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MAYBOLE PORT APPIN

Culzean Castle On a windswept clifftop, Robert Airds Hotel Airds is an old ferry inn in a pretty
A Adam’s last masterpiece (c.1785). The top floor waterfront village, with spectacular views
w was given by Scotland to the late ex-US President across Loch Linnhe to the hills beyond. It’s
Eisenhower for his lifetime, and is now a small a sophisticated place, with a flower-filled
hotel. It includes a wonderful circular sitting room conservatory and a Michelin-starred kitchen.
w with views to Arran and Mull of Kintyre. Or you Dinner included in price. Afternoon tea is
can rent the entire apartment for a private party. served. Under new management.
N Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire KA19 8LE. N Port Appin, Appin, Argyll PA38 4DF. Map p76 C3.
Map p76 C4. § (01655) 884455. ` (01655) 884503 § (01631) 730236. ` (01631) 730535.
$ culzean@nts.org.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 6. $ airds@airds-hotel.com 0 b,d. Rooms 16.
∂ ¢ Christmas, Feb. / MC, V. ]]]] ∂ ¢ 3 weeks in Jan. / MC, V. ]]]]
NAIRN PORTPATRICK

Clifton House Though it’s not unusual to find Knockinaam Lodge This is a most comfortable
hotels with a theatrical touch, this hotel is a place to get away from the hurly burly, or
theatre, staging concerts and recitals in the dining perhaps take a break en route to the Stranraer
room during winter. The Victorian house is richly ferry. Set in a remote wooded glen, its lawned
furnished, the bedrooms with a mix of antiques garden runs down to a sandy cove. Peace reigns,
and painted pieces. Dinner, bed and breakfast both in the smart public rooms and the large,
(all included) is the only available package. dignified bedrooms. Michelin-starred cuisine.
N Viewfield St, Nairn, Nairnshire IV12 4HW. N Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway
Map p77 D2. § (01667) 453119. ` (01667) 452836. DG9 9AD. Map p76 C5. § (01776) 810471.
$ macintyre@clifton-hotel.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 7. ` (01776) 810435. 0 b,l,d. Rooms 10.
∂¢ Dec, Jan. / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]]] ∂¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ]]

PITLOCHRY SKIRLING
Knockendarroch House A château-style house Skirling House A fascinating Arts and Crafts
run by gracious and welcoming hosts. Set on a house surrounded by lovely gardens. Superb
plateau above the town, the views are spectacular. dinner-party-style food; sympathetic hosts.
N Higher Oakfield, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5HT. N Skirling, Biggar, Lanarkshire ML12 6HD. Map p77 D4.
Map p77 D3. § (01796) 473473. ` (01796) 474068. § (01899) 860274. ` (01899) 860255.
$ info@knockendarroch.co.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 12. ]]] $ enquiry@skirlinghouse.com 0 b,d. Rooms 5. ]]
PORTREE,ISLE OF SKYE SLEAT,ISLE OF SKYE
Viewfield House Distinctive guesthouse, home Kinloch Lodge Home of Lord and Lady
of the Macdonalds, run on house-party lines and Macdonald; guests stay either in the Lodge or the
full of colonial memorabilia. New House, which is every bit as gracious.
N Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9EU. Map p76 B2. N Sleat, Isle of Skye IV43 8QY. Map p76 B2.
§ (01478) 612217. ` (01478) 613517. § (01471) 833214. ` (01471) 833277.
$ info@viewfieldhouse.com 0 b,d. Rooms 12. ]] $ kinloch@dial.pipex.com 0 b,d. Rooms 14. ]]]