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 :- £180 - £320 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 2005
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
26/03/08	Kevin and Trisha Brown	Edinburgh	Yet another truly relaxing break. We have lost track of how many times we have been here now but as Arnie would say “we’ll be back”
16/03/08	Helen and Paul Webster	Staffin Isle of Skye	Had a great week walking and climbing, a lovely cottage, sauna fantastic after the snow in the hills. Thanks for the champagne and chocolates
23/02/08	Margie and Tommy Todd	Portknockie	A lovely little cottage , had a lovely time, we will be back again, its like home from home cheers
1/02/08	Brenda and Dave Wishart	Dunfermline	Thanks Colin another top notch weekend , cant thank you enough for your kindness another lovely relaxing weekend will be back.
27/1/08	Alison Fraser	Turriff	Another fantastic visit, love your cottage, it just keeps on getting better here
18/01/08	Fiona and Michael	Aberdeen	Our 1st Anniversary, we both had a great weekend the cottage is cosy and comfortable, we would come back again soon thank you very much.
11/01/08	Caroline and Wullie McIntyre	Dunfermline	Had a great weekend lovely cottage enjoyed sitting in front of the log fire and chilling out in the sauna. Thank you Colin
04/01/08	Brenda and Dave Wishart	Dunfermline	Our 1st Anniversary and grounded by snow, couldn’t ask for a better place to be grounded, love log fire and sauna. I can only say to anyone you wont get any better and well worth the money will be back
02/11/07	Fiona Leask	Edinburgh	Very cosy and well equipment cottage excellent for a spot of walking, autumn colours glorious thanks again.
25/10/07	Emma and Trevor Lawrence	Wokingham Berkshire	Beautiful cottage, beautiful town, too much to do and not enough time. Will definitely be back !
08/10/07	Kevin and Trish Brown	Edinburgh	Another great restful stay the fire was well used .
06/10/07	Brian, Jacqui and Michael	Aberdeen	We really enjoyed our stay weather couldn’t have been better and the cottage perfect for our needs. Hope to come back again.
07/09/07	Bozena, Agata, Tomek	Poland	We had a really nice time area is beautiful with many interesting places cottage is so cosy and comfortable. it’s a magic place where you always want to come back to. Many thanks Colin
25/08/07	Shelly, Vince, Colin	Sheldon Birmingham	We had a fantastic week the cottage is lovely we did so much and there are so many places to see the area is beautiful thanks we will be back.
11/08/07	Michael, Rona and Rebecca	Aberdeen	This is our third visit and its jut been brilliant, as always, we love this cottage its brilliant its so central with so much to do in Ballater. The sauna and fire are great for rainy days and sky sports too. What more could you want. A quite pint in the Prince of Wales by the fire, a great chipper just along the road too. Thank you so much will be back again when work allows.