Situated by Loch Awe, Scotlands Longest freshwater loch, Blarghour Farm Cottages offer four self-catering cottages sleeping 2, 4, 5 and 6.

Loch Awe is just a short walk away and all the cottages have their own garden areas with picnic table, seating bench and bricks for a disposable BBQ.

All four cottages acheived 4 stars from Visit Scotland

wi-fi: 4G via EE

Gas & electricity: are inclusive of the rental price, except for electric car charging - each cottage has it's own thethered Zappi car charger which are metered and usage charged.

Barn & Stable are semi-detached and close to the farmhouse :

Barn (slps 2) is an upside down cottage with kitchen/diner/lounge upstairs looking across the nearby hill and with glimpses of Loch Awe.  Bedroom (zip-linked double or twin bed option) and shower room are downstairs.  

Stable (slps 4) provides spacious accommodation with a lovely loch view and evening sunsets.  Upstairs has two bedroom both with zip-linked double or twin bed options, plus a shower room.  Downstairs is openplan with kitchen, diner and lounge and an elegant spiral staircase. Stable is not recommended for children under 5 due to the spiral staircase. The patio with picnic table, seating bench and lovely view over Loch Awe is accessed directly from the lounge

Red squirrels: the squirrel feeder by Barn & Stable is very popular and activity can be observed from the lounge in Stable and the garden area for Barn. 

 

Barr-beithe Lower & Barr-beithe Upper

The cottages are separated by a field and are located at the far end of the farm at Barr-beithe.  Both enjoy a lovely view over Loch Awe from lounge, master bedrooms and patio/garden and Loch Awe and the falls over Allt Beochlich are just a few minutes walk.  

Accessibility: Both offer accomodation all on the ground floor, Barr-beithe Lower 2 steps to the back door and an access ramp.  Barr-beithe has 3 steps with handrail to the main door and 2 steps to the garden.   

Barr-beithe Lower (slps 5) south facing with openplan lounge/diner/sunroom and easy access to the patio and lovely view along Loch Awe. Three bedrooms (double, zip-linked or twin room plus a single room) bathroom, shower room and well equipped kitchen.

Barr-beithe Upper (slps 6) with large well equipped kitchen/diner looking on the nearby hillside and a lounge and sunroom with views over Loch Awe and access to a garden of azaleas and heathers.  Three bedrooms (king-sized double, zip-linked or twin room plus a twin room) bathroom and shower room. 

 

Out & About

Guests are welcome to explore the farm and fishing permits for Loch Awe are available online.

Locally, guests enjoy the falcolnry demonstrations at Kintail Bird of Prey just 5 miles away in Eredine Village, and Cladich Farm Tours offer the chance to visit and get close to the award winning highland cattle of the Cladich Fold.  For eating out along the lochside there are restaurants at Ardbrecknish House & Bar and Portsonachan Hotel.

At the head of Loch Awe, under Ben Cruachan, you will find Lochawe Village with shop & post office, St Conan's Kirk and tearoom, and the Ben Cruachan Inn.  Cruachan Power Station is nearby with cafe and tours into the 'hollow mountain'.  Ben Cruachan is our nearest munro (mountain over 3,000ft).

The planned town of Inveraray by the shores of Loch Fyne is nice for lunch and a wander round the town or a visit to Inveraray Castle and the old Inveraray Jail.  Crarae gardens and Auchindrain Museum of Rural Life are also just a few miles from Inveraray.  West Highland and Wildlife Tours offer a great chance to explore and see wildlife on the hills on Argyll Estates.

Oban is the gateway to the isles with ferries to Mull for wildlife tours, wildlife & Fingals Cave or Iona Abbey & Fingals Cave.  The nearest island to Oban is Kererra where you can walk to Gylen Castle and Kererra Tea Garden.  Oban is also good for distillery tours, shopping, good fish & chips and restuarants.

One of the nicest scenic drives in the aea is along Glen Orchy across Rannoch Moor and through Glen Coe on the way to Fort WIlliam/Ben Nevis (Nevis Range gondola, mountain biking and high wire circuit).  If you are lucky enought to get tickets, Fort William is also where you join the Jacobite Steam Train to Mallaig.

In Taynuilt  you have the Robins Nest tearoom (eat in/take away), the old pier and the old Bonawe Iron Furnace.  Taynuilt also has a very good butcher, post office and grocer.

Turn left at the farm roadend will take you to Carnasserie Castle and the standing stones and rock art along Kilmartin Glen, Crinan Canal for a walk along the towpath and the cafe at Crinan Basin plus the village of Tayvallich for lunch and a wander.   www.heartofargyll.com is a good source for ideas for the mid-Argyll area.

The Blarghour Farm Cottages Website has wildlife and walking ideas plus suggestions for places to explore when out & about.  For walking routes around Argyll, the Walk Highlands website is a valuable resource of ideas.

For more information, availability and offers please have a look at the Blarghour Farm Cottages  website or give me a call on 07765586351 - I'll be happy to help!  Catriona