Borradill Cottage

Getting here is half the fun. You end up on the ‘headland of the great seas’, Ardnamurchan, with the Atlantic surging around you on three sides. The cottage, all on one floor, overlooks a gleaming loch, big windows show off dreamy views and the forest is blessed with oak, birch, rowan, larch and spruce. Stay quiet and you may be lucky enough to see owls, otters, pine martens and even eagles.

Indoors is warm, restful and pleasing with natural materials, some antiques, interesting pictures and comfy seating, a log-burner for cosy evenings and a well-equipped kitchen with room for joiners-in; bedrooms have well-dressed beds and more lovely views. The peace will be palpable.

Children will be in heaven making dens and generally charging about safely, wild swimmers will find bracing waterfalls and wonderful beaches, botanists will be enthralled by the Atlantic rainforest and the idle can open a bottle of whisky and read a book quietly.