Hoseasons offer many self catering properties that are pet friendly and we highlight ones in the Loch Ness and Great Glen area below. We hope you enjoy your holiday in Loch Ness, afloat on in a self catering cottage.

Burnside Cottages overlooking Loch Ness

Loch Ness Cottages overlook the mysterous Loch Ness, the Burnside Cottage sleeps 4 (2 bedrooms) and 1 pet is allowed. The Woodside Cottage sleeps 2 with one bedroom.

Mor Carraig Loch Ness holiday

Mor Carraig overlooks Loch Ness. Sleeps 6, three bedrooms. One pet is allowed.

This lovely area, with its abundant wildlife, is excellent for hill walking and rambling along forest trails, and bird watching can be enjoyed from a nearby hide. For fishermen, two rods are available on Loch Ness, a number of golf courses lie within easy reach and the loch offers a variety of water sports. The safe sandy beaches of the Moray Firth are within an easy drive and Aviemore, Britain’s finest winter holiday resort, is 30 miles away. Easy touring to some of Scotland’s finest glens, castles and the battlefield of Culloden Moor. Pub and restaurant 2 miles, shops 5 miles. Book online with Hoseasons.

Loch Ness is an area of outstanding beauty and mystery, if you are a sceptic about the Loch Ness monster then take a trip on the loch down to Urquhart Castle and experience the atmosphere of the loch and you may end up leaving less certain that nothing exists. Loch Ness is one of Scotland’s longest and deepest lochs and you can travel down the Great Glen between Inverness to Fort William, a journey of a couple of hours from one side of Scotland to the other. The waterways and lochs between Inverness and Fort William are connected by the Caledonian Canal, the longest loch being Loch Ness. This area is popular with sailing and power boats and you can charter a boat for a boating holiday on this waterway.

Caley Cruisers Boating Holiday

Caley Cruisers have a range of outstanding boats for charter on Loch Ness and waterways of the Great Glen.

Le Boat Laggan for a boating holiday in Scotland

The Mountain Star boat for holiday charter at Le Boat Laggan

Urquhart Castle by Loch Ness

Holiday in the Highlands

For a holiday in the Highlands you need to consider if you wish to travel around and see many different places by driving or travelling by other means and staying in bed and breakfasts in private homes or in Hotels. In Scotland as in other areas there is the tradition of private homes offering bed and breakfast accommodation and this helps bring employment to areas where there is often few jobs. The accommodation may be graded by the Scottish Tourist Board or they may not have gone for this scheme. Throughout Scotland you will find a warm and friendly welcome and you can often find it nice helpful staying in privately run B&B accommodation where the owners will be able to tell you about the local area. Hotels also offer a warm welcome to tourists and you will find small privately owned and run hotels throughout the Scottish Highlands, often with a traditional character to them as well as comfort and great food in beautiful surroundings. By staying in a Scottish hotel or bed and breakfast you can plan your trip around the Highlands and see more of Scotland than staying in one place.

Self Catering Holidays in Scotland

There are many advantages to staying in a self catering accommodation; the most important one in our opinion is the freedom to plan your day and travel itinerary, you choose when to get up, when to eat and where to go. It is often more relaxing to stay in a cottage or other style of self catering accommodation than in a large hotel, you can kick off your shoes and relax, and the wine and meals if often cheaper! You can of course eat out and save on washing up, the choice is yours – the great thing about being on holiday.