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Perthshire

The House at Dun Aluinn

For 18, with nine bedrooms, a hot tub, firewood and room for the dog.

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Welcome

Dun Aluinn is a handsome Victorian house on an elevated site above Aberfeldy and the River Tay, in 5.5 acres of private grounds, with a terrace that looks down the Tay Valley to Schiehallion.

It has been renovated into a contemporary, design-led house that keeps many of its period features, with roaring fires in the grates, sheepskin-strewn sofas, a low-slung tangerine sofa, hand-picked modern art and a 5.5-metre dining table cast from bronze that seats twenty.

There are nine bedrooms, all en suite, two with freestanding baths, one of them a square Japanese soaking tub, and one with its own steam room. One bedroom is fully accessible. There are two lounges, a cinema room with Bose surround sound and a play den for younger guests with books and toys. The whole house sleeps up to eighteen, or you can book a single room. Either way a private butler, morning housekeeping and a daily turndown come with the stay, and a wood-fired cedar hot tub waits in the woods beside the house.

Your home from home in the Highlands.
Dun Aluinn
What is here

There are nine en-suite bedrooms, two with freestanding baths (one a square Japanese soaking tub) and one with its own steam room, two lounges, a cinema room with Bose surround sound, a play den, and a Bose wireless sound system connected to Spotify.

Hot tub
Wood for fires
Fireplace
Bath tub
Firepit
Private terrace or patio
Cinema room
Accessible rooms
Bicycle storage
Dishwasher
Dog friendly
Kitchen
Laundry service
Private Dining
Steam room
TV
Turndown service
Washing machine
Wifi
Good to know
Dogs
One, by prior arrangement, at £15 a night.
Sleeps
Up to eighteen, in nine en-suite bedrooms; rooms can also be booked one at a time.
Service
A private butler, morning housekeeping and a daily turndown.
The Lodge
Sleeps eight more, let on its own or with the house for up to 26.
Where it is

Dun Aluinn stands above the market town of Aberfeldy in Highland Perthshire, with its private entrance on Alma Avenue, looking over the town and the River Tay to Schiehallion.

Aberfeldy's bookshops, coffee shops and restaurants are a short walk down the hill, and Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are both about 90 minutes' drive.

Getting hereAbove Aberfeldy, in Highland Perthshire.

Close by
  1. Aberfeldy Gallery shopfront with framed paintings displayed in the windowAberfeldy GalleryHalf a mile 3 min by road
  2. Aberfeldy Watermill Bookshop & Cafe, AberfeldyAberfeldy Watermill Bookshop & CafeHalf a mile 3 min by road
  3. The Tay Cafe & Takeaway shopfront with framed pictures and a chalkboard menu outsideThe TayA friendly cafe and takeaway on Dunkeld Street in Aberfeldy, with home cooking, Cullen skink, fish and chips, cakes and scones.Half a mile 4 min by road
  4. The Birks of Aberfeldy1 mile 4 min by road
  5. Sauna on a boat, PerthshireHotBoat Sauna, Taymouth MarinaScotland's first floating sauna, a wood-fired sauna on a boat at Taymouth Marina on Loch Tay, with sauna cruises and a jump into the loch.6 miles 11 min by road
  6. Stone farm buildings beyond a wildflower meadow, backed by dense woodlandBallintaggart8 miles 16 min by road
  7. Ivy-covered Blair Athol Distillery building with red doors and a curved wooden sculpture in the courtyardBlair Athol Distillery15 miles 25 min by road
  8. Highland Soap Co shopfront with bay window on a stone corner buildingThe Highland Soap Company16 miles 27 min by road
Directions
Timber-clad Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters building with picnic benches outsideCafeGlen Lyon Coffee Roastery and Cafe1.2 miles
Moss-covered rock face carved into a profile among woodland foliageAttractionsSt David's Well1.5 miles
Dewar's Aberfeldy distillery sign in front of ivy-covered stone buildingAttractionsDewar's Aberfeldy1.5 miles
Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery sign in front of the ivy-covered stone buildingAttractionsDewar's Distillery1.5 miles
Turreted stone castle among trees, overlooking a barley fieldAttractionsCastle Menzies1.9 miles
Red squirrel eating a nut among fallen autumn leaves on woodland grassAttractionsCluny House Gardens3.8 miles
The long whitewashed church of St Mary's, Grandtully, beyond a carved gravestone in the grass.AttractionsSt Mary’s Grandtully4.1 miles
Stone building with striped awnings and dormer windows under grey skiesRestaurantsGrandtully Hotel5.7 miles
The Grandtully, PerthshireRestaurantsThe Grandtully5.7 miles
Days out from The House at Dun AluinnAll days out from here
  1. The Birks of Aberfeldy walkThe Birks of Aberfeldy walkUnder half a mile away A morning
  2. Weem Wood walk to St David's WellWeem Wood walk to St David's WellHalf a mile away A morning
  3. Castle Menzies and lunch at the Watermill in AberfeldyCastle Menzies and lunch at the Watermill in AberfeldyHalf a mile away A morning
  4. Dewar's, the Watermill and the Scottish Crannog CentreDewar's, the Watermill and the Scottish Crannog Centre1 mile away A day out
  5. Red deer and barn owls at Highland SafarisRed deer and barn owls at Highland Safaris2 miles away A morning
  6. Cluny House Gardens and lunch at the Grandtully HotelCluny House Gardens and lunch at the Grandtully Hotel3 miles away A morning
  7. St Mary's Church and hot chocolate in GrandtullySt Mary's Church and hot chocolate in Grandtully3 miles away A morning
  8. A walk up to the Black Rock on Drummond HillA walk up to the Black Rock on Drummond Hill5 miles away A morning
  9. Kenmore beach on Loch Tay and lunch at the CourtyardKenmore beach on Loch Tay and lunch at the Courtyard5 miles away A morning
  10. The Scottish Crannog Centre and lunch by Loch TayThe Scottish Crannog Centre and lunch by Loch Tay6 miles away A morning
  11. The Falls of Acharn and a floating sauna on Loch TayThe Falls of Acharn and a floating sauna on Loch Tay7 miles away A day out
  12. The Fortingall Yew and a drive up Glen LyonThe Fortingall Yew and a drive up Glen Lyon7 miles away A morning
  13. Schiehallion and a late lunch at Victoria'sSchiehallion and a late lunch at Victoria's7 miles away A morning
  14. Pitlochry Dam at dusk and supper at Port-na-CraigPitlochry Dam at dusk and supper at Port-na-Craig8 miles away A morning
  15. A walk round Faskally Wood and Loch DunmoreA walk round Faskally Wood and Loch Dunmore8 miles away A morning
  16. A pedalo on Loch Faskally and a hot chocolateA pedalo on Loch Faskally and a hot chocolate8 miles away A morning
  17. An evening at the Enchanted Forest in Faskally WoodAn evening at the Enchanted Forest in Faskally Wood8 miles away A morning
  18. The Black Spout walk from PitlochryThe Black Spout walk from Pitlochry8 miles away A morning
  19. A walk up Craigower from PitlochryA walk up Craigower from Pitlochry8 miles away A day out
  20. A round at Pitlochry Golf CourseA round at Pitlochry Golf Course8 miles away A day out
  21. A spa day at the Atholl Palace in PitlochryA spa day at the Atholl Palace in Pitlochry8 miles away A morning
  22. The Atholl Palace Museum and afternoon teaThe Atholl Palace Museum and afternoon tea8 miles away A morning
  23. A walk up to Moulin and a pint at the Moulin InnA walk up to Moulin and a pint at the Moulin Inn9 miles away A morning
  24. A walk up Ben Vrackie from MoulinA walk up Ben Vrackie from Moulin9 miles away A day out
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