Just back from a 5 day break in the west of Scotland - with the WiFi though you may not have noticed I had gone! Great wee holiday cottage - found on the Sykes cottages website. All mod cons, warm and toasty with its storage heaters, fully equipped kitchen, and only £302 for our stay the week before official half-term which I think was a bargain! Totally dog friendly with a large paddock for exercise, and no slippy shiny floors in the house to freak out poor Lilly (a definite consideration for us). The owner lives just next door in the farmhouse with her hubby and her retriever, and there is also a 2 person cottage in the adjoining part of the conversion we were in. It was pretty good all in all. Lots of things to see and do, and also loads of beaches for Lilly. Heres the link if anyone is interested..... http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/cottage/Argyll-The-Isles/Mullach-16246.html?npropertyid=16246&showNewCalendar&tdate=01-Oct-2013&nduration=7&showDiscounts=1&design=4 and some pics of the property grounds and places we visited......... we can also recommend visiting the distillery at Campbelltown - a superb tour of the "Springbank" distillery which shows you the process right from malting to bottling which is unique in Scotland ( and I KNOW these things)
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland Sounds fab Jac ;D ;D I`m a massive fan of Sykes , stayed in their cottages several times, this one sounds lovely, if only it werent such a long way for us
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland Yes I know what you mean Kate - I would LOVE to visit Cornwall again
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland Do a house swap ladies. Jac looks like you all had a fabulous time, lovely pictures. Did you miss Scott? Helen x
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland [quote author=charlie link=topic=2857.msg29608#msg29608 date=1381599138] Do a house swap ladies. [/quote] Ha Ha! A thought....but I would have to spend a month cleaning and tidying it first for human consumption....... [quote author=charlie link=topic=2857.msg29608#msg29608 date=1381599138] Jac looks like you all had a fabulous time, lovely pictures. Did you miss Scott? Helen x [/quote] We had a great time. We visited Scott on the way home, and we did miss him a bit, but know he would have been bored. Its strange but I think even in the 3 weeks he has been away he seems more mature and grown up (well.....apart from the playing tricks on housemates business : ) Hope Grace is enjoying herself as much as Scott is. And you are coping xx
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland ooh that looks lovely.....thinking of taking the pups away on hols somewhere...what was the Local Deer Population like? Still dreading brodick meeting his first Deer...
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland There weren't a lot of deer around where we were although we did see one down in Kilmartin crossing the road - a large chap! A friend on FB also recommended another place around there...... "We stayed at a fantastic self-catering place Ri Cruin. had our own stone circle in the grounds and the Temple Wood circles 5mins away" I think the area is great. The place we stayed had a sleep 2 as well as a sleep 4. The other guys there same time as us had 2 staffies so I know they don't limit to the one dog like some places. I would definitely recommend Sykes first choice for looking.
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland great, thanks. will peruse the Skyes web site....thinking beaches as B is relieved from his hunting duties there...
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland Oh Debsie that sounds like a great idea, no bunnies, squirrels, deer or anything else with a pulse, perhaps Charlie could join you ;D Helen x
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland wouldnt it be lovely?! Charlie and Brodick could just roll in dead fish together and swap Unauthorised Hunting Tips....
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland [quote author=debsie link=topic=2857.msg30201#msg30201 date=1381853434] wouldnt it be lovely?! Charlie and Brodick could just roll in dead fish together and swap Unauthorised Hunting Tips.... [/quote] ;D ;D ;D
Re: Dog Friendly West of Scotland Drool, drool. Scotland.... Sigh. You guys are killing me here!!!!! ;D
