Finnich Steading Cottages lie secluded in the tranquil countryside of their own 220 acre rural estate on the edge of Loch Lomond National Park outside the picture perfect village of Croftamie. Sitting in peaceful elegance among the rolling hills and ancient woodland, Finnich Cottages provide all the comforts and high standards you’d expect from a luxury holiday let offering breathtaking uninterrupted views to Ben Lomond yet are conveniently only 15 miles from Glasgow.
The Cottages have been lovingly restored around the courtyard of the beautiful 19th Century red sandstone steading with a thoughtfulness that combines luxury with practicality. Each cottage has been renovated to the highest standards of convenience and comfort whilst retaining the character of traditional features.
At Finnich Cottages we specialise in providing luxury accomodation and a wonderful experience that supports the local community and environment so whether you want to relax amongst the outstanding scenery or engage in any of the many activities on offer, Finnich Cottages are sure to meet your every need.
The perfect location for some real relaxation with family or friends. Take things at your own pace, relax and appreciate these magnificent surroundings.
The Cottages
Finnich Steading Cottages which are family owned and managed, lie hidden on the edge of the Loch Lomond National Park in beautiful rural surroundings on the private Finnich Country Estate. From the cottages there are uninterrupted views 13 miles to Ben Lomond, yet the pretty Stirlingshire villages of Drymen and Killearn are only 3 miles away.
The cottages have been created round the courtyard of the beautiful 19th Century red sandstone steading, which has recently undergone a total renovation programme. Each cottage has been rebuilt to the highest standards of convenience and comfort while retaining the character and features of the old buildings. In addition to the landscaped courtyard with its large communal games room, each cottage has an outdoor patio with views out over the woods and fields. There is ample parking available and a large grass play area.
Each cottage is beautifully furnished and equipped to the highest standard with large living areas with wooden floors, modern fully equipped kitchens, round dining tables and separate living areas with comfortable sofas and armchairs. All windows are double glazed with full length curtains or blinds and all are equipped with Sky TV, DVD, CD player and WiFi. Each unit has a separate central heating system with ample supplies of hot water for the luxuriously fitted bathrooms and showers. In the courtyard there is a shared laundry and drying room with ironing facilities.
Rowan Cottage
Rowan is a one bedroom cottage with a King Size bed and memory foam mattress. The light open plan living area with its fully equipped L shaped kitchen has a large west facing window giving views across the parkland to Ben Lomond. There is a round pine dining table with dining chairs and a comfortable sitting area with a sofa bed. The modern bathroom is fitted with a large shower unit. The cottage is suitable for partially disabled guests with its wide doors.
Oak Cottage
A two bedroom cottage on two floors facing South and West. The downstairs living area comprises a long modern kitchen with a round dining table and a glass door leading into a round walled private patio. The living area has stunning views across the fields and is fully furnished with a double sofa bed and comfortable armchairs. There is a separate downstairs cloakroom with basin and WC. The beautiful hemlock wood stairs lead to the fully carpeted first floor. The Master bedroom with a King size bed has a long window facing West with its outstanding views. There are also a hand wash basin, a hanging cupboard and a dressing table. The second bedroom with twin beds has ample cupboard space, a dressing table and an antique writing desk. Between the bedrooms is a large bathroom with a basin, bath with a shower unit and a full length hot towel rail.
Birch Cottage
A two bedroom cottage over two floors with a private patio. The ground floor consists of a comfortable living area with a large South facing window. It is furnished with a comfortable sofa and armchairs and opens onto the modern fully equipped L shaped kitchen and a dining area. There is a separate downstairs cloakroom with basin and WC. A glass door leads out from the dining area onto the South facing stone and brick patio leading to the park. The hemlock wood stairs lead to two bedrooms which are fully carpeted, one with a King size bed and the other with twin beds. Between them off the landing, is a modern bathroom with a shower and vanity unit
Sycamore Cottage
A delightful cottage for a romantic retreat or a break away in glorious surroundings. Perfectly placed to make the most of Loch Lomond, Sycamore Cottage is a charming conversion of an old steading bakery. The holiday cottage is newly and freshly renovated and consists of a double bedroom with a King sized bed and a shower room with a large powerful corner shower. The pretty new kitchen leads into the open plan living room with a dining table and chairs, comfortable sofa and easy chair, TV, DVD and audio equipment. A large glass door leads onto the private paved patio with lawns and old trees stretching away into Finnich's parkland.
Finnich Steading Cottages are perfectly placed for visitors to explore some of the most beautiful scenery in Scotland. The Loch Lomond National Park provides a huge range of outdoor activities including water sports, hiking and biking. The famous West Highland Way passes through the charming village of Drymen a short distance away. Riding, golf on a variety of courses and fishing on the river Endrick can all be arranged. The local area provides a range of friendly pubs and small restaurants, art galleries, a range of shops, and an excellent medical centre. Glengoyne Distillery is only 3 miles away and caters for visitors seven days a week.
The cottages are surrounded by extensive gardens, fields and woodlands, far away from any public road - a paradise for children of all ages to feel free and safe in this natural environment. There is a large area with a play ground and a sand-pit immediately beyond the patios of the cottages and for the older children there are cycle paths, a tennis court and miles of unspoiled countryside to explore in safety.
Golf - Finnich Steading Cottages are ideally placed to visit world-class Scottish courses including Loch Lomond and Gleneagles. Local courses who welcome visitors include Buchanan Castle, Hilton Park and The Vale of Leven. There is also Strathendrick Golf Club, a nine-hole public course on the outskirts of Drymen just 3 miles away.
Nestled alongside the bonnie banks of the loch it is a parkland treasure that has come to be known A private club for the exclusive use of its members and their guests.
A winning blend of natural beauty and golfing adventure, with three championship golf courses' Created by Jack Nicklaus, the PGA Centenary Course is the Host Venue for The 2014 Ryder Cup, where the cream of European and American golf will battle it out on Scottish soil for the first time in more than 40 years. Opened in 1919, the masterful King's has tested the powers of golfing aristocracy for almost a hundred years. The natural beauty of the Queen's is an inspirational battle of wits for anyone in love with the great game.
Buchanan Castle offers golfers a fair but challenging round of golf in a unique setting, with mountains, river and forest scenery near the shores of Loch Lomond. It is a stunningly beautiful parkland course.
Two interesting moorland courses designed by James Braid set amid beautiful scenery.
Hilton: 18 holes, 6,054 yards, par 70 (SSS 70).
Allander: 18 holes, 5,374 yards, par 69 (SSS 70).
The Vale of Leven Golf Club was formed in 1907 and the course is situated on the east side of the valley overlooking the surrounding area with some tremendous views of Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond. From the highest point of the course the view extends as far as Dumbarton Rock and the Clyde estuary. Classed as part parkland and part heathland the course has been described as a hidden gem with undulating fairways and fast greens.
Some of the holes are tricky with undulating fairways and greens, but the course remains a fair one in which you are capable of shooting a low round.
Contact & Enquiries
For more information or to make a booking, call 01360 660257.
E Mail: enquiries@finnichcottages.com
Website: Finnichcottages.com
]]>Kettle Holiday Cottage is a brand new purpose built holiday cottage located within Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland. It is a single story building. It has a double bedroom, bathroom with shower enclosure, open plan lounge, diner and kitchen . French doors lead from the bedroom to a private decking area with a Hot Tub.
For all you Romantics out there young and old:
Enjoy a relaxing break away from the pressures of everyday life. We offer short breaks min 3 nights and are flexible about arrivals and departures. Kettle Cottage has everything you need to relax. The comfortable and modern interior design will soon put you are ease and if you need to have those aches and pains soothed then no better place than to jump in to the Hot Tub. The decking area has been arranged to afford privacy for those using it. Sit in the Hot Tub at night, look at the stars and your stresses will bubble away.
The Village: Kingskettle is a quiet charming village which is nestled in the Howe Of Fife. It is about 30 min drive from St Andrews and the East Neuk of Fife and within easy reach of all main tourist attractions. The village has a local Hotel which serves excellent food and a further two pubs. There is a small Post Office / Grocery store and an outlet which sells freshly prepared rolls, baguettes etc from early morning. It is located 1 mile from Ladybank Railway Station which gives passengers a hassle free trip to all major destinations including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Inverness etc.
Local Activities include:
Cycling : Walking : Birnie Loch is a wild life reserve just a 5 minute car drive away. Nearby nature reserves such as the Isle of May and the Tay Estuary are well known bird watching areas : Fishing : Horse Riding : Clay Pigeon Shooting : Archery, Falconry.
There are many other attractions in and around the area too numerous to mention - why don't come and see them for yourselves. We would love to hear from you.
Golf: Fife is the home of golf and there are over 50 courses within a 25 mile radius including the world renowned St. Andrews Old Course. Ladybank Golf Course is just 1 mile away. Below is a sample of just some of the courses very nearby:
A heathland course of Championship status (Par 71) set amongst heather, pine trees and silver birch. The Championship course (6754 yards) has two loops of nine holes - visitors generally use the blue course (6299 yards).
Falkland Golf Course is a short, but tough test of golf, set deep in a lush farmland area known as the 'Howe of Fife'. This is a charming 9 hole courses of undulating parkland layout.
Situated in Markinch near Glenrothes and set within 140 acres of superb woodland, this beautiful layout opened in 1983 and, with a par of 71 and measuring 6,300 yards from the men's tees, is a good challenge for golfers of all abilities.
Cupar Golf Club is believed to be the oldest continous 9-hole golf club in the world ith Nine scenic holes on alternative tees, Cupar's nine holes will entertain players of all abilities
Founded in 1820, this is Scottish links golf at its very best; several blind shots, numerous hazards and rolling fairways with unexpected bumps. The sea is visible form almost every hole, something which any true links course should encompass.
Fine links fairways and excellent greens have ensured that it has been regularly selected as a final qualifying golf course for the Open Championship. Narrow fairways, bunkers, burns, and ever-changing winds guarantee a testing but rewarding golfing experience.
Scoonie Golf Club is situated in the seaside town of Leven in the Kingdom of Fife. It is a picturesque parkland course about 15 miles from the famous Old Course in St.Andrews and enjoys panoramic views to the north over farmland and hills and to the south over the beautiful Forth estuary .
The course provides a challenge for the serious golfer and pleasant golfing experience for all. The course has a testing finishing five holes which hold your attention to the very end. Here, the River Ore comes into play with the par three, 14th 'Burn' hole a particular feature
Glenrothes Golf Course is an eighteen hole course 5857 metres long (6406 yards), par 71. The course occupies a prominent position on the high ground to the west of Glenrothes. Constructed in 1967 it is set in mature parkland and remains in excellent condition throughout the season.
St Andrews Links is the most renowned golfing landscape in the world. It is the Home of Golf, the place where the game began and has been developed and nurtured over six centuries. At the heart of the Links, is the Old Course but it has five 18 hole courses and a nine hole course alongside it. These are all public courses and with the seventh course, The Castle Course, on a site to the south east of St Andrews, comprise the largest public golf complex in Europe.
Please see our website and contact us for more details, reservations and availability:
Kettle Holiday Cottage
Tel: 01337 831575
Email: Lattodavid@aol.com
Website: www.hottubholidayscotland.co.uk
]]>Cardross Self Catering Holiday Accommodation
Darleith is set within 32 acres of the private Darleith country estate it offers tranquility yet only a short drive to many local visitor attractions. Situated 2 miles from the conservation village of Cardross on the edge of the Loch Lomond National Park, which is only 20 minutes away.
This location offers you the peace of the countryside where deer, barn owls, buzzards, kestrels and various other wild life can be seen. The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park HQ is based in Balloch, Loch Lomond. Around Loch Lomond you can find something for everyone,shopping, Segways, kayaking, salmon and trout angling, clay pigeon shooting, coarse fishing, cycling. There is also horse ridinga nd 4x4 off roading for the more adventurous.
Helensburgh is just six miles way which gives you access to the West Highland Line to transport you to Fort William. Hill House one of Charles Rennie MacKintosh’s greatest creations sits at the top of Helensburgh. The Waverley, Britain’s last ocean-going paddle-steamer, sails from Helensburgh to the Kyles of Bute during the summer. Cardross, Helensburgh and Balloch offer a selection of great restaurants and pubs with live entertainment.
Accommodation
Darleith Mews is a recently completed luxury 2 bedroom self-catering flat offers a high standard of self catering accommodation. It has a master bedroom with a king size double bed, ensuite toilet and a shower.
The twin bedroom has two single beds. All linen is provided. There is also a family shower room, a fully equipped kitchen and an outside decking area with tables chairs and a barbecue.
The Darleith Luxury Self Catering flat has recently been completed to a high specification. It is located in its own grounds within a country estate. We have a Scottish Tourist Board four star self-catering accommodation rating.
Facilities List
Ample parking
Open plan Lounge/Kitchen/Dining room
The modern lounge is beautifully furnished. It includes a Sofa bed for extra sleeping accommodation, Flat screen TV, FreeSat, DVD player, games, books and jigsaws are also available.
The spacious, bright and modern fitted kitchen includes hob, oven, microwave, kettle, toaster, fridge, freezer, dishwasher and washing machine. (Tumble dryer available if required)
Master bedroom King size bed, with ensuite shower room
Twin bedroom, family shower room
Outside decking with table, chairs and barbeque
Sleeps up to 6 people with sofa bed in living area
Towels and linen are all included.
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Outside Recreation Area
A decking area with table, chairs and barbeque has been provided as a recreation are to the rear of the property.
Golf: The flat is ideally placed for the golf enthusiast with a multitude of golf courses within an hour's drive. Just some of these these include :
Cardross Golf Club, :Generous undulating fairways and large deciduous trees are features of the golf course and it tends to play much longer than the yardage suggests.
Helensburgh Golf Club, :With stunning panoramic views across the Clyde Estuary towards Arran and over the Loch Lomond to the Trossachs, our exciting moorland course is a 'Must Play' experience.
Dumbarton Golf Club :Dumbarton Golf Club, a stunning parkland golf course, founded in 1888 is designed to test the straightest of drivers.
Vale of Leven Golf Club, : Classed as part parkland and part heathland the course has been described as a hidden gem with undulating fairways and fast greens.
The Carrick, :The Carrick on Loch Lomond is the 71-par course designed by the acclaimed golf course designer Doug Carrick, this stunning course uses every inch of the dramatic landscape
Buchanan Castle Golf Club, :A fair but challenging round of golf in a unique setting, with mountains, river and forest scenery near the shores of Loch Lomond
Strathendrick Golf Club, :Situated on the undulating banks of the River Endrick and offers breathtaking views of Ben Lomond and the picturesque Campsie Hills
Clydebank Golf Club Undulating parkland course with tree-lined fairways and well-bunkered greens.
Windyhill Golf Club, With magnificent vistas across the city of Glasgow to the south and the Campsies and Kilpatrick Hills to the north you'll be amazed at the views !
Douglas Park Golf Club, The layout has been updated and all our greens have been meticulously prepared to USGA standards ensuring reliable putting surfaces throughout the year
Milngavie Golf Club This absolutely stunning location provides fantastic views over Glasgow and the central belt as far as the Pentland Hills, and also across to the Campsies and to Ben Lomond.
Clober Golf Club The course measures 4963 yards, par 66 for men and 4514 yards, par 67 for ladies and is a very enjoyable test for all levels of golfers.
Hilton Park Golf Cub, Two interesting moorland courses designed by James Braid set amid beautiful scenery.
Hilton: 18 holes, 6,054 yards, par 70 (SSS 70).
Allander: 18 holes, 5,374 yards, par 69 (SSS 70).
Balmore Golf Club, The Vardon-designed course enjoys spectacular, uninterrupted views across majestic countryside.
Aberfoyle Golf Club Lies South of Loch Lomond but high on the Menteith Hills. This course is very up and down but is quite short, so it is not over challenging.
Campsie Golf Club . The 18 hole course works its way above the picturesque village of Lennoxtown, and offers stunning views over the surrounding areas.
Scotland is golfing country and as you would expect, there are many more courses within a couple of hour's drive. These include exclusive and world famous championship courses such as Troon, Muirfield, Turnberry, Prestwick, Gleneagles, Carnoustie and St. Andrews.
For more information, availability and reservations please contact:
Darleith Mews Self Catering
Mrs Mary Cant
Darleith House
Darleith Road
Cardross G82 5HL
Telephone: 01389 841377
Mobile: 07711 903012
E Mail: m6ryc1@o2.co.uk
Website: www.darleithselfcatering.co.uk
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