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North Highland Holidays

North Highland Holidays is situated in the small village of Thrumster and has six self catering cottages.

Included in your let is fly fishing on any of our 5 wild brown trout lochs and with a booking in advance we can provide a rod and a boat on most of these for £10 per day .

Caithness has a wealth of wildlife, ideal for bird watching. Along the coast there are lots of castles, some inhabited and some ruinous. Stunning coastal walks along the cliffs and Reiss beach is a must with two miles of sand and castles at either end.

The Garden Apartment is situated on the ground floor of Thrumster House. It has three bedrooms - one kingsize and two single rooms.The apartment is very comfortable with a wood burning stove with firewood and coal provided. Free Wifi throughout. We accept well behaved pets. We also provide free fly fishing on our five lochs and the hire of rods, tackle and boats. Thrumster is situated five miles south of Wick. We are just a few minutes walk to the local pub which offers meals. All bills are included.

The Keepers Cottage is situated within the 20 acres of woodland gardens at Thrumster House. The cottage sleeps four with two double beds, a living room with log burner, a large kitchen and a shower room. Wifi and smart TV available.15th March - 5th October is fishing season. As a guest, your fishing ticket is included in the let.

The Lodge House is situated at the top of a tree lined drive. It has two double rooms, a bathroom, sitting room and a galley kitchen.Centrally heated with free Wifi and private parking, it is within walking distance to the local pub.All our self-catering accommodation is pet friendly. Linen, towels and bills are all included.

Yarrows Cottage is a traditional 18th century Caithness croft house converted to provide comfortable accommodation for four people. With an enormous fireplace in the sitting room, you can relax with the view over the loch to the adjacent hills looking over the Yarrows archaeological landscape. The cottage has two bedrooms, the larger of which contains a double bed. The smaller room contains two single beds. There is a TV and Wifi. We welcome well behaved pets. It is situated on the banks of the Loch of Yarrows, and included in the rent is a boat, moored just below the cottage as well as bank fishing on Lochs Yarrows, Brickigoe (Marl Loch), Hempriggs, Sarclet and Warehouse - when in season. All are within easy reach of the cottage by road, apart from the latter, which is a hill loch, about a mile distant. There is a dog kennel and falconry mews adjacent. All heating and electricity charges are included.

Angies Cottage is a converted workshop situated in the 20 acre grounds of Thrumster House. A large kingsize room sleeps two people. The living room/kitchen is open plan with a woodburning stove. Smart TV and Wifi available.During your stay you may like to try a spot of fishing on the lochs. We can provide rods for hire and organise a local ghillie that can take you out or give basic tuition.

Meadows Cottage is close to Wick and is a small 18th century croft house renovated recently. It has a private drive and a small garden.The cottage has two bedrooms - a good size double room and a very small single room. We can also provide a camp bed. There is a sitting room, kitchen, bathroom/shower and a conservatory. We welcome well behaved pets. You are only a two minute walk to the local village pub which serves meals. Free Wifi and all bills included.

Meadows Cottage HI-00863F
Angies Cottage HI-00886-F
Keepers Cottage HI-00906-F
Yarrows Cottage HI-00860-F
Lodge House HI-00882F

Garden Apartment HI-00930-F

Hotel Facilities
WiFiFree Wifi available
ActivitiesCycling, Bird watching, Photography , Shooting and Fishing , Hiking, Archeaology
PetsOn pre arrangement
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North Highland Holidays
Thrumster House
Thrumster
Caithness
KW1 5TX

01955 651 387

https://www.thrumster.co.uk/
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