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Lundies House

With a sauna and room for the dog. From £620 a night. Arrive from 3pm, leave by 11am.

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Welcome

Lundies House is a former church manse in the small village of Tongue, on Scotland's north coast, made into a small hotel by WildLand.

The house went up in 1841 and 1842, and inside its original panelling and old wooden floors now sit with Scandinavian design, Danish art and furniture by Scottish makers. Downstairs there's a lounge, a study with a wood-burning stove and a candlelit dining room, and upstairs the bedrooms look out over the Kyle of Tongue, most of them with a freestanding bath.

Breakfast, dinner and a packed lunch come with every stay. Dinner is three courses of food from the sea and the land, with things foraged from the shores and woods, served on plates by the Scottish maker Cara Guthrie and the Danish makers Aage and Kasper Wurtz. Beyond the herb garden, studio rooms in the old steadings open onto a courtyard with a fire pit, and there's a sauna yurt and a stream with the hidden Nymph Pool for a cold dip.

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

Breakfast, a three-course dinner and a packed lunch are included, and you can use the sauna yurt and cold plunge, borrow an e-bike, and gather round the Feuerring fire pit in the courtyard before dinner.

Sauna
Fireplace
Bath tub
Firepit
Outdoor dining area
EV charging point
Accessible rooms
Breakfast served
Dinner Served
E-bike hire
Garden
Underfloor heating
Wellness treatments
Wifi
Wine list
Wood-burning stove
Good to know
Sleeps
A room each. Four in the manse, and studios in the steadings.
Meals
All included. Breakfast, a candlelit dinner and a packed lunch.
Dogs
In the studio rooms. Never in the dining room or shared rooms.
Children
All ages welcome. Ask about a cot.
Access
Studio 12 is accessible. The rooms in the manse are not.
Wellbeing
A sauna yurt and a cold plunge. Massages arranged by the team.
E-bikes
To borrow.
Car
Private car park. EV charging there.
Smoking
None, anywhere. Smoking may bring a cleaning charge.
Bring
Boots and warm layers.
At Tongue and Loch Hope
Kyle House, SutherlandKyle HouseSleeps 2
  • By GRAS architects
  • Ben Loyal across the kyle
Check datesA stone cottage with two chimneys sits above a loch, a mountain rising behind and a dry stone wall enclosing the lawn.Keeper's CottageSleeps 6
  • On the shore of Loch Hope
  • Copper baths in every room
Check datesA stone cottage with a slated roof and skylights sits on a lawn, a bench, fire bowl and basket of logs set out on the patio in front.Ferryman's CottageSleeps 4
  • On the banks of Loch Hope
  • An AGA and an open fire
Check datesThe whole placeTongue and Loch HopeThe hotel in Tongue, the cottages on the moor and the loch, and where they are.See Tongue and Loch Hope
Where it is

Lundies House is in the village of Tongue, on the Kyle of Tongue on Scotland's north coast and the North Coast 500.

From the upstairs rooms you look across to the mountains and Castle Varrich, and the Isla Room has a window seat facing Ben Hope.

Getting hereOn Scotland's north coast, on the North Coast 500: Tongue on the Kyle of Tongue, and Loch Hope a few miles west.

Close byWhere WildLand sends its guests in the far north.
  1. Duntulm Castle ruins on a headland overlooking a wide sea lochCastle VarrichA gentle path from Tongue climbs to the old ruined tower, which WildLand recommends for its sweeping views over the Kyle of Tongue.Half a mile 2 min by road
  2. Lichen-covered boulders frame a scattering of lochans across distant Highland glensBen LoyalOne of the two mighty peaks WildLand names, its granite tops rising from the moor south of Tongue, across the kyle from Kyle House.6 miles 9 min by road
  3. Wooden boardwalk curving across moorland towards a tall cylindrical timber towerForsinard FlowsThe Flow Country, the UK's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, at its emptiest: blanket bog and peat pools under huge skies.
Walks from here
  1. TalmineTalmine4 miles, about four hours6 miles away
  2. Loch EribollLoch Eriboll1½ miles, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) each way to the kilns, 2.6 km (1.6 miles) there and back by our map11 miles away
  3. Farr BayFarr Bay2 miles, about 1½ hours14 miles away
Directions
Weathered timber boathouse and stone ruin beside a shingle shorelineAttractionsTongueA step away
Burr’s of Tongue, SutherlandCafeBurr’s of TongueA step away
The Norse Bakehouse dining room, green panelling and wooden tables under strings of lights and a high ceiling.RestaurantsNorse Bakehouse1.6 miles
Timber-framed café interior with fairy lights strung across exposed roof beamsCafeWeavers Craft Shop & Café1.6 miles
Sandy beach curves beneath grassy cliffs beside a rocky outcrop in the seaAttractionsColdbackie Beach2.6 miles
Rust-coloured viewing platform overlooking a loch winding through misty hillsAttractionsCnoc Craggie3.3 miles
Stone bridge over a dark stream with moorland hills behindAttractionsLettermore, Loch Loyal6.7 miles
AttractionsBen Hope8.2 miles
Sandy beach curves between hills and rocky shoreline under grey skiesAttractionsTorrisdale Beach9.2 miles

Recommend to a friend

Days out from Lundies HouseAll days out from here
  1. Castle Varrich above the Kyle of Tongue, and Loch LoyalCastle Varrich above the Kyle of Tongue, and Loch LoyalUnder half a mile away A few hours
  2. Coldbackie Beach and lunch at the Tongue HotelColdbackie Beach and lunch at the Tongue Hotel2 miles away A few hours
  3. A coast walk from Talmine BayA coast walk from Talmine Bay4 miles away A few hours
  4. Strathnaver Museum and lunch at the Store in BettyhillStrathnaver Museum and lunch at the Store in Bettyhill8 miles away A few hours
  5. Farr Bay and Ard Mor walk at BettyhillFarr Bay and Ard Mor walk at Bettyhill8 miles away A few hours
  6. A walk down to Ard Neakie on Loch EribollA walk down to Ard Neakie on Loch Eriboll9 miles away A few hours
  7. The Ceannabeinne Township Trail walk at DurnessThe Ceannabeinne Township Trail walk at Durness11 miles away A few hours
  8. A walk round the cleared township of Rosal in StrathnaverA walk round the cleared township of Rosal in Strathnaver11 miles away A few hours
  9. Dun Dornaigil broch under Ben HopeDun Dornaigil broch under Ben Hope11 miles away A few hours
  10. A walk up to the Hood stones above Loch EribollA walk up to the Hood stones above Loch Eriboll11 miles away A few hours
  11. A walk into Smoo Cave's waterfall chamberA walk into Smoo Cave's waterfall chamber12 miles away A few hours
  12. A walk over the Aodann cliffs at DurnessA walk over the Aodann cliffs at Durness13 miles away A few hours
  13. An afternoon on Sango Bay at DurnessAn afternoon on Sango Bay at Durness13 miles away A few hours
  14. Driving Scotland’s North CoastDriving Scotland’s North Coast14 miles away A day out
  15. The Kyle of Durness walk from BalnakeilThe Kyle of Durness walk from Balnakeil14 miles away A few hours
  16. A walk to Faraid Head from Balnakeil BayA walk to Faraid Head from Balnakeil Bay14 miles away A few hours
  17. Balnakeil beach, the craft village and a hot chocolateBalnakeil beach, the craft village and a hot chocolate14 miles away A day out
  18. The Cape Wrath boat and minibusThe Cape Wrath boat and minibus14 miles away A few hours
  19. Nine holes at Durness Golf ClubNine holes at Durness Golf Club15 miles away A few hours
  20. Strathy Bay and lunch at the Store in BettyhillStrathy Bay and lunch at the Store in Bettyhill16 miles away A few hours
  21. A walk to Melvich Beach and the mouth of the HalladaleA walk to Melvich Beach and the mouth of the Halladale19 miles away A few hours
  22. The Flow Country's birds at RSPB Forsinard FlowsThe Flow Country's birds at RSPB Forsinard Flows21 miles away A few hours
  23. Oldshoremore, Polin and Sheigra: a three-beach walkOldshoremore, Polin and Sheigra: a three-beach walk24 miles away A few hours
  24. Sandwood Bay, the walk from BlairmoreSandwood Bay, the walk from Blairmore25 miles away A day out
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