About this property
Estate living is just the best! Being able to wander out of your attractive, welcoming cottage to 200 acres of lush forests, meadows, a private loch, rivers and fabulous nature trails certainly blows the cobwebs away and offers a totally refreshing and relaxing stay. Munro Cottage offers 3 bedrooms sleeping up to 5 guests. The cottage has been attractively refurbished and boasts easy open plan living together with a large grassed garden and a new hot tub where you can soak, mesmerised by the breathtaking countryside panorama. Munro Cottage is located on the fabulous Cairngorms Castle Estate. There are four other cottages and a castle on the estate, sleeping up to 47 guests in total! It is a wonderful location for a special event or celebration. Each holiday property enjoys total privacy and access to the whole magical estate. Perhaps you should ask friends to take another of the cottages and enjoy with wonderful estate together?
Munro Cottage is built on one single level so is ideal if any of your group have mobility issues. The living space is open plan in design with a modern kitchen with excellent appliances at one end, a dining area in the middle and a comfy living space at the far end. The cottage offers a huge wall-mounted television with Sky sports and movie channels for your enjoyment. The living area is bright and cheerful with plenty of natural light flooding in.
All of the bedrooms are decorated in natural, calming hues. Two are set up as twins and the remaining bedroom is a cosy single room. One of the twin bedrooms enjoys its own en-suite bathroom with a power shower and the other boasts a spacious Jack and Jill bathroom with doors opening to the bedroom and the hallway so that the single room also has use of it.
Though the interiors are neat, tidy and smart, guests staying at Munro Cottage tend to spend most of their time outdoors in good weather. The estate is stunning and the views from your enclosed garden are beautiful. At the end of a busy day there is nothing better than a long soak in your hot tub with a glass of fizz! The tub will be ready for your arrival with fresh hot water. You will be captivated by the ducks on the duck pond and the surrounding natural beauty. You can even take two of your furry friends along to enjoy the holiday!
Cairngorms Castle and the Estate have a fascinating history. The first map showing a building on the site was published between 1747 and 1755. The origins of the estate appear to have been Cairngorms Cottage which was built as a hunting lodge and inhabited by the Shaw family from the late 1700’s. Cairngorms Castle was built in the early 1860’s, commissioned by Lord Clyde, Queen Victoria’s banker and designed by Her Majesty’s architect from Balmoral. The estate sold in 1867 at a traditional ‘Roup’ for a reduced price of £10,000 as advertised in the Times! Guests staying on any of the properties on the 200 acre estate enjoy beautiful scenery and the freshest of air on this dreamy estate. You can fish for rainbow and brown trout or take a trip out on the estate’s private loch in the five person dinghy or fish for salmon or stroll along the River Shee which runs through the estate. Skiers and snowboarders enjoy the close proximity of the famous Glenshee Snowsports Centre ten miles away and walkers love the sensational 64 mile CateranTrail, the second stage of which passes through the estate. You can take a beautiful moorland route to the Tail’s highest point between Strathardle and Glenshee enjoying breathtaking views of the lush glens and rugged peaks. Cairngorms Castle is also a wonderful base for exploring the Cairngorms National Park with its choice of 55 Munros, four of which are the highest mountains in the UK. Those less active can enjoy the very scenic, spectacular drive along the 90 mile Snowroads stretch, starting at nearby Blairgowrie and driving to the Highland town of Grantown-on-Spey.
The fabulous Munro Cottage is located on the Cairngorms Castle Estate in the heart of Glenshee, a spectacular, lush green glen. It enjoys the most breathtaking mountain scenery and very fresh air. The Estate is situated on the southern fringe of the Cairngorms National Park, just 2 hours from Edinburgh and Glasgow. Glenshee translates as ‘The Valley of Peace’ and is known fondly by the the locals as ‘the fairy glen’. The area is famous for its fantastic variety of activities including walking, angling, shooting, golf, cycling and also winter sports. Mountain biking, falconry and pony trekking are also available. The fantastic Glenshee Snowsports Centre is just ten miles from the cottage. If that is not enough to get the adrenaline flowing, Nae Limits offer an impressive range of water and land adventures including white water rafting, river tubing and quad biking.
The scenery is absolutely spectacular. The 64 mile Caterlan Trail passes through the estate and takes you to the highest point of the trail with sensational panoramic views of the mountain peaks and deep green glens. The Cairngorms National Park offers scenic drives and 55 Munroes to climb. They are ideal for beginners and experienced hill walkers alike. Kayakers and canoeists enjoy the challenging network of rivers. Instructor led beginner sessions can be arranged.
Golfers are not left out. There are over 100 fantastic courses including Braemar, the highest course in Scotland and possibly the most beautiful. The Cairngorm Mountains rise up each side of the course. The championship courses at Rosemount and Blairgowrie and the world famous Gleneagles, St Andrews and Caroustie are all within easy reach.
The Cairngorms Castle Estate enjoys a fishing stretch of just under a mile with excellent salmon and trout fishing for novice and experienced fishers on the River Shee. The Shee Water is located at the head of the River Ericht tributary of the whole Tay system and has had a consistently strong run for 40 years. The Ericht has a fish counter on it which regularly sees 10,000 to 15,000 fish through in a season which usually runs from May to August. There is also rainbow and brown trout fishing in the estate’s private loch with the estate’s dinghy available for guests to enjoy.
Another popular excursion is a trip to a distillery. Gin lovers adore the Persie Gin Distillery which is just six miles from the castle. Chocoholics can treat themselves at the award-winning Chocolatier Iain Burnett’s gift shop.
The nearby towns of Blairgowrie and Pitlochry are very attractive. They are an easy drive and offer excellent amenities and plenty of attractions, including the Fish Ladder and Festival Theatre in Pitlochry.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
- Open-plan living & dining area
- Fully-equipped kitchen with electric oven, hob, microwave and dishwasher
- Bedroom with twin beds and en-suite shower room
- Bedroom with twin beds and access to Jack and Jill en-suite shower room
- Bedroom with single bed
Exterior Grounds
- Hot tub available for an extra fee of £50
- Dining facilities
- Enclosed garden
Additional Facilities
- Wi-Fi
- TV
- Washing machine
- Travel cot & highchair available on request
- Parking