gannets, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and shags as well as skuas, arctic skuas and whimbrels. Seals and porpoises are common and you may even see otters and killer whales. There is excellent bird watching at Hermaness National Nature reserve, and rare plants at Keen of Hamar as well as sea and loch angling. The following websites will provide visitors with lots of useful information on this area:-
www.shetland.org
www.unst.org < Hide
Sleeps 8-12. The ground floor entrance porch and arched hallway lead on the right to a hand-built kitchen with an excellent range and granite-topped wooden units. There is an impressive dining room and a family room (with sofa bed), while a large shower room and WC sit at the back of the house. The first floor has a magnificent drawing room with windows to three sides, while Thomas Mouat's writing room with its tall Venetian windows overlooks the sea and islands beyond. There are also two bedrooms on the first floor (one double, 1 twin). The top floor has two beautiful bathrooms each with hand-held shower and two twin rooms which have additional fine hand-built box beds (suitable for children only). A large child-friendly garden runs from the front of the house down to the Bluemull Sound and the pier at Belmont, where the ferry from Yell docks. The pavillions to either side of the house provide a laundry.
Services: There is mobile reception (Vodaphone) and broadband at the property.
Additional information: Available from April 30 2011
Local lamb, shellfish and beef can be ordered, and there is also a Farmer's Market once a fortnight. Baltasound and Saxavord offer good places to dine out or we can arrange for someone to come and cook at Belmont House if you prefer.
The Trust can also arrange guided walks, guided fishing trips, bird watching and tours of the island if requested. Indoor swimming and court games also available at the nearby Unst Leisure Centre. (http://www.srt.org.uk/unst for further details).
About the area:
Unst is the most northerly of the Shetland Isles. Just 12 miles long by 5 miles wide, there are majestic cliffs, jagged sea stacks, sheltered inlets, golden beaches and fertile farmland where purebred Shetland sheep and ponies roam the common grazing land. Unst is a major European breeding site for seabirds including gannets, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and shags as well as skuas, arctic skuas and whimbrels. Seals and porpoises are common and you may even see otters and killer whales. There is excellent bird watching at Hermaness National Nature reserve, and rare plants at Keen of Hamar as well as sea and loch angling. The following websites will provide visitors with lots of useful information on this area:-
www.shetland.org
www.unst.org < Hide