Vacation Rental Description
Glenahuil provides the perfect getaway from it all for a SELF-CATERING holiday in beautiful Scotland.
The 130 year old fully -modernized farmhouse sits on a hillside surrounded by a 50 acre working farm. There are spectacular views of the Island of Arran, Inchmarnock and Bute from all the ground floor reception rooms.
There is a spacious living room (17'3" by 10'6") with leather couches a similar size dining room with room for 7 at the table comfortably, a fully-equipped kitchen with table and benches for 4, and a newer conservatory with smaller table and 3 chairs and also a 3-piece suite.
The bathroom and shower room are also on the ground floor with an electric ceramic tiled shower. The house has a private water supply from a well in the forest at the back of the house.
Upstairs, there are 3 double bedrooms, with 2 double beds and 3 singles in the end room. The house is completely private and isolated and is approached by a 3/4 mile track from the shore road around Ardlamont Point.
Prices vary with the season ranging from £275 to £600 (GBP) Saturday to Saturday. GBP or US Dollars are acceptable for no extra charge. Otherwise, Euros via PayPal are accepted for a small fee.
Facilities
- Cable Satellite
- Cooking Utensils
- Dryer
- Microwave
- Open Fire
- Amenity Parking
The well equipped kitchen has both a full size electric oven and range as well as a microwave, a frige-freezer and a smaller refrigerator, coffee maker and electric kettle.
There is central heating with both storage heaters and supplementary wall heaters as well as the open fire in the living room. There is always hot water in the shower room, but an immersion heater is used for other hot water.
Activities
Ferry from Colintraive to the Isle of Bute - explore castles and beaches, Ferry from Portavadie to Tarbert, explore the Kintyre Peninsula including an outdoor Croft Museum, Inveraray - see the castle and a restored jail, shopping, and pubs, Dunoon - see the Botanic Gardens, the Bird Sanctuary, Pottery Factory, and castle museum, Glasgow - concerts, ballet, museums, & airport Otter Ferry - pub on the beach, fantastic views en route from Glendaruel, Loch Lomond - loch cruises from Tarbet or Balloch, Tighnabruaich and Kames Post Offices which carry postcards and many gifts/household items as well as, providing mail services. Shopping for groceries at the Spar coop in Tighnabruaich or Duncan"s in Kames or browse, the Art Gallery/ RNLI giftstore. The villages are 5 - 6 miles from Glenahuil, Pony Trekking, Deep sea fishing and trout fishing can be arranged in the village when in season.
Travel Options
Owner Location Comment
Glenahuil is only 50 miles from Glasgow Airport by road and ferry across the Firth of Clyde, but it will take you 2 - 3 hours at a minimum. The road is often spectacular but is sometimes single track and winds around the hills and around lochs.Once south of Tighnabruaich, the single track road around the Ardlamont peninsula is quiet and beautiful as it passes through farms by the shore. The track up the hill to Glenahuil heads north immediately after the grey stone buildings which are part of Ardlamont Estate. As one passses through the gate 1/4 mile up the track all the cares and worries of the world fall away and one finds a fantastic, peaceful place for a holiday.
