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Places to stay in Argyll and Bute

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Every one of these is somewhere we would book ourselves: off-grid cabins on a private stretch of Loch Fyne, a bothy in the oak woods above Loch Nell, glass houses above Loch Laich, a cabin on Loch Goil and a Baronial house in the woods above Oban. Choose a kind of place to start, or swipe through them all.

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Glenstriven House is free this weekend.

A white Victorian country house above Loch Striven in Cowal, let whole to one party, with seven bedrooms, a private beach and a pub of its own. Sleeps 15, in Argyll and Bute.

Free dates10 – 19 Nov23 Nov – 15 Dec19 – 23 Dec3 Jan – 25 FebBook Glenstriven House
Base yourself41 minutes agoArgyll and ButeOcean Explorer CentreAttractionArgyll and ButeThe Drury3 miles awayArgyll and ButeGlencruitten House3 miles awayArgyll and ButeUisge Bothy3 miles awayArgyll and ButeBeatha3 miles away

Where to stay near Ocean Explorer Centre.

The marine scientists' visitor centre at Dunbeg, with a giant globe, microscopes on the Firth of Lorn and free entry.

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Monday to Thursday1 hour agoArgyll and ButeGlenstriven House9 – 12 NovArgyll and ButeThe Drury16 – 19 NovArgyll and ButeKabn23 – 26 Nov

Go midweek, when everyone else is at work.

Three nights, Monday to Thursday. Each one shows the first it has free.

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Plan ahead2 hours ago

Kabn is booked most weekends.

These are the next weekends it is free, so book ahead. Sleeps two, in Argyll and Bute.

Free dates4 – 6 Dec29 – 31 Jan5 – 7 FebBook Kabn
Just the two of you3 hours agoArgyll and ButeStormhouse SouthSleeps 2Argyll and ButeStormhouse NorthSleeps 2Argyll and ButeSeal CabinSleeps 2Argyll and ButeSlochdSleeps 2Argyll and ButeUisge BothySleeps 2Argyll and ButeBeathaSleeps 2

Places to stay for two.

Each of these sleeps two, so it is just the two of you.

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In Issue 13The magazine

Tall Tale

Wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan grew up on Mull and has spent 35 years filming in the world's wildest places. But it took two mountainless years in the Amazon before he really saw Buachaille Etive Mòr.

Read it in Issue 13
From our collectionsA collection3 hours agoArgyll and ButeKabnArgyll and ButeGlenstriven HouseArgyll and ButeStormhouse NorthArgyll and ButeRed Squirrel CottageArgyll and ButeSeal CabinArgyll and ButeSlochdArgyll and ButeStormhouse South

Places to Stay on the Shore of a Loch

Waking up to a loch outside the window, with the water still and the hills behind it, is one of those things that makes a stay in Scotland feel different. These are our favourite places to stay on the shore.

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Sleeps fourTwo bedroomsStays of three nights or moreA closer look4 hours ago

Inside Fern Cottage.

Fern Cottage is a restored farmer's home on the Croggan peninsula in the south-east of Mull, with only a grassy slope and a single-track road between its door and Loch Spelve. It has been in the Corbett family for more than a hundred years. A 1950s 'upgrade' stripped out much of the old house, and Stephen and Lettie Corbett have put the character back. They raised the ceiling and opened the kitchen into the sitting room, so it's now one long room under a vaulted roof.

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Nearby5 hours agoArgyll and ButeTinkers’ HeartAbout 1 mile awayArgyll and ButeLoch Fyne Oyster BarAbout 3 miles awayArgyll and ButeFyne AlesAbout 3 miles away

Places to visit while staying at Kabn.

Two off-grid cabins for two on the shore of Loch Fyne near Inveraray, adults only, each with a wall of glass onto the loch. These are the closest, with how far each one is.

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Did you know6 hours ago

The two cabins stand more than 100 metres apart on their own stretch of shore.

Kabn is two off-grid cabins for two on the shore of Loch Fyne, near Inveraray, and each one frames the loch its own way. Shio has a Japanese-inspired slatted glass gable, and Teru a glass corner that opens up the whole view. In both, the king bed faces the water, and there's a wood-burning stove for the evenings.

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In Argyll8 hours ago

The Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa in Inveraray has been named Scotland's Leading Hotel at the World Travel Awards.

The hotel on the shore of Loch Fyne opened its new Shore Spa this year, and its Cladach Mòr Bistro holds an AA Rosette.

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Base yourself10 hours agoArgyll and ButeDunollie CastleAttractionArgyll and ButeThe DruryUnder a mile awayArgyll and ButeGlencruitten House2 miles awayArgyll and ButeUisge Bothy3 miles awayArgyll and ButeBeatha3 miles away

Where to stay near Dunollie Castle.

The MacDougalls' ruined castle on a hillside above Oban, with views to Kerrera and the isles on a clear day, and a museum in the 1745 House.

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Did you know10 hours ago

Stormhouse North, a house for two in Appin on the Argyll coast, looks straight across the loch to Castle Stalker, which played the Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Castle Stalker stands on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. Film fans know it from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Nicola and Jim, who built Stormhouse, say their guests are often surprised to learn it. Stormhouse North is a cedar-clad house for two on the shore facing it, with huge glass windows, a super-king-size bed and a sunken, mosaic-tiled hot tub on the terrace. The castle is privately owned and opens for a limited number of tours, by appointment. When the tide is out, you can walk over to the island.

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