Not a member?
Register and login now.

Issue 2 - Scotland's finest country hotels

Scotland Magazine Issue 2

Scotland Magazine Issue 2
June 2002

 

This article is 9 years old and some information provided may be time sensitive. Please check all details of events, tours, opening times and other information before travelling or making arrangements.

Copyright Scotland Magazine © 1999-2012. All rights reserved. To use or reproduce part or all of this article please contact us for details of how you can do so legally.

Scotland's finest country hotels

The Scottish mainland, as well as featuring fabulous city hotels, also boasts some of the British Isles' most spectacular country hotels. We profile some of the best

Scotland's finest country hotels (Issue 2)

THE FAR NORTH
Sutherland and Caithness

Not for nothing did Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother choose to make the Castle of Mey overlooking the Pentland Firth in the far north her Scottish home. This is a wild, remote and beautiful coastline which needs to be explored from John O' Groats at the north-east tip to Cape Wrath on the west. For the more adventurous out there it is the starting point for a visit to Orkney and Shetland.

Ackergill Tower
Near Wick
Tel: +44 (0) 1955 603 556
Web: www.ackergill-tower.co.uk
This is an experience not to be missed. Staying overnight in this 15th century Clan Sinclair castle overlooking the North Sea is an unforgettable experience. The food is excellent and you are expected to behave as if you are in your own home. As a result, Ackergill is popular with small corporate events and wedding house parties.

THE SOUTH WEST
Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire

Often described as Scotland's secret, the south-west enjoys the climate of the offshore Gulf Stream, and while tourists head north for the scenic wonders of the Highlands they neglect this wonderful corner of the land. Tropical gardens flourish, Wigtown has established itself as Scotland's ‘Book Town', and yachtsmen and golfers congregate here.

Knockinaam Lodge
Portpatrick
Tel: +44 (0) 1776 810 471
Web: www.prideofbritainhotels.com
There are 10 bedrooms in this out-of-the-way Victorian house situated south of Stranraer on the far south west coast. Windows ...

 

To read the rest of this article you can do any of the following.

Subscribe to Scotland Magazine. Subscribers have full access to all articles online for as long as they are a subscriber.
Activate your online subscription here.

Buy this issue of Scotland Magazine from our online store.

Unlock this article. Register as a member and you can unlock 25 articles for free. Already a member? Login now and read this article in full.