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TonightToday

Boath Cabin is free tonight.

Sleeps four, in Inverness-shire.

Free datesFrom 16 OctBook Boath Cabin
Free soonTodayFifeAirdit25 – 27 OctAberdeenshireNo 5 Steading Cottage16 – 20 OctDumfries and GallowaySaltwater Chronicles Lodge26 – 28 Oct

Places with nights free in the next few weeks.

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

From our collectionsA collection20 hours agoLochaberPier CottageAngusNàdairInverness-shireGatehouse CottageScottish BordersThe SculleryIsle of SkyeMilovaig HouseAberdeenshireTornahatnachCairngormsLarch HouseCairngormsGeordie’s CottagePerthshireKinSutherlandKeeper's Cottage

Places to Stay Deep in the Countryside

There's nothing quite like waking up with fields, hills or forest on every side and not another house in sight. From farmhouses and steadings to cottages at the end of a track, these are our favourite places to stay deep in the Scottish countryside.

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Sleeps twoOne bedroomA closer look20 hours ago

Inside Cartshed.

The Cartshed is one of the old farm buildings at Eastside, the Cowan family's hill farm in the Pentland Hills, turned by Studio IMA into an award-winning hideaway for two. Inside it's calm and minimal, with white floors, pale timber slats, a black kitchen and a wood-burning stove, and big picture windows that make the hills the main event. The bedroom is tucked behind the slats, with a marble shower room and a snug loft above. A private session in the farm's wood-fired sauna is included.

Free dates9 Nov – 4 DecFrom 7 DecSee Cartshed
Hot tubs20 hours agoArgyll and ButeStormhouse NorthSleeps 2MorayshireBailies CottageSleeps 6Scottish BordersThe House in the HillSleeps 4CairngormsLarch HouseSleeps 6

Places to stay with a hot tub, deep in the countryside.

Fields and hills all around, and a hot tub to sit in at the end of the day.

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Before Christmas20 hours ago

A weekend still free at Kabn before Christmas.

The weekend of 4 December. Every other weekend before Christmas is booked. Sleeps two, in Argyll and Bute.

Free dates17 – 20 Nov23 – 27 Nov3 – 10 Dec13 – 19 DecBook Kabn
Region of the day20 hours agoSutherlandLundies HousePlace to staySutherlandKyle HouseSleeps 2SutherlandKeeper's CottageSleeps 6SutherlandFerryman's CottageSleeps 4SutherlandHill CottageSleeps 2SutherlandShore CottageSleeps 2

Remote places in Sutherland.

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

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Saturday to Saturday20 hours agoAberdeenshireFaunoran HouseFrom 17 OctoberAberdeenshireLaggan CottageFrom 31 OctoberMorayshireBailies CottageFrom 31 OctoberArdnamurchanBorradill HouseFrom 21 NovemberAberdeenshireNo 5 Steading CottageFrom 28 NovemberAngusNàdairFrom 5 December

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 agoInvernessNairn BeachAttractionInverness-shireBoath Cabin2 miles awayInverness-shireCulbin Edge5 miles away

Where to stay near Nairn Beach.

The long sandy beach by the harbour at Nairn, with a promenade, a breakwater and its white beacon, dunes, and wide views across the Moray Firth.

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Plan ahead20 hours ago

The Hay Loft at Glendye is booked most weekends.

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

Free dates18 – 20 Oct2 – 4 Nov16 – 21 Nov22 Nov – 23 DecBook The Hay Loft at Glendye
Just the two of you20 hours agoSutherlandKyle HouseSleeps 2Inverness-shireSouth BothySleeps 2CairngormsThe HayloftSleeps 2LochaberPier CottageSleeps 2ArdnamurchanSeaview CottageSleeps 2ArdnamurchanThe Old Post OfficeSleeps 2

Remote places for two.

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

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From our collectionsA collection20 hours agoDumfries and GallowaySelkie's Haven LodgeScottish BordersThe House in the HillSutherlandKyle HouseSutherlandLundies HouseEdinburghWoodshedSutherlandCeannabeinne CottageSutherlandShore CottageAberdeenshireInverenzie CottageSutherlandKeeper's CottageLochaberElastic Cottage

Scotland's Best Places to Stay for the View

Some places are worth booking for the view alone, whether it is the sea, a loch or hills going off into the distance.

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