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A stone cottage with a slated roof and dormer windows sits behind a gravel drive, ivy covering one gable end.
Inverness-shire

Ivy Cottage

For four, with two bedrooms, firewood and room for the dog. Three nights at least. From £450 a night. Arrive from 4pm, leave by 10am.

Licence HI-51225-F

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Welcome

Ivy Cottage is a cottage for four built in the style of an old croft, on the edge of the Aldourie Castle estate on the road to Dores, by the east shore of Loch Ness.

Ivy climbs its white harled front, and there's a log burner in both the beamed sitting room and the kitchen-dining room, where the units are dark green with a Belfast sink under the window.

The two bedrooms are upstairs, each reached by its own staircase at opposite ends of the cottage. One has a freestanding bath and a small en-suite loo, and there's a shared bathroom too. Outside, the cottage garden has nooks and hiding places for children, with a patio, a barbecue and a seat in the drystone dyke. It's opposite the village school, so it isn't the quietest of the estate's cottages. Dogs are welcome, and the castle's chefs will bring a cottage supper to the door.

We wish to restore our parts of the Highlands to their former magnificent natural state.
Anne and Anders Holch Povlsen, WildLand

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What is here

Log burners in the sitting room and the kitchen-dining room, with logs, kindling and matches supplied, a coffee machine, a washer-dryer and a barbecue on the patio.

Wood for fires
Bath tub
EV charging point
Baking equipment
Barbecue
Books
Dishwasher
Dog friendly
Dryer
E-bike hire
Garden
Kitchen
Local maps and guides
Travel cot
Washing machine
Wood-burning stove

Good to know

Sleeps
Four in two bedrooms upstairs.
Stairs
Each bedroom up its own stair.
Stays
Three nights or more.
Included
Logs, linen, towels and larder.
Supper
The chefs can deliver a cottage supper.
Dogs
Welcome; say when you book.
Children
Welcome; cots on request.
Parking
Private parking at the cottage.
EV charging
At the Aldourie Castle Steadings.
Laundry
A washer-dryer and an iron.
Quiet
Opposite the village school on the Dores road.
E-bikes
To hire, on request.
Smoking
Every cottage is non-smoking.

At Aldourie

Smoke rises from the chimney of a pink-harled house with a slate roof, seen over a drystone wall amid trees and misty hills.Tigh na Coille CottageSleeps 8
  • Above Loch Ness
  • An AGA and an open fire
Check datesA white harled cottage with a slated roof and gabled porch sits behind a garden of wildflowers, a table and chairs on the patio.Garden CottageSleeps 6
  • In the old kitchen garden
  • A roll-top bath
Check datesA white harled house with multiple gables sits behind clipped box hedging and shrubs, framed by overhanging trees.Factors CottageSleeps 6
  • The factor's old home
  • Two wood-burning stoves
Check datesA pink harled house with turreted gables and stepped chimneys stands among pine trees behind a dry stone wall.Gatehouse CottageSleeps 4
  • A little castle of its own
  • A spiral staircase
Check datesA stone steading with green shutters and a slated roof sits beside a gravel drive, mature trees framing the entrance.South BothySleeps 2
  • At the end of the steadings
  • A stove upstairs
Check datesThe whole placeAldourieAll six cottages round the castle, and the loch below them.See Aldourie

Where it is

Ivy Cottage is on the edge of the Aldourie Castle estate, on the road to Dores and opposite the village school, with private parking.

Aldourie is on the east shore of Loch Ness, about seven miles south-west of Inverness, which is the nearest city for shops and restaurants.

Getting hereAldourie is at the north end of Loch Ness by the village of Dores, a short drive south-west of Inverness. Ivy Cottage is on the road to Dores, opposite the village school; South Bothy is at the end of the castle steadings, with parking nearby.

Close byWhere WildLand sends its guests.
  1. Ruined stone tower of Urquhart Castle seen through autumn foliage on Loch NessUrquhart CastleCraggy and a thousand years old, standing guard over the steely-grey waters of Loch Ness.21 miles 32 min by road
  2. Stone fountain and palm trees inside a glasshouse courtyard with iron staircaseInverness Botanic GardensOn WildLand's own list of things to do round Loch Ness.7 miles 12 min by road
  3. Turreted castle with drawbridge entrance and flag flying above the towerCawdor CastleThe castle hidden in an ancient oak wood, a window into the region's past.
Walks from here
  1. Falls of FoyersFalls of FoyersA walk13 miles away
Directions
Wooden jetty and lochside houses beneath forested hills on a misty shorelineAttractionsDores Beach1.1 miles
Aerial view of the River Ness splitting around wooded islands towards Inverness and the Moray FirthAttractionsNess Islands5.9 miles
Passengers on the upper deck of a Loch Ness by Jacobite tour boatAttractionsJacobite Loch Ness Cruises6.0 miles
Loch Ness with autumn-coloured hills rising along its far shoreAttractionsLoch Ness6.3 miles
Trees reflected in a calm river with clear shallow waterAttractionsWhin Park6.7 miles
Eden Court Theatre & Cinema entrance with posters for The Stamping GroundAttractionsEden Court Theatre and Cinema6.8 miles
Inverness Castle's red sandstone towers rise behind a statue and hoarding-lined pathAttractionsInverness Castle6.8 miles
Castlegallery shopfront with hanging flower baskets above the window displayShoppingCastle Gallery6.8 miles
Corner entrance of Rocpool restaurant with black canopy and menus displayed outsideRestaurantsRocpool6.9 miles

Recommend to a friend

Days out from Ivy CottageAll days out from here
  1. Loch Ness from Inverness without a car: a cruise from Dochgarroch Lock and Urquhart Castle by busLoch Ness from Inverness without a car: a cruise from Dochgarroch Lock and Urquhart Castle by bus3 miles away A day out
  2. The Tall Trees Trail walk in Reelig GlenThe Tall Trees Trail walk in Reelig Glen5 miles away A few hours
  3. Inverness Botanic Gardens and lunch at Café BotanicsInverness Botanic Gardens and lunch at Café Botanics5 miles away A few hours
  4. Inverness Leisure, the Botanic Gardens and Whin ParkInverness Leisure, the Botanic Gardens and Whin Park6 miles away A day out
  5. The wave pool and lazy river at Inverness LeisureThe wave pool and lazy river at Inverness Leisure6 miles away A few hours
  6. The Road to the Isle of SkyeThe Road to the Isle of Skye6 miles away A day out
  7. Travelling Scotland’s Great GlenTravelling Scotland’s Great Glen6 miles away A day out
  8. Supper at The Kitchen and a film at Eden CourtSupper at The Kitchen and a film at Eden Court7 miles away A few hours
  9. A wet day in InvernessA wet day in Inverness7 miles away A day out
  10. A Day in InvernessA Day in Inverness7 miles away A day out
  11. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and lunch at RocpoolInverness Museum and Art Gallery and lunch at Rocpool7 miles away A few hours
  12. Whin Park, the Ness Islands and a hot chocolate at XOKOWhin Park, the Ness Islands and a hot chocolate at XOKO7 miles away A few hours
  13. The River Ness and a pint at the Castle TavernThe River Ness and a pint at the Castle Tavern7 miles away A few hours
  14. Inverness's old town: the Victorian Market, the Old High Church, Leakey's, the cathedral and the castle hillInverness's old town: the Victorian Market, the Old High Church, Leakey's, the cathedral and the castle hill7 miles away A day out
  15. A walk to Divach Falls from DrumnadrochitA walk to Divach Falls from Drumnadrochit7 miles away A few hours
  16. Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly Priory and lunch on the squareKilmorack Gallery, Beauly Priory and lunch on the square9 miles away A few hours
  17. The Black Isle Brewery and lunch at the Black Isle BarThe Black Isle Brewery and lunch at the Black Isle Bar10 miles away A few hours
  18. Culloden Battlefield and afternoon tea at Culloden HouseCulloden Battlefield and afternoon tea at Culloden House10 miles away A few hours
  19. Culloden, Cawdor and Nairn: a day east of InvernessCulloden, Cawdor and Nairn: a day east of Inverness10 miles away A day out
  20. Culloden Battlefield and Fort GeorgeCulloden Battlefield and Fort George10 miles away A day out
  21. Whisky of the firthsWhisky of the firths10 miles away A day out
  22. Clava Cairns at sunset and supper at the Cawdor TavernClava Cairns at sunset and supper at the Cawdor Tavern11 miles away A few hours
  23. The Munlochy Clootie Well and its woodland walkThe Munlochy Clootie Well and its woodland walk11 miles away A few hours
  24. A walk to the Falls of Foyers and lunch at the CameronsA walk to the Falls of Foyers and lunch at the Camerons12 miles away A few hours
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