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A stone farmhouse with a slated roof and green door sits behind a lawn, a timber garden room extending to one side.
Aberdeenshire

Glenkindie Estate

Five restored cottages on a working Donside estate on the edge of the Cairngorms, for four to six, each done in its own bold colours.

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Welcome

Old stone cottages and a farmhouse on a working estate in Strathdon, looked after for its farming and its woodland.

The Glenkindie Estate sits in Strathdon, on the very edge of the Cairngorms National Park, a working estate that mixes farmland with protected woodland. Glenkindie House, described as a snug chateau of towers from different centuries, is still the owner's home, and the rest of the estate is yours to explore. The cottages have each been renovated with real flair, all bold wallpaper, painted panelling and patterned tiles, from Chapelton's yellow kitchen to the farmhouse at Greenstyle looking out to Kildrummy Castle. Deer, red squirrels, foxes and otters live here, you can ask about salmon and trout fishing on the estate's own stretch of the Don, and Royal Deeside is close by. You'll need a car, and three of the five cottages take dogs.

Surrounded by fabulous views, with scenic walks straight from your door, you really can just stop and leave the world behind.
Glenkindie Holiday Cottages
The houses

Three for six, one for five and one for four; three of them take dogs.

A stone farmhouse with a slated roof and green door sits behind a lawn, a timber garden room extending to one side.ChapeltonSleeps 6
  • A wall of glass onto the hills
  • A private deck
Free 4–7 NovA stone farmhouse with a gabled dormer window sits behind a timber picket fence, trees shading the drive.Home FarmSleeps 6
  • In the main grounds
  • A roll-top bath
Free 31 Oct – 3 NovA stone house with three dormer windows and a yellow front door sits behind a lawn, terracotta pots flanking the entrance.GreenstyleSleeps 6
  • Views to Kildrummy Castle
  • A snug with its own stove
Free 2–5 NovA stone farmhouse with dormer windows stands beside a picnic bench within a wooden fence enclosure.TornahatnachSleeps 5
  • Built in the 19th century
  • A dining neuk
Free 18–21 NovA stone cottage with green-framed dormer windows and matching door stands behind a gravel drive, trees and open fields beyond.DalgrassickSleeps 4
  • A large private garden
  • A kennel for the dog
Free 9–12 Nov
Booking for a group
4people

For four of you, Tornahatnach and Dalgrassick are just right.

When

November2026

MTWTFSS

Choose the night you arrive.

A stone cottage with green-framed dormer windows and matching door stands behind a gravel drive, trees and open fields beyond.4peopleDalgrassickJust right
A stone farmhouse with dormer windows stands beside a picnic bench within a wooden fence enclosure.4peopleTornahatnachJust right
A stone farmhouse with a gabled dormer window sits behind a timber picket fence, trees shading the drive.4peopleHome FarmRoomier than you need
A stone house with three dormer windows and a yellow front door sits behind a lawn, terracotta pots flanking the entrance.4peopleGreenstyleRoomier than you need
A stone farmhouse with a slated roof and green door sits behind a lawn, a timber garden room extending to one side.4peopleChapeltonRoomier than you need
WhenAny time
Where it is

In Strathdon in west Aberdeenshire, on the edge of the Cairngorms, between the Dee and the Don.

Close byWhere the owners send their guests.
  1. Kildrummy Castle's D-shaped ruin seen from the air above its ravine.Kildrummy CastleThe 13th-century ruins, a few minutes' drive from the estate.2 miles 3 min by road
  2. Balmoral Castle's turreted grey towers rise above ivy-covered walls and manicured lawnsBalmoralThe castle on Royal Deeside, one of the landmarks the owners point their guests to.30 miles 58 min by road
  3. Casks stencilled Royal Lochnagar Distillery stacked in the warehouse.Royal LochnagarThe distillery by Balmoral, and one of the whisky trails the owners point to.28 miles 42 min by road
  4. The dining room at Kildrummy Inn, with iron chandeliers under the beams, tables laid with glasses and candles and gilt-framed Highland paintings on the walls.The Kildrummy InnNewly renovated, with some of the finest dining in Aberdeenshire, patio dining and a whisky snug.2 miles 3 min by road
  5. Leith Hall, pale harled walls and turrets, above its gravel drive.Leith HallA lovely estate house to tour, with gardens to walk and a tea room.14 miles 23 min by road
  6. Pink-hued Craigievar Castle with turrets rising above trees and lawnsCraigievar CastleOne of the castles on the owners' own list for guests.16 miles 25 min by road
  7. Whitewashed tower house with star-shaped walls sits amid rolling green hillsCorgarff CastleOne of the castles on the owners' own list for guests.17 miles 24 min by road
  8. Visitors among a steam engine and old cars in the Grampian Transport Museum.Grampian Transport MuseumOne of the museums on the owners' own list for guests.11 miles 17 min by road
  9. The green front of the Alford Heritage Museum under its painted sign, in the old auction mart.Alford Heritage MuseumOne of the museums on the owners' own list for guests.11 miles 16 min by road
Directions
Stone cottage with lit doorways and slate roof at dusk, forest behindRestaurantsSteading Bar7.6 miles
The roofless kirk of St Mary at Auchindoir among its gravestones and trees.AttractionsSt Mary's Church, Auchindoir7.7 miles
Road sign reading "Lost" with an arrow, surrounded by bare winter shrubsAttractionsThe Famous Lost Sign8.5 miles
The steep grassy side of the Doune of Invernochty mound against the sky.AttractionsDoune of Invernochty8.5 miles
Stone arched bridge over a river, sunlight filtering through bare treesAttractionsPoldullie Bridge8.9 miles
A Pictish stone at Rhynie, its incised symbols faint on the pink granite.AttractionsRhynie Pictish Stones9.3 miles
The bank of grey rubble that was the fort's wall on the summit of Tap o' Noth, with heather slopes and patchwork farmland running to distant hills below.WalksTap o' Noth11 miles
Two little green engines of the Alford Valley Railway with red buffers, outside the engine shed.AttractionsAlford Valley Railway12 miles
Rows of cupcakes topped with swirled icing and Lotus biscuits on a cooling rackCafeTarland Tearooms13 miles
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