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A landscape view of Park Cottage in the snow, its windows lit, forest and a white hill behind.
Cairngorms

Park Cottage

For six, with three bedrooms, a hot tub, firewood and room for the dog. From £186 a night. Arrive from 4pm, leave by 10am.

Licence HI-70113-REPC F

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Welcome

Park Cottage was built as a two-up, two-down home for the resident stalker on the Alvie Estate, near Kincraig, and has since been extended and renovated.

Visited and photographed by Hidden Scotland

It stands among the working fields of the estate farm, facing south-east towards the Cairngorms, with the Monadhliath mountains behind it, and Aviemore is ten minutes away by car.

You come in through a wood-lined porch, where coats and outdoor shoes can be left. On one side of the house are a dining room, a utility and shower room and the kitchen, which has a two-seater breakfast bar; on the other is a spacious lounge with a woodburner and a choice of sofas and chairs. The three bedrooms are all upstairs, two doubles and a twin, and share the upstairs bathroom.

Outside, the enclosed garden has views all round to the Cairngorms, the Alvie Estate and the Monadhliath, with garden chairs, a barbecue and a wood-fired hot tub. Dogs are welcome.

The perfect viewing platform for spectacular sunrises and the ever-changing vista as the seasons roll in and out.
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What is here

There is a woodburner in the lounge, a dining room, a kitchen with a two-seater breakfast bar, a utility room with a washing machine and dryer, a shower room downstairs and a bathroom upstairs, bed linen, towels, a hairdryer and free wifi that suits browsing and email but not streaming.

Hot tub
Wood for fires
Bath tub
Enclosed garden
Barbecue
Dishwasher
Dog friendly
Dryer
Garden
High chair
Kitchen
Rainfall shower
Self check-in
TV
Travel cot
Washing machine
Wifi
Wood-burning stove
Good to know
Sleeps
Six: two king bedrooms and a twin, all upstairs.
Bathrooms
A bathroom upstairs and a shower room below.
Dogs
Usually two at most, with a charge for each.
Families
A high chair and a travel cot are there.
Groups
No stag, hen or large parties.
Quiet
Hot tub and garden quiet from 9pm to 8am. No fireworks, no smoking.
Before you go
Wash up and take the bins out; no need to strip the beds. Cover the hot tub.
Car charging
No charging point here; never plug a car into the cottage.
On the estate
Pony trekking and more: quad biking, zip trekking, clay pigeon shooting.
Getting here
Turn off the B9152 for the Alvie Estate, then take the left fork signposted Park Cottage.
By train
Aviemore station is six miles away; book a taxi ahead.
Mobile signal
Varies by network; wifi calling works well.
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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The owner confirms the final price.

Where it is

Park Cottage is on the Alvie Estate by Kincraig, in the Cairngorms National Park, between the Cairngorms and the Monadhliath.

Aviemore, with its shops, pubs and restaurants, is about ten minutes by car, and its railway station six miles away. The A9 is five miles off, Kingussie about 19 minutes, and Inverness Airport about an hour and ten minutes.

Close byWhere the owners send their guests, nearest first.
  1. Two Japanese macaques huddled in the snow.Highland Wildlife ParkFor a gentler day, alongside fishing on the lochs and the working sheepdogs at Leault Farm.4 miles 9 min by road
  2. The funicular climbing the mountainside above Glenmore.Cairngorm MountainFor a mountain day: the Cairngorm resort, on the range the cottage faces across the estate's fields.15 miles 31 min by road
Walks from here
  1. Loch InshLoch Insh1½ miles, about an hour2 miles away
  2. CraigellachieCraigellachie2¾ miles, about two hours5 miles away
  3. River FeshieRiver Feshie1¼ miles, about an hour4 miles away
  4. The Old Logging WayThe Old Logging Way5½ miles, about 3¾ hours, one way6 miles away
  5. Uath LochansUath Lochans3½ miles, 2 to 2½ hours for both trails5 miles away
  6. Ruthven BarracksRuthven Barracks2½ miles, a morning, with lunch after7 miles away
Directions
The Rowan Tree Country Hotel, with its sign on the gable and a terrace of pot plants and tables in front.RestaurantsThe Rowan Tree Country Hotel3.4 miles
Autumn trees line a wide loch with forested hills beyondAttractionsUath Lochans4.7 miles
Floured hands shaping dough on a dark, flour-dusted worktopRestaurantsLa Taverna5.3 miles
Sunlight slanting across the tables and wooden chairs in the Old Bridge Inn's dining room.BarsThe Old Bridge Inn5.5 miles
A climber crossing between platforms among autumn trees.AttractionsTreeZone Aviemore5.9 miles
A steam train at Boat of Garten.AttractionsStrathspey Railway5.9 miles
The Barn at Rothiemurchus, a timber building under the pines.CafeThe Barn at Rothiemurchus6.0 miles
A handler in tweed raising a gloved hand as a golden eagle lands beside him, CairngormsShoppingRothiemurchus Farm Shop6.0 miles
Pine trees line a rocky loch shore with an exposed root bankAttractionsRothiemurchus6.1 miles

Recommend to a friend

Days out from Park CottageAll days out from here
  1. The Zip Trek at AlvieThe Zip Trek at AlvieHalf a mile away A few hours
  2. A floodlit night zip at AlvieA floodlit night zip at AlvieHalf a mile away A few hours
  3. The Lochside Loop walk at Kincraig on Loch InshThe Lochside Loop walk at Kincraig on Loch Insh1 mile away A few hours
  4. The River Feshie Trail and lunch by Loch InshThe River Feshie Trail and lunch by Loch Insh2 miles away A few hours
  5. A wood-fired sauna on Loch Insh and lunch at the BoathouseA wood-fired sauna on Loch Insh and lunch at the Boathouse2 miles away A few hours
  6. The Highland Wildlife Park's animalsThe Highland Wildlife Park's animals3 miles away A few hours
  7. Uath Lochans and Farleitter Crag walkUath Lochans and Farleitter Crag walk3 miles away A few hours
  8. A Day in the Cairngorms – Rothiemurchus & Glen MoreA Day in the Cairngorms – Rothiemurchus & Glen More3 miles away A day out
  9. Aviemore, Rothiemurchus and Glenmore: two lochs, the reindeer and Cairn GormAviemore, Rothiemurchus and Glenmore: two lochs, the reindeer and Cairn Gorm3 miles away A day out
  10. The Loch an Eilein circular walk, round the island castleThe Loch an Eilein circular walk, round the island castle4 miles away A few hours
  11. Loch an Eilein Castle and lunch at Ryvoan CaféLoch an Eilein Castle and lunch at Ryvoan Café4 miles away A few hours
  12. Uath Lochans and lunch in KincraigUath Lochans and lunch in Kincraig4 miles away A few hours
  13. A walk up Craigellachie above AviemoreA walk up Craigellachie above Aviemore4 miles away A few hours
  14. A walk on the Old Logging Way from Rothiemurchus to GlenmoreA walk on the Old Logging Way from Rothiemurchus to Glenmore4 miles away A day out
  15. A falconry experience at Rothiemurchus and lunch at the BarnA falconry experience at Rothiemurchus and lunch at the Barn4 miles away A few hours
  16. The steam train to Boat of Garten and a walk back to AviemoreThe steam train to Boat of Garten and a walk back to Aviemore4 miles away A day out
  17. Soft play and bowling at the Fun House in CoylumbridgeSoft play and bowling at the Fun House in Coylumbridge5 miles away A few hours
  18. The Cairngorm Brewery and lunch at the Cairngorm HotelThe Cairngorm Brewery and lunch at the Cairngorm Hotel5 miles away A few hours
  19. The Invertromie Trail walk at Insh MarshesThe Invertromie Trail walk at Insh Marshes6 miles away A few hours
  20. A walk from Kingussie to Ruthven BarracksA walk from Kingussie to Ruthven Barracks7 miles away A few hours
  21. A walk to Loch Gynack from KingussieA walk to Loch Gynack from Kingussie7 miles away A few hours
  22. A walk up Creag Bheag from KingussieA walk up Creag Bheag from Kingussie7 miles away A few hours
  23. Ruthven Barracks at sunset and supper in KingussieRuthven Barracks at sunset and supper in Kingussie7 miles away A few hours
  24. A walk round Loch Morlich and Glenmore's Norwegian memorialA walk round Loch Morlich and Glenmore's Norwegian memorial8 miles away A few hours
What guests remember

Garden has the sun all day right until past tea time. Sheep in the fields and the deer in the field opposite.

A guest who stayed seven nights in July 2026
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