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Abernethy Cottage

The house is located in a quiet cul-de-sac in a residential woodland setting with many pedestrian and cycle paths.

The house has two bedrooms, an eating kitchen, a sitting room/dining room, bathroom and a cloakroom with a separate toilet. There is parking for two cars plus a garage where skis or bikes could be kept. There is a small garden with a gravel seating area, which catches the sun in summer. There is a fence and gates to keep small children secure.

It will probably be most appreciated by people looking for peace and quiet, and who want to explore the beautiful and varied surroundings.

The house is designed to be comfortable, with a cooker, fridge/freezer, television, DVD player, ipod/iphone docking station, kettle, toaster, microwave, hand blender, clock radios and vacuum cleaner. The supply of cutlery, crockery and pans are likely to be sufficient for most cooking needs, although there are outside eating places within fifteen minutes' walk.

Although a car gives most flexibility and convenience, it would be possible to holiday in the house without one. The house is 15 min walk from Aviemore railway station (much of this through fields with views of the mountains). It is surrounded by public areas of woodland and grass, with a playpark for larger children a couple of minutes away. Pedestrian paths and cycle paths start within a few yards of the house, which go for many miles mainly off-road.

The house is close to the terminus of the Speyside Way and also of the Badenoch way.

There is a golf course in the close vicinity, and Aviemore contains shops, restaurants and a swimming pool. Fit adults could do a circuit Loch-an-Eilan by walking from the house.

There is a small hill easily accessible on the other side of Aviemore, by going through a woodland nature reserve. The Rothiemurchus centre can be reached within about half an hour, offering crafts, children's fishing, quad biking, 4x4 driving and farm tours.

Particularly in the summer, a bus service runs up the ski road, passing by Glenmore with reindeer Centre, Loch Morlich with windsurfing, sailing and kayaking. From the ski centre, a funicular railway runs up Cairngorm Mountain to the Ptarmigan restaurant, for views of the Highlands. It would also be possible to reach the Landmark forest adventure park at Carrbridge by bus.

On bikes (which can be hired close by) it is easy to ride off-road to the nearby villages of Boat of Garten, close to the RSPB Osprey reserve, where there are walks along the Spey and in pine forest. A nice forest and mountain circuit would be to ride to Glenmore, through the Ryvoan pass to Nethy Bridge, then back through Boat of Garten along the Speyside way.

By car you can reach all these places in a few minutes, and go much further afield. There is another watersports centre at Loch Insh, which also has an RSPB wetland reserve, and the Highland Wildlife Park is nearby. Newtonmore has a museum of traditional highland buildings. The whisky trail needs a car, as would a trip (spring and autumn) to see the dolphins in the Moray Firth.

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Accommodation & Facilities

Accommodation and facilities all on ground floor:

Double bedroom - double bed, bedside cabinets, bedside light, built in wardrobes, space for travel cot.

Twin bedroom – two single beds, bedside cabinet, bed lights, fitted wardrobes.

Family bathroom – with plumbed over-bath shower, electric heater, vanity cabinet.

Cloakroom – with wc, basin and vanity cabinet.

Lounge/diner – spacious lounge/dining room with a sofa and two armchairs, coffee table, 32” television with freeview, DVD player and library of books, DVDs and games, tourist information, ipod/iphone docking station. Dining table with seating for 6 and plenty of good dinnerware and cutlery.

Kitchen/diner – fully fitted modern kitchen with electric oven and hob, fridge/freezer, washer/drier, kettle, 4 slice toaster and all the pots and pans and utensils necessary. Child’s high chair (stored in garage along with cot.)

The cottage is supplied with a vacuum cleaner, iron and ironing board. Private garage with secure accommodation for bicycles, skis , car etc as well as onsite parking for two cars

List of Features

• Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in a residential woodland setting
• 32” TV with freeview and DVD
• ipod/iphone docking station
• Patio area
• Electricity included
• Linen and towels included
• Easy walking access to Aviemore shops and station

All bed linen, towels and electricity is included in the price.

A deposit of 25% of the total tariff is requested in advance. The balance is payable 6 weeks prior to the commencement of your holiday (or by arrangement for short notice bookings).

No smoking is permitted within the holiday home.

A refundable good housekeeping deposit of £50 will be required as part of your final balance payment.

Sorry no pets.

A travel cot and high chair is available at no extra cost

Tariff & Prices

Prices shown are for available weeks only and are the standard price for full occupancy. Occupancy discounts and special offers may apply. To check Availability and Prices, with any applied discounts, click on Check Now button and choose your desired dates with number of guests staying. The pop up box will provide a final price quotation.

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Location & Directions

From the south (A9)

Pass the exit for Aviemore

Turn right at exit for Boat of Garten, Nethy Bridge. Turn right at immediate T junction onto A95

Travel about a mile and a half to entrance to Aviemore

Take 2nd left into Dalfaber Drive (large sign at entrance to road) and four signs pointing in this direction

Cross rail bridge and level crossing. Take 2nd right after level crossing into Craggan More Road

Take 3rd right into Carn Mor

Abernethy Cottage is at the end on the right

From the north (A9)

Turn right off A9 at junction for Boat of Garten/Nethy Bridge

Follow instructions as from the south above

From the East (Aberdeenshire) via Tomintoul

Follow the A 939 Grantown on Spey road until there is a left turn to Nethy Bridge

From Nethy Bridge Causer crossroads take the B970 to Boat of Garten. About a mile after leaving of Boat of Garten turn left from B970 to A95

Follow A95 until entering Aviemore, then follow instructions as for North and South above

Guest Reviews

The house was lovely, clean and warm with every item of equipment needed in the kitchen for our stay. Only 10 minutes walk to town centre making it the perfect location to saty at. Would definately return to this house in future and will highly reccomend to family and friends.
Mrs H, Dunfermline

We really enjoyed our stay in Abernethy Cottage in April 2012. The property was ideal for our needs (2 adults and 2 young children). We were impressed with the easy check-in arrangements and found the property to be very clean, well-presented and well-equipped. The bedrooms were comfortable and, being situated in a cul-de-sac, we enjoyed a week of peaceful evenings. The children slept well too. Abernethy Cottage also proved to be an ideal place from which to explore Aviemore and its surroundings. We took many walks along the path into Aviemore (just 10 minutes each way) and found there to be a multitude of places of interest within a 30 minute drive. We were also made to feel very welcome by our temporary neighbours. In short, Abernethy Cottage proved to be a lovely place to stay and met and exceeded our expectations. We hope to return.
Mr R, Dundee

The cottage was well situated for walking with young family into Aviemore. There was also a small playpark just down the road. The cottage contained lots of games, DVDs and drawing materials which kept our young family happy. The cottage was very clean on arrival and very child friendly. A really great few days break was had.
Mrs R, Aberdeen

"Superb arrangment"

Lovely decoration for Christmas. It was very clean. Everything was available. Heating was excellent. Loads of games for kids and family. Books where available, some maps in the kitchen to plan walks. Nice and quit neighbourhood. Yes, made your holiday fun.

"Larchfield - a beautiful house in a beautiful location"

As a family of four, Larchfield was the perfect property for a 5 day stay in the Highlands. The house is situated in a fairly remote location, but was not difficult to find and is not far from the main route to Inverness. The surrounding area is very nice, with forest walks and a trout fishery nearby. The gardens are very well maintained and outdoor seating etc is provided.

The house itself is beautiful inside and out, with all mod cons and furnished to a very high standard. The two boys (15 and 5) loved it!

The owner of the property is a gentleman and was very keen to make sure we were happy with everything, and was on hand to answer any questions and to provide advise on local attarctions and things to do.

I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Larchfield to anyone who is looking for a spacious and luxurious house as a base for exploring the surrounding area. It really made our stay in the area a pleasure.

Very clean and comfortable.A cosy cottage, a convenient location for Aviemore.
Mr H, Dundee

Everything clear, nice decorated for christmas, lots of information for walks, enough books to read, enough games for the kids and adults. Bed and chair for toddler present. Enough towels. Good heating allround in every room. Good shower. Handy solution for housekey on arrival. Plus Aviemore all year round enough activities to do.
Mrs K, Dundee

Location was excellent, very quiet given that the main path into the town was right opposite the cottage making it very safe for the kids to get onto the cycle paths. Cottage was very well equipped.
Mr M, Huntly

Quiet, fresh, clean and welcoming, great value for money.
Ms S, Oxford

Great the cottage had use of the garage to store bikes so we could enjoy a cycling holiday.
Mrs M, Aberdeen

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