'Stay with us on Skye' to escape & explore, or relax & romance, you'll love it! Ascrib, with private picnic area, garden and land above the shore, enjoys magnificent views over Loch Snizort to the Outer Hebrides. Alight with summer sunset, or dusted with winter snow, the view is captivating, sunrise & sunset glorious, and Aurora an awesome experience. A refreshingly inviting holiday apartment, it invites you to truly unwind after an energetic day or simply pamper yourself because you deserve it.
Location & Effective Trip Planning
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Situated by historical 'Dun Flashadder', the croft and cottage is only a few hundred metres off the main road, A850. It's a 2 min drive from Edinbane, 15 min from both Portree or Dunvegan and neighbour to well-known Waternish.
*Neist Point Lighthouse (22m) *Talisker Distillery (30m) *Dunvegan Castle (9m) *Portree Town (13m) *The Old Man of Storr *The Quiraing and Trotternish Ridge (30m) *The Cuillin (22m) *Fairy Pools (30m) are all an easy drive from the cottage.
Trips to Elgol, Armadale in Sleat or Plockton on the mainland are all realistic, all being 55 miles away offering great days out.
In the Evening
Dining, pub and live music are available at Edinbane Inn, and Edinbane Lodge which are about 1.5 miles from the cottage, close enough to walk down and get a taxi back. Dunvegan, Waternish and Portree are 10 miles or so from the cottage, with a wide selection of dining and event options.
There’s no need to dash around the Island
Perhaps you need a restful break, nesting up together by the fireside with candles to romance the hours away. Enjoy a picnic amongst the flowers on the croft. Sit on the shore below the cottage and watch otters or seals. Sketch, paint, go for a walk, fish from the shore, listen to the birds, watch the sunset, take photos, listen to music, the options are endless. Lie in bed at night and wonder at the stars in our dark skies. You might even be lucky and experience the aurora. Simply take the time to treasure precious moments together. Be still and chill!
More about the Cottage
ASCRIB COTTAGE APARTMENT provides accommodation as follows:
Downstairs:
1 Double bedroom, 1 lounge, 1 kitchen/diner, 1 whirlpool bath/bathroom, hall and porch.
Upstairs:
1 Double gallery bedroom.
This deceptively spacious cottage has been split into two apartments Ascrib & Shiant. Entirely independent they each have dedicated access, parking and garden seating areas offering privacy to enjoy your holiday. A great idea for those that getaway together but enjoy having some peace and quiet to themselves too.
Both Cottage Apartments have a distinctive Highland character and offer an island welcome. Colourful and cosy, with 'minders of childhood freedom', local island heritage and some modern luxuries they are refreshingly inviting holiday apartments.
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The upstairs gallery bedroom is wonderfully romantic, with a canopy bed in glorious colours with celtic inspired drapes. Candles, flowers, and quirky old photos endear this room as a very charming island retreat. Lie at night and enjoy the stars and moon in the skylight window. If you leave the blackout blind open, sunrise will greet you with a warm rosy good morning, while evening sunset engulfs you in a rich golden glow. Downstairs the second bedroom has calmer colours reflecting the seashore. The bed is canopied and again with welcoming flowers and soft light this room is gently relaxing. Overlooking the front garden, it faces east so sunrise again welcomes the day, if you choose not to draw the thick window drapes. The bathroom with Jacuzzi and candles invites you to truly relax after an energetic day out or simply pamper yourself because you deserve it. The living room has fabulous sea-views, easily enjoyed from the fireside whose cosy wood-burning stove invites you to sit back and chill out! Characterful old island photos and inspiration from the outdoors will inspire your escape from everyday life. Freesat TV, WiFi and DVD are. The kitchen diner, open plan off the sitting room makes mealtime planning more sociable. The table is by the window again with views over the croft to the sea.
Covid
Covid rules have been elaxed but we remain aware and maintain cleaning to the highest standards, with ongoing sanitising of high touch points etc.
COME 'STAY WITH US ON SKYE' TO ESCAPE AND EXPLORE, OR RELAX AND ROMANCE, YOU'LL LOVE IT!
