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Borradill Cottage, Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan

Borradill Cottage

For four, with two bedrooms, firewood and room for the dog. Three nights at least. From £243 a night. Arrive from 4pm, leave by 10am.

Licence HI-41284-F

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Welcome

Borradill Cottage is a timber cabin for two to four at Glenborrodale, on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, in 25 acres of wild woodland above Loch Sunart.

It stands at the end of a winding track, with a small birch glade, the herons' favourite pond and a fire pit looking over the loch, and nothing else in sight.

Inside it's timber-panelled and cosy, with a log fire, a dark green settle at the dining table and two bedrooms, a main bedroom and a twin. The linen and towels are organic, the wifi is fast, and there are bowls, towels and a washing station for your dog. Footpaths wind through the woods to the fire pit and the children's secret den. Otters, frogs, herons and owls come to the ponds and streams along the way. Borradill House stands 100 metres away, so two families can book both.

Discover Borradill with owner and interior designer Claire Mookerjee
Guests, along with their children and dogs, are free to roam the full extent of the 25 acres. It really is an adventure from the door.
Claire Mookerjee
Our interviewDiscover Borradill with owner and interior designer Claire MookerjeeRead our interview
What is here

A wood-burning stove with a guard rail, a small deck, a fire pit looking over the loch, fast wifi and a smart TV (Netflix, Prime, Disney+ and more).

Wood for fires
Bath tub
Firepit
Private terrace or patio
Books
Dishwasher
Dog friendly
Dryer
High chair
Kitchen
Local maps and guides
Pet bowls
Self check-in
TV
Washing machine
Wifi
Wood-burning stove
Good to know
Sleeps
Up to four: a double and a twin.
Stays
Sunday changeovers. Five to seven nights all year; three or four outside the peak season.
Dogs
One dog, £50. Out of the bedrooms and off the sofas.
Children
Welcome: high chairs and a den in the woods. Bring a cot. Watch them by the ponds and rock faces.
Included
Bed linen and beach towels included; also a bag of firewood, wifi, a smart TV, a Bose speaker, a washer and dryer, foraging tools, picnic things and binoculars.
Supplies
Salen Jetty Shop is 15 minutes away; the supermarkets are in Fort William, 1½ hours.
Fish van
Tuesdays at noon, at the Salen Jetty Shop, with the fresh catch.
Fires
Only in the stove and your own fire bowl, with the wood provided. The bowls may be off in dry spells.
Wellbeing
Kelp baths for guests, and wood baskets for beach fires after a cold swim.
Signal
Super-fast broadband; mobile signal on most networks, but it comes and goes.
Water
From the local river; in a very dry spell it could be interrupted.
Smoking
None inside the cabins; a £500 fine for smoking indoors or ends left outside.
Getting there
1½ hours from Fort William, by the Corran Ferry. The 506 bus stops at the drive once a day.
By train
Sleeper or train to Fort William, then a hire car: Easydrive can meet the train.
Midges
On warm still evenings in summer. The owners swear by Pyramid Trek Midge and Tick.
Help
In an emergency call 999; for the water, ask for the Coastguard. Defibrillator at the Salen Jetty Shop; Belford Hospital, Fort William.
When it is free

November2026

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Your dates

Choose the night you arrive.Then the morning you leave.

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At Borradill
The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill HouseSleeps 4 to 6
  • A deck over Loch Sunart
  • A movie snug
Free 15–18 NovThe whole placeBorradillBoth cabins, and the woods and loch around them.See Borradill
Where it is

Borradill is at Glenborrodale, near Acharacle, on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, in 25 acres of woodland between the moor and Loch Sunart, with Skye to the north and Mull to the west.

The Cottage is at the end of a winding track in a birch glade, with no other buildings in sight. Fort William is a 1.5-hour drive, Glasgow 3.5 hours and Inverness airport about 3 hours, and the 506 bus from Fort William, one a day, stops at the end of the drive.

Getting hereFrom Fort William, the A82 south to the Corran Ferry: five minutes over Loch Linnhe, every twenty to thirty minutes, no booking. Then west along Loch Sunart through Strontian and Salen to Glenborrodale; the 506 bus stops at the end of the drive.

Close byWhere Claire sends her guests.
  1. A rocky headland juts into a loch beneath a cloud-covered mountainLoch SunartThe sea loch below the cabins, a Marine Protected Zone: small beaches and smooth rocks along the road make an easy way in for a swim.A short walk along the road
  2. Copper pot still and oak barrel beside a window overlooking a lochArdnamurchan DistilleryClaire's 'always a treat' for a quick drink: tours and tastings all year, and a new little tasting bar to try the whisky.5 min drive or a 25 min walk
  3. Two dolphins leap from the water near a rocky, heather-covered shorelineArdnamurchan ChartersWhere the owners send guests for boat hire, to explore the sea loch's shores and islands under their own steam.Nearby on Loch Sunart
  4. Curved white sand bay meets turquoise water below coastal hillsSanna BayWhite sand at the end of the peninsula, which some call the best beach in the world, with kelp forests and rock pools.40 min drive
  5. White cottages scattered along a sea loch shore beneath rugged hillsPortuairkClaire's favourite walk: drive out to Portuairk and follow the coast from there to the white sands of Sanna Beach.18 miles 35 min by road
  6. A Caledonian MacBrayne ferry passes a lighthouse along a stone harbour wallArdnamurchan PointThe lighthouse at the most westerly point of mainland Britain, over the open Atlantic; on a clear day you can see the Outer Hebrides.19 miles 41 min by road
  7. Passengers seated by ferry windows overlooking calm water and distant hillsKilchoan to Tobermory FerryThe owners' favourite crossing: turn up and go, Monday to Saturday, but book a car space ahead in July and August.20 min drive then 35 min by sea
  8. Inside the Glass Barn: tables under a glass roof covered in a green vine, the fields beyond the windows.The Glass BarnIsle of Mull Cheese's glasshouse at the working dairy: a counter of cheese, charcuterie and wine, and a great rainy-day trip.ferry and Tobermory
  9. The white Boathouse on Ulva under a pink sunset sky, dark pines behind.The Boathouse, UlvaSeafood on the jetty: langoustine, smoked Tobermory trout and bread baked on the island that morning. Summer only.ferry and the Ulva boat
  10. Copper pot stills with swan necks under a distillery's timber roofNc'nean DistilleryScotland's first fully organic whisky distillery, on Morvern: tours by advance booking. Andy can take you by boat in 30 minutes.by boat across the loch
  11. The whitewashed front of the Tobermory Distillery visitor centre, painted with the year 1798 and bottles.Tobermory DistilleryFounded in 1798, one of Scotland's oldest working distilleries, making unpeated Tobermory and peated Ledaig.ferry
  12. The pale timber building of Croft 3 on the croft, the sea and hills behind.Croft 3Lunch and dinner on Mull, among the owners' places worth the car ferry across the water (07915 994364).ferry on Mull
Walks from here
  1. Camas nan GeallCamas nan Geallhalf an hour for the bay, or about two and a half hours with the shore5 miles away
  2. Ben HiantBen Hiant2¾ miles, about six hours7 miles away
  3. Castle TioramCastle Tioram7 miles, about 11.4 km (7.1 miles) there and back by the map12 miles away
Directions
Camas nan Geall seen from above, a curving bay of calm water and a shingle spit below green slopes, Ben Hiant rising beyond.AttractionsCamas nan Geall5.1 miles
The black timber Community Garden Shop beside the road, its painted sign listing fresh veg, fruit and flowers.AttractionsWest Ardnamurchan Garden Community Shop7.7 miles
Resipole Studios, LochaberAttractionsResipole Studios8.8 miles
Visitor looks through binoculars inside a timber-framed wildlife hide overlooking the lochAttractionsGarbh Eilean Wildlife Hide10 miles
Ruined castle on a wooded loch shore beneath clear evening skyAttractionsCastle Tioram12 miles
Ruined stone tower on a rocky headland above a tidal sandbankAttractionsLoch Moidart12 miles
Rolling grassland and wooded slopes lead towards distant Highland peaks under a partly cloudy skyAttractionsThe Seven Men of Moidart16 miles
A toasted sandwich at Cafe Sunart, with green salad, red cabbage slaw and crisps on a white plate.CafeCafe Sunart16 miles
A gravel path through the Ariundle oakwood in sunshine, old oaks on either side and thick moss over the roots and boulders.WalksAriundle Oakwood17 miles

Recommend to a friend

Days out from Borradill CottageAll days out from here
  1. Ardnamurchan Distillery tour and lunch at the SalenArdnamurchan Distillery tour and lunch at the Salen2 miles away A few hours
  2. A walk down to Camas nan Geall on ArdnamurchanA walk down to Camas nan Geall on Ardnamurchan4 miles away A few hours
  3. A walk to the Singing Sands from ArivegaigA walk to the Singing Sands from Arivegaig5 miles away A few hours
  4. A walk up Ben Hiant and supper in KilchoanA walk up Ben Hiant and supper in Kilchoan5 miles away A day out
  5. A walk to the cleared township of Aoineadh MorA walk to the cleared township of Aoineadh Mor6 miles away A few hours
  6. Resipole Studios, a gallery on Loch SunartResipole Studios, a gallery on Loch Sunart7 miles away A few hours
  7. A walk to Castle Tioram and the Silver WalkA walk to Castle Tioram and the Silver Walk7 miles away A few hours
  8. Rubha nan Gall lighthouse and a pint at the MishnishRubha nan Gall lighthouse and a pint at the Mishnish7 miles away A few hours
  9. The seals of Garbh Eilean on Loch SunartThe seals of Garbh Eilean on Loch Sunart8 miles away A few hours
  10. Aros Park's play area, disc golf and waterfalls in TobermoryAros Park's play area, disc golf and waterfalls in Tobermory8 miles away A day out
  11. Mull Museum and lunch at the GalleonMull Museum and lunch at the Galleon8 miles away A few hours
  12. The Hebridean Whale Centre in TobermoryThe Hebridean Whale Centre in Tobermory8 miles away A few hours
  13. A wildlife boat from TobermoryA wildlife boat from Tobermory8 miles away A few hours
  14. Tobermory Distillery tour and lunch at MacGochansTobermory Distillery tour and lunch at MacGochans8 miles away A few hours
  15. A Day Exploring the Isle of MullA Day Exploring the Isle of Mull8 miles away A day out
  16. Isle of Mull Cheese farm and lunch in the Glass BarnIsle of Mull Cheese farm and lunch in the Glass Barn9 miles away A few hours
  17. A walk to Ardtornish Castle on the Sound of MullA walk to Ardtornish Castle on the Sound of Mull10 miles away A few hours
  18. Ardtornish Gardens and lunch at the Coal ShedArdtornish Gardens and lunch at the Coal Shed10 miles away A few hours
  19. A walk along Loch Aline to Kinlochaline CastleA walk along Loch Aline to Kinlochaline Castle11 miles away A few hours
  20. A Day Exploring North Mull and UlvaA Day Exploring North Mull and Ulva11 miles away A day out
  21. A walk to Loch Shiel from PollochA walk to Loch Shiel from Polloch12 miles away A few hours
  22. A walk from Portuairk to Ardnamurchan PointA walk from Portuairk to Ardnamurchan Point12 miles away A few hours
  23. A walk from Portuairk to Sanna BayA walk from Portuairk to Sanna Bay12 miles away A few hours
  24. A walk through Ariundle OakwoodA walk through Ariundle Oakwood13 miles away A few hours
What guests remember

Cosy and remote; somewhere we could cook properly; access to water for cold water swims; beautiful walks and beaches.

Adam McNicholas, a guest at the Cottage
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