Garden Cottage self catering in Tobermory
Dervaig Road
Tobermory.
Isle of Mull
PA75 6PY

Special Winter Breaks 2009

Minimum 3 nights   £95 Per night   Christmas and New Year excepted

Available Saturday to Saturday from 28th March to 31st October 2009

Please look at the availability chart below for available dates

Garden Cottage is a newly built property in May 2006, and has been constructed to a very high standard. It is graded Four Star Scottish Tourist Board Quality Assurance and Gold Green Tourism Award.

The house is situated just outside Tobermory on the Dervaig road, and has its own fenced garden, with private parking. Ideal location for wildlife spotting and relaxing.  It has been designed to get the best of the summer sun and has views from its elevated position.  See more about wildlife below the main details.

Facilities:

• Sleeps up to 8 persons, with 2 double bedrooms and 1 twin-bedroom upstairs and 1 twin downstairs
• 1 shower/bathroom upstairs; 1 shower room in en-suite in double room and 1 downstairs
• Full central and water heating from wood chip boiler, maintained by the owners
• Sun lounge used as dining area with large family sized table and chairs
• Spacious lounge with Sky T.V. (full viewing package), Video and  DVD player
• The kitchen is 'open plan' with the main lounge, and is connected to the sun lounge/dining area with wide opening double doors.
• It is well-equipped kitchen, with ceramic hob electric cooker and double oven, fridge/freezer, microwave, dishwasher, coffee machine and all usual appliances
• From the sun lounge, access is gained onto the decked raised patio.
• A gas Bar-B-Que is provided and the patio area faces west, to get the best of the summer sun.
• Separate utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer and drying area
• Bed linen, towels and tea towels are included in the price. A change of bed linen can be provided for extended stays
• Central heating and power will be provided at no extra cost
• Wireless Broadband access
• The house is fully double glazed and insulated to a very high level.  No matter what the season, or the outside temperature, the house will be cosy and warm
• A cot, highchair and stair gate are provided at no extra charge
• Off road parking is available for up to three cars and is next to the cottage
• Available from Saturday to Saturday, plus occasional short breaks, see chart below

Essentially, the cottage is close to Tobermory, yet has a feeling of being out in the countryside situated on our 'smallholding'. The house is equipped to a high standard and set up so that all you have to do after possibly a long journey is to walk in and relax.  The house is next to a small woodland and has many habitats around so is ideal for the enthusiastic bird watcher. 

In line with Scottish policy, the lodge is non smoking. 

Well behaved dogs are welcome, so long as they are not left unattended in the property.  Please advise us at time of booking.

We should advise you that this property has its own private water supply.

Prices for 2009

The cottage is available for a full week from Saturday to Saturday from 28th March to 31st October 2009

Weekly prices are as follows:

SPECIAL BREAKS 2009

Please look at the availability chart for available dates

A deposit of £80 is required to confirm a booking. 
Please make cheques payable to:

'Accommodation Tobermory'
and send to:
Miss. J. Hinge
Sealladh Resipol
Dervaig Road
Tobermory
Isle of Mull
PA75 6PY

Tel/Fax: (01688) 302075
Email: jackie@mullmedia.com 

Please don't hesitate to contact me about arrival times and any further information that you require.

Remember to book the ferry in good time -Caledonian McBrayne Tel: 08000 665000

Last updated 05/06/2009

Wildlife in the area of the house

Sealladh Carrachan is surrounded by many different habitat types, from marshland, forests to mountains and moorland.  Within a mile of the house one can see a vast array of bird species.  At the Mishnish lochs, one mile South West of Sealladh Carrachan, there are Little Grebe, Merganzas and a selection of other water fowl.  Around the lochs, sightings of Golden Eagle, White tailed Sea Eagle, Hen Harrier and Short Eared Owls are not unusual.  You may even be able to spot an elusive Merlin or Peregrine Falcon!   Last year, Golden Eagles were nesting less than two miles away, and our now famous White Tailed Eagles nested on Loch Frisa, a short drive away.

In the woods and forest a little closer to home, there are resident Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Treecreepers, as well as Sparrowhawks and Tawny Owls. 

In the rough grassland and scrub, Meadow Pipits, Whitethroat, Stone Chats and the melodious Skylark are easily picked out.  On the marshland below the main road, an evening watch and listen, can reward you with the haunting sound of Drumming Snipe, made by its vibrating tail feathers whilst in display flight.   The loud and continual call of the Grasshopper Warbler can also sometimes be heard.  Sedge Warblers witter away, and the beautiful call of the Curlew can also be heard.  If you are lucky, a Hen Harrier may be seen hunting, or even the ghostly Barn Owl. 

The usual array of garden species can be seen around the house, including a few slightly more unusual ones, like the Spotted Flycatcher, flitting back and forth from a perch to catch insects.  Goldcrests and Siskins, as well as Whitethroat and Woodcock are common too.

Buzzards are common too, as are Ravens and gull species, regularly seen overhead as well as the occasional Great Skua - an unexpected sight indeed!

The Winter months bring Redwing and Fieldfare, as well as the occasional exotic-looking Waxwing.  In Winter, geese swans and other wildfowl visit the Mishnish Lochs.

Below is a map of Tobermory with Garden Cottage's location.  To activate this Google Map, click on the map or link.  Zoom in to see more detail.  Accommodation Tobermory's cottages are in Orange
 

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