Lovely cottages in a quiet hamlet near to Boat of Garten, 5 miles to Aviemore
The cottage is situated in a quiet hamlet, surrounded by woods a mile from Boat of Garten, 5 miles from Aviemore.
Newly built to a high standard throughout
Ptarmigan and Osprey are both new builds replacing Conifer Cottages.Osprey has 5 bedrooms sleeping 10
PTARMIGAN has 3 bedrooms ,a master bedroom with a king size bed and 2 rooms with twins.
Downstairs are the twin bedrooms ,disabled toilet /wetroom , large open kitchen,utility room,dining area, including couch and TV ,leading out onto Patio with Garden Furniture and BBQ
Upstairs has a large lounge with wide screen TV,DVD and Cinema Surround along with a wood burning stove,the main bathroom and toilet and the master bedroom with ensuite shower.
It is surrounded by a large secure garden looking onto woods with the Cairngorms visible in the background.
Adjacent parking has room for 2 cars.
A bird table is visited by red squirrels,woodpeckers and a large variety of small birds.House Martins have built their nest above the kitchen door. Roe deer can be seen and along with local rabbits are finding the garden to their taste!
The heating is by under floor central heating,the cottage having
been built to the highest heating efficiency.
The cottages are situated in the Cairngorm National Park a mile from Boat of Garten,5 miles from Aviemore.
An ideal location for touring the Highlands with Inverness and Loch Ness less than an hour's drive away, Braemar/ Balmoral within easy reach and Skye a few hours away.
Edinburgh and Glasgow are less than 3hrs away by car.
Aviemore is on the main railway network with direct services to Edinburgh,Glasgow,Inverness and London.A local bus service links Aviemore Granton and Aviemore Mountain Resort
Inverness Airport has connecting flights to most main UK airports.
Boat of Garten has a post office, hotel and bar,2 restaurants, local grocery shop and bike hire shop.
Boat is home to the Speyside Steam Railway which links Aviemore to Broomhill with a further extension being built to Grantown-on-Spey.
Boat has a 18 hole golf course one of many in the area,tennis courts,numerous walks, cycle tracks and is on the Speyside Way linking Speyside to the Coast.
The cottage is adjacent to national cycle tract 7 which links London to Inverness.
Adjacent to Boat is Loch Garten Nature Reserve home to Ospreys which can be viewed at the RSPB hide at Loch Garten.
The area is surrounded by the Cairngorm Mountains with Aviemore Mountain Resort within easy reach for hill walking, skiing and snow boarding.A furnicular railway runs to the top and is open all the year..The Lecht, Anoch Moor and Glen She are within reach for a further day's skiing.
Fishing and canoeing are available on the Spey.
Clay pigeon shooting,horse riding also available locally.
Loch Inch 10 miles away provides water sports including sailing and wind surfing.
The area is ideal for walking and is of particular appeal to dog owners and anyone w
This property has been listed with Stilwell’s Cottages Direct for 9 years
Ptarmigan Cottage Property Features
Location Type
Accessibility
Housekeeping & Services
- Iron and Ironing Board
- Bed Linen Included
- Towels Included
- Fuel and Power Included
- Pets Allowed
- Cot
- No Smoking
Open Fire/Wood Burner
Bedrooms
- 1 Double Bedroom
- 2 Twin Bedrooms
- 5+ Twin Bedrooms
Ground Floor Facilities
- Ground Floor Bedroom
- Ground Floor Toilet
- Ground Floor Shower
Kitchen
- Washing Machine
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Toaster
- Oven
- Hob
- Grill
- Coffee Machine
Internet Access
Entertainment
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Books
- Games
- TV
Leisure Equipment
Garden/Terrace/Play area
- Private garden
- Terrace / patio
Parking available
Activities within 20min drive of the property
- Skiing
- Wind Surfing
- Fishing
- Tennis
- Golf
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Biking
- Horse Riding
- Walking
- Cycling
- Pub/Bar within 1 mile
Local Water Sports
- Sailing
- Swimming (indoor pool)
- Canoeing
- Kayaking