Self-catering summer specials

There’s still time to escape and enjoy a last minute summer holiday with Scotland’s specialist holiday lettings company, Cottages & Castles Ltd, offering some fantastic deals on properties still available for rent.

Sue Bourne, Manager of Cottages and Castles, said: “The popularity of self-catering holidays in Scotland has grown significantly this year and we have been experiencing a lot of last minute family and group bookings taking advantage of some good deals available. We even had an enquiry from a group of 16 looking or a property the following day.

“Compared to last year’s figures, we were up 30% on bookings for the month of July across all property categories and in particular, our cottages sector has performed extremely well. Self-catering is a cost-effective holiday and with a large range of private properties in some of the finest scenic settings, Scotland is truly a fantastic holiday destination offering an array of historical sites, tourist attractions and some of the best blue-flag beaches in the UK.”

Some great deals still available this summer from Cottages & Castles include:

Shinness Lodge, a traditional stone lodge dating back to the 1880’s, is located seven miles from Lairg looking down onto the shores of beautiful Loch Shin in the heart of Sutherland. This is a place of wild beauty and unsullied nature and Shinness Lodge is ideally situated for a real Highland holiday.

Accommodation: sleeps 12.
Price: Now priced from £1000 per week, down from £1500.
Web: cottages-and-castles.co.uk/property/view/accomodation-large-houses-lairg-shinness-lodge-n566.html

Cnoc Cottage, a very attractive traditional Arran holiday house with wonderful views over Lochranza village and loch, situated only one mile from Lochranza village on the popular holiday island of Arran.

Accommodation: sleeps 6.
Price: Now priced from £400 per week down from £470.
Web: cottages-and-castles.co.uk/property/view/accomodation-cottages-lochranza-cnoc-ar114

The Bakehouse, a separate and private wing to the ancient courtyard of Foulis Castle in Evanton, Ross-shire. Foulis Castle has for the past 700 years been the historic home of the Chiefs of the Clan Munro. The Bakehouse, originally planned for the use of the Munroe family was beautiful renovated last year, retaining original character and features of the old defensive tower whilst introducing the best modern technology, providing a stunning holiday retreat with wonderful views of the Cromarty Firth.

Accommodation: sleeps 8.
Price: Now priced from £800 per week down from £1050.
Web: cottages-and-castles.co.uk/property/view/accomodation-cottages-evanton-the-bakehouse-foulis-castle-n590.html

For further information on properties available to rent, visit cottages-and-castles.co.uk.