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Eilean Sionnach Lighthouse Cottage, SleatThe old keeper's cottage beside Ornsay Lighthouse, on its own small island off Isleornsay on Skye.

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TonightToday

No 5 Steading Cottage is free tonight.

A stone steading cottage for seven, with a games room of its own across the yard. Sleeps seven, in Aberdeenshire.

Free dates16 – 20 Oct22 – 26 Oct29 Oct – 4 Nov6 – 8 NovBook No 5 Steading Cottage
Free soonTodayAberdeenshireNo 5 Steading Cottage16 – 20 OctAberdeenshireThe Hay Loft at Glendye18 – 20 OctAberdeenshireNo 4 Steading Cottage31 Oct – 4 Nov

Places with nights free in the next few weeks.

The dates under each one are free. Choose a place to see it and book.

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Where to Stay on Skye

Portree for the harbour and the restaurants, Sligachan for the Cuillin, Sleat for gardens and quiet: which part of Skye to stay in, and the hotels, cottages, hostels and campsites we like in each.

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From our collectionsA collection20 hours agoLochaberElastic CottageLochaberBorradill CottageLochaberThe Old SchoolLochaberCurlew Cottage

Places to Stay in Lochaber in Winter

Lochaber in winter means quiet roads, snow on the high tops and short, bright days by the lochs. These are the places to stay that keep their doors open through the colder months, from shoreline cottages to cabins with a hot tub under the stars.

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Sleeps fourTwo bedroomsStays of three nights or moreDogs welcomeA closer look20 hours ago

Inside Gatehouse Cottage.

Gatehouse Cottage is like a small Aldourie Castle of its own, a pink-harled gatehouse set among larch and Scots pine. The ground floor is one big welcoming room for living and dining, with bookshelves and an open fire, and there's a large kitchen full of light. A spiral staircase leads up to two double bedrooms and a bathroom with a freestanding bath, looking into the trees. Outside there's a garden with a barbecue for summer evenings and an EV charger.

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Before Christmas20 hours ago

A weekend still free at Wren's Nest before Christmas.

The weekend of 23 October. Every other weekend before Christmas is booked. Sleeps two, in Dumfries and Galloway.

Free dates20 – 27 OctFrom 27 DecBook Wren's Nest
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Cottages in Cairngorms.

Somewhere in Cairngorms every day, so the whole country comes round in turn.

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Saturday to Saturday20 hours agoAberdeenshireOld School CottageFrom 17 OctoberIsle of SkyeHalf of OneFrom 31 OctoberCairngormsPark CottageFrom 31 OctoberAberdeenshireLaggan CottageFrom 31 OctoberMorayshireBailies CottageFrom 31 OctoberFifeWest CottageFrom 21 November

A whole week away for the family, Saturday to Saturday.

Each of these sleeps six or more. Under each one is the first week it has free in the next two months.

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Base yourself20 hours agoSutherlandBalnakeil BeachAttractionSutherlandCeannabeinne Cottage4 miles awaySutherlandHill Cottage6 miles awaySutherlandShore Cottage6 miles away

Where to stay near Balnakeil Beach.

A wide white beach backed by tall marram dunes, running from the old church at Balnakeil out towards Faraid Head, a mile from Durness.

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Plan ahead20 hours ago

No 4 Steading Cottage is booked most weekends.

These are the next dates it is free, so book ahead. Sleeps seven, in Aberdeenshire.

Free dates31 Oct – 4 Nov6 – 8 Nov23 Nov – 10 Dec11 – 23 DecBook No 4 Steading Cottage
Just the two of you20 hours agoIsle of SkyePtarmigan CottageSleeps 2CairngormsTower O'EssSleeps 2LothianClermount CottageSleeps 2Scottish BordersThe ScullerySleeps 2Argyll and ButeSeal CabinSleeps 2FifeMaybell CottageSleeps 2

Cottages for two.

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

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Places to Stay by the Water in Lochaber

In Lochaber the water is never far away, with long lochs running between the mountains. These are the places to stay where it's right at the door, from cottages on the shore to a cabin with its veranda reaching out over the river.

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