Luxury Self Catering Scotland sleeps 18 19 20

Dallick - Luxury Self Catering Scotland sleeps 16 to 19

Dallick House - 6 miles from Crieff, Perthshire, sits in an enchanting position,lying in a delightful commanding position at the mouth of the spectacular Sma’Glen. This delightful large holiday house displays family portraits and rural pictures to create a homely feel in a grand setting.

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£ 1,968 ( for 12)

£ 3,500

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Dallick - Luxury Self Catering Scotland sleeps 16 to 19

This is the perfect example of the raison d'etre for this guide. Truly the best self catering that Scotland can offer.

I first came to Crieff for a holiday many years ago to the world famous Crieff Hydro (as many thousands of people have done) and fell in love with the area. Its one of those rare places that just seems to be the heart of everything. Situated close to many of Scotland's most famous places like Gleneagles, the Trossachs national park, Callander and Huntley, the wonderful Loch Tay, the ancient Highland capital of Perth, and yet you can still have day trips to Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk and Glasgow through some of the best scenery Scotland can offer.

I recently went for a really enjoyable break with some good friends, we hired a whole collection of classic cars from a wonderful company called Motorparty -classic car hire Scotland- and one of the best things was an amazing walk from Crieff to Mutehill finishing at the Barley Bree Restaurant where we enjoyed a superb meal. Where better to retire for the day than one of Scotland's best self catering properties; Dallick offering luxury self catering Scotland sleeps 20.

It has been described as Scotland's best self catering accommodation and I wouldn't like to disagree, it is truely remarkable. The bay window and window seat in the drawing room at Dallick House, allow full advantage to be made of the stunning views on offer over the grounds and the hills of Breadalbane in the distance whilst the dining room, which can seat up to 20 guests is ideal for entertaining friends. With each bedroom retaining its own character and open fires in addition to oil central heating, guests can besure of a most warm and comfortable stay at the accommodation whatever the time of year.

Dallick House is surrounded by 60 acres of fields and wood and is bound to one side by the River Almond. It is part of the much larger West Glenalmond Estate, which also offers great scope for outdoor pursuits, from gentle meanders along the riverbank to more active walks through woodland. With two lochans stocked with trout, just below the holiday house, and fishing on the river is available during the short season. Should you wish to venture further afield, Gleneagles as well as numerous other golf courses are within easy driving distance as are the pretty local towns of Dunkeld and Crieff both of which have shopping facilities.

Luxury Self Catering sleeps 19

large self catering

Facts and Figures

Accommodation:

Ground Floor: ¨Fronthall, drawing room with French windows opening onto the terrace and lawn, sitting room, study, dining room seating 16 to 20, pantry, fitted kitchen,utility room, boiler/drying room, cloakroom with 2 whbs and wc, coat room with 2 large hanging cupboards, separate wc, gun cupboard, large double bedroom with en-suite bathroom, single bedroom with whb, wet shower room.

First Floor: ¨Three twin bedrooms with whb and en-suite bathrooms. Three twin bedrooms with whb, two single bedrooms with whb, two separate bathrooms.

Annexe: ¨Doublebedroom with en-suite bathroom. Laundry facilities, freezer room and two kennels in outbuildings.

• Lochan and River fishing

• Bumper pool table

• Games,Books and Pianola

• Croquet and Trampoline

• Bicycles

• Riverside and hill walks on the Estate with excellent walking trails at Dunkeld and Aberfeldy

• Swimming pool, horse riding, quad biking and tennis at Crieff

• Castles, gardens and distillery tours. Blair Castle, Drummond Castle, SconePalace, Castle Menzies close by, with Balmoral and Glamis Castle about 1 hour

• 8 Golfcourses within 17 miles including Gleneagles, Rosemount. St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Kingsbarns just over 1 hour

• Artgalleries, restaurants, shops. Pitlochry and Perth both have theatres

• Crieff (5miles), Perth (15 miles) Dunkeld (17 miles) and Aberfeldy (17 miles)

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Points of interest

garmoran Square

The owners want guests to have a wonderful time at Dallick House, but also to make the most of what the local area has to offer. We have teamed up with expert local companies to put together a range of exciting tailored activities for guests, from white-water rafting, to fly-fishing, to shooting and even Highland Safari!

We will work with you to fine tune a package of activities tailored to your needs, all booked and arranged prior to arrival. For example, 10 guests may want to go fly-fishing for the afternoon and other 10 guests may want to go mountain biking - we can arrange this, and each group will be accompanied by local experts.

So what is there to see and do close by ?

	Waterskiing, canoes, dingy sailing may be had at the watersport centre at Lochearnhead.
	Walk down to Loch Moidart alongside the river Shiel and view the 13th century Castle Tioram, Seat of the Clan Ranald. Climb the Moidart hills – Roshven or An Stac or the two Munros in Glenfinnan if you want a bigger challenge. Maps available in the apartments.
	Loch Earn, under the right conditions, can produce some of the largest brownies in Scotland, some running to around 10lb.it’s quite feasible to boat 30 odd fish in an outing, mainly brown trout but with the occasional escapee rainbow trout also showing up. Some of these have grown on to double figures, and are in amazing condition.
	Crieff Highland Gathering takes place annually on the third Sunday in August. Highlights include the Scottish Heavyweight Championship with events such as throwing the hammer and tossing the caber and massed pipe bands.
	Treat yourself to dinner at many restaurants in and around Crieff, my favourite is the Barley Bree in Muthill
	Visit a local pub for a wee dram at the end of an exhausting days sight-seeing or walking.theres plenty of choice in Crieff
	One of the finest formal gardens in Europe. 2 m south Crieff on the Muthill road. Drummond Gardens has all the characteristics of a 17th century Scottish Renaissance garden. It is a composite garden, restructured in early Victorian times and renewed again in the 20th century when the garden framework and the exceptional interest of the original 19th century design were carefully preserved.
	Visit The Famous Grouse Experience at Scotland's oldest distillery and enjoy a day out like no other. There's regular distillery tours, a shop, restaurant, bar, picnic tables and scenic walks. For those keen to taste and learn more about our whiskies we can take you into our exclusive an unique tasting room within Warehouse No.9.
	32 golf courses within a two hour drive, including the worlds most famous courses - Gleneagles and St Andrews.