Come and stay in a traditional waterfront White House built in 1902 on the water's edge at Lower Breakish, a crofting township on the beautiful Isle of Skye - birdlife, otters and stunning views
Oystercatchers is our own home on Skye, the island voted '4th best island in the world’ by National Geographic magazine. We are delighted to be able to share it with you and put in place new policies to keep you and our staff safe during the Corona Virus Pandemic. These can be summarised as introducing new stringent cleaning protocols, providing you with handgel, anti-viral sprays and wipes; and providing our House-keeper with sufficient PPE to keep her safe. Please ensure you read the most up to date government advice on the requirment to self test and the use of face coverings in public before you arrive.
A traditional 1½ storey white house, Oystercatchers is just 10 minutes from the Skye Bridge or 20 minutes from the Mallaig-Armadale ferry if you fancy coming ‘over the sea’. As it is off the main A87, it is an oasis of peace and quiet, where you can watch the local birdlife from the comfort of the sitting room, catch sight of the odd otter at the bottom of the garden, read a book or witness the Northern Lights in Winter.
The house and gardens stretch down to a tidal inlet overlooking the Ardnish Peninsula. There are truly stunning uninterrupted views from the garden across Broadford Bay towards the Red Cuillin, the Isle of Scalpay and also to the mainland towards Applecross. The house was built in 1902 and has been fully refurbished to a very high standard – with a modern heating system (with effect from October 2022), a wood burning stove, 2 bath/shower rooms, wireless Superfast Internet access, a Smart TV with FreeSat and new white goods.
The main garden is fenced, including the parking area which will take two cars with care, and we provide garden furniture so you can make the most of the good weather. There is substantial land outwith the stock fence, where you can enjoy a bayside fire or simply take in the view. The cottage is the perfect place to launch your own kayaks, canoes, SUPs or dinghies. The water comes right up to the edge of the garden at High water springs, so you can simply pull the boats up onto the garden when you have finished
If nature is what you are interested in, Ardnish, being at the Eastern edge of Broadford Bay is one of the best birding spots on Skye. It regularly picks up migrants on brief stopovers as well as the odd scarce vagrant. The Bay can often be relatively sheltered when gales are belting in from the west and there is a long window on the shore side gable end of the cottage so you can even view in comfort from inside! Otters are occasionally seen below the garden and further down the inlet, so you might just be lucky.
Despite being only a 10 minute drive from Broadford and less than a mile from the main road the cottage is accessed down a private road, so is very quiet and low light pollution makes the area ideal for star gazing. You will probably be woken only by the call of seabirds or geese as they pass overhead.
