'Sloy Lodge', Dalavich, Loch Awe, Western Highlands, Scotland
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A Secluded, elevated log cabin over looking Loch Awe

Double bedroom, triple bunkbed room

Shower / WC

Pet welcome (£20.00/week)

Flexible short breaks except school holidays

Available from 4.00pm on start day

Property Details
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Accommodation
  • Log cabin on the shores of Loch Awe
  • Situated in elevated position overlooking loch
  • Quiet secluded location
  • Based on a large plot of land, including shoreline
  • French windows opening onto lawned area with garden furniture
  • Wide range of outdoor activities
  • Loch Awe is Scotland's premier 'Wild' fishing loch
Portsonachan Location Map - 1.5 hours from Glasgow
Bedrooms/Bathrooms
  • 1 x Double bedroom
  • Three bunk beds on top of each other suitable for adults and children
  • Shower room with electric shower/WC & hand basin including shaver point & heater
  • All bedding & linen provided FOC
  • Beds all made upon arrival
Kitchen / Living Rooms
  • Fitted equipped kitchen
  • 4 ring stove / Oven / Fridge / Microwave oven
  • Lounge / dining area with patio doors with great views over Loch

Heating and electricity

  • Electric heating
  • Double Glazed, suitable for winter and summer letting
Entertainment
  • Satellite TV, DVD player & Hi-fi
Garden
  • Wonderful natural playground
  • Lawned area including garden furniture next to cabin
  • Steps down to shore
  • Lawned area by shore with shallow water at margins of the Loch

Parking

  • Individual parking outside for up to three cars

Surrounding Area

  • Slip way for launching boats
  • Loch Awe offers wonderful fishing and boating opportunities
  • Oban - 50 mins away
  • Selection of castles to visit
  • Easy access to Western Highlands
  • Glencoe
  • Little Bay luxury boat charter
On site / local facilities
  • Mountain bike hire available locally
  • Boat hire available locally
  • A social club with bar is also situated at the end of the estate
  • Shop, cafe & post office close by

Options Available

  • A coin-operated launderette is available on site
  • 1 pet welcome at £20.00 per week
  • The lodge is non smoking


Sloy Lodge - Dalavich

Sloy Lodge is approximately five minutes walk from the village of Dalavich which has a shop, cafe and post office where you can enjoy a morning coffee, light lunch and stock up with groceries. Take-away meals are also available from the cafe. Mountain bikes are available for hire, by the day or week.

Included in the rental of the cabin are the rights to fish from the shore, at designated areas along the length of the site. Also included is the use of the landing area to launch your own boat from. There is parking space for three cars next to cabin.

A social club is also situated at the end of the cabin site which is owned by the village but guests from the cabins are warmly welcomed. The bar is open 7 nights a week (April to October) and 4 nights a week (November to March).

There are many beautiful forest walks in the area, including The Oakwood Trail, The Avich Falls Trail and Duncan's Walk, all of which meander through ancient oak and pine forests. Pine marten, fox, wild cats red deer, roe deer, otter and red squirrels can often be seen. There are also regular sightings of eagles and ospreys. Apart from the signed trails, there is up to 100 miles of forest tracks and roads in the area, suitable for the serious walker or mountain biker.

Loch Awe itself is beautiful, far away from the hustle and bustle of modern life, and as of now, still under-developed with no noisy watersports to shatter the peace. It has many islands worth visiting, including Innis Chonnel Castle, the first stronghold of the Campbells. The fishing is legendary with monster trout up to 30lb (~14Kg), salmon, sea trout, pike, perch, char etc, depending on the season.


Location

'Sloy' lodge is is located next to the village of Dalavich, on the western shores of Loch Awe in Argyllshire, Scotland. Set amid the peace and tranquility of the magnificent Inverliever Forest, with beautiful forest walks, fishing, trail biking, bird and wildlife watching close at hand, the location is excellent for both a restful and relaxing break. An ideal location for touring the many interesting places to visit in the Western Highlands.

Situated on the banks of the beautiful Loch Awe is a 1.5 hour drive from Glasgow, a 2.5 hour drive from Edinburgh and a 1 hour drive from Oban, 'Gateway to the Isles'.

Whether you want to fish, play golf, take a sail on the loch, walk or simply relax and read a book, there is plenty for you to experience.

Fishing

Loch Awe is Scotland's premier 'Wild' fishing loch. The 27 mile long fresh water loch is home to a wide assortment of fish. You can catch char, salmon, pike and trout, both brown and rainbow. Loch Awe held the record for the largest brown trout caught in Britain in the year 2000 with a weight just shy of 32lbs. The game season for salmon and trout is from mid March to mid October. Course fishing for perch, roach and pike is all year round.



Here are a few useful links to Scottish fishing sites:
www.fishing-highland.co.uk
www.loch-awe.com
Loch Awe Boats
Fishing On Loch Awe
Salmon and trout fishing in Scotland

Golfing around the Loch Awe area

There are plenty of good local challenging & scenic golf courses one can play locally, most within a 1/2 hour drive.


Walking and hill walking

There is a profusion, both close at hand and within a short drive, of some the most astounding walking to be found anywhere in the world. Try Glen Orchy (9 Miles) or Glencoe (35 miles) or just walk out of our front door and on up into the hills. Whatever your walking desire is, you will be able to satisfy it in this wonderful area.

For ornithologists

Again you are spoilt for choice from ospreys to sea eagles right through to the mighty golden eagle and back to the humble robin who, if you do not watch out, will invite himself to your lunch. They're all here for your appreciation and pleasure in this beautiful and natural area.

Local Attractions
The following places are all between one and three hours drive from Dalavich and well worth a visit.
Oban
About 50 minutes drive from Dalavich, a quaint seaside town and fishing port, from where ferries run to the islands of Mull, Iona, Colonsay, Staffa and Tiree.
Oban Distillery
Take a guided tour around this old distillery and sample its wares! Open to the public from Easter to October.
Cruachan Power Station
Take a tour of this modern hydroelectric power station at the northern end of Loch Awe, set deep inside the mountain. Open to the public from Easter to November
Inverary Castle
The ancestral home of The Duke & Duchess of Argyll. Open to the public from April to October.
Loch Fyne Whiskies
Possibly one of the best "whiskey shops" in Scotland. Situated in the centre of Inverary and open all year. Phone: +44 (0)1499 302219
Inverary Jail
A 19th century jail and court room manned by guides in period costume. Listen to the trial in the court room and hear the sentence of transportation to the New World. Well worth a visit.
Auchindrain Village
Situated approximately six miles south of Inverary on the A83. An original and old highland village that has been preserved, restored and furnished, depicting life as it really was in The Highlands over past centuries.
Kilmartin Glen & Museum
Picturesque village and museum. The immediate area contains a wealth of natural, historical and archaeological features unsurpassed anywhere in Britain.
Oban Rare Breeds Farm Park
Situated near Glencruittan, Oban; a 35 acre site dedicated to conserver rare and minority breed farm animals. Open daily from March to 3rd November. Weekends only from November to December. Tearoom onsite.
Little Bay Luxury Boat Charter
Situated at Lagnakeil, Lerags Glen, Oban; Cruise the Argyll coast and visit the islands of Colonsay and Iona. See dolphins and other wildlife in luxury. Drinks and snacks provided. Phone: +44 (0)1631 565740
Carnasserie Castle
Off the A816, nine miles north of Lochgilphead. Originally the home of John Carswell, 1st Bishop of the Isles. Captured and partially blown-up during Argyll's Rebellion of 1685
Kilchurn Castle
North East end of Loch Awe. Built around 1550, much remains with marvelous views down the length of Loch Awe.
Glencoe
Visit this spectacular glen just east of Ballachulish on the A82. Scene of the infamous massacre of the MacDonalds in 1692 by elements of Argyle's Regiment under the command of Capt. Campbell of Glenlyon.

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Loch Awe at Dusk



Beautiful Loch Awe

Village club house & bar

Avich Falls



Rannochmore

Dawn over Loch Awe
Spring at Portsonachan Resort

Inverary Castle

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