AMENITIES
& SERVICES
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Complimentary Wi-Fi
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Pet-friendly accommodation
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Complimentary Tea & Coffee
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Television
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Lounge with DVD collection and TV
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Outdoor seating area
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Power showers
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Packed lunches
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Breakfast
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Parking
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Clothing Storage
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Bath
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River walks
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Stunning views
All rooms overlook the surrounding countryside and hills around us. Digital (freeview) television.
Downstairs there is a guests lounge where breakfast is served, and where you can relax at your leisure, or watch television (again digital freeview). We have clothes drying facilities and a boot room, should the weather prove less than perfect.
Wireless internet access is available via our broadband connection and local wireless router. Bring your wireless laptop with you and keep in touch while on holiday.
Outside our garden is very private and not overlooked by other houses. A small burn runs through the garden creating a natural water feature and making it a nice place to relax.
About Ardross
Ardross is located about 20 miles north of the Highland capital, Inverness, and is in the county of Easter Ross. It lies on the B9176 road that runs between the town of Alness on the Cromarty Firth and the village of Bonar Bridge on the Dornoch Firth. This road is signposted as the "Moray Firth Tourist Route" and is a scenic alternative to the A9 for those travelling up or down the East coast of Scotland. This road is also on the most common Lands End to John O Groats route, making us a convenient stopover for those travelling End to End.
Ardross is a small and scattered village with most of its houses distributed in small groups centred on the townships of Ardross, Easter Ardross, Dalnavie and Cuillich. There is a primary school in Easter Ardross and a small church at Ardross.
Our house is situated a few hundred metres off the main road, along a short single track road. This little road serves to provide access to our house, and just three others beyond us, so there is virtually no through traffic. To both the front and rear of us are open fields, with views over adjoining farmland to some of the hills around us. We are far enough off the main road that we do not hear any traffic noise.
Our house stands in its own private plot measuring about 0.27 acres. The garden to the rear of the house faces south to catch the sun and has a small natural burn running through it. Hence we feel we can offer you an extremely quiet and peaceful place to relax after a hard day in the hills, exploring or whatever else takes your fancy.
The nearest town is Alness, just 3 miles away. Here you will find a range of shops, pubs, hotels and restaurants. Other towns nearby are Dingwall, Invergordon, Tain, Dornoch, Strathpeffer, Muir of Ord, Beauly and of course Inverness.
Guided Hill Walking
We can offer you a guided hill walking service. Read on to find out more about walking in Scotland and what services we can offer:
Scotland, and in particular the Highlands, offers probably the best walking available in the United Kingdom. There's everything from low level strolls by lochs and rivers, to the Mountains and in particular the Munro's, the 3000 foot mountains of which there are 284. And there's just about everything in between. Something for all ages and abilities.
To see where we are located in relation to the mountain ranges look at my relief map
If you are used to hill walking in England or Wales, you will be used to reading maps, and following footpaths, usually signposted, because in the vast majority of England and Wales, the only legal right you have to walk in the hills is on public or permissive paths.
Scotland is a bit different. Access to the hills is, by tradition, allowed on most uncultivated upland area's. This makes hill walking here somewhat different. For a start you will find very few footpaths marked on Ordnance Survey maps, and far fewer signposted on the ground. Because all walkers are not forced to follow exactly the same path, you will often find when you reach the open hillside, you will not have easy paths to follow (except in some very popular area's) but rather you will have to do your own navigation. Finding your way onto the hillside can also be difficult in places.
With experience, most people come to love the freedom this gives you. Because people spread out and make their own routes, you will find that in general there's not so much of a problem of footpath erosion. But the walking and route finding can be much more challenging. That's where our guided walking service can help.
Dave and Kathy are both experienced hill walkers, and have much experience of walking in the Highlands, and other parts of the UK. We can accompany you on full or half day walks so you don't have to worry about route finding. You just have to enjoy the walking and take in the scenery and fresh air. Each day or half days walking will be tailored to your own requirements and abilities in terms of distance, height climbed etc. To ensure your safety we always carry appropriate maps, a first aid kit, Survival bags, a GPS receiver, a mobile phone plus a short length of climbing rope and equipment.
This service is mainly intended for guests who are staying with us. However, subject to availability we are able to offer this service to others even if not staying with us.