Retreat 17187 – Tighnabruaich, Central Scotland

What could be better in life than waking in your own Laird s house on a 1 200-acre farm far from the madding crowd on the ravishing west coast of Scotland. Enjoy the sweetest bounties of Loch Fyne at Kilfinan (2.5 miles) Portavadie and Kames (both 6 miles) and Tighnabruaich (8 miles) and explore exclusive boutiques bars galleries and restaurants.

Learn to paddleboard kayak or canoe around the secluded coves and beaches of the Cowal Peninsula take a sea safari and tour around Arran Rothesay and the Burnt Islands (15/5/6 miles as the crow flies). Discover the eight whisky distilleries of Islay and the remote house on Jura where George Orwell wrote 1984 (31/20 miles). As you approach the house along its 1-mile drive the thrill will never fade. Renovated to impeccable standards each room space and mood is imbued with luxury and romance.

Immerse yourself in the lounge s soft wood-panelled sanctuary around a roaring open fire or read in the quiet library also with a cosy open fire. Prepare a cornucopia of fresh Loch Fyne seafood in the underfloor heated stone-flagged kitchen/diner and feast like lords and ladies on the long dining table as light pours in through skylights and French doors. Relax in the conservatory and spill out onto the terrace and into the garden for soirees of red wine BBQs and tales of adventure.

Ascend the stone spiral staircase to the two first-floor king-size bedrooms with en-suites the four-poster en-suite single bedroom large bunk-bedroom with en-suite and separate shower room. Escape to the second-floor playroom and the final twin bedroom. Outside enjoy a game of tennis bask on the stone terrace or wander the sublime woodlands river beach gardens and lawns of this exquisite estate.