The Auld Kirk

Pictures don’t do this place justice.

Absolutely beautiful building and its surroundings. Perfect get away quiet and tranquil. Unbelievable views. Just stunning!

I am so pleased we got to spend 2 weeks at this fabulous property.

From stepping through the front door we just felt at home. We had everything we needed to enjoy our stay from a well equipped kitchen to the comfortable bed. We had good weather and enjoyed the stunning beaches near and far. The Whaligoe steps, an hours drive, were amazing and well worth the journey on a lovely sunny day. It was lovely to meet Janette and Ronnie and thank you so much for the welcoming bottle of red and delicious shortbread. We would highly recommend a relaxing stay at The Auld Kirk.

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Excellent conversion of an old church offering privacy and very good accommodation.

Beautiful views and remote location.

Fabulous accommodation … spacious and equipped to a very high standard … host, Jeanette, very approachable and responsive.

Beautiful property in a very peaceful, lovely setting only 4 miles from stunning north coastline.

Property is very spacious and warm and clean with everything you could need from home to home. We had great weather so lovely seating outside and deckchairs. I would definitely come back in future.

Big thanks to the owners of this great property for making a fantastic week for us.

The auld Kirk was better than described loved the history to it.didn’t know what to expect from the flow county but we absolutely loved it also great access to nc500 definitely be back.

We had a wonderful stay best cottage by far we have stayed in.

So beautifully decorated and furnished and such a well stocked kitchen full of everything you could possibly need! Would whole heartedly recommend!

With 2 words: very good!

Superb property ideally located for my week which involves salmon fishing on River Halkadale.

If Sunday to Sunday let were available it would be perfect fishing location.

This is my 25th year visiting the Highlands of Scotland the 7th time in the Forsinard area.

This is without doubt the best holiday cottage I have had the pleasure of staying in. The quality of the equipment is fantastic a brilliant hob oven and utensils. The crockery, cutlery and glassware are first class. The beds are extremely comfortable with quality duvets sheets and pillows. The heating was brilliant, I didn't need to do a thing, this helped due to the unpredictable weather. Lots of hot water a nice big bath and brilliant showers. There is also a dishwasher, drier and washing machine we didn't use any of these. The giant smart TV in the lounge was brilliant. The welcome pack was very nice. I would advise anyone to visit this area and definately stay at the Auld Kirk, its a home from home experience.

We found the term "ground floor king size double" slightly misleading as the bed wasn't as big as our king size at home however we easily worked around that and everything else was fabulous.

To reach it from the South we had a 34mile drive up the A897 (single track with passing places) through some amazing scenery. The cottage is very isolated with stunning views and often visited by deer. It is ideally located for seeing the North coast (just don't expect decent roads) We would certainly return if we venture that far North again. The owners are very friendly and welcoming and the Auld Kirk a wonderful base.

Wonderful and cosy, comfortable space to explore the northern coast and Orkney.

Fascinating area and it was so lovely to come back to the Auld Kirk after a busy day. A perfect space for the family to be together.

Lovely, well equipped and very clean property, you could not want for anything more in the Auld Kirk.

Located in a beautiful area surrounded by amazing scenery in a very tranquil and peaceful spot. This is an ideal location for tranquility, relaxing and recharging your inner self. It was so good, we've booked to go back again.

The Auld Kirk is spacious and uncluttered but still has a warm comfortable homely feel as soon as you walk in.

The house is spotlessly clean and the kitchen has everything you could possibly need for your self catering holiday. The only problem we had was finding the Wi-Fi password but we laughed when Ronnie pointed to it on the base of the router. Owners Janette and Ronnie were absolutely lovely and we look forward to seeing them again when we come back to The Auld Kirk at "Trantlebeg" xx

The Auld Kirk was a lot bigger on the inside than it looked from the outside.

All the rooms were very spacious , comfortable & very clean.There was everything & more you needed for a great holiday. In the family bathroom in the shower there's somewhere to put your shower gel , shampoo & conditioner so you don't have to put them on the floor , this would be a great in the en-suite rooms as well.

Overall lovely time and lovely property.

Our only criticism is when we arrived we could not make or have a meal because there was no cutlery ie: no knives, forks, spoons this was very disappointing as we were not informed of this and could have brought our own.also we saw no information on how to use the heating as some nights were cold for our 1 year old grandson.

Great rental, good location for sightseeing.

Auld Kirk comfortable, everything you need is supplied, highly recommend.

The cottage had every facility you could need, very well-equipped, with special mention to the extremely comfortable mattresses and bedding.

The nearby village of Melvich has two pubs with excellent food, and the village shop is well-stocked. Within fairly easy reach of beaches and other walks.

Beautifully restored property in a great location, especially as we were fishing River Halladale for the week.

Only caveat relates go fishing ... as fishing let's run to Saturday midnight, a Sunday to Sunday cottage let is much preferable. Owner might consider this as many anglers come to Strath every season April to September, and having to exit cottage Saturday morning definite detriment. I will probably rent again as property so fine, and location mid- river excellent, but Sunday let would be icing on cake!

An excellent property in this remote location in northern Scotland.

The cottage had everything one could possibly need, except food, of course. The cupboards and utilities are all well stocked with utensils, cutlery, even provisions like tea, coffee, sugar, salt & pepper along with dishwasher & washing machine pods. There's even a tumble dryer if you need one. It is immaculately clean, well furnished with three bathrooms! Due to its remoteness, there is a lot of driving involved to get to other locations but a day trip to Orkney can be easily managed with a bit of planning. Plenty of walks nearby. It is a very good base to explore this region of Scotland. Will definitely return another time.

Clean, comfortable and well equipped.

Exceptionally fine conversion.

We had an amazing stay at The Auld Kirk.

The cottage is beautiful and absolutely spotless. It was a lovely surprise to find a bottle of red and bottle of white wine with a selection of shortbread and biscuits waiting for us when we arrived. We will definitely be booking to go back.

We had a lovely two week stay at the Auld Kirk.

Lovely and very clean comfortable property. Location is superb if you want to sight see the whole of the north coast, east or west coast and visit Orkney for a day trip as well. Lots of lovely walks and beaches close by.

It has been a great experience.

Kids likes it soo much.. Meet Mrs Morrison on our day leaving. Very kind welcoming lady. Had some gift as well..Thanks, Always in touch when you needed. The location is great to explore surroundings..

The cottage was excellent loads of space in the peaceful surrounding scenic area.

Everything we needed was catered for. Would highly recommend staying here. The welcome package of wine and cakes was a lovely touch.

An absolutely stunning cottage in quiet and beautiful surroundings.

Everything you need for your stay is in the cottage and it is spotlessly clean. Jeanette on hand for any issues and a lovely welcome pack was very appreciated. Would highly recommend for anyone who wants to get away from the hustle of daily life and a good base to visit the area x

A lovely place to stay if you're looking for somewhere quiet.

It's in the middle of the country surrounded by gorgeous scenery. The place itself is really big, plenty of toilets and shower facilities. It has everything you need for a comfortable stay. You need access to a car if you want to go anywhere. Highly recommend this place. I will go back.

Exceeded our expectations.

Quality bedding and furnishings. All spotlessly clean. Owners were superb offering us help when we had a puncture with our car. Thank you. Highly recommended.

The only drawback was the postcode didn’t bring us to the cottage , we didn’t go far enough and ended up calling owner but she guided us in , I would say to future guests keep going even when Tom Tom says you’ve reach your destination The cottage was amazing , everything we needed was there , we didn’t want to leave !

Thank you for the wine and goodies too x

Cottage was very spacious and spotlessly clean, high quality furnishings and owner had supplied plenty of extras .

Highly recommend

this was not our first stay here and it remains a very comfortable place in a great location

Lovely stay at a lovely cottage.

Very clean. Had everything we needed and more. Lots of things included. Even had wine, and other goodies left for us to enjoy.

This cottage really has the wow factor.

Everything you could wish for in a holiday rental.

The outside doesn’t look very exciting but once you go inside.

....... cracking. Beautifully finished accommodation, great open plan sitting, dining, and kitchen. Very light and airy. The sleeping areas are quality and very comfortable. 3 Beautiful Bathrooms, 2 of which are en Suites. Well equipped kitchen with ample work surfaces. High end and modern decor. Location is on a quiet single track road and easy driving/ cycling distance to the beach/pub. Very helpful host with whom I chatted, but we had no need to contact her for anything else as everything was easy to use and we had no problems.

Accommodate excellent Showers excellent Facilities in the cottage excellent Would definitely book again if we stay in the area next year.

Very well equiped cottage far exceeding others that we have stayed in.

Excellent value for money with the hosts supplying more than adequate stocks of general consumables as well as a welcome pack. Lovely location, conveniently situated for exploring the North coast and the stunning scenery. We would strongly recommend this cottage.

Accommodation was amazing.

Lovely converted church in a beautiful part of Scotland. Everything you could possibly need provided.

A lovely very clean and comfortable cottage, on arrival everything was just lovely and homemade scones and cream and jam awaited us in the fridge.

This was are second visit and we will be back for a 3rd hopefully next year. The kitchen has everything you could need for self catering, which the time of year we go you need to look after yourselves not much open early March. The bed is lovely and comfortable, and the walk in shower for us is ideal. The only reason we have not already booked for next year, is this COVID-19 we had to cut this year holiday short because of it, so we waiting a while to see what happens before we book next year. If you like lovely walks, beautiful beeches and nature, this is a lovely cottage to come back to in the evening and relax.

Another lovely relaxing stay at the Auld Kirk.

The cottage has all you need and more, lovely homemade scones and wine on arrival too!. We will not hesitate to return in the future.

This is a ideal cottage to use as a base for this area.

We all enjoyed the area and the cottage immensely, and would recommended it to anybody who wished to go north.

Great cottage.

Now with speedy WiFi. Clean, spacious, well-equipped, comfortable, in a lovely location to explore North coast. Close to beautiful beaches and good for fishing. We have holidayed here twice now and highly recommend it to others.

The cottage was absolutely wonderful.

It exceeded all expectations. I have rented cottages and houses all over Scotland and abroad for our family and I can honestly say that the Auld Kirk was by far the top in terms of cleanliness. I will use it again and certainly would recommend it to everyone. Can’t rate the facilities any higher.

The old kirk was brilliant and more than we had expected.

I have worked in holiday cottages for the last ten years and this was as good as I have ever stayed in. We loved the extras provided such as the odd blanket, the roasting tins, the wok, the slow cooker used twice and wine glasses that met our high expectations with red wine. I needed a bigger colinder/strainer but that's been difficult to find in Sutherland as a sieve seems to be OK but I needed a big one for rice, pasta and washing the spuds. No worries we were very happy with our stay at the Old Kirk and ideal for 3 manic fisherman.

Lovely little cottage although a bit hard to find.

Really lovely to stay in although the owner Mrs Morrison is quite abrupt, rules to house she leaves are "don't do this", "dont do that" no have a nice stay as everywhere else we have stayed. There is a slow cooker which we used the night before we left, to which we left in soak, all house was tidy and had an abrupt message after we left as to she does not do dishes! Apart from this had a lovely stay the views are really amazing with loads of deer rabbits and sheep on the way there

This property was a delight.

Restored to a very high standard, spacious and in a superb position. I would be happy to return.

The owner was there to meet us on arrival with home made scones and jam and cream.

Very nice lady who was very helpful and even came over a few days later to see if we needed anything, which we did not. A lovely comfortable and very clean property we liked it so much we have booked again for next year. Lovely walk in shower and very comfortable bed and good quality furnishings. Even a crock pot was provided, which we have been self catering for over 25 years and stayed in many self catering properties and no one has provided one of these. Looking forward to staying here again next year.

We loved it from start to finish!

Lovely wine and scones when we arrived! Beautiful place to stay, kids loved it too. Will hopefully return in the future.

Property of high standard.

Owner keen to ensure everything was ok for us and lovely warm welcome from them with scone and jam and wine

The house was beautifully appointed and was ideally placed for the fishing/beaches/visiting family that we had planned for our week - beautiful homemade scones on arrival was lovely touch!

This was a super house to stay in.

It had everything we needed and more( including a slow cooker which meant we went out for the day and had a tasty casserole ready when we got back). It was a spacious house , especially the bathrooms . The weather was pretty cold when we were there so it was nice to come back to a cosy house . The area is an interesting place with some dramatic coastal scenery near by. A lovely touch was the home baked scones with cream and jam . Much appreciated after a long drive . Enjoyed the wine too.

I loved the Auld Kirk it was awesome.

The location was spectacular nestled like a jewel between the heathery hills and the quicksilver river. Looking out at the deer was fantastic. The cottage was even more beautiful than I expected and had everything that anyone would wish for. We were delighted when we discovered that Jeanette had left us home baked scones, jam and cream and a bottle of wine. I did not want to leave!!

We stayed here for Christmas, the cottage is gorgeous and the area was stunning.

It was spotless and had everything we needed, we were greeted with a lovely bottle of wine and fresh scones and cream! The cottage was decorated for Christmas which made it all that more special. This is the perfect place if you want to relax. We saw lots of wildlife and had lots of nice walks. We are going to book in again next year and would recommend it to anyone :)

Fabulous cottage - well placed for trips along the North and North East coasts along the North Coast 500 route.

Spotlessly clean, lots of space and extremely well furnished. Hope to revisit soon.

excellent well appointed property lovely peaceful location.

nice touch a welcome gift of wine scones jam and cream .

This superb cottage was a pleasure to stay in.

Immaculate inside with everything you need, all done to a very high standard. Great location in peaceful surroundings.

Exceptional quality.

Probably the best cottage yet stayed at.

Excellent holiday.

Cottage was warm, cosy, well equipped. Very helpful owners. Lovely scones with cream and jam. Bottle of wine waiting when we arrived. Would definitely recommend this cottage and sykes cottage.

The Highlands are no gourmet destination, in October you may even struggle to find a good cup of tea/coffee as you travel, and there are few eating places.

Our solution is to find quality self catering accommodation and to cook..... 'The Auld Kirk' is just the place to return to after a day out climbing mountains or walking the many beautiful beaches nearby. It is beautifully renovated, comfortable, warm and well equipped. The owners are friendly and helpful and live nearby. Happy to recommend to anyone wanting to visit this wonderful area.

Directions to the property inadequate.

An indication of the distance from the A9 would have been helpful - rather than just 'located on the right hand side of the road.' The most delightful 'cottage' - a truly stand alone and outstanding property - loved it!