
Each of these is somewhere we would book ourselves. Choose one to see it, the nights it is free and how to book.

Tell us when and who is coming, and see the remote places in Aberdeenshire that are free and fit.
Find your remote place →A granite house among silver birches, a short walk from the gates of Balmoral. Sleeps ten, in Aberdeenshire.
Free dates16 – 28 Oct1 – 22 Nov25 Nov – 30 Dec4 Jan – 1 Jun
Book Faunoran House
AberdeenshireThe Hay Loft at Glendye18 – 20 Oct
AberdeenshireNo 5 Steading Cottage16 – 20 Oct
AberdeenshireThe Hay Loft at Glendye18 – 20 OctThe dates under each one are free. Choose a place to see it and book.



Tornahatnach was built in the 19th century and has been restored with care, keeping its old character alongside every modern comfort. The kitchen has a farmhouse sink, an Everhot range and a breakfast bar, with a built-in dining neuk for slow breakfasts. The living room has a wood-burning stove, comfy sofas and shelves of books and games, with big windows onto the countryside. It sleeps five, in a king, a twin with its own en-suite and a cosy single. There's an enclosed garden, and dogs are welcome.
Free dates18 Nov – 19 Dec2 Jan – 20 Feb28 Feb – 28 Apr17 May – 12 JunSee TornahatnachThese are the next dates it is free, so book ahead. Sleeps four, in Aberdeenshire.
Free dates2 – 12 Nov23 Nov – 18 Dec31 Dec – 4 Feb15 Feb – 28 Apr
Book Dalgrassick


The Hay Loft is a converted loft whose sitting-room window, where hay was once passed through to the cattle below, now frames a picture-book view down the glen. It sleeps four in two bedrooms, with a wood-burning stove, a dining table for long suppers and a balcony for breakfast outside. Down the path there's a private wood-fired hot tub looking out over the fields and the forest, and the estate's sauna can be booked too. Dogs are welcome.
Free dates18 – 20 Oct2 – 4 Nov16 – 21 Nov22 Nov – 23 DecSee The Hay Loft at GlendyeA converted hay loft for four, with a picture-book window down the glen. Sleeps four, in Aberdeenshire.
Free dates18 – 20 Oct2 – 4 Nov16 – 21 Nov22 Nov – 23 Dec
Book The Hay Loft at Glendye