Dunalastair Estate is located in Highland Perthshire, an area renowned for its beautiful scenery and quiet glens such as Rannoch where the estate is situated. Only 2 hours drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow, our nine individual, luxury cottages are a perfect base for touring. The area has a huge number of activities for all ages from walking and cycling to visiting distilleries, from bungee jumping to white water rafting, horse-riding to cycling, gardens to theatre, safaris to geocaching and so much more.
Set apart on a 10,000 acres hill-farming estate, the cottages are all different and sleep 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8. Some are by the river and all have wonderful views and you can frequently see interesting wildlife near the cottages such as deer, osprey, red squirrels, whooper swans, otter, pine marten.
All cottages have woodburning stoves or open fire and all (except Bridge Cottage) have TV and WIFI. Changeover days are Fridays and Saturdays, depending on the cottage, but short breaks are often available, particularly out of the main season.
There is a tennis court available and trout fishing on the river or from rowing boats on Dunalastair Loch, and other traditional sporting activities are sometimes available at certain times.
Our third stay at Dunalastair, our first in the Old Laundry, and we've already booked again, we loved it so much. It's a lovely building (can't really call it a cottage) with huge, high, sash windows letting in loads of light, and with fabulous views. Also very comfortable, tastefully furnished and well equipped.
But the location is the best part, behind Dunalastair House (so sadly ruined) in a clearing in the woods, high on a hill with fabulous views. It feels so secluded, though it's actually only a few hunded yards from the Kinloch Rannoch to Tummel Bridge road.
Lots of wildlife to ...more
What a fabulous 10 days we had at The Old Post Office. The cottage is great and has everything that you need. The view from the cottage is incredible and one that you could never tire from, We are missing it. We met a lot of locals who were very welcoming and friendly, we even go to feed lambs at the farm next door! From booking, to checking in and checking out everything was extremely easy and smooth. We would like to add an extra thanks to Beatrice, who was very helpful throughout the stay and was always available. We would love to come back.
This is our 5th year and again u beatable, we had really gorgeous weather
We also have two dogs with us and they had the best time ever as always. It's brilliant if they come out of the car after 16 hours being up and travelling and they know exactly where they are!! Happy dogs happy humans......
The cottage is not really a cottage but a house,!! Gorgeous inside and out a better than real home away from home!! Although we want to keep it a secret, we have multiple people that are going to see if they can travelling over too!!
The wild live is so special two, the birdfeeder gives is...more
We have been to Balmore Cottage several times before and as always everything was perfect. Beatrice and the team are only a phone call away if help or advise is required. The setting and views are superb.
The location of the property is ideal and exactly what we were looking for,to get away for a short Easter break.
Instructions on how to get to the property were clear and concise although there is a somewhat bumpy track from the main road upto the property,which any vehicle with lower suspension
could find difficult.
Inside the property there was everything that was required,although some of the facilities were somewhat dated and compact such as the shower but all worked perfectly well.The kitchen contained everything that was required to cook meals,when we didn’t eat out.
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This was my second stay at one of the estate cottages and arriving after a long journey to find a spotlessly clean cottage in a beautiful setting was, again, a delight. The location, with a stunning view of Schiehallion and complete peace, was perfect. The garden, though small, is well-fenced which was vital for a very bouncy 1 year old Labrador who was also treated to a bonio left on the welcome tray!
The cottage had everything needed for a comfortable stay. The weather was mixed but that didn't detract from the beauty of the area and we enjoyed some fabulous walks, notably from Rannoch St...more
A truly special place to relax and immerse yourself in nature. Wonderful bird life, fabulous walks, amazing scenery and a cosy cottage to come back home to, what’s not to love. This was our fourth visit to the Dunalastair Estate and we will be back!