Country cottage house, Suffolk, England, UK or large Highland shooting lodge, Scotland, Ross-shire, or remote lodge or cottage, Highlands, self catering holiday accommodation, fishing, stalking stags, hunting, golf, walking, clay pigeon shooting.

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TOAD HALL SUFFOLK

Swilland nr. Woodbridge Suffolk ENGLAND - Map

THREE BEAUTIFUL SCOTTISH HOLIDAY HOUSES

Map GLENCARRON ESTATE, WESTER ROSS, HIGHLANDS, SCOTLAND. Map

View from the Estate across the hills

Grade II listed, 16^th Century farmhouse, Sleeps 11 + cot TOAD HALL	GLENUAIG HUNTING LODGE Remote Highland Lodge, Sleeps 8+	GLENCARRON SHOOTING LODGE Grand Highland Shooting Lodge, Sleeps 18+	EAST COTTAGE Traditional Highland Cottage, Sleeps 5+
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Toad Hall Sleeps 11+cot
Atmospheric and beautiful: Toad Hall lies in the countryside near Swilland village in Suffolk Coastal District. This is a truly rural area with lots of farming and little traffic on narrow lanes. The nearby ancient town of Woodbridge on the River Deben has many fine restaurants, antique and book shops. The area is full of villages with good pubs, sites of interest (we particularly enjoyed Sutton Hoo and the Mechan-ical Music Museum) and riding, golf, fishing etc. Please see end of Toad Hall page for Suffolk links.	Three beautiful houses for getting together with family or friends in a paradise for walking, fishing and stalking or just exploring. Corporate lets also popular. The Glencarron Estate is in Wester Ross, a very beautiful area in the Scottish Highlands. The Estate is in the west of the central Highlands about 50 miles west of Inverness, having easy access to the beaches on the west coast and the sites and activities (including golf and distillaries) in both the west and east. The estate is ideal for Munro baggers, with 4 Munros (mountains or hills over 3,000 ft.) on the estate and 8 others within 10 miles. There is salmon, brown trout and sea trout fishing on 3km of the River Carron and a large accessible Loch and also trout and char fishing on two hill lochs on the Estate. A boat is available by arrangement. Plentiful stag and hind stalking with the estate stalker is available in season. Clay pigeon shooting may also be arranged. Under one hour's drive from Inverness, 3 hours from Aberdeen and 5 hours from Edinburgh, with many value flights from LHR, GTW, Luton, Bristol etc. to these cities); local shops are in the villages of Achnasheen and Lochcarron. Please see the end of this page for Scottish links.
In 2 acres of gardens, this spacious Grade II listed C16 timber framed house, complete with inglenook fireplace, accommodates 11 comfortably in 6 bedrooms for weeks or short breaks. The house is well-equipped with all modern conveniences among a wealth of exposed timbers. An excellent good food pub with outside seating is within 15 minutes walking distance. A very good riding stable is just along the lane. ACCOMMODATION: Three double, two twin and one single bedroom, three bathroom/shower rooms (one en suite) large farmhouse kitchen with dishwasher etc. summer sitting room, winter sitting room with log burning stove (both with TV+DVD), games room with table tennis. Central heating makes the house always warm. Children & well-behaved dog (on ground floor only) welcome! From £885 per week. Guest Comments photos & more info. Rates and Availability	Glenuaig Hunting Lodge Sleeps 8+ A unique experience of isolation and luxury. Surprisingly spacious remote Victorian hunting lodge, with its own micro-hydro electricity (see special conditions!). In the atmospheric Glenuaig, valley of red deer and eagles, 30 minutes drive on a track into the mountains away from all civilization. Beautifully modernised in period style. ACCOMMODATION: One double and 3 twin bedrooms plus a double sofa-bed in the second sitting room, bathroom, shower-room, drawing room, second sitting room, dining room, WC, drying room and large kitchen with washing m/c, dishwasher etc. TV, DVD, CD. A 4x4 vehicle with high clearance is essential for access to this property (but not the others). From £790 per week. Guest Comments photo & more info. Rates and Availability	Glencarron Shooting Lodge Sleeps 18+ Authentic Victorian shooting lodge with garden set in 12,000 acres of fabulous views. In this sensitively modernised lodge you can enjoy the splendour of Victorian style with the convenience of modern facilities. ACCOMMODATION: 2 double bedrooms, 7 twin bedrooms, 2 singles, 2 cots available, 6 bathroom/shower rooms (one en suite), large drawing room with large open fire (with guard), large dining room with table for 16/18 and side table for others, 2 games rooms (pool + table tennis) children’s TV-sitting room + DVD, CD. Large modernised period style kitchen, Aga, + cooker, 2 dishwashers, 3 fridges, washing machine, drying room, gun room, additional WCs. Large garden. Full electric heating. Stalker available. Local agencies may hire a cook or car for you. From £1550 per week. Guest Comments photo & more info. Rates and Availability	East Cottage on Glencarron Sleeps 5+ Modernised large Victorian cottage with views across the unspoilt hills of the estate – much as they were in Queen Victoria’s reign. Spacious but with very cosy central heating and an open fire in the sitting room. Set above the road and adjoining the stalker’s cottage, this cosy cottage is ideal for a relaxing, peaceful break or a walking or fishing holiday or to show the children the rugged Highlands and beaches and sights of Wester Ross. ACCOMMODATION: 1 double room with extra bed and 1 twin/triple bedroom, sitting room TV+DVD, large kitchen with dining table and dishwasher washing machine, dryer etc., updated bathroom with bath and large headed shower. Full oil-fired central heating. On Glencarron Estate. From £350 per week. Guest Comments photo & more info. Rates and Availability
Late booking reductions may be available	Please note late booking reductions may be available up to six weeks prior to your stay

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BOOKING INFORMATION FOR ALL FOUR HOUSES:

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AVAILABILITY & RATES à Toad Hall Glenarron Lodge Glenuaig Lodge East Cottage

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TO BOOK please email the following information to kennard.douglas@btinternet.com Emailing this information and payment of the booking deposit will be taken as your confirmation that you have read, understood and agreed to the terms and conditions on this website.

1. Name of property you wish to hire – Toad Hall, Glencarron Lodge, Glenuaig Lodge or East Cottage.

2. Full name and address of you, the hirer.

3. Mobile, work and landline telephone numbers.

4. The day of the week and date that you will arrive on (at or after 4.00 pm)

5. The day of the week and date that you will leave on (at or before 10.00 am)

6. Number in your party and gender composition including the ages of all under 25 year olds.

7. Breed or size of any dog you wish to bring.

8. Whether you need a cot. (2 available at Glencarron Lodge, 1 at any other property).

9. Details of any wildlife walks or sporting you wish to book. See sporting activities below.

Wifi broadband internet access is included at all properties except Glenuaig Lodge. Please see bed linen and towels for information on what is supplied at each property.

I will then acknowledge your provisional booking and tell you how to transfer/pay the 40% booking deposit by internet or telephone banking or by post to my bank. Your booking will be secure providing that you pay the booking deposit within 72 hours. (Please let me know if you are making a transfer from abroad and cannot do it this quickly).

The balance of the rental, the returnable deposit against damage and linen charges (& sporting at Glencarron) will become due eight weeks before your stay, or on booking if you book less than eight weeks before your stay.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS - Holiday accommodation/sporting bookings - See also special conditions à Glenuaig Lodge and Sporting information.ß See also special conditions.

To secure a booking you must email the owner with the name of the property you wish to hire, the size and gender composition of your party and other details stipulated above and pay a booking deposit as instructed by the owner. Emailing this information and payment of the booking deposit will be taken as your confirmation that you have read, understood and agreed to all the terms and conditions on this website. The booking deposit is non-refundable. The owner will acknowledge your payment once cleared funds have been received. The balance of rental and other charges and the returnable damages deposit must be transferred as instructed with an email advising of this transfer and of your final requirements, eight weeks before the start of your holiday or your booking will not be held. Your damage deposit will normally be returned to you within a few days of you vacating the property providing no damage is done and you email a report of any damage or the fact that no damage was done and your bank details. At Glencarron Lodge electricity for heating etc. will be deducted from your deposit at the end of your stay. At all other properties electricity (other than by use of the diesel generator at Glenuaig Lodge) is included. Hydro electricity is included at Glenuaig Lodge. Please do not send cheques to my home address or I will make a £20 handling charge. You, the hirer, undertake to pay all currency exchange/bank transfer charges incurred by either party.

Cancellations: If you cancel eight weeks or more before the start of your holiday you will only have the 40% of rental booking deposit (less administrative charge) that you paid returned to you if the property is relet on the same terms but any other monies paid will be returned to you in full. If you cancel within eight weeks of your stay you will only be entitled to a refund of any monies if the property is relet on the same terms. Where the property is relet at a lesser rate you will be refunded a proportion of the rental that you have paid. In all cases, for cancelling you will be charged a £50 administration charge. As the owner is not obliged to give you a full refund, you are advised to take out your own cancellation protection insurance. This policy also applies to any sporting booked.

Each property is let on a self-catering basis so you will need to bring all food and other consumables excluding fuel with you. All beds have pillows and duvets. Bed linen is provided inclusive at Glenuaig Lodge, East Cottage and Toad Hall or at the cost per person-bed change as detailed for Glencarron Lodge. Towels are provided on a similar basis to bed linen at all properties except Toad Hall. We do not provide bedding or linen for cots, just the cot and mattress if you have requested it.

On the day of your arrival, you will be able to enter the house at or after 4.00pm and will be required to leave by 10.00am sharp on the day of your departure. The houses are cleaned thoroughly between each let. As only a limited time is available for cleaning, it is a condition of your let that you leave the property and its contents clean and tidy (including hoovering up dog hairs please) and as you found them, returning any furniture or bedding moved to its original place. Where this condition is not met to a reasonable standard you will be charged for drafting in extra staff help.

It is a condition of hire of the properties Glencarron Lodge, Glenuaig Lodge and East Cottage that you abide by all the Estate rules at the end of these terms and conditions and that you liaise with and obey the Estate Stalker regarding where you walk on the Estate in the stalking season (1st July to 15th February); apart from in September and October when most of the stalking takes place this is not likely to cause you much restriction as the estate is large.

You agree to any “special conditions” stated on the individual property page.

Bed Linen and Towels: We need to know final numbers for linen about two months in advance please.

At Glenuaig Lodge and East Cottage, bed linen and towels are included in the rental when they are taken separately from Glencarron Lodge.

At Toad Hall bed linen for up to 11 is included in the rental. Towels cannot normally be supplied at Toad Hall unless you are coming from abroad.

At Glencarron Lodge and other properties when taken in conjunction with Glencarron Lodge, there will be a charge of £8 per person-bed-change for the supply of bed linen and towels. Bath mats can be supplied at £2 each. There are 6 bath/shower rooms in Glencarron Lodge.

You, the hirer, will be responsible for the actual costs of any breakage or damage in or to the property – along with any additional costs that may result – which are caused by you and/or any member of your party and the owner can require payment from you to cover any such costs.

The number of persons occupying the property, day or night, must not exceed that number agreed in advance with the owner. None of the properties is let for functions where more than the agreed number of people staying in the house will be attending. No animals may be brought into the property without the owner’s prior consent. The owner reserves the right to terminate occupancy of the property without notice or refund in the case of a breach of these occupancy conditions.

The owner reserves the right to decline to hand over the property to any persons who, in his or his agent’s opinion, are not suitable to take charge. In such cases, hire charges shall be refunded and the liability of the owner shall cease.

Circumstances beyond the owner’s control - The owner will not be liable for any changes, cancellations, effect on your holiday, loss or damage suffered by you or any failure on his part to perform any of his obligations which is due to any event or circumstances whatsoever beyond his reasonable control (for example fire, flood, burst pipes, extreme weather conditions, failure of services or appliances or similar situations). In such cases the owner will refund to you all or part monies paid by you for your booking as appropriate but no compensation, expenses, costs or other sums of any description (including without limitation the cost of securing an alternative property/accommodation) will be payable by the owner in such circumstances. In the case of Glenuaig Lodge if you remain in the property but have to use backup services no refund will be given to compensate.

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GLENCARRON AND GLENUAIG ESTATE RULES AND IMPORTANT WARNINGS:

No shooting, fishing or other hunting or trapping of any kind is permitted on the Glencarron and Glenuaig Estate without the express written permission of the owners.

You may not bring firearms or other weapons onto the estate without the express written permission of the owner and you will be required to ask the stalker to put firearms in a gun cabinet in the stalker’s cottage on arrival and when not in use. Use of your own firearms will be at the discretion of the Estate Stalker.

All shooting activities are on condition that you wear ear protectors – please ask the stalker for these if you do not have any – and observe gun safety.

No off road driving is permitted on the Estate.

All fishing is strictly by fly and all salmon and sea trout are strictly on a catch and release basis. All catches must be faithfully reported to estate stalker at his Cottage. We reserve the right to require you not to fish further on the estate waters if we consider that you are abusing the facilities or not giving due consideration to others legitimately fishing on the estate. For those hiring a property on the estate there is no further charge for fishing providing that you abide by these Estate Rules and inform us in writing that you are bringing a rod.

Use of the row boat must be by prior arrangement and is entirely at your own risk and on condition that you act responsibly, conduct your own risk assessment before you begin, supervise all children and you all wear appropriate buoyancy aids (there are some hanging in Glencarron Lodge gun room but I cannot guarantee the numbers and sizes of them so you should bring your own if you have them and want to be sure to have the appropriate sizes). The Loch can have strong currents so that a grown man may not be able to row across it and it is very deep in places.

It is a condition of your hiring of property on the estate and of permission for any activity whatsoever that you do on the estate, that you obtain the owner’s written permission for the activity, you undertake a full risk assessment of doing any activity and take all reasonable precautions to remove all possible risks to yourselves, other people, livestock, the land and all flora and fauna associated with it and the property and any other risk whatsoever. You do such activities entirely at your own risk.

For all activities, children under sixteen must be accompanied by sufficient adult parents or carers (over 21) to look after them and take responsibility for them. It is at the stalker’s discretion to refuse to take groups out whose composition he considers poses an unacceptable risk.

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GLENCARRON AND GLENUAIG ESTATE – STALKING, FISHING, WILDLIFE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES 2012 Prices subject to variation for the 2012/13 season.

There is plenty to do and see in the area. I can tell you about golf courses, visits to the woollen mill, distilleries, beaches, restaurants, pubs and local fresh food suppliers, etc,. or even a two/three piece Ceilidh band. Please ask me and see also the links below. Below are the wildlife and sporting activities usually available on the Estate.

PHOTO STALKING OR NATURE SPOTTING WALKS: (All year round) Wild life on the estate includes resident eagles, red grouse, ptarmigan, snipe, woodcock, mountain hare, pine martens, otters, badgers, foxes, red and roe deer and moles (!) who live at 2000 feet. But there is no guarantee that you will see any of these. For a fee of £80 for the day the stalker would take you out on to the hills and get you as close as possible to deer to photograph them. It is best to limit the size of your stalking group to about 4 people. Our stalker has been working on the estate for about thirty years and knows it very well indeed and is expert at getting close to deer. The estate is rugged and you do need to be quite fit. You take your own photographic equipment. In addition to the fee the stalker appreciates a gratuity of say £20 to £30 for a successful day. It is important not to wear too dark, light or bright clothes when stalking. Greens and browns blend in with the hill best – you should also not wear clothes which are too noisy. If this does interest you, you should arrange it with me in advance please. You will need walking boots or wellingtons.

CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING: The cost of clay pigeon shooting is £35 for a couple of hours, for however many of you wish to do it, with stalker, gun, trap and ear protectors supplied plus the cost of clays and cartridges (50 clays and cartridges currently costs £16) In addition to this the stalker appreciates a gratuity, say £20 or £25 for the morning.

FISHING: (Salmon and Sea trout: 11^th February to 15^th October but see below; Brown trout: 15^th March to 6^th October. – In recent years these seasons have been extended to the end of October.) There is no charge for fishing for those staying in a property on the estate; others should enquire for day prices. We have a large loch with a boat which you would be welcome to use by prior arrangement at a charge of £30 per day, on condition that you wear buoyancy aids (there are some hanging in Glencarron Lodge gun room but I cannot guarantee sizes or numbers so please supply your own if you want to be sure to have sufficient) and about three miles of spate river, the Carron, and we catch trout, salmon and brown trout. In the last few seasons, the best salmon caught on our stretch of river was 20 lbs. Trout and sea trout up to 6.5lbs are caught in the Loch. Around 200 salmon and the same number of sea trout were caught last season on the entire Carron system. The fishing is marginally better in July and later in the summer and autumn, although for salmon the level of the river is really what counts. There are also two hill lochs which have brown trout and char and are, respectively, about an hour's walk from Glencarron Lodge and two hours walk fron Glenuaig Lodge into the estate. The stalker who lives on the estate would be happy to help you identify the good spots, or to ghillie for you, other estate work and guests permitting. If you would like him to ghillie for you for a day the cost would be £80 or £40 for a morning and in addition to this he would appreciate a gratuity of say £25 to £30 for a successful outing. Please arrange this with us before your stay. We have two rods and tackle available for hire at £10 a day, if you are not bringing your own – please book this with us before your stay. Fishing on beats nearer the sea may also be arranged.. We operate a strict catch and release policy for salmon and sea trout and fishing is strictly fly only (although we are more relaxed for children under 11). Please let us know if you intend to bring a rod. It is a condition of fishing on the estate that you report all catches to the Estate Stalker at West Cottage.

STAG STALKING (1st July to 20th October): The price for stalking a stag, with stalker, rifle, ammunition, etc inclusive, is £370. In the rare event that the stalker does not take the client within shooting range of a stag, the price for the day out is £120. The form is to give the stalker a gratuity for a successful day in the order of £30 - £40 per gun. The estate is rugged and you do need to be quite fit. You would also have to help the stalker drag the beasts off the hill as far as the Argocat. (If you wanted a ghillie to help drag beasts off the hill, this would cost another £100 per day, providing we can find one at that time). The venison remains the property of the estate. If you would like to take the antlers home, we will arrange for the stalker to cut and clean them for a fee of £20. Prior to going on the hill the stalker will take the client to a target to check that the client can hit a six inch circle at approximately 100 yards. The choice of stag to kill is at the entire discretion of the stalker. It may be possible to shoot more than one stag in a day if you wish; thus two guns may go out together with the stalker and up to two others may accompany them. In October it may be possible to have a second stalking party out on the hills. Please enquire if you wish us to arrange this.

HIND STALKING (21st October to 15th February): The cost of hind stalking is £130 per day for one gun and £180 per day for two guns (and up to another two persons walking along) with one stalker. For hind stalking if you want a second stalker to have two parties out on the hill there is a minimum charge of £200 for the second stalker. The venison remains the property of the Estate. We supply the guns and ammunition. The stalker takes the guns to the target prior to going on the hill to check that they can hit a six inch circle at about 100 yards. The form is to give the stalker a gratuity for a successful day in the order of £30 - £40 per gun. The estate is rugged and you do need to be quite fit. You would also have to help the stalker drag the beasts off the hill as far as the Argocat. (If you wanted a ghillie to help drag beasts off the hill, this would cost another £100 per day - providing we can find one at that time).

Other shooting: At other times of year we may be able to offer snipe (12th August - 31st January) and woodcock (1st September to 31st January) if you want to go for a walk with a gun but it would be weather dependent as to what you saw. Please let me know if this interests you and I will discuss availability and charges.

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