For Booking and Enquiries contact:
garriquecottage@btinternet.com

Nestling in the hills just west of Stirling, with panoramic mountain views, Garrique Cottage combines privacy, quiet and comfort with easy access to local shops, places to eat and the M9 motorway. Deer, hare, rabbits, squirrels ( red as well as grey), stoats and a wide variety of birds can be seen in and around the garden. Tennis court.

sleeps 6/8 people
Three bedrooms; one double, one twin, one bunk beds.
Sitting room with double sofa bed, and wood burning stove.
Spacious kitchen/dining/family room, family bathroom, shower room, third loo and wash hand basin.
South/west facing patio and garden.
Parking for two cars alongside back door.

Accommodation

Garrique Cottage is on one level and sleeps six to eight. The kitchen/dining/family room (33 x 13 feet) has a beamed ceiling and huge windows. French doors open onto a south/west facing patio and sheltered garden leading down to a small burn.

The kitchen is equipped with an electric oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge and dishwasher, as well as a TV and video player. A fridge/freezer and washing machine are in the adjoining utility room, and there is also a tumble dryer, a drying green, and a small BBQ.

The sitting room has panoramic views of Ben Vorlich, Ben Ledi, and the Braes of Doune, and on a clear day you can see Ben More and Stobinian. It has a wood burning stove, TV, DVD player, and a large selection of books and board games.

There is a double (5 foot) bedroom, a twin bedroom with plenty of room for a cot or blow up mattress, and a bunk bedroom ( sturdy 6 ‘ 3’’ by 3’ bunks, unsuitable for children under five). All bedrooms have hanging space and drawers. The shower room can be en suite with the twin bedroom. The family bathroom has a bath and shower attachment. The third loo is next to the back door.

Geothermal energy keeps the cottage warm, with the wood burner as a booster when wanted. Logs supplied.
Out of respect for other visitors, no smokers or pets.

Additional Information

Surrounded by open fields and moors, woods and hills, Garrique Cottage is perfect for those wanting space, privacy and comfort combined with easy access to lots of activities. On the edge of ‘The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park’, it offers scope for a great variety of walks, bicycle rides and bird watching. A newly resurfaced tennis court is available for use.

Pretty Kippen, with its award winning gastro pub (The Cross Keys), family pub, delicatessen/café, and village shops is only four miles away by road or forty minutes walk along ancient footpaths, and Gargunnock Village shop and pub are equally near. Blair Drummond Safari Park is close by, and Historic Stirling is fifteen minutes away. Golf courses at Balfron, Callander and Aberfoyle welcome visitors. Day trips by visitors have included Loch Ness, Glencoe, Inverary, St Andrews, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and even Iona.

Comments by visitors

The cottage is perfect!! We saw some amazing wildlife and could sit and look at the view all day. Lucky you. Hope to return later in the year. May 2009

The description on the website does not do Garrique Cottage justice – a comfortable, bright, extremely well equipped , ‘easy to live in’ cottage on a farm with exquisite views – right in the middle of Scotland. Seeing rabbits and deer every day made a unique difference to our visit which we will treasure. August 2009

We feel privileged to have enjoyed this beautiful cottage and its views. We have enjoyed the snow and hope to be back to see a different season here. March 2009

For Booking and Enquiries contact Fiona at:
garriquecottage@btinternet.com