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Lundie View Lodge B&B and S/C
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“LUNDIE VIEW LODGE”
SITUATED 800m from the Great Glen Way Walk and the Caledonian Canal. We are on the main A82 four miles South of Loch Ness and Fort Augustus, whilst Invergarry is three miles to the south.
ALL ROOMS ARE EN-SUITE and tastefully furnished in our converted and extended 200 year old centrally heated croft with fabulous Great Glen views. All rooms are on one level for easy access.
TWIN, double, premier and family rooms are available all en-suite and one family room with private full bathroom. Hospitality tray, colour remote TV, radio/alarm clock and hairdryer in all rooms, guest controlled central heating.
GUEST’S LOUNGE with pay-phone, TV, videos, books, games and CD’s.
WALK round the grounds and enjoy our natural flower beds and colourful hanging baskets. During summer, sit out on the patio listening to the burn burbling through the garden and watch the myriad of birds and abundant wildlife or spend cosy winter evenings by the wood burning stove reading, watching TV or just relaxing.
ENTRANCE KEY - Guests in the lodge have their own entrance key.
PARKING. There is undercover parking for motorcycles, secure lock-up for cycles and ample parking space for cars, etc., free of charge.
LAUNDRY and drying facility on site.
DOG kennels available.
‘’SELF CATERING COTTAGE’’
SLEEPS six to eight. [Disabled access]. All bedding and towels provided - for full details click here
‘’SELF CATERING CHALET’’
SLEEPS six to eight. All bedding and towels provided -for full details click here
“THE THISTLE STOP”
RESTAURANT, Tearoom & Gift Shop [adjacent] serves ALL DAY BREAKFAST - DAILY SPECIALS - snacks, hot and cold drinks. Packed lunches on request. Evening meals by prior arrangement.
Accommodation:
Please note! We can change the configuration of some rooms to cater for your requirements
All our rooms are tastefully decorated and furnished and have;-
EN-SUITE shower, toilet, etc., [some family rooms have a full bathroom]
CENTRAL HEATING individually controlled
EACH ROOM CONTAINS hospitality tray, colour remote TV, radio/alarm clock and hairdryer.
2 DOUBLE & 1 TWIN room each with en-suite shower etc
A FAMILY ROOM sleeping 6/8 with en-suite full bathroom. Normally configured with 1 double, 2 single, 2 adult bunks & a double bed settee.
ANOTHER FAMILY ROOM sleeping 4 with en-suite shower etc. This room has a double bed & 2 adult bunks
YET ANOTHER FAMILY ROOM, with vanity unit in the room & full private bathroom literally one step across the corridor. This room has 2 single beds & 2 adult bunks. The 2 singles can be changed for a king size bed. Superb Great Glen views.
THE PREMIER ROOM has a king size Burmese teak & wrought iron bed with en-suite dressing room and shower room. This room also benefits from superb Great Glen views
Self catering cottage - click here
Self catering chalet - click here
Facilities:
We try to prepare for all eventualities at Lundie View Lodge and with your comfort and convenience in mind we provide the following facilities;-
A RESIDENT’S LOUNGE which has panoramic Great Glen views with a range of tables, chairs & comfortable sofas, a colour TV, video, videos, music, games & books, etc., and a pay-phone.
The wood burning stove is lit during the cold winter evenings when you can cosy down with a book or video from our library and just relax.
During the summer months sit out in the sun on the patio and listen to the burn as it tumbles through the grounds on it’s way to the River Oich and then to Loch Ness.
A UTILITY ROOM with a washing machine, a tumble dryer, an iron & an ironing board on site.
DOGS can be housed in the KENNEL
AMPLE FREE PARKING for cars and a SECURE GARAGE for bikes & motorcycles.
MOUNTAIN BIKES are available for hire at reasonable rates.
THE THISTLE STOP TEA ROOM & GIFT SHOP which is adjacent to Lundie View is OPEN ALL DAY and serves ALL DAY BREAKFAST & DAILY SPECIALS, hot or cold snacks and drinks, home-made cakes, scones, etc. The gift shop sells everything from leather goods & full skin chamois, souvenirs & walking sticks, compasses & maps to glassware & Scottish fine bone china.
THE GROUNDS with natural cottage garden flower beds, trees & bushes & colourful hanging baskets. Here all manner of birds & wildlife can be enjoyed at close quarters.
Many walks [the most famous of all is the Great Glen Way which is 800m away] criss-cross the area from totally flat to very demanding and the views are truly spectacular.
• CREDIT CARDS Accepted: MasterCard - Visa - Visa/Debit - Visa Electron - Switch - Solo - Maestro.
The Cottage:
THE SELF CATERING cottage sleeps 6/8 and is completely self-contained with its own entrance.
THE FULLY FITTED kitchen/diner includes a hob, oven, dishwasher, toaster, microwave oven and full size ‘fridge & freezer, and a dining area.
ALL LINEN, towels and crockery etc are supplied. You need nothing but yourselves, personal items and food to enjoy your stay.
NO EXTRA CHARGES i.e. electricity gas etc., however there is a coin meter on the washer and the dryer in the utility room.
A COMFORTABLE LOUNGE with
TV DVD & video with a double bed settee, which can be used if required.
THE LARGE BEDROOM sleeps 6 in a double, 2 single beds and two adult bunks.
There are also a TV, table and chairs.
THE FULL BATHROOM has a shower over the bath.
DISABLED access.
The Chalet:
THE SELF CATERING chalet sleeps 6/8 in a double room with king size bed, a twin room and a twin bunk room.
THE LOUNGE has a double bed settee, TV, DVD, music, etc.,
A KITCHEN/DINER with cooker, hob, microwave, fridge toaster etc.
THE BATHROOM has a power shower and hip bath, toilet & washbasin
ALL LINEN & towels are provided
ALL CROCKERY, utensils, etc., are provided - you just provide yourselves & your food.
COMMANDING BEAUTIFUL VIEWS over the Great Glen and beyond the chalet is in an elevated position. With a table and chairs on the veranda maximizing your enjoyment of the available sun at whatever time of day and you can marvel at the beautiful sunset in the evening.
Attractions:
PRESENT DAY ATTRACTIONS ARE
THE MANY THINGS TO DO include walking climbing, hiking, cycling, boat trips and skiing, white water rafting, boat hire, golf, bowling & pony riding.
WONDERFUL WALKING with the chance to see our local buzzards, red and roe-deer, pine martens, golden eagles and grouse and even red squirrels.
FLY FISHING for salmon (15th Jan to 12th Oct) or for trout (15th March to 6th Oct) and deer stalking during the winter can all be arranged by permit.
THE GLEN is an artists dream and the wildlife so abundant that photographers are spoilt for choice.
LUNDIE VIEW LODGE is situated amongst majestic mountains, lochs and rivers within sight of the head of Loch Oich, in the heart of 'The Great Glen' - a 65-mile long rift-valley that cuts across Scotland from Inverness in the north-east to Fort William on the west.
• THE MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN SCENERY of the Great Glen is split by the famous Loch Ness, Loch Oich and Loch Lochy - all linked together by Thomas
Telford's wonderful Caledonian Canal [which is a minimum of 20 foot deep] allows small boats to cross northern Scotland by the shortest route. Aberchalder, overlooks the River Oich (fishing permit available), Loch Oich and The Caledonian Canal.
THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION for fishermen, walkers, photographers, 'Nessie' watchers, and for those wishing to drive or go by the Jacobite (Harry Potter) steam train [end May to mid October – Tel 01463 239026] along 'The Road to the Isles' and/or explore the 'Monarch of the Glen' country.
THE RUINS of ancient Glengarry Castle where Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed en route to Culloden are nearby. The field next to Lundie View is where he mustered 2000 men in August 1745 before commencing his march towards the low country.
FOREST ENTERPRISE has established an excellent cycle path through the glen; a leaflet is available at most tourist offices or direct from Forest Enterprise.
THE ISLE OF SKYE, Glen Coe, watching seals otters & whales are all within a day’s drive
THE GREAT GLEN WAY follows a broadly similar 70 mile route & takes between five and seven days to walk in full, details from tourist offices or Scottish Natural Heritage (Tel 01463/712221). In addition, the Great Glen is reasonably well served by buses, with several daily services between Inverness and Fort William.
History:
ABERCHALDER enjoys some of the most stunning scenery in Scotland in an area steeped in history from Roman, Viking, Medieval & more recent times.
THE BRIDGE OF OICH built in 1854 & designed by James Dredge in using a sophisticated patented design of double cantilevered chain construction with massive granite pylon arches at either end. It replaced the old sheep drover’s bridge & still carried traffic up to 1932.
THE GREAT GLEN, cutting diagonally across the Highlands from Inverness to Fort William, follows a major geological fault-line. This huge rift valley was formed when the north-western and south-eastern sides slid against each other along the fault for more than sixty miles, and were later smoothed by glaciers that only retreated around 8000 BC. The glen is impressive as much for its sheer scale as its great beauty, and is a rewarding route between the east and west coast.
STORIES OF OLD BATTLES, encampments, mass burials and bloody massacres abound. Indeed Bonnie Prince Charlie himself and his army climbed the hill behind the Lodge on his way to Perth after staying overnight in Glengarry Castle. General Wade built roads and bridges connecting the Forts William, Augustus and George in the 18th century.
IRON ORE was mined from the hills by French prisoners of war, smelted in the Glen and then taken by boat through the lochs, round the Moray coast and down to Newcastle to be cast into canon to fight Napoleon.
A RAILWAY was built by the local gentry at the turn of the century and it ran from Spean Bridge to Fort Augustus with the intention of continuing up to Inverness. Regrettably, it closed in 1946. There are still old tunnels & bridges to be seen along the way.
LOCH NESS, most famous of the Great Glen's four elongated lochs, is twenty-three miles long, unfathomably deep, cold and often moody, bounded by rugged heather-clad mountains rising steeply from a wooded shoreline and attractive valleys opening up on either side. Its fame, however, is based overwhelmingly on its legendary inhabitant Nessie, the Loch Ness monster often seen near Castle Urquart.
LOCHS Oich, Lochy and Linnhe (the latter being a sea loch) are less renowned though no less attractive. All four are linked by the Caledonian Canal, surveyed by James Watt in 1773 and completed in the early 1800s by Thomas Telford to enable ships to pass between the North Sea and the Atlantic without having to navigate Scotland's treacherous northern coast. Only 22 miles of it is bona fide canal - the remaining 38 exploit the glen's natural lochs and west-flowing rivers.
Find Us:
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FROM EDINBURGH TO LUNDIE VIEW LODGE ON THE A82
follow Edinburgh by pass anticlockwise until the A902 - follow to end and then East on A90 towards Queensferry and Forth Bridge, continue over bridge and take the A90 [becomes M90] through Dumfermline and Kinross to Perth. Turn left on A85 to Crieff and proceed to Crainlarich where the A85 becomes A82.
Continue on A82 down Clen Coe, through Fort William & Spean Bridge [keep left over the bridge] & past Invergarry – in 3 miles you will see a sign on left - Bridge of Oich [a white suspension bridge] - continue on the road [A82] - Lundie View Lodge is up the hill on the right some 900m - next to The Thistle Stop Tearoom & Gift Shop.
FROM GLASGOW AIRPORT TO LUNDIE VIEW LODGE ON A82
Join the ring road M8 heading for Erskine Bridge - take the A898 and go over the
Erskine Bridge - TOLL 60p. Before you leave the bridge KEEP IN THE LEFT HAND LANE & take the first exit A82 signed Crianlarich -
DO NOT MISS THIS TURN or your journey could be extended by several hours.
Note! You now stay on the A82 until you reach us
Follow A82 along the side of Loch Lomond to Tarbet where a definite right hand turn takes you to Crianlarich (confusing I know but clearly signed). You will follow the A82 still with Loch Lomond on your right then the road climbs up through the mountains to Crianlarich. Here the road comes to a ‘T’ junction (more confusion) - TURN LEFT and pass through Tyndrum, Bridge of Orchy, over Glencoe and down to Ballachoulish heading towards Fort William. (A long way)
Remaining on the A82 pass through Fort William as if going to Inverness and pass through Torlundy, Spean Bridge, (keep left over the bridge), Letterfinlay, South Laggan, past Invergarry and in 2.1/2 miles you will see the Bridge of Oich on your left (a miniature suspension bridge). You will see a sign there for THE THISTLE STOP TEAROOM AND GIFT SHOP, stay on the A82 LUNDIE VIEW LODGE is a good ½ mile past on the right.
FROM INVERNESS AIRPORT TO LUNDIE VIEW LODGE A82
Follow signs to Inverness along the A96. Watch for Tesco Extra Supermarket on the left. Join the ring road turning right under the underpass. Do not go over Kessock Bridge but stay in the LH lane & follow the Loch Ness Trail to Fort William on A82. Go straight through Fort Augustus and in four miles you will see a sign THE THISTLE STOP, TEAROOM & GIFT SHOP, on the left hand side - LUNDIE VIEW is next door.
Should you get lost or need assistance our telephone number is
01809 501478
Company Name
Lundie View LodgeSelf Catering CottageSelf Catering Chalet
Address1
Aberchalder
Address2
By Invergarry
Town Or City
Inverness-shire
Region
Highlands of Scotland
Postcode
PH35 4HN
Tel
01809 501478
Fax
01809 501409
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