Lundies House

"CN GOLD LIST 2024 Getting there: Inverness airport or station is a two-hour drive away – but what a drive. Consider it very much a part of the reason you’re going, not a chore The rooms A former clergy house, Lundies was built in 1842 (Reverend Lundie was an early resident). The walls are as solid as Scottish solid gets: and each bedroom feels gorgeously bolstered. Just a handful upstairs in the main house, all painted in a supremely lulling colour palette, adding to the sensation of being properly swaddled from the temperature shifts of Scotland’s rocky Highland coastline. A few more rooms are situated in what were steadings in a courtyard (the whole place sleeps 16) with a more contemporary feel, more iron and brick, but still plenty of wool throws and sheepskin rugs: you won’t walk anywhere without toes quickly encountering something supremely soft. Ground floor of the main house are four warm, communal areas in which there’s nothing that isn’t gorgeous or interesting; equipped for restoration and relaxation. Tranquil Scandinavian design and bespoke Scottish cabinetry typify the various Wildland properties but there’s something about the paints and fabrics here that compliment not just the silver, north-west Highland light but the sound of Lundies too - the wind in the garden and curlews (curlews!) across the Kyle of Tongue below. No spa as such but bespoke in-room massages and morning exercise yoga classes with a visiting therapist can be arranged"