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Shore Cottage -The sea and the sky become one in this gem of a cottage.

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DVD player
DVD player
Outdoor dining
Miscellaneous
Beach

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 464 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Kitchen
  • Dryer
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

Map
Durness, Sutherland
  • John Lennon Memorial Garden
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Durness Beach
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Smoo Cave
    ‪2 min drive‬

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About the area

Durness

With a stay at this cottage in Durness, you'll be on the waterfront, just a 1-minute walk from John Lennon Memorial Garden and 7 minutes by foot from Durness Beach. .This cottage is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Balnakiel Craft Village and 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Smoo Cave.
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What's nearby

  • John Lennon Memorial Garden - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Durness Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Balnakiel Craft Village - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Smoo Cave - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Balkaniel Beach - 8 min drive - 1.8 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Cocoa Mountain - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Durness Food Spot - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Sango Sands Oasis - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪White Heather Cafe - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪The Seafood Platter - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Shore Cottage -The sea and the sky become one in this gem of a cottage.

An ideal place to base yourselves, whether you're seeking to relax in peaceful and beautiful surroundings or desire a fun-packed activity holiday, which could include exploring the vast and varied wild beauty of North West Sutherland's landscape; hill walking, sea and fresh water fishing, golf, ornithology, sailing, stalking, climbing or just lazing on secluded white sandy beaches.
Return to the warmth of this cosy cottage with every amenity.
Bedroom 1 Kingsize.
Nextdoor is a bathroom with bath and toilet.
Bedroom 2 with twin beds and luxury en-suite shower room. Room also has a desk.
Open plan lounge/kitchen with full height windows overlooking the Kyle. Cosy wood burning stove plus underfloor heating throughout, WiFi, television, DVD player and ipod/iphone dock. Fully equipped modern kitchen with integral oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher, fridge/freezer and washing machine. Linen and towels are provided and changed weekly. The cottage has private parking outside the cottage.
On the paved area outside there is a picnic table plus a a large umbrella.
Up to two dogs allowed in this cottage. @ £30.00 per dog.The paved garden is not fenced over the entrance.
Make yourself comfortable in this cottage, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. A kitchenette is outfitted with a stovetop, a microwave, and a dishwasher. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and a DVD player is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include a desk and a coffee/tea maker.
Take in the views from a garden.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property manager

Gillie Elliot

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Hob
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room
  • Wood stove

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels
  • DVD player

Outdoor areas

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Laundry

  • Laundromat nearby
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk
  • Desk chair

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • Up to 10 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • In-room accessibility
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • In the mountains
  • On a river
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 689 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 5:00 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 9:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 22 lbs per pet)
Note from host: By prior arrangement

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Property Registration Number HI-00250-F

Shore Cottage -The sea and the sky become one in this gem of a cottage. Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 50 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 50 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 50 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 50 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 50 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Colin M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Rest easy
Rest east in a modern comfortable clean property with outstanding location and views over the bay. Easy vehicle access to local store and all the amenities of Durness. Plenty of walks and places to visit, wild swimming from gorgeous beaches.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Return to Shore Cottage
Our 2nd visit to Shore Cottage was as enjoyable and relaxing as our first. More heavy winds at the start of the week - exactly as forecast but plenty of calm and sunshine for the remainder and water like glass when we left. This cottage is a gem and area of Scotland amazing if you can make the effort to head this far north. We will be back again!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Shore Cottage
The cottage overlooks the ever changing environment of the Kyle of Durness, an area we had not visited before. The cottage was very comfortable and suited our requirements for a holiday home. We liked its location and spent quite some time walking on local beaches as well as in the vicinity of the cottage. We had some good wildlife encounters including otter, golden eagle and several other bird species. We met our host Gillie several times and found her local knowledge very interesting. We would hope to return.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ambrin A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome
Awesome views, lovely cottage, great host
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

irena and kath D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing .....our new no 1 scottish stay
Words are hard to describe our experience here ...it was the second leg of our 36 yr anniversary and my 60th birthday celebrations..we only wish we had booked here for both weeks rather than one..comfortable place amazing views ... the window spans almost the front of the cottage the side windows also amazing views ...sitting watching the tides change the sand banks materialise... the ocean coming in was just perfect ...and the sky at night was the clearest id seen since i was a child.... big huge sparkling sky full of stars we had contact with the owner who was so very nice and helpful... and lyn and bob the caretakers couldn't do enough no questions too much trouble .....we are already looking to stay again ... the area is stunning and something for everyone who likes the scottish experience ... ..
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely
Lovely
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

James C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent
Shore Cottage is perfect and is in a stunning location, this is why we returned. The biggest compliment I could give Gillie, is that we would love to own Shore Cottage ourselves.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Ian K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fishing trip
Superb location and very comfortable
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

therese b.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stunning
It was amazing. The house, the view, the place. It was difficult to go home! We come back!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

John M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic Location
This was our third visit to Shore Cottage. It has an unbeatable location, with great views out of the massive windows directly south over the Kyle of Durness, and the mountains beyond. We had viewings of an otter, great skuas, arctic skuas, and much more besides. Highly recommended!
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David M.

Liked: Cleanliness
April get away
Base for week’s cycle around some of the NC550 route. Great property with fantastic views. Will definitely recommend
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Di W., Bath, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
lovely location - great host
We frequently stay at Shore Cottage because we love the location. The new owner Gillie is friendly and massively knowledgeable on the area and introduced us to even more things... thankyou. The property is now need of a little spruce up and Gillie has plans to do this along with her new housekeeper. We look forward to seeing the improvements when we return. Definitely recommend Shore Cottage and will be able to highly recommend when a couple of the things that have worn out / decorated/ need replacing are complete. Thank you for yet another great stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt and Sarah D., Walworth, NY, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Outstanding Cottage
The Shore Cottage has some of the most magnificent and peaceful views of the Kyle. The views are directly out to the water from the main living room and main bedroom where you can see for miles across the Kyle and surrounding mountains. The pictures in the listing don't even come close to doing this justice. The cottage itself is a wonderfully staged 2 bedroom 2 bathroom home with a vaulted style living room and kitchen. The kitchen has everything you need to cook either simple or gourmet meals and is very well stocked with dishes, pots, pans, utensils, even a hand mixer. The bedrooms are very spacious and the beds are super comfortable. One bathroom has a large standing shower and the other a wide and deep large soaking tub. Which is wonderful after hiking the surrounding area. The cottage is ideally situated for everything you want to do in Durness. The Cape Wrath Ferry is literally walking distance from the cottage if you want to take to a trip over to Cape Wrath. Thank you Gillian for the most wonderful and memorable stay in your beautiful cottage. We will be returning as often as possible - Stunning!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Autumn Stay
Fantastic cottage in superb location. Despite visiting in the worst of weather, the cottage was very cosy - actually had to turn the underfloor heating down. Ideal base for touring the northern highlands, walking locally from the cottage or just lounging back and enjoying the view.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Iain M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Capewrath
Unfortunately the property we had booked had an issue with the heating and it was not possible to stay there. The owner immediately made another property available for us which was actually an upgrade as it was a much bigger property. We had an amazing stay thanks to the owner.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard R., Purley

Liked: Cleanliness
Beauty at the Shore
Second time at Shore Cottage and still as lovely as ever. Views over the Kyle never disappoint. Probably best location in Durness, easy walking from the front door, shop 2 miles away well stocked, Smoo Cave Hotel good food and real ale 10 minutes in the car and ferry to Cape Wrath 400 metres. We have stayed summer and early spring and can say any season will bring you great views from the lounge regardless of the weather. Lovely.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

James C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Outstanding Location & Cottage
The Cottage was excellent in every way, and the views were magnificent. It is well equipped and is close to all the major attractions. You have fishing, coastal walks and access to Cape Wrath within walking distance, to mention just a few. Gillie & Marta are quick to respond to any questions you might ask. I would also recommend visiting the Meet & Eat Cafe at Balnakeil Craft Village, and Balnkeil Beach is amazing. We will definitely be returning.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pascal F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wow!
Perfect Cottage with a wow view!!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Shore Cottage
Gorgeous
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thanthima D., Glasgow, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay
A spacious, comfortable & very well equipped house. Confused with the photos at first because they were mixing 2 properties. Need to read the caption. Otherwise all fine. Short drive to Durness and nice coastal walk from the house to cape wrath ferry towards golf course. Great stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

derek a.

Liked: Cleanliness
durness stay
very nice property in good location and great views
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Liz S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful location comfy cottage great view great bed
Small but perfect for the two of us. Had 2 additional single bedrooms we didnt use
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Alan R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Shore cottage
We were very disappointed that the online description of the cottage we thought we had rented lead us to believe we had rented Shore Cottage. When we arrived we were informed that because we had a dog we had been allocated to Kyleview Cottage. We could not find any evidence in the booking and confirmation of booking that informed us we had rented Kyleview Cottage or that Shore Cottage was not dog friendly. We therefore feel we were misled by the way the cottages were advertised as the cottages were listed as one. We feel this is a serious problem and the company that manages the cottages need to review their advertising and make this clear to future clients. We advise all future guests to check carefully when booking Shore Cottage! Having made the above comment, Kyleview Cottage was a lovely cottage and well equipped if slightly dated. It simply wasn’t the cottage we thought we had rented!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Susan Grainger G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect getaway, but beware of confusing listing
We were disappointed on our arrival at the cottage to find that the listing on VRBO had been confusing ,and the photographs of Shore Cottage, which was the one we wanted to stay in, was in fact listed as Kyleview Cottage. Therefore I booked Kyleview Cottage on the basis of the photographs of Shore Cottage. Confusing I know........however the cottage we stayed in was very clean, easy to access and we had no problems, other that not having the view we thought we had booked for a year ago. The bed was very comfortable, the kitchen well equipped and the surrounding area stunning although busier than I though it would be, probably because of the staycation rules. This would now however put us off from travelling to the area again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021