Rowan Ridge Self Catering

Self catering cottage Sleeps 5/6 Pets welcome. Category 3 disability award.

Rowan Ridge is a luxury 3 bedroom self catering holiday cottage that has been awarded a Gold award from Green Tourism.  Situated on the 200 acre Dalvourn Farm which lies amidst the picturesque Strathnairn valley, you are only 6 miles from the city of Inverness, 11 miles from Loch Ness and 26 miles from the skiing centre of Aviemore.  Within walking distance is a well stocked shop in the rural village of Inverarnie.  The property has superb views of the countryside and mountains and much thought has gone into the layout of the cottages to provide maximum privacy.

There are three and a half miles of beautiful woodland and riverside walks at Dalvourn beginning at your cottage doorstep.  These connect into forest tracks enabling you to walk or mountain bike for miles into the hills on quiet forest trails.  Over a mile of river runs through the centre of the farm and passes just below the cottages.  There is a wide variety of wildlife and birdlife with several RSPB reserves local to Dalvourn including Loch Ruthven, the main breeding place of the rare Slavonian grebe.  Golden eagle, red kite, osprey, buzzard, owl, hawks and woodpeckers, red squirrel and deer are frequently seen in this area.

Choosing your accomodation close to the city of Inverness and Loch Ness, has numerous benefits - excellent shopping and sports facilities within Inverness, Loch Ness cruises, many top class golf courses, Culloden battlefield, Moray Firth dolphins and a central location for wider tours in the Highlands and Islands. For winter visitors, this is an ideal base for a skiing holiday, with Aviemore only 30 minutes by car.

Facilities

• Rowan Ridge has a spacious lounge with TV, Video and DVD player, CD player with Ipod dock, free Wireless internet access and a payphone.  The large windows are perfect for watching the numerous birds that inhabit the birch woods. To the side of the cottage is a patio with garden furniture and barbeque.
• The large kitchen with dining area has an electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer and all the kitchenware required. A large airing cupboard, iron, ironing board and clothes dryer complete the facilities.
• Three bedrooms - One king with en-suite shower.
• One twin and one single with a pull-out companion bed.  Hairdryer provided.
• The family bathroom has a bath with a shower over.

Included in the price

• Bed linen. Towels can be provided at an additional cost.
• Oil and electricity
• Cot and highchair are available on request

Other Facilities Available

• Garden unfenced by cottage but surrounding 8 acres are fenced.
• Garden furniture and BBQ
• Bike hire available 

Pets are welcome

Best Features

• The abundance of bird and wildlife around the cottage
• River, forest and hill walking from the doorstep
• Quiet seclusion in a woodland setting, only 6 miles from Inverness.
• Ideal base for touring the Highlands

Disabled Access

Ramp for wheelchair access.  This is a single storey cottage.