Tigh na Croit, Perthshire
Balquhidder, By Lochearnhead, Perthshire
Deceptively large, the lovely and homely cottage sleeps 6 - there are 2 double bedrooms on the ground floor (one with an en-suite shower room) and a twin bedroom upstairs across the landing from a large family bathroom. A cot is available of required.
The spacious sitting room with an open fire provides loads of space to relax and watch TV. There is a DVD player and a number of games, books and DVDs for all ages. ?The perfectly equipped country kitchen is the real heart of the home with a large table for eating, playing board and card games, cooking and entertaining. A highchair is available if required. A dishwasher makes life easier as does the separate laundry room with life's essential washer and dryer.
All bedlinen, heating and towels are all included. No pets are allowed nor is smoking permitted.
This is walking and climbing country - disappear to the Munros, which include Ben Vorlich and Stuc a Chroin, long distance cross-country walks, short walks by river or loch, forest rambles as well as guided walks. For golfers there is a course at St. Fillans and 32 golf courses within a 2 hour drive! Fishing is abundant with a wealth of salmon, sea trout and brown trout in both lochs and rivers. Loch Earn and other nearby lochs and rivers offer Waterskiing, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing.
Cycling, horse-riding and field sports can all be organised locally.
Visitor attractions include Glenturret Distillery, the Blair Drummond Safari Park, Auchingarrich Wildlife Park, Doune Antiques Centre, Stirling Castle and Jail and the Wallace Monument, Ben Lawers Visitor Centre.
Should you wish to go further afield you might visit Glen Coe or Loch Ness or take a ride on the Jacobite steam train from Crianlarich to Fort William and Mallaig crossing the Glenfinnan viaduct of Harry Potter fame. Or else you might go West to Oban and take a ferry trip to Mull and "Ballamory".
The prospect of the return will be a comforting one knowing your idyll is sat waiting - you'll get home and know you've had a holiday!