Exclusive Highland Retreat With Stunning ViewsN°001
Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
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From $1,636 per night
Photo by Rino AdamoLochs, glens and the long light of the north
The Scottish Highlands are Britain's great wilderness: a sweep of lochs, heather moor and mountain running north from Highland Perthshire to the far coasts. A luxury lodge or country house here means log fires, private grounds and loch views, with distilleries, castles and stalking estates on the doorstep and our concierge handling everything from ghillies to helicopters.
- Highland Perthshire's lochs and woods around Aberfeldy, Loch Tay and Crieff
- Whisky country, from Speyside's famous distilleries to Dewar's in Aberfeldy
- Castles and battlefields, including Blair Castle, Cawdor and Culloden
- Munros, glens and the West Highland scenery of Glencoe and Loch Ness
- Country houses and estates with log fires, grounds and concierge service
Known forLochs and glens, whisky distilleries, castles, Highland games, stalking and salmon fishing, and the North Coast 500
Best time to visitMay to September for long days and events; October for autumn colour and the stag rut; winter for firesides and snow
Nearest airportInverness (INV) for the north; Edinburgh (EDI) and Glasgow (GLA) for Highland Perthshire
Ideal forMulti-generational families, field-sports and whisky enthusiasts, walkers and groups celebrating together
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Events not to miss in Scottish Highlands
- Early September
Braemar Gathering
The most famous of all Highland games, held at Braemar in the Cairngorms and traditionally attended by the Royal Family. Caber tossing, pipe bands and massed athletics in a mountain arena.
- Late April to early May
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
Five days of distillery openings, rare tastings and cellar events across the world's densest whisky region. Book coveted sessions early; the concierge can build a private itinerary around it.
- October
The Enchanted Forest, Pitlochry
An acclaimed sound-and-light show transforming Faskally Wood near Pitlochry each autumn. Magical for families and an easy evening from any Highland Perthshire lodge.
- October
Royal National Mòd
Scotland's premier festival of Gaelic language, music and song, hosted by a different town each year, often in the Highlands. A living showcase of Gaelic culture beyond the tartan clichés.
Scottish Highlands through the seasons
- Spring (April – May)
Waterfalls, bluebells and quiet glens
Snowmelt fills the falls at the Birks of Aberfeldy and the Hermitage, bluebells carpet the birch woods and the season's first fishing opens on the Tay.
- Summer (June – August)
Long days and Highland games
Daylight lingers past ten, lochs warm enough for wild swimming and paddling, and villages across Perthshire and the Highlands stage their annual games.
- Autumn (September – October)
Golden woods and the stag rut
Birch and beech turn gold along the lochs, stags roar in the glens and estates enter their sporting prime. The Highlands' most photogenic weeks.
- Winter (November – March)
Firesides, frost and mountain snow
Log fires, whisky tastings and frosty estate walks define the season, with skiing at Glenshee and Cairngorm when the snow arrives and festive house parties in the lodges.
The Area and Where to Stay
The Highlands begin, for most visitors, in Highland Perthshire, where our collection is centred. Aberfeldy sits on the Tay amid birch woods, with the hamlet of Acharn on Loch Tay's southern shore beneath Ben Lawers; Crieff and the Sma' Glen mark the Highland edge an hour from Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the city of Perth as the gateway. This is a landscape of estates, and our properties reflect it: stone country houses, shooting lodges and modern lochside retreats with grounds, boot rooms and fires laid for your arrival. Further north lie Speyside's whisky country, the Cairngorms National Park and the west's drama at Glencoe and Skye, all reachable on touring days. Perthshire's position makes it the ideal base: genuinely Highland, yet close enough to the cities for an easy arrival.
Things to Do
Days here are shaped by water, hill and estate. Walk the Birks of Aberfeldy, climb Ben Lawers or Schiehallion, and cruise or paddle Loch Tay, with the reconstructed Scottish Crannog Centre telling the loch's Iron Age story. Field sports are a Highland speciality: salmon fishing on the Tay, stalking and grouse days on neighbouring estates, all arranged with ghillies through the concierge. Golfers have Gleneagles' championship courses near Crieff and the famous links within touring distance. Distillery doors open at Dewar's Aberfeldy, Glenturret near Crieff, Scotland's oldest working distillery, and across Speyside to the north. Add Blair Castle, Culloden battlefield and Loch Ness on driving days, or simply stay put at the lodge with the wood-fired hot tub and the view.
Food and Local Flavour
Highland food is estate-to-table by nature: venison and grouse in season, Tay salmon, Aberdeen Angus beef, langoustines and scallops from the west coast, and berries from Perthshire's famous soft-fruit farms. Aberfeldy, Crieff and Perth hold excellent delis, smokehouses and farm shops for provisioning the lodge, and country-house dining rooms across Perthshire serve serious cooking in tweedy comfort. Whisky is the region's other harvest, best explored through private tastings at Dewar's, Glenturret or on a guided Speyside day. Most guests build evenings around the house itself: a private chef serving venison by candlelight, a dram by the fire and no need to drive anywhere at all.
When to Visit
May and June bring long northern days, bluebells and the freshest greens, with daylight stretching towards eleven at night by midsummer. July and August are peak season, warm by Highland standards and filled with Highland games across the region. September and October are magnificent: heather fading to bronze, stags roaring in the glens and birch woods turning gold. Winter draws a different guest, for firesides, frosty walks, festive house parties and snow on the tops, with skiing at Glenshee and Cairngorm when conditions allow. Midges appear in still, damp weather from June to September, mainly in the west; Perthshire suffers less than the west coast.
Getting There
For Highland Perthshire, Edinburgh (EDI) and Glasgow (GLA) airports are the practical gateways, each around 90 minutes' drive from Aberfeldy and Crieff, with wide international connections. Inverness (INV) serves the northern Highlands and Speyside. The train reaches Perth, Pitlochry and Dunkeld on the Highland Main Line, and the Caledonian Sleeper runs overnight from London to Highland stations, a romantic way to arrive. A car is essential for the lochside lanes and estate roads around the properties, and the concierge can arrange private transfers, chauffeurs and even helicopter arrivals to suitable estates.