This charming, 250 year- old detached cottage stands on the southern edge of the village of Strachur on the shores of Loch Fyne, the longest sea loch in Scotland, about 55 miles from Glasgow. With just the narrow road to Colintraive between it and the water, it snuggles behind a hedge (which has been selectively cut back to provide a lovely view of the loch), with a secluded patio area (barbecue) to the front and grass to the side and rear. There is off road parking at the side of the house.
Inside it has been most attractively renovated and furnished and is so laid out that the living room and the double bedroom overlook the loch. The cosy living room has a multi-fuel stove which also heats the radiators, while the well-equipped kitchen has a small breakfast bar and a stable door. The double bedroom is bright and spacious and there is also a small twin bedroom and a bathroom with bath and separate shower..
Many hours can be happily wiled away just gazing at the play of light on the water, or keeping an eye out for basking sharks or Sammy the Seal, whose favourite rock is just opposite the cottage, but there is also much to do in this area of outstanding natural beauty. Carry on south down the road, past the Oystercatcher Bar and restaurant on the beach at otter Ferry and then turn off for the recently developed Portavadie Marina where the ferry runs to Tarbet. The road ends beyond Colintraive where you will come to the Bute ferry. The crossing lasts only a few minutes and you can spend a day on the Isle of Bute, where the resort of Rothesay and the magnificent house and gardens of Mount Stuart are well worth a visit.
In the other direction, round the head of the Loch, you come to the famous Loch Fyne Oyster Bar and then on to picturesque Inveraray with its castle and jail museum and eventually to campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre. Or head south east to Dunoon, passing the Benmore Botanic Gardens and magical Puck's Glen on the way. And chances are, on the way to the cottage you will already have checked out Loch Lomond and the spectacular Arrochar Alps, as the road winds up Rest and Be Thankful.
The area caters well for all sorts of activities and enthusiasms. It is on the edge of the Argyll Forest Park and there is good walking in the woods and hills round about. Just beyond Inveraray is Argyll Adventure offering riding, clay pigeon shooting, a climbing wall, paintballing and many other attractions. Inveraray also has a golf course.
Strachur has the Creggans Inn, an excellent post office, shop and cafe, and petrol station (which supplies coal and logs), all of which are within easy walking distance of the cottage. There is another excellent eating place, the Coylet Inn on the way to Dunoon. Dunoon has supermarkets, leisure centre etc and ferries to Greenock or Gourock (which provide another easy, if less scenic, way of getting to the cottage from Glasgow, Prestwick or Glasgow airports or Ayrshire.)
Bed linen, towels and the first 100 units of electricity per week are INCLUDED. Up to two well-behaved pets are welcome by arrangement. Smoking is not permitted within the cottage.
