Meall Mor Lodge

Ideally located for a true escape to nature, this outstanding lodge is the perfect base for your Highlands holiday. Sleeping an impressive 20 guests and with additional on-site cottages available to rent for extra guests, this property is perfectly suited to a large family reunion or group of friends on a fishing or shooting holiday.  At 13 miles from the nearest town, you can rest assured that you’ll be enjoying the utmost seclusion and privacy.

This incredible lodge is impressive both inside and out, with antique furnishings and traditional country elements giving the home a truly rural feel. You’ll find the reception hall adorned with mounted deer heads, gothic-style chandeliers and deep patterned rugs in a typical hunting lodge style. This vast home benefits from central heating throughout and two open fireplaces, ensuring that you feel warm and cosy in even the coldest of months.

Enter via a stunning entrance hall, where you’ll find the first warming fireplace. This floor features a spacious kitchen equipped for professional caterers and with a casual dining table for a relaxed snack or breakfast. There’s also a regal dining room with large windows and an impressive dining table for celebratory dinners with the entire family. Two of the property’s bedrooms can be found on this floor, both of which are twin rooms with en-suite facilities and can be linked internally as a suite. One of these is a bedroom with increased accessibility.

Head upstairs via the wide staircase to access the sitting room and eight further bedrooms. The lounge is a spacious area with comfy sofas and armchairs facing a second open fireplace. The absence of a TV encourages guests to catch up, play the piano or get stuck into a good book. This floor accomodates five double rooms and three twins, all of which are decorated with antique furnishings such as wrought iron bedsteads or beautiful dressing tables. Each of these bedrooms has an en-suite bathroom, where roll-top bathtubs further this antique style.

This home is set on the extensive 19,000-acre Kildermorie Estate, so there’s an abundance of outdoor space on offer to enjoy. Relax in the lawn directly behind the lodge and perhaps fire up the gas BBQ on a warmer summer’s evening.

• 10 bedrooms – 5 double (one includes a cot bed) and 5 twin (one with increased accessibility)
• 10 en-suite bathrooms
• 4 separate WCs
• No mobile phone signal - WiFi calling is available
• Toiletries provided
• Fridges, freezer, microwave and commercial dishwasher
• Commercial gas ovens, hobs and grill
• Boot room with washing machine and tumble dryer
• 2 open fires (logs included)
• Internal link to Games Pavilion with bar, seating, pool, table tennis, football, darts and Bluetooth enabled jukebox (please note that the Games Pavilion is available until 14:00 on the last full day of the tenancy)
• Self catering with daily housekeeping service
• South facing sheltered courtyard
• Gas BBQ
• Ample private parking
• Kennels (adjacent the lodge)
• The kennels are heated when necessary
• Additional dogs by prior arrangement only
• Please note that dogs are not allowed in any part of the lodge
• Large lawn area situated by the dog kennels.
• Private spring water supply
• Fishing on 6 lochs from boat or bank is included, as well as bank fishing/wading on 1.3km of salmon river
• Additional activities offered by the Estate should be arranged directly and will incur an extra cost
• Note the property is accessed via a single-track road through forestry, please drive carefully
• On reaching the boundary of the property the speed limit is a strict 15 mph
• Short-term Licence - HI-20127-F
• EPC rating - D
• Electric vehicle charging on site
• Arrival: 17:00 onwards
• Departure: before 10:00, unless otherwise stated in your arrival details
• 4 dogs allowed. Dogs are charged at £20 each per full or part week
• There is an Accidental Damage Deposit of £500 when booking at this property, however this may be waived for £75. We’ll provide more details about this when booking your holiday.

The surrounding countryside boasts a typically Scottish landscape, featuring vast lochs and rugged moors. During your travels, be sure to keep a keen eye out for the local wildlife that you might not see too often in your day-to-day life, including otters, osprey, falcons, and red, roe or sika deer. Wander the winding country road down to Loch Morie, which is about 1 mile away. Permission to fish from either bank or boat is included with the property, so be sure to fish for resident brown trout here. If you visit out of shooting season, you can still practise your shot with a trip to a nearby clay pigeon club, 14.5 miles away.

If golf is your preferred sport, then make your way to local town of Alness (12.5) for a large golf course. Here you can find a local pub for a post-game Scotch, or a fish and chip shop for collecting food and returning home. If Scottish whisky is your drink, then be sure to book a tour and tasting at the local distillery (14 miles).

It's no surprise that this property is ideally suited for those looking for an outdoor break, however it is incidentally also handy for getting to the Scottish city of Inverness by car (31 miles). Here you'll find restaurants, bars and a performing arts centre that are worth visiting before your visit comes to an end.