Balnaird Farmhouse

Lovely spacious property in a quiet location with superb views of the valley below.

Good touring base for the North Highlands.

We have stayed in many cottages over the years but Balnaird Farmhouse comes out tops.

Super clean, very well equipped, everything you need. The views are superb, the best spot for me is looking out of the kitchen window with the ever changing skies . Absolutely superb

The cottage was everything we could have wanted.

We had a lovely stay.

We loved Balnaird Farmhouse, it was so clean, fresh and tidy.

The views were wonderful, we saw our first Siskin at the bird feeder, which my partner topped up a couple of times as we do like seeing the birds. Rabbits a plenty

Lovely setting

Had a great holiday - cottage was perfect.

Especially enjoyed the sunroom overlooking the glen. Plenty of walks nearby so hope to be back again soon. .

Lovely place.

Well laid out. Only gripe from us was the shower cubicle is very restricting, we're both 6' + and struggled to move in it.

Absolutely loved our stay at Balnaird Farmhouse.

The property itself is perfect - very cosy and well equipped with everything we needed for our 5 night stay. It's located in a beautiful part of the world, and was a fantastic choice for a relaxed break away from the city. The only very tiny niggle was the fact the wood-burner was out of action as we were looking forward to getting cosy by the fire - but the central heating made up for it. An excellent place to stay and will definitely be back if we're ever up in that part of the world again,

Lovely cottage !

We enjoyed 2 weeks of staying there : beautiful location , plenty of nice walks and places to visit . The cottage was very comfortable , well prepared for visitors . We woudn't hesitate to come back , thank you !

In view of the property being so isolated a welcome pack would have been appreciated, even if it was just tea, coffee and milk.

We had a peaceful stay at Blanaird.

It's about an hour's or less drive to some spectacular walks north west of the house.

Lovely, very clean and cozy home.

For us it was very good located.

We had a great time, thank you.

If I could suggest a couple of things that would be really appreciated by future guests - some binoculars, and some OS maps of the area. Thanks!

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We had a wonderful stay. The house is well equipped and comfortable with wonderful views and plenty to do in the area. The only thing is useful in the kitchen is a pair of oven gloves. And for us the electric blanket felt uncomfortable on top of the mattress ( which is very comfortable) due to the cables in the blanket. Thank you for making our break very enjoyable.

Very comfortable house in a lovely position

We loved our stay at Balnaird Farmhouse.

We initially had some problems getting the heating levels in the house right as it was quite cold outside but once that was sorted everything was lovely. Love the area, which we come up to at least once a year. It feels like we've found a new home from home for future visits. The thing we loved the most was the view from the garden room/conservatory and especially watching the Red Kites.

A lovely autumn week at Balnaird Farmhouse.

The views from the cottage are lovely, and the autumn scenery on our outings was stunning - who needs to go to New England! Very well equipped, a comfortable, spacious cottage, a great location for touring the Highlands.

very clean property and very comfortable.

situation was just what we were looking for. only 2 complaints , 1. a little too many notices pinned up ( a loose leaf folder would have been better. ) 2. a change of towels mid stay of a 2 week stay should be done. we were there for two weeks and no towel change. we managed as there was only a maximum of 3 people staying. A. MCLELLAN

One of the main features at the cottage is the sun room which we enjoyed.

It has great view over to Knock Farril. Felt the living room could do with some personal touches. Nothing major but a clock on the fire mantel. Some books in the empty bookcase. Room was a bit dark which is due to layout so any small touches could help.

This was probably the nicest holiday accomodation we have ever had.

Balnaird famhouse had everything we needed, plus a lovely bright sunroom, a wonderful view across the valley to Knockfarrel and a great garden too. We did lots of walking and were delighted to see two red kites hovering above the house on our last morning.

We had a really good stay.

Nice house and a beautifull vieuw. It was verry hot weather when we were in the house. So we first closed all the heating when we arrived. And maybe there can be a thinner blanket for the bed as backup for hotter days. Ans and Dick from the Netherlands.

Myself and my partner have just had the best week ever.

The cottage was perfect in every way, this has been our favourite holiday cottage that we have stayed in. The cottage has everything that is needed. It was clean comfortable, and had incredible views. I loved, just sitting, looking at the views, the sheep in the next field and all the birds. We sat and watched kites hunting, as the cottage is situated high up on the hillside, we were actually looking down on the kites. We could hear lots of different birds including cuckoos and Owls in the evening. This cottage is a hidden little gem, and is a lot better than the pictures show. You have the seclusion plus about 15 minutes away from shops and other amenities, including a huge Tesco’s. We would go back in a heartbeat. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

A lovely spacious cottage with fantastic views.

Well equipped and very clean - lovely sheets! Lots of walks to do in the area, as well as watching seals on loch Fleet, looking for Dolphins from Chanonry point and watching red kites from the cottage. A great base to tour the Highlands.

This was a lovely spacious cottage with great views.

Comfortable, well-kept, great location.

Perfect for our holiday.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the only negative was all the posters throughout the property with instructions of does and donts.

in particular the one immediately by the entrance reminding guests to make sure they depart on time at the end of the stay, not a very welcoming sign !

A lovely cottage in a lovely position.

The views are stunning - the views on the Sykes website are not general views in the area, you can sit with your coffee or glass of wine and drink in the stunning surroundings. The birds are amazing - watch red kites fly over the garden and hover over the valley. A great base for easy walking and also for big Munro walking. Dolphin watching in the Murray Firth. A lovely cottage and we will be back.

This was the second time I’ve stayed in the property, and I hope to return again.

The location is very peaceful. We enjoyed watching the red kites overhead. The cottage is lovely inside and everything you need is provided.

Excellent cottage in a beautiful area, a very relaxing stay

A very clean holiday house with the most fantastic views.

Very peaceful location. Everything you needed was in the house and we had such a good week that we are looking to come back very soon.

We had a lovely week in this very comfortable cottage.

The location is fantastic with beautiful views, and the cottage was really well equipped and very clean and tidy. We were blessed with lovely weather for a late October break, and the autumn colours around us were amazing. Only problem we had was trying to get the woodburner to light but a phone call to the owner helped with this. The bedrooms are very comfortable - I would recommend saying that you have a king size bed and 2 large singles (or maybe they are small doubles) as tall folk like us often look for properties which state king rather than double bed in the property information. We would definitely love to come back as there are so many places to explore in this beautiful part of Scotland.

We have been holidaying in Scotland the past several years so as you can imagine we have stayed in many different accommodations.

But Balnaird Farmhouse is by far the best place we have stayed, it was so clean, homely, had everything we needed and more. We would love to come back one day, perfect cottage to stay. We only left yesterday after spending a great week here ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you from Jason &Julie

Lovely peaceful cottage,excellent location.

Great views from rooms. Good sized bedrooms. Duvet overly warm. Had to remove cover and use it as a bed sheet, no alternative. Upstairs loo room tight on headspace with the dormer style room. All cottage spotless except for the hob-sorted with 'hob brite'.Nice kitchen with good sized fridge/freezer. We always need freezer space.This had 3 good shelves/drawers. Downstairs bathroom floor required attention. This was to be sorted as we were leaving. Excellent walks and bird/wildlife watching,shame to have to come home Would definately stay in future.

The house is in a good location for exploring the area.

It's newly refurbished, clean and well equipped with good amount of space for 4. Some information on local walks, attractions etc would have been helpful.

Brilliant stay.

Lovely clean cottage with lots of space and an amazing view. Couple of small points - no bin in the bathroom downstairs and not enough dining plates in the kitchen. Due to the location of the cottage, we were eating in most of the time and would have been nice if there were at least 8 plates for a family of 4 so we didn’t have to wash up after every meal. Apart from that, the cottage was perfect.

The property was the best standard we have stayed at to date and the area was beautiful.