Corner Cottage, Ballater

Ground Floor:- Entrance hall opening on to spacious lounge/open plan kitchen.
Shower room/sauna.

Upper Floor:- One double bedroom with four poster.

A cot and high chair can be provided by arrangement

The settee converts into a comfortable double bed in the lounge. The cottage is serviced by a total control electric central heating system, in addition an exposed granite chimney breast provides for inviting log fires.

Tariff

Prices :- £200 - £350 per week. Short breaks by arrangement, minimum 2 nights price on application.

Electricity is charged through a £1 coin meter.

Arrival times 16.00 hrs, cottage to be vacated by 11.00 am.
Alternative arrival and departure times by arrangement.

Available for booking all year round pets welcome by prior arrangement.

Every guest is a treasured guest. Your comfort is our sincere wish and your return our true privilege.
Complimentary Champagne and Chocolates for Weekly Bookings between October and March inclusive.

Completely upgraded and refurbished for 2010
Location

Ballater is situated on the A93 Aberdeen to Braemar road 40 miles east of Aberdeen. On entering Ballater turn right into Bridge Street, continue past the Village Green where Viewfield Road is located on the left-hand side.

Nearest City: - Aberdeen 40 miles/50 minutes
Major Airport - Aberdeen (Dyce) 48 miles/60 minutes

Features & Amenities

Ballater is only a few minutes away from Balmoral Castle, private summer residence of the Royal Family, a focus of Royal association that goes back more than a century. They came to the site of the future home at Balmoral for the lst time in 1848. It was love at first site, Queen Victoria recording in her diary "All seemed to breathe freedom and peace and to make one forget the world and its sad turmoil"

Ballater is a small town in the heart of Royal Deeside lying along the banks of the River Dee below the immense backdrop of the Coyles of Muick and Lochnagar. Surrounded by tree-covered hills and heather clad mountain glens, it is an area of outstanding beauty. With its quiet roads and magnificent scenery Ballater is a popular holiday area and an ideal centre for touring within easy distance of Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Inverness and Perth.

In Ballater itself there is golf, putting, bowling and tennis and mountain bike hire. Those seeking more active pursuits will not be disappointed. As well as walking and climbing in the nearby mountains there are facilities for gliding, pony trekking, skiing and water skiing nearby.
In season fishing, shooting and stalking can be arranged locally. There is also a trout fish farm within 2 miles open all year round and all equipment can be hired in Ballater.

Golf :- Scotland is the home of golf Ballater being no exception with its own fine course and within 22 miles of Ballater you will find 8 of the finest and demanding courses Scotland has to offer.

For those wishing to become familiar with the authentic taste of The Highlands a visit to the Lochnagar Distillery, set in the backdrop of Balmoral Castle, should not be missed. A variety of whiskies can be sampled in other distilleries on The World famous Whisky Trail.

Ballater has a wide variety of shops, restaurant's and hotels offering friendly unhurried service.

The abundance of Royal warrants proudly displayed above a wide variety of shops provides true testimony to the excellent quality of their produce and commitment to quality service

Eating and drinking in Ballater is a delight with something for everyone and every budget. The very best of local produce is presented along with continental and Eastern Cooking. From the plain and simple to the gourmet's delight all tastes are catered for with many award-winning establishments to choose from.

Previous Guests Comments

Date	Name	Address	Comments
21/01/09	Diane and Peter Sheridan	Victoria Australia	After 3 months travelling through the Middle East and Europe this was out first break from hostels and hotels the cottage was everything we had read on the internet, it was like being in our own home. We enjoyed the stay and plan to come back in warmer weather thank you Colin
01/02/09	Arjen and Marit	The Netherlands	We had a lovely time here enchanting countryside and a comfortable cottage to return to
07/02/09	Brian Allan	Cove Aberdeen	Our 4th time
13/04/09	Diane Dowse	Surrey	Great week, loved the sauna and fire Ab Fab
25/04/09	Wim, Jeurd Jorn	Holland	Like we said 2 years ago, we would be back, 5 times now was fun meeting you again
25/04/09	Graham and Audrey	Portlethen Aberdenshire	A Great relaxing weekend, nice cottage in good location (for pubs) many thanks
03/05/09	Chris and Claire Keith Lucas	East Sussex	Our second time here and enjoyed it just as much good walks including Lochnagar
23/05/09	Carolyn and Ray Morton	Weston Super-Mare	Our second visit to this lovely cottage, many thanks for our relaxing stay.
06/05/09	Bill and Andrea Robb	Dundee	The cottage is adorable, weather not too kind but we had our lovely wee home from home to come back to. Sky tv a bonus when stuck indoors with the weather, sauna is fantastic, we cant wait for our next visit.
13/06/09	Christine and Dave Fraser	Laurencekirk	Cottage lovely, clean and comfortable we had a very restful week
07/06/09	Yaacov and Batel Shapiro	Israel	An amazing cottage, we had a great time on our honeymoon thanks
24/07/09	Irene and John Murray	Anstruther Fife	Cottage perfect, cosy and clean
15/08/09	Joyce and Sam Milne	Surrey	A lovely week up here in a perfect cottage, fantastic walks all round Ballater
28/09/09	Clare Scott and Alistair Frondioun	Glasgow	Lovely cottage, had a great stay, hope to return at some point thanks
25/09/09	Brian and Doris Castle	Isle of Wight	Lovely cottage, great time here perfect location, hope to come back sometime
28/09/09	Frank and Tricia	Port Glasgow	A great stay, cottage superb, lovely village, hope to come back again soon.
27/12/09	Rob and Jane	Chesterfield Derbyshire	Had a great week cottage just right, never seen so much snow, hope to come back in summer thanks Colin