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Secret Hideaway Log Cabin with Hot Tub

Shepherds Hut
Gamrie
Near Gardenstown
Aberdeenshire
 
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The Secret Hideaway Log Cabin has its own Private Hot Tub and is a truly Romantic Getaway enjoying a remote elevated Countryside location with stunning 360 degree picturesque views over the Aberdeenshire countryside.

The Shepherds Cabin only sleeps two people providing cosy romantic self catering accommodation. The bathroom with shower cubicle, sink and W/C. The Bedroom is Luxurious, the Double bed has high quality pillows and duvet. For relaxation there is a two Seater sofa, TV/DVD and a build in country style fitted kitchen with Belfast sink.

The views from Shepherds are stunning, 360 degrees of countryside panorama. Walking out you step out onto decking, here there is a lovely hot tub sunken into the decking, just waiting for you to step in and enjoy. The Hot Tub itself is a proper original log fired one. On your arrival the tub will be hot and ready for you to slip into. All you need to do is now and again feed the burner (from the tub or outside of it) and it will stay hot over night and be ready for you to use again the next morning. As long as you put logs in every 4 hours the tub will remain hot during the whole duration of your stay. There is a filter system that keeps the tub clean and gives a nice relaxing swirl.

For those that fancy a healthy walk, the picturesque coastal village of Gardenstown and the beautiful Moray Firth Coast is less than 2 miles away.

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• Unique Rustic Countryside Cabin hideaway sleeps 2 people
• Countryside location elevated panoramic views
• Open Plan Lounge Kitchen Diner
• TV / DVD player
• 1 Double Bedroom
• Shower room with W/C and Washbasin
• kitchenette including Gas Oven / Hob, Belfast Sink and Kettle
• Sitting Room with Sofas and TV / DVD Player
• Full electric heating
• Free Off road parking
• Outdoor private ECO Wood fired Hot Tub inclusive of charges
• Outdoor Decked area with Hot Tub
• Bedding and Towels
• 1 Small Well behaved Pet Welcome, Inn village shop Restaurant and Beaches 1.5 miles
• Single Midweek Night hire from £141
• Great place to see the Northern Lights, sample the Whisky trail and some of Scotland’s finest Beaches

Log Cabin with Private Hot Tub Accommodation

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The Secret Hot Tub Cabin sleeps two people maximum and and is a truly Romantic Getaway enjoying a remote elevated Countryside location with stunning 360 degree picturesque views over the Aberdeenshire countryside.

The Hot Tub is a traditional Wood Fired Hot Tub, sitting flush with the outside decking shielded by trellis, with Blue Solar powered fairy lights.

The Log Fired Hot Tub is prepared ready for guests arrival – and will stay Hot over night for the morning – so long as it is fired and closed down after use.

The bathroom consists of Shower Cubicle, Wash hand basin and W/C.

The Luxury Double bed – with memory foam mattress, duvet and pillows are ‘feel like down’ .

The Sitting Room – Comfortable Two Seater sofa and wall hanging TV/DVD player and Gas powered Log effect heater.

The fitted kitchen has a Gas cooker, built in units in a country cottage style with a Belfast sink and Gas kettle.

This unique Log Cabin also plays a role in helping the environment as all the electricity including Lighting and power to the shower and TV is 12 volt.

The Locality of Gardenstown

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Welcome to the land of Macbeth and literally miles and miles of beautiful coastline to explore with numerous caves and ruins of castles providing homes for a wide range of wildlife. This location offers a peaceful countryside location with fantastic views and easy access to multiples of golf courses, shooting, fishing, shopping, pony trekking, historic buildings, castles and whisky distilleries (The Whisky Trail)

The picturesque coastal village of Gardenstown (known locally as ‘Gamrie’) Gardenstown is easily accessible from Aberdeen along the A947 heading north via Banff or just three and half hours’ drive from the airports of Glasgow (Prestwick and International) along M80. Again from the Scottish capital of Edinburgh via M90 motorway in three hours time.

Gardenstown’s main business is fishing; however, there is a tourist market too, partially due to the many local golf courses. Gardenstown has a pub and Restaurant The Garden Arms Hotel Tel 01261 851260, a bakery, a butchers, a post-office, a small art gallery and a very good fish restaurant (which only seats about 12 people and gets booked up well in advance) The Harbour Restaurant, Gardenstown Tel 01261 851690

Aberdeenshire and Moray – their Fantastic Coastlines

Aberdeenshire has some of the most wonderful rural scenery to offer for you, along with the pretty local village of Gardenstown, there are also the coastal villages of Cullen, Findochty, Portsoy and Banff. So If you are looking for a relaxing holiday, somewhere to wind down and relax, then look no further, this accommodation offers you that and so much more.

The Moray Firth coast is also haven for wildlife, and you can often see dolphins, seals, otters, whales and falcons throughout the year. Roughly one half of its border consists of amazing coastline ranging from the awesomely rugged to the most wonderfully beautiful. The sunsets on the Moray coastline in themselves are renowned for their beauty as many a visitor will testify, its Northerly latitude and position making it a good place to even see the mysterious “Aurora Borealis” Northern lights.

The Landscapes

The land border runs through tremendous countryside, craggy mountains and desolate moors all indicating the feast of wonder and enjoyment held within an area of outstanding natural beauty. Aberdeenshire is awash with history and historic buildings, Neolithic stone age circles, iron age pictish carved standing stones, vitrified forts and medieval castles and keeps. Spend time touring the Moray cost, 16 miles away, with its picturesque fishing villages. fishing heritage centres, sea aquarium and historic harbours. Just a short distance away the Cairngorm National Park has an excellent selection of Skiing walking and cycling trails including hill, forest and river walks.

Evenings out and the Locality

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This secret retreat Log Cabin is located 2 miles from the Coastal Fishing Village of Gardenstown with food store, two cafes, a restaurant, pub, bakery, a post office, surgery and traditional crafts shops are all nearby. multiples of golf courses, shooting, fishing, shopping, pony trekking, historic buildings, castles and whisky distilleries (The Whisky Trail)

Local Activities

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Turriff

Close by is the market town of Turriff gained burgh status in 1512. Over the years, Turriff has developed as an important market town and service centre for the agriculture sector. Modern day Turriff is still the main centre for its rural farming hinterland, with a range of local shops, swimming pool, golf course, caravan park and sports centre. The cottages are close to nearby Turriff and give easy access to golf, shooting, fishing, shopping, pony trekking, historic buildings, castles, whisky distilleries (The Whisky Trail) and some of the most wonderful scenery that rural Aberdeenshire has to offer for you and your family. Turriff Show is perhaps best known for the ‘Turra Show’. Dating from 1864, this annual two-day agricultural show in August is one of the largest in Scotland, regularly attracting around 40,000 visitors per annum, and serving to highlight the importance of agriculture to the local area. Turriff Golf Course is a well-established parkland course with wonderful views. Founded in 1896 and extended to 18 holes in 1976, its lush, green fairways have been sympathetically laid out on the southern banks of the River Deveron.

The Wildlife and Nature in this region

The sandy coastlines of Morayshire and Aberdeenshire stretch from Stonehaven on the East coast to Nairn in the west. Short stretches of cliff run from Hopeman to Covesea and from Portknockie to Findochty and populations consist of Fulmars and Kittiwakes with a smaller number of Shags and Black Guillemots. The best rocky shores are between Burghead and Hopeman, at Lossiemouth and between Portgordon and Findochty.

Inland the areas then extend southwards to the Cairngorm mountains. Nearly half of the land exceeds 250m altitude and is therefore upland in nature. With the higher hills exceeding 600m including the arctic-alpine Cairngorm plateau, home to Ptarmigan, Snow Bunting and Dotterel. The extensive lower moorlands hold a good variety of scarcer species such as Merlin, Twite, Ring Ouzel and Whinchat. Golden Plovers are locally numerous, joined by a few Dunlin in wetter bogs. The extensive woodlands are largely composed of conifer plantations and in many areas these are sufficiently mature to have been colonised by Crested Tits, Siskins and crossbills. Capercaillies survive in small numbers. The younger moorland plantations hold breeding Black Grouse and Short-eared Owl and the birchwoods of the upland glens ring with the song of Willow warblers, Tree Pipits, Redstarts and Spotted Flycatchers in spring.

Winter waders include Purple Sandpipers in the muddy estuaries and the wide expanse of Findhorn Bay. In the Lossie and Spey rivers a wide variety of wildfowl, gulls and terns feed and roost on the estuaries and fishing ospreys are a regular feature in summer. Offshore, Burghead Bay and Spey Bay are well known for their flocks of wintering sea ducks with impressive rafts of scoters, Long-tailed Ducks and Eider. You will find some great viewpoints along the way, in particular looking over the broad sweep of Cullen Bay with its lovely golden sand and the Fiddle Rock – a curiously shaped rock formation – and past the opening known as the Whale’s Mouth.

The Moray Whisky Trail and Highland Games

Dufftown is famous for 2 annual Whisky Festivals in May and September. Dufftown itself is at the very heart of the Malt Whisky Trail. Whisky nosing and tasting sessions can be arranged all year at the Dufftown Whisky Shop. A chance to sample 6 different whiskies and to learn what makes them so different. The Whisky Festivals in 2006 are: the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival from Friday 28 April – Monday 1 May and Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival 22 – 25 September. From May to September each year, there are whisky nosings on Tuesday evenings and Ceilidhs on Thursday evenings. The Glenfiddich distillery is open to the public (free) while close by is the picturesque ruined Balvenie Castle with it’s renaissance facade maintained by Historic Scotland. Other local distilleries to visit and whiskies to taste include Macallan, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, the Glenlivet (free tours), Aberlour and Cardhu.

Each year the village of Braemar, Scotland invites people from all over the world to attend the Braemar Gathering and Highland Games. The Gathering is always held on the first Saturday in September and it is perhaps the most famous and finest Highland Games anywhere. It features the finest Pipe Bands, pipers, Highland dancers, and athletes in a beautiful setting surrounded by hills. The patron of the Gathering is Her Majesty the Queen.

Activities on your doorstep

Here is a summary of attractions within this local area. Golf Courses this location provides easy access to many other wonderful golf courses; Huntly, Banff, Macduff, Oldmeldrum and Ellon to name but a few. Equestrian Activities – Aberdeenshire has the largest concentration of horses in Scotland and is the second largest in the UK. With this in mind you can imagine the amount of equestrian activities that are available around Turriff and the surrounding countryside; pony trekking, horse riding, driving and indoor & outdoor equestrian centres to name but a few.

Hill Walking and Climbing – One of the best ways to see any area and take in the splendour of the open countryside is on foot. From costal walks on the moray firth, to viewing the iron age vitrified forts while hill walking, or just simply enjoy and take in the spectacular views of Aberdeenshire. For the climber the Cairngorms are only an hour and a half’s drive from Turriff and offers some of the best climbing and Skiing that Scotland has to offer.

North East Scotland Falconry Centre – Offers an amazing opportunity to spend time with birds of prey. Enjoy learning basic falconry skills and handling techniques, meeting the birds and gaining an insight into the history of falconry. After an initial lesson you will be given the opportunity to handle and fly a selection of birds under the expert supervision of one of their experienced falconers. Or simply visit the centre and watch their experienced handlers display and fly the birds.