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Aberdeenshire

The Corner House

For six, with three bedrooms, a hot tub and room for the dog.

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Welcome

The Corner House is part of Glen Dye's Victorian steadings, converted in 2012 by NORD Architecture, who were named Young Architects of the Year.

A giant south-facing window fills the living space with light. The rooms are full of colour, with a mural of the hills along the dining wall, a velvet sofa by the wood-burning stove and a four-poster in one of the three bedrooms. It sleeps six. Out the back there's a private yard with a wood-fired hot tub, and dogs are welcome.

Glendye makes me happy.
Painted across the gable of the Coach House
What is here
Hot tub
Accessible bathroom
Dog friendly
Wood-burning stove
Good to know
Dogs
Welcome in every house.
Hot tubs
Wood-fired, at every house; at Gamekeeper's Cottage you add it when you book.
Sauna
On the estate, to book, at the Discovery and Adventure Centre.
The Glen Dye Arms
The estate's own bar: bring your own, no food.
Families
Welcome, with games in the houses.
Groups
No 4 and No 5 Steading are let together for fourteen; the Coach House takes twelve.
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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At Glen Dye
An aerial view shows a white harled farmhouse with multiple chimneys set beside a gravel courtyard and stone outbuildings.The Coach HouseSleeps 12
  • The old toll house by the Bridge of Dye
  • A courtyard for long suppers
Free 22–24 OctTimber cabin with metal roof and decking surrounded by woodland treesNorth Lodge and River CabinSleeps 6
  • A cabin of its own on the riverbank
  • An open fire in the lodge
Free 11–13 NovA stone cottage with dormer windows sits behind a low blue gate, a rose-covered archway framing the front door.Gamekeeper’s CottageSleeps 6
  • Looking over the River Dye
  • A lawn behind a blue gate
Free 2–4 NovA stone farmhouse covered in climbing ivy stands behind a gravel drive, seen through overhanging pine branches.CuttieshillockSleeps 6
  • An old inn on the edge of the forest
  • Its own sauna and garden studio
Free 17–19 OctA stone cottage with a slated roof and black stove pipe sits beside a gravel drive, foxgloves and wildflowers lining the path.No 4 Steading CottageSleeps 7
  • A hot tub down a woodland path
  • Next door to No 5
Free 31 Oct – 2 NovAn aerial view shows a long stone steading with a slated roof and a rooftop hot tub, a smaller outbuilding and gravel courtyard beside it.No 5 Steading CottageSleeps 7
  • The Smiddy games room
  • Next door to No 4
Free 17–19 OctA stone steading with a slated pyramid roof and a chimney stands behind a green nameplate sign, a chair visible through the window.No 2 Steading Cottage at GlendyeSleeps 4
  • The window where the tractors came in
  • A walled yard with a hot tub
Free 18–20 OctSofas flank a window framed by red curtains looking out to a garden and outbuilding, a coffee table set with candles and a small house-shaped ornament between them.The Hay Loft at GlendyeSleeps 4
  • A picture-book window down the glen
  • A balcony for breakfast
Free 18–20 OctA stone cottage with a slated roof and teal door sits behind a lawn, a striped bench and timber fence framing the garden.The Bothy, GlendyeSleeps 2
  • A hand-built outdoor kitchen
  • Next to the oldest house on the estate
Free 17–19 OctThe whole placeGlen DyeAll ten houses, the estate's own sauna, shop and fishing, and the hill above them.See Glen Dye
On the estate

What Glen Dye runs itself, for guests in the houses and for visitors.

Salmon & Sea Trout Fishing at Glen Dye, AberdeenshireOn the River DyeSalmon and sea troutA session on the estate's own stretches of river, with a guide, the gear and the know-how.
Forest Bathing at Glen Dye, AberdeenshireIn the woodsForest bathingTwo or three slow hours in the estate's forest with a guide, touching bark and listening to the wind.
An old painted dresser of enamelware and boxes against a pink wall in the Glen Dye Shop.Good stuff, made wellThe Glen Dye ShopThe estate's country store and gallery: clothing, homewares, books, art and food.The granite tor on the top of Clachnaben in snow, under a deep blue sky.From the Bridge of DyeClachnabenThe hill above the estate, with a granite tor on top that sailors once steered by, climbed on a good path.
Where it is

The Corner House sits within the Glen Dye estate in rural Aberdeenshire, just south of Banchory and north of Fettercairn.

It’s reached by a single-track road that climbs gently into woodland and open moor. The setting feels remote, but it’s only about 45 minutes from Aberdeen by car. The house stands on the edge of the old farm steadings, in a small cluster of buildings. Trails lead from here into the hills and down to the River Dye.

Getting hereIn Glen Dye, near Strachan, a little south of Banchory on Royal Deeside.

Close by
  1. An old painted dresser of enamelware and boxes against a pink wall in the Glen Dye Shop.Glen Dye ShopUnder half a mileas the crow flies
  2. The granite tor on the top of Clachnaben in snow, under a deep blue sky.Clachnaben Walk, Glen Dye1 mile2 min by road
  3. Pink heather and forest below the hills around Scolty.Scolty Hill Walk6 miles10 min by road
  4. The Water of Feugh pouring white over the rocks at the Falls of Feugh, by the restaurant.Falls by Orry ShandA restaurant at the Bridge of Feugh where the kitchen chooses a seasonal tasting menu, with firepits by the river.7 miles10 min by road
  5. River tumbling over rocky falls through a wooded gorgeFalls of Feugh7 miles10 min by road
  6. Finzean Farm Shop and tearoom with the Feugh valley beyond.Finzean Farm Shop and Tearoom7 miles14 min by road
  7. A bottle of the Strong Water Co.'s own whisky held up at its Banchory shopfront.The Strong Water Co8 miles12 min by road
  8. Aerial view of a golf course fairway lined with forest and hills beyondBanchory Golf Club8 miles13 min by road
Directions
A concrete block on the grassy hill ground above Balnahard, the Finzean hills beyond.ActivityBalnahard Farm7.0 miles
River cascading over rocky falls through a wooded gorgeWalksRhindbuckie Walk7.7 miles
The Birdhouse café's teal shopfront on a granite street in Banchory.CafeBirdhouse Cafe Banchory7.9 miles
Tease's black shopfront on Banchory High Street, with benches and plants at the door.CafeTease Coffee Bar8.0 miles
Banchory Lodge's glass-roofed garden room set with tables and wicker chairs.RestaurantsBanchory Lodge8.0 miles
Gravel track through autumn woodland, barrier gate and stone wall alongsideWalksHill of Maryfield Walk8.2 miles
Framed line drawing beside a hanging plant in a white macramé potCafePotarch Café8.2 miles
The Dinnie Stones, BanchoryAttractionsThe Dinnie Stones8.3 miles
Ride Coffee House, a white building with a glass gable and garden chairs.CafeRide Coffee House Banchory8.4 miles
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