Croftend Cottage private hottub Glenisla Highlands

Sunny, romantic, utterly peaceful, 5 star 15th century cottage, secluded behind ancient hedges in the heart of Brewlands Estate, stunning views of the Cairngorm National Park, perfect for lovers. There have been lots of marriage proposals here; weddings and many honeymoons too! Fuel now included in rent. Perfect central Highland location for exploring Scotland. Edinburgh 90 minutes, 12 Munros within 50 minutes, hills on the estate up to 3000 feet. Great food, castles, distilleries. The space • Sleeps 2 • Ensuite super kingsize bedroom • Private Hot Tub with romantic lighting £85 • Idyllic Highland honeymoon cottage • Oil central heating and electricity included • Easy walking access as all rooms are on one floor • 2 well-behaved dogs welcome (£35 per dog payable on arrival). • Weekly changeover Saturday (short-breaks welcome off season) • Self-catered, partially or fully catered. Anything you want. We have an excellent estate chef. • Full concierge service For 300 years Cistercian monks spent half of the year at this peaceful place, making butter and cheese and brewing beer from the pure springs that continue to feed the cottage. From the main bed one can see the heather hill where the monks put their hives, and from where we still get honey today. The cottage sits between two ancient wild flower meadows; unploughed, unimproved, and protected, full of wild yellow violets and orchids. Lots of beautiful rare red squirrels live in the woods around the garden. Our own wild raspberries are so famous and our estate so unpolluted that the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew collected seeds 200 metres from Croftend, which are now stored against a future climate catastrophe in the World Seed Bank in an ice cave in arctic Norway Croftend has been authentically restored without compromising on serious comfort, retaining the enormous medieval fireplace (pot hooks intact), with a woodburning stove, original wood panelled walls and ceiling, and a solid oak floor, granite worktops and superking bed with ensuite power shower. This luxury self-catering Scottish holiday cottage can also be partially or fully catered and all of us would like the opportunity to make your holiday a truly happy one. Why not arrange to fish, (wild brown trout fishing on the River Isla is included in the rent), or ask our keeper to take you clay pigeon shooting, cycle round the glen (very little traffic), or just read by the fire while our chef prepares a romantic dinner? In winter, ski at Glenshee, the UK's most extensive ski area. In summer, golf at St Andrews, or at one of the 7 courses within 14 miles, BBQ on the south facing terrace, climb a munro - mountain over 3000 feet-( there are 12 within one hour’s drive)or walk the Cateran Trail, (we can arrange for you to be dropped off and picked up wherever you want), take a trip to Pitlochry with its tartan and cashmere makers and summer theatre, or to a salmon smokery. Alternatively visit distilleries like Macallan, Glenfiddich and Grouse, Balmoral or Glamis Castles or just wander along the river to picnic at a place beloved by Queen Victoria, where the Highland ponies like to come to cool down on hot days. • Sleeps 2 • Bedrooms 1 extra long superking bed, • Bathrooms 1 ensuite • Spacious open plan sitting room/ kitchen with tv and separate sitting room with TV and work station. • Easy walking access This gorgeous holiday cottage in Scotland, newly restored to a luxurious standard, is all on one level. The kitchen, dining and sitting areas are open plan, with low voltage lights on dimmers and deep comfy sofas with plenty of cushions, perfect for relaxing: it is a lovely snug place to sit in the winter, toasting your toes in front of the woodburning stove. We also provide lots of books and local maps and free wifi . The kitchen is very well equipped, with granite worktops, with all you need for easy catering or relaxing cooking. Through the south-facing wood-panelled, oak floored sun porch, the snug sitting room has another TV, and lots of books and games. The double bedroom is large and very sunny with a super king extra long bed, Victorian cast iron fireplace and a wood panelled ensuite bathroom with large power shower, floor to ceiling heated towel rail and of course bathrobes . The half acre garden is fully enclosed with lawns full of daffodils, bluebells, wild flowers and a native cherry tree with clematis and rambling roses growing through it, making it a great place to sit and read in the summer in total privacy. ONSITE • Fuel included. • 2 well behaved dogs welcome (£35 per dog payable on arrival) • Babysitting available • Bathrobes included • BBQ/ garden furniture • Catering to any level by arrangement • Cot, highchair etc available • Dishwasher • Electric blankets • Enclosed large garden • First basket of logs free, thereafter at cost • Fridge/ freezer • Free Wifi • Full concierge service • Hot Tub £85 - please let us know on booking if you would like it switched on for your visit • Linen and towels included • Oven and microwave • Piper for special occasions by arrangement • Satellite tv • Shopping by arrangement for your arrival • Sorry no smoking or vaping • Spring water supply • Sun porch • Washing machine/ dryer • We recommend you bring a good torch • Woodburning stove NEARBY • Good pub food 5 minutes. Good local shop 15 minutes • Good restaurants in Blairgowrie, Meikleour , Pitlochry and Braemar, all 30 minutes drive. We recommend the drive through the astonishing mountain scenery of Glenshee to the extraordinary, recently renovated Fife Arms in Braemar and for a different excellent restaurant, The Fish Shop, in Ballater, a delightful small town a few miles beyond Braemar and just past the King's castle at Balmoral, where almost every shop has a Royal Warrant . Nearest town Alyth (Co-op , chemist and good butcher)– 11 miles • LargeTesco, Sainsbury’s, deli and fishmonger in Blairgowrie – 14 miles • Home delivery by Asda, Sainsburys, Tesco, Morrisons and Majestic wines, or by arrangement we can do your shopping for you. Guest access All. Other things to note Short Term Let Licence number AN-01681-F, for a maximum of 4 guests. Hot tub £85 for the duration of your stay - please let us know when booking that you would like it so we can arrange for it to be heated up in time for your arrival. For full details about the cottage and other accommodation available check the Brewlands Estate website.