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Extraordinary stays
in Scotland
From lochside cottages and coastal hideaways to cabins in the pines — we're building the directory of independent Scottish holiday homes.
Opening soon. There's nothing to book here yet — tell us what you're after and you'll be first to know.
Good Days
Better Memories
All of Scotland
Island, glen, coast and city — not just the famous six miles of it.
Independent places
Cottages, cabins, crofts and steadings run by the people who own them.
Straight to the owner
The plan is an enquiry that reaches a person, not a lead sold on three times.
Honest from the start
Nothing on this site is a listing yet, and we won't pretend otherwise.
Popular destinations
Where people ask for most often — and what each one is actually like.
The kinds of place we're gathering
Categories, not listings — drawings rather than photographs, because we're not going to show you a cottage we can't let you book.
- Lochside cottages Water out of the window, and usually a boat, a jetty or a path to one.
- Coastal & harbour Fishing village cottages, beach houses and the odd old net loft.
- Cabins & lodges Timber, glass, a wood burner and trees — often with a hot tub on the deck.
- Island croft houses Traditional houses on working croft land, mostly in the west and the isles.
- Castles & towers Wings, apartments and whole tower houses, for people who want the stairs.
- Steadings & barns Farm buildings converted well, usually sleeping a crowd.
- Bothies & off-grid Small, simple, sometimes solar — the opposite of a resort.
- Town & village bases Walk to the pub, the shop and the bus. No car needed for everything.
Own one of these? Put it forward — it takes a minute.
More than just
a place to stay
Fresh air, open space, a fire at the end of a wet day and nobody's work email. Scotland does the rest.
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Feels Different
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Worth knowing before you go
The things that actually shape a Scottish holiday — none of which any booking site tells you.
Midges, and how much to worry
Highland midges are out from roughly late May to September, worst on still, damp, overcast evenings on the west coast and in the hills. Wind, rain and the east coast all help. A breeze is better protection than anything you can buy.
The light is the real season
In June the far north barely gets dark and you can walk until eleven at night. In December it is light from about nine to half past three. That changes what a week away actually feels like more than the temperature does.
Ferries decide island holidays
If an island is in the plan, the crossing is the plan. Book vehicle space early, keep the first and last day loose, and have a wet-weather day that does not need a boat.
Be in it from the start
Two lists: people who want a cottage, and people who have one. Both are short, and both go to a person who reads them.
Tell us where you'd go
We'll email you once when there's something worth seeing — the first cottages, in the places people asked for. No newsletter, no drip campaign, and you can say stop any time.
Put your cottage forward
We're gathering the first properties now. Registering interest doesn't commit you to anything and doesn't cost anything — we'll come back to you with exactly what listing would involve, and you decide then.