Glen Cottage - Torridon

An amazing cottage in an amazing place.

The fact that it’s the only cottage I believe in Glen Torridon , it makes it even more special. Definitely stay again.

We had a fantastic week in Glen Cottage.

The property is in a wonderful position with tremendous views over the valley. It’s an excellent base from which to explore this beautiful area. The cottage is very comfortable and well equipped. Highly recommended.

Ideal place as a base for walking - you are quite literally immersed in the mountains!

Liathach and Beinn Eighe are very close by. Property has everything walkers will need - and we’ll be back to bag some more Munros!

Beautiful cottage in breathtaking, scenery.

Perfect for dogs and walking .

Lovely comfortable cottage in a unique part of Scotland.

Spotlessly clean, very well furnished, and comfortable beds. I heartily recommend it as a base to explore Torridon and the surrounding areas.

Would like to be able to give this 4.

5 stars! Superb location. Great property. Very well equipped kitchen (except scissors!) Only let down by a couple of things which may not be important to others: 1. The cottage was freezing when we arrived as the heating was off (maybe it was unoccupied the week before?) 2. Perhaps as owned by the SNT and not a private owner it lacks a bit of a personal touch (i.e. a welcome pack as others have said) 3. 5pm check in (with a 9.30am check out) seems quite late Saying all that, would be more than happy to book again!

This is our second time staying at Glen Cottage.

It is so cozy and has everything that you need for your stay. The only thing that could make the stay better would be to maybe provide a small welcome pack with a few teas, coffee, sugar etc. Would have been very much appreciated after a long day travelling and shops being quite sparse. Other than that we had a relaxing stay

Stunning cottage in stunning views.

Twenty minutes to the nearest shop and garage. Cosy and warm. All ecover products used for the protection of the environment which I believe is essential today. Comfy beds meant we had a good nights sleep. Bird life very active with many species seen after leaving food for them.

What a great house!

Everything there, great outstanding location. The only small detail which could or should be improved: Window screens because of the midges.

We loved our stay in this luxury cottage in a breathtaking environment!

We really enjoyed our holiday. The only thing that bothered us, were the midges… (We could not open a window or door; mosquito netting in the bathroom was not sufficient)

This is the third time we've been back to Glen Cottage.

We love the cottage and the surrounding area. It is the perfect "escape from it all" experience.

Amazing cottage!

Clean, cosy and all you need for a wonderful trip up to the beautiful Highlands. We can’t wait to come back!

15th February 2025 - Glen Cottage had everything that I needed & more - It is a very well maintained property & a very good choice for the solo or family visitors.

Beautifully prepared - the cottage is warm, well appointed, comfortable & has a very ‘solid’ feel which I loved. I moved in for a week of Torridon photography & the position just couldn’t be bettered - it was perfect hub for visits to the Shieldaig area, Torridon Village & Inveralligin, Loch Maree & the Glen itself. Superb walks around Lochs Coulin & Clare & behind the glen from the Beinn Eighe car park to the Inveralligin area. The facility to be able to respond to weather changes, & be back at places so quickly, was very very useful - 4 seasons in one day ^_^ ……. All in all - a very good stay, a pleasant place to be when forced inside by the weather & excellent information provision from Sykes Cottages. - Would I recommend it - there isn’t any reason not to.

Excellent base to explore the area.

Cottage was warm and comfortable. We enjoyed the stags coming close to the house.

Glen Cottage is a cosy, very comfortable house, set in the beautiful Glen Torridon.

It is very well equipped and we lacked nothing. All 3 bedrooms are a good size, with one being on the ground floor. Nice, comfy beds, with quality bed linen. We had a great week there. The only downside was that the garden fencing was not secure, so we could not let the dogs off their lead. We had deer in the garden every day which was lovely to see.

A very comfortable and spacious cottage in a wonderful area.

Nothing lacking. Kudos to NTS.

We had a delightful stay with our two friends at Glen Cottage.

The house is peaceful, very comfortable and spacious, tastefully decorated and has everything from a dishwasher and a good cooker to smart tv, washing machine and drier. We would happily stay there again and recommend it

It would have been nice for the heating to have been switched on when we arrived given you cannot get into the property until 5pm, as it was very cold on arrival.

We had to report that the extractor hood was filthy on arrival resulting in us having to clean it before use. It had clearly not been cleaned for some time. We later found the oven was also not clean. I texted the ranger to report it but did not receive a reply so contacted Sykes directly. Helen was great and reported the issues raised. Appropriate compensation was received. Otherwise house very comfortable and well equipped.

Loved our holiday at Glen Cottage!

So peaceful and relaxing and so much to do and see. Would highly recommend.

It was brilliant and everything we expected and more!

Lovely last evening watching Deer in the garden! Internet was brilliant for such a remote house!

Beautiful house in a stunning location.

We were very comfortable here for our weeks holiday. Very well thought out and presented, this is a high quality spacious holiday home that we can fully recommend!

Lovely quiet and warm cottage.

Good facilities in such a beautiful area.

Stunning location, very clean and comfortable inside and beautifully decorated.

Smart toasty cottage, wonderfully remote, the only dwelling in 12 km of the Torridon valley.

Superb locally relevant artwork and decoration. There is URGENT need to provide proper updated details on bin collection. Some bins are collected every 4 weeks, some every two, but which dates? To tell people to take all bins out every week is ABSURD. Please provide a helpful calendar. Please also provide a new bird table. Most people here love wildlife and the old one is disintegrating. These easily rectifiable matters aside, the place is superb. Well done NTS.

A superb cottage in spectacular surroundings.

One of the best we have stayed in over many years. Elegant decor, very comfortable. Ceiling downlighter bulb has failed.

A very relaxing Holiday in a nice quiet and cosy cottage, in a beautiful part of Scotland.

We had a wonderful week at Glen Cottage.

The cottage is quaint, beautifully decorated and furnished, and so well cared for by the Trust staff. We spent our days exploring the region, taking long walks and some longer hikes. Fishing for Brown Trout on the Coulin Estate (about a 10 minute drive east of the cottage was grand); Neil, the estate’s game keeper arranged it for us. We enjoyed a few evenings at the Torridon Hotel pub, but preferred to sit on the lawn in front of the cottage soaking in the beauty of this special place. We plan to return again, but next time our visit will be longer.

The house is just lovely, and one of the nicest I have stayed in (anywhere in the world).

There is really nice attention to detail on the interior design, which makes it feel really luxurious. Importantly, all the basics are covered: it is really warm and draught proof. There is a washing machine and tumble dryer (yes, you've guessed, it was cold, wet and windy for our stay). The crockery is lovely and plenty is provided. There is a dishwasher. The knives are high quality and sharp (almost unheard of in holiday accommodation). The kitchen is very well equipped (the stick blender was really appreciated). The bedrooms are really big and luxurious. The garden is big and enclosed and perfect for dogs.

A lovely holiday stay in a beautiful setting.

NTS does a great job maintaining the property which is quiet and peaceful. Lovely to be able to wash clothes and get everything clean after days out in the wildlife! Just a comfy, fun experience.

Glen Cottage is sited in an amazing location beneath the Torridon mountains.

It is very comfortable, spacious, well heated and has a "cosy feel" about it. The kitchen is impressively well equipped. Our group had a very enjoyable stay - well recommended!

We stayed in Glen Cottage for a week in August.

This property is a gem of a place. It is well equipped, spacious, has a warm 'home from home' atmosphere and is in a fabulous location. Our stay coincided with some atrocious weather conditions but it did not deter our days of hill walking and always returning to the cottage was a joy. Thank you NTS

Glen Cottage is a wonderful place to stay in an amazing location.

The cottage is warm and comfortable and has everything you could wish for. A lot of care and thought has been put into maintaining and fitting out the cottage in a way that feels in keeping with the place. I wouldn’t change a thing.

A wonderful experience staying at Glen Cottage!

The scenery is breathtaking and there a lots of wonderful walks and places to visit. The deer in the garden was an added bonus. Perfectly kitted out and really not much more you could ask for as a self-catering break in the most beautiful part of Scotland (the most beautiful country in the world). Our dogs did not want to leave - it was truly tremendous. We would love to return at some point. Lisa and Dave from Glasgow

Excellent cottage in a stunning location, this property in the heart of Torridon is a Mecca for walkers, mountaineers and those who want a true taste of the highlands.

Cottage is well appointed, very clean and full of highland charm. The couple of minor issues we had were immediately addressed by the extremely pleasant and helpful NTS staff - couldn't ask for more!

Glen cottage is beautiful and impressive from the outside, and it’s setting is superb.

It was clean and comfortable, it just needs a little bit of refreshing paint and decor wise . We had a lovely stay , easy chairs for the garden would have been nice as only having a picnic bench is not relaxing and comfortable for your back .

Glen Cottage was perfect for our group.

It had everything we needed. The need to have windows firmly closed (unable to be opened) I guess was to keep out the midges. Wonderful spot.

A wonderful house - gave a real Scottish feel Position is unbelievable !

Bedrooms are lovely and spacious - beds comfy The whole place was warm and cosy Would definitely recommend

I want to start by saying we had a lovely time in Torriodon while at Glen Cottage.

The house was almost perfect in every way for our family holiday. It was clean, very warm and comfortable, and in an amazing location. However, the kitchen and dining area are of the biggest concern; not enough plates (one setting), cutlery (one setting), and not even a full set of each glass size and type and also light on some basic kitchen utensils, which meant washing everything after every meal time or putting the dishwasher on every day, which is not environmentally friendly, especially when there is so much focus within the house to recycle. Additionally, a better solution for glass and bottle recycling should be found rather than guests having to drive into the village to deposit empty bottles there. Lastly, the TV was a real issue; we did watch it a lot due to the weather (Storm Noa), but we could not get the Freeset service to work and relied heavily on Netflix, Amazon and BBC I player. I would like to finish by saying we would book again as the above issues have not out us off from returning, and the above would only be a small investment, and if it weren't for these issues, our trip would have been a perfect dream holiday.

The description does not do the cottage justice in terms of comfort or how amazing the surrounding scenery is .

Deer in the garden on a night time. The sheer serenity and peacefulness of Torridon , the amount of hidden gems surrounding the place for walks . 7 days is definitely not long enough . We will be booking again but for longer next time .

The previous week we stayed in a fab cottage near Glencoe so as this cottage was a National Trust Cottage we had high hopes.

However, disappointed would be the best description. Bear in mind the cottage caters for 6 guests. Only three tumblers suitable for juice etc Spud pealer keeps falling apart Had to wash wok and glasses before using No book with instructions had to call someone to get tv working Extractor fan greasy 4 soup bowls, 5 cereal bowls Sharp knives could not cut through hot butter. Found food blender, blade in on cupboard, bowl in another motor in a third. When we found one part assumed it was the remains of a broken device. One pyrex mixing bowl one serving bowl No where to dry washing Kitchen scales not working The property details says you can find various eateries in Achnasheen for an evening meal, if you go to Achnasheen and use google maps for restaurants, it sends you to Torridon, where the two main restaurants are closed to non residents or onto Lochcaron which is a 45 minute drive. OK its not National Trusts fault that local places were closed or not serving food, but the cottage is remote, so having the ability to prepare food and eat at the cottage would be an advantage The towels, were lets just say, tired. On positive notes, we told the local man that the tap in the kitchen was loose, there was a leak under the sink and as mentioned could not work the tv, all addressed swiftly and efficiently. The lack of hot water in the main bathroom was not sorted. The bedding and beds very comfortable. The location, isolated but fab. We had deer in the garden, eagles at the back of the house. Disappointed remains the best description

Brilliant place, perfect location for us as we were hill walking for the week.

Eve from the Scottish National Trust was exceptionally helpful when we had problems with a frozen water supply. The property has both charm and comfort and I can honestly think of nothing negative. If booking you do need to recognise that it is an isolated location which was an attraction for us. We left some property but that has been sorted efficiently thanks to Sykes and Eve.

What a great place to stay - an iconic house in the middle of Glen Torridon.

We've driven past many times but this is the first time we've been able to stay here. Really comfortable and well furnished, warm and well equipped. Stunning location at the foot of Liathach. Great outdoor space for the kids to play around. Really enjoyed our stay and hope to be back again in future.

Great house in a brilliant location.

This cottage is in a stunning location.

The house is extremely warm and well insulated against wet and windy weather conditions. The kitchen is well equipped the rest of the house is basic but functional - no frills. We do however love the cottage very much and have stayed here on 5 occasions with either family or friends. Many thanks.

On our arrival the refrigerator contained food debris and needed washing.

The dishwasher was loaded and required emptying. We expected that this should have been accomplished by cleaning staff, given the late access time of 1700 hrs ( earliest). The wood burner in the sitting room was full of screwed up baking foil, dirty wet wipes, egg shells (??) and cardboard on top of half burnt logs. The fire screen was black with soot and the hearth dirty with ash. The outside waste bin was so full the lid could not be closed. The other aspects were satisfactory except to describe the upper shower room as a bathroom was a stretch - it is a shower room for a short person.

We had a lovely week at Glen cottage.

The weather was mixed but we did sit out in the garden at some point every day. We saw a golden Eagle from the garden and a seal on the coastal walk. Take lots of bird food and you will get many different species visiting the bird table and feeders. The scenery is amazing and Applecross is well worth the hair raising drive. The cottage is warm and comfortable with nice furnishings. The kitchen is generally well equipped but really needs more glasses, dishes and plates, particularly if you are a larger group, we were only two. Some serving dishes would also be useful. The midges were not too bad whilst we were there. The property is very close to the NC500 route so the road in front of the property is much busier than we expected with lots of motor homes and motorbikes passing. Tesco will do a click and collect to the community centre which is useful.

Great house in an inspiring location, couldn’t have wished for more

Lovely snug cottage.

Girls complained about lack of clothes hangers for their ball dresses, and general shortage of plates and glasses. Guys complained about poor Internet, sad folks. There is an inexpensive solution to the Internet issue. Get a Vodafone mobile broadband 4G hotspot - cheaper than your BT landline deal, and you do have a good 4G signal if you place the device in the right place, e.g. the porch or upstairs. Hope to come back some day!

Really enjoyed our stay (again).

The only comment we would pass on is with regard to the duvets on the single beds. The duvets were slightly too small for the beds. Other than that the cottage is in a fantastic location, comfortable and perfect for a great getaway.

The cold water feed to the upstairs bathroom was poor.

It meant that flushing the toilet became a problem . Other than that, all excellent!

Wi Fi extremely poor

We all enjoyed our stay.

We just can't fault it, everything was spot on. It's such a beautiful house in such a stunning location.

Excellent property in a great location.

A group of us went there to photograph the area and we were not disappointed. There was something to see everywhere that you looked, including red deer. Would happily return there.

Great property, superbly located.

Paul the manager was very helpful, highly recommended.

A welcome return to this cosy and wonderfully situated cottage in the heart of Torridon

Stunning Location.

Stags come in to the garden at night. Midges but expected in Scotland so unable to sit in the garden. Washing machine , dishwasher and hoover great. The Kitchen is very poorly equipped needs dishes , jugs , baking pans , Pyrex dishes but apart from that lovely kitchen. How it is stocked you would be pushed to cook for a family or a Sunday dinner. Plenty of walks nearby. Stags and deer come out on to the road and in the garden. The downstairs bedroom is very damp , the upstairs shower room also. The house although clean needs a thorough dust in corners. The carpets really need a full deep clean and we’re very soiled. Apart from these things we had a lovely holiday peak season prices are very steep. Removing own bedding placing in bag after paying £3000 + peak season.

Fantastic location.

People very friendly. Magnificent scenery. Quiet.

'Spend an afternoon relaxing in the enclosed garden, enjoying the serene setting and perhaps even spotting the passing local wildlife, such as deer, otters and golden eagles.

' The property is so overgrown with long grass and ferns meaning that the air is so humid that the midge population is overwhelming, totally unlike anywhere else we have experienced during our two and a half weeks in Scotland. Within a few moments of exiting the house one is completely surrounded by biting midges. It means that the gardens of the house are completely unusable and also one is forced to live inside with the windows closed. This of course is not advisable in coronavirus times. Whilst at the cottage a member of the National trust did call me and I talked about the midge problem. She agreed that the gardens have not been cut for quite some time and are overgrown. We think that it is totally unacceptable to advertise this cottage as a holiday let with a garden when the garden cannot be enjoyed or used at all. It is very disappointing and we await your response to this and suggest some compensation might be in order.