Bluebell Croft, Adrnamurchan Peninsular, Strontian, The Highlands ,Scotland (Lochaber, Fort William, Ben Nevis, Ardnamurchan, Glen Coe.)

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Bluebell Croft

Bluebell Croft, Adrnamurchan Peninsular, Strontian, The Highlands, Scotland

Find everything we love most – delicious food, breathtaking views, bracing air, special people, green living – in a windswept croft in the remotest West Highlands. A ferry across Loch Linnhe, a stirring drive along the coast, up a glacial valley, past dreamy Strontian... and up, up to a dramatic hilltop overlooking a tapestry of fields and snow-capped peaks. Your heart will sing as you explore Honeysuckle's open-plan ground floor with natural light on all sides, heaps of wood, log stove, brick chimney and toasty Aga. Awake to birdsong and sunlight in cheery bedrooms with underfloor heating, invigorate achy muscles under powerful showers, soak in what must be Scotland's best-located hot tub gazing at mountains you hiked that day. Sukie (once Rural Chef of the Year) runs Aga cookery courses and rustles up mouthwatering meals with warning, from a simple casserole to a five-course feast. Bill teaches home-smoking using local fish, meat and mussels and they manage their small plot (veg, chickens, pigs, a cow or two) organically; order a seasonal welcome pack. Hard to find Greater Outdoors than this: hiking, kayaking, cycling through woodland, strolling deserted beaches, fishing on lochs. A magnificent setting, a magical place.

Rose Cottage is attached & can be rented separately.

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Bluebell Croft

Contact: Bill & Sukie Barber

Tel: +44 (0)1967 402226
Sleeps: 2-14 per place (14 in total).
Rooms: Honeysuckle House (sleeps 10): 2 doubles (1 with shower, 1 with wet room), 2 twins/doubles (1 with bunks for 2) with shared en-suite bath/shower room.Rose Cottage (sleeps 4): 1 double with wet room, 1 twin/double with shower room.
Price: £500 – £1,650. Rose from £500 to £800 Honeysuckle from £600 - £1500
Closed: Winter

Children are positively welcomed, with no age restrictions, but cots, high chairs etc are not necessarily available.

Ground-floor bedrooms and bathrooms for people of limited mobility.

Within 10 miles of a bus/coach/train station and owner can arrange collection.

Wireless internet access available for guests.

At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible for wheelchair users. Phone for details.

Checklist

Dishwasher
Electricity included
Washing machine
Microwave oven
Central heating
Mobile reception
Television
BBQ
Beach within 3 miles
Cooked meals available
Restaurant nearby
Short breaks possible
Extra bed/cot available
Shop within 3 miles

Points of interest

Home-smoking Courses and Aga Cookery demonstrations.
Have a break from cooking - supper or dinner can by ordered by former Scottish 'Rural Chef of the Year'.
Plenty of produce is available from the working croft, from fruit and vegetables to meat, eggs and lots of home smoked goodies.
Go whale and dolphin watching on Shearwater from Arisaig and visit the small isles of Muck, Rhum or Eigg.
Walk from the door through a National Nature Reserve the Ariundle Oakwoods part of the Sunart Oakwood Initiative.
Visit Mull and Iona, the most Westerley point on the British mainland or the beautiful Sanna beach and the white singing sands.

This information is provided by owners and is not endorsed by ASP. If you have questions about it, please contact the owners.

Honeysuckle House and the view of the Strontian glen to Sgurr Domhuill.

The kitchen is equiped for serious cooks - but you can chat while you cook.

Stunning views from all the bedrooms.

Rose Cottage perfect for two or four and with a peek of the sea.

Photo captions have been written by the owner or management of Bluebell Croft and are not verified or endorsed by ASP.

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: Children of all ages are welcome. Cots, highchairs, etc, are not necessarily available.
: Guests’ pets can sleep in the bedroom (not on the bed).
: Working farm or vineyard.
: Wireless internet access available for guests.
: No smoking anywhere in the property.
: At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible for wheelchair users. Phone for details.
: Tennis court on the premises; use may be by arrangement.
: Credit cards accepted, most commonly Visa and MasterCard.
: Bikes on the premises to hire or borrow.
: Swimming pool on the premises; use may be by arrangement.
: Within 10 miles of a bus/coach/train station and owner can arrange collection.
: At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible without steps.