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Estate
[PLACEHOLDER] An exclusive-use lodge on Deeside
Sleeps eight to sixteen, with a cook and a ghillie.
Estates
A whole house, a whole glen.
For a family or a group of friends: an exclusive-use house on a Highland or island estate, with the people who make it work.
How it works
The house, the people, the glen.
An estate stay is the best way for a group to see the Highlands. Six to sixteen people under one roof, with a cook, a ranger who knows the hill, a ghillie for the river, and nobody else in the house.
We match the estate to the group: who’s coming, how far you want to drive, whether you want a river, a boat or a beach. Then we plan the days.
Before you choose
What to know.
Who it suits
Multi-generation families, groups of friends, a big birthday. Usually six to sixteen people.
Where
Deeside, Perthshire and Speyside within reach of Edinburgh, Aberdeen or the sleeper; and a few on the islands, on Mull and Harris.
The people
A cook or chef, housekeeping, a ranger, a ghillie. Some estates have a boat and a skipper.
Stalking and shooting
Never assumed. Many estates offer it in season; we plan walks, wildlife, fishing and boats unless you ask.
Lead times
Summer weeks for the good houses book a year or more ahead. Spring and autumn are easier.
Getting there
For the grandparents: we choose estates within reach of an airport or the sleeper, and arrange the transfers.
Houses
Houses we’re confirming.
These are placeholders until our specialists confirm the estates we work with.
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Hotel
[PLACEHOLDER] A small country house near Aviemore
For the pinewoods and the sleeper home.
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Estate
[PLACEHOLDER] A castle on a Perthshire estate
For a larger party, with a river beat.
Where
Estate country.
Outer Hebrides
Lewis and Harris
White beaches on the west side, bare rock on the east, and standing stones older than the pyramids.
Inner Hebrides
Mull and Iona
White-tailed eagles, Fingal’s Cave on Staffa and the white sand of Iona.
The Highlands
The Cairngorms and Speyside
Old Caledonian pinewood, Royal Deeside and the distilleries of the Spey.
The gateway
Edinburgh
The Old Town, the New Town, and the sleeper from Waverley.
Speak to a specialist
Tell us about the group.
Who’s coming, how old, how far you’d drive, and what a perfect day looks like.
Fishing on the river?
A ghillie on the river