Mountain biking
Scotland has some of the best mountain biking available in the UK. Glentress and Innerleithen near Peebles in the Scottish Borders has two great courses as well as the awesome downhill course by Fort William.
Herewith a few Mountain biking suggestions...
Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Sleeps 10 • From £2250 per week
The sixteenth century Aikwood Tower, located 40 miles south of Edinburgh has been lovingly renovated to accommodate up to ten overnight guests in authentic, relaxing and comfortable surroundings.
Wilderness Lodge & Reserve, Sutherland
Sleeps 14 • From £2,300 per night B&B (14 people)
Alladale Lodge is now being let on an 'all-inclusive' fully staffed & catered basis, combining a luxury service and unrivalled stalking for up to 6 rifles.
Novar Estate, Nr Evanton, Easter Ross
Sleeps 18 • From £POA
An 18th century stable square beautifully converted into an elegant nine bedroom house located in a wonderful Highland setting of the 20,000 acre Novar Estate.
Arisaig, Inverness-shire
Sleeps 20 • Price on application
You take the fabled Road to the Isles from Fort William through the hills and by glittering lochs to arrive at what must be most people’s ultimate idea of a romantic hideaway.
Dumfries and Galloway
Sleeps 18 • From £5000 per week
Auchenbrack nestles on the banks of the Shinnel Burn in central Dumfriesshire and provides very comfortable accommodation.
Kingussie, Inverness-shire
Sleeps 20 • £POA
Balavil offers a warm and friendly atmosphere for sporting and corporate parties, wonderfully hosted by Allan and Marjorie Macpherson-Fletcher.
Shapinsay, Orkney
Sleeps 18
Balfour Castle is situated on Shapinsay, on the Isle of Orkney, and is dramatically placed between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. Balfouris run as a private hotel with oak panelled rooms, log fires and comfortable bedrooms containing beautiful Victorian furniture and antiques. You will be catered for by world class chef, Jean-Baptiste Bady, Scottish chef of the year at the 2009 Scottish Hotel Awards.
County Laois
Sleeps 29 • Price on Application
Set at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the centre of Ireland, Ballyfin is a place of history and romance, of tranquility and great natural beauty. After eight years of restoration, Ballyfin re-opened in May 2011 as a small country house hotel like no other.
Bridge of Gaur , Loch Rannoch, Perthshire
Sleeps 17 • £5,750 - £8,000 p/wk
Camusericht Lodge is a beautifully positioned, traditional lodge with indoor heated pool overlooking Loch Rannoch. A great location for a family vacation in the highlands
Kirkbean, Dumfries
Sleeps 14 • £POA
Cavens is an intimate country house with a sense of warmth, relaxation and well-being. The perfect venue for a sporting week or a gathering of friends & family.









