Brewlands
Lodge

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Brewlands Lodge

Sleeps 2-16
8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 5 ensuite
Historic 800 year old Highland estate
Full concierge, housekeeping, catering and other services available
Holiday home of both US Presidents Bush
8 minute’s drive from the Cairngorm National Park yet only 1.5 hours north of Edinburgh’s World Heritage sites
Its central location makes it an ideal base for exploring all of Scotland.
One hour from Balmoral Castle.
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IN BRIEF

This Luxury 5-star large Historic House, sleeping 2 – 16 guests in great comfort, is perfect for fully, partially or self-catered family gatherings or groups. It combines privacy, tranquility, and sensational mountain scenery with the amenities of a top hotel.

DESCRIPTION

Brewlands Lodge, Scottish Highland holiday home of both US Presidents Bush and Royal visitors, is set at the heart of an historic 800 year old monastic estate, eight minute’s drive from the Cairngorm National Park, one hour from Royal Deeside and the King's castle at Balmoral, yet it is just 90 minutes north of Edinburgh.

Its central geographic location makes it an ideal base for exploring all of Scotland and experiencing the very best this country has to offer. Brewlands Lodge enjoys wonderful Highland scenery and access to Loch Ness, the islands, over 200 local castles and the highest mountains, yet it is also within easy reach of over 30 golf courses (including St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie), exceptional restaurants, fantastic gourmet food and cashmere, tartan and country clothing shopping, many of Scotland’s most famous distilleries and the World Heritage Sites of Edinburgh, one of Europe’s great cities, with its renowned International Festival, the National Galleries of Scotland and numerous fascinating, historic sights. See our Adventures section for more details.

Catering to any level is available from our Savoy hotel trained chef, who specialises in using the best local organic produce. Please look at the Catering, Food and Drink section of the website for details.

A tennis court, private hot tub, clay pigeon shooting, sporting, on and off-road cycling and riding, wildlife safaris and many other facilities and activities are available on and off the estate. Magnificent walking at any level. 12 Munros within one hour. Please refer to our Sporting and Adventures sections for more details. A separate staff cottage for 4 nearby (2 ensuite bedrooms) is available by arrangement.

Historic monastic Brewlands Estate was a favourite of Queen Victoria, who used to picnic on the river bank . Close to the King’s and the Queen Mother’s Balmoral and Glamis Castles, there is a huge variety of habitats on the estate, resulting in outstanding wildlife viewing and country sports. At Brewlands Lodge we provide a full concierge service and daily housekeeping and can arrange transport and walks, guided tours of Edinburgh or the Highlands, tastings of rare whiskies with the CEO of a famous distillery, your own personal bagpiper or your own private Highland Games; whatever you would like to make your holiday truly memorable. See our Adventures section for more information on activities, and our Catering section for details of food and whisky.

Best of all, this is a place to find peace and focus on wellness: there is such a profusion of wildflowers that part of the glen is a wildflower reserve and there are beautiful, rare lichens on our trees that grow only in unpolluted places. For 300 years the monks tended their cattle at Brewlands, put their beehives on the flowering heather and brewed ale from the pure springs which still feed the house today. The estate is so famous for its wild raspberries that the National Botanic Gardens at Kew collected seeds recently from within 200 metres of Brewlands Lodge and have stored them in the World Seed Bank, located in an ice cave in Svalbard in Arctic Norway. They form part of global efforts to protect the environment against natural or manmade disasters. Do read our Environment and Wellness section for more about our extraordinary wildlife and wildflowers here at Brewlands.

In spring, the lengthening days are filled with birdsong as the rare migrants return.  Thousands of daffodils are followed by native bluebells, wild violets, and hillsides covered with foxgloves. Cast your line for the spring run of salmon. In May and June the rhododendrons are in full bloom and we experience glorious lingering twilights when it is perfectly possible to read a newspaper at 11 pm. These long days of sun are ideal conditions for the locally grown cherries, strawberries and raspberries. Summer turns the heather hills purple: get up at dawn to stalk or let us arrange a picnic complete with tartan rugs overlooking “Pol Gorm” (in Gaelic “the water which reflects the sky”). During the autumn and winter, our shooting is at its very best and there is a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights.  In January and February, the most extensive skiing in UK is available in the mountains nearby. Brewlands Lodge is an ideal holiday house throughout the year!

Brewlands Lodge is beautifully furnished and comes with housekeeping, enabling you to relax and enjoy being looked after.  The little extras of electric blankets, extra-long beds, power showers and floor to ceiling heated towel rails show our level of attention to personal comfort.  This is one of the finest large holiday houses in Scotland:  with so many things to do on the Estate, many people don’t leave it at all during their holiday! 

The house has 8 bedrooms (2 super king, 3 super king/twin, 2 doubles, 1 twin) and 6 bathrooms – there are 2 master bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and super king – size beds so it is perfect when 2 families rent this house – you both get a main bedroom!  2 more twin/super king bedrooms, with ensuite bathrooms, 2 double bedrooms and another bathroom all on the first floor; and 1 twin and 1 super king/twin bedroom, and further bathroom (which can be ensuite) on the second floor.  All bathrooms have a bath and either a separate or an over bath shower.

The large drawing room is furnished with beautiful antique furniture, deep sofas and a wood burning stove.  The library is decorated in family tartan and is an inspirational place to sit and read or for children to settle down to watch a film.  The dining room is wonderful for entertaining, and the large kitchen is very well equipped with a separate large utility room beyond it.  From here, a door leads to the hot tub, and to the purpose-built drying room with wellies for guests.  There is also a downstairs WC & cloakroom.

BREWLANDS LODGE IN DETAIL
  • Sleeps 2- 16
  • Bedrooms 8 (2 super king, 3 super king/twin, 2 double, 1 twin)
  • Bathrooms 6 (5 ensuite)
  • Full concierge service
  • Wood burning stove 
  • Gas central heating
  • Private hot tub in the garden
  • Tennis court by arrangement
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • TV/DVD
  • Babysitting/shopping/laundry available
  • Domestic help every morning for 2 hours
  • Off road parking
  • Partial or full catering to any level (including freezer cooking) using organic ingredients by our estate chef by arrangement
  • Barbeque, garden furniture
  • Bathrobes
  • Electric blankets
  • Friday-Friday rentals
  • Sorry – no smoking or vaping
  • Books, toys, games, including outdoor
  • Cot & highchair
  • Spring water supply
  • Enclosed large garden
  • Stair gate
  • Microwave
  • 2 Fridges
  • 2 Freezers
  • Cafetiere
  • Ice maker
  • 2 hobs, 6 gas rings, 4 electric rings
  • 4 electric ovens
  • 2 dishwashers
  • Wine cooler
  • Washing machine
  • Tumble dryer
  • Drying room for 16
  • Table football
  • Table tennis
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • 2 pet dogs allowed with prior permission but they are not permitted in any carpeted area of the house.
  • Dark skies location. On a Winter’s night, the northern lights are sometimes seen from the hot tub
  • Private whisky tastings of rare and specialist whiskies with the CEO of a famous distillery, a specialty of this house. Our chef can arrange a menu of the finest Scottish organic produce to go with the whiskies
  • Shops
    • good community shop 15 minutes in Kirkmichael
    • 25 minutes Alyth (good butcher)
    • 30 minutes Blairgowrie – Large Tesco, Sainsburys, fish shops (Spinks, 01250873287), butcher (Wendy Donald 01250 870358) Cornerstone Deli 01250 798151)
    • Pitlochry and House of Bruar gourmet and artisan food, restaurants, cashmere and tartan shopping.
    • For (very ) local organic vegetables contact Adrien before you arrive on 07400137137 or at Rottal vegetable garden – he will deliver to your door, given enough notice.
    • Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrison’s and Majestic Wine deliver to the house
  • Bagpiper for special occasions. Private recital/Burns supper/come and try session with a world champion piper
  • Private bespoke Highland Games available
  • Massage and beauty therapist Kirstie at All About You in Blairgowrie, 01250 798400. Should you prefer, she may be able to come to the house.
  • Good pub 5 minutes, lots of good restaurants in the area
  • Collection from airport/station/walks
  • Fishing for wild brown trout on the River Isla included in the rent
  • Country sports, shooting and fishing see Sporting section of the website
  • Fishing rod hire and tuition
  • Falconry demonstrations
  • Wildlife safari and photography tours on the estate.
  • Stalking for photographers on the estate.
  • Pheasant, duck, partridge & grouse shooting on the estate
  • Clay pigeon shooting on the estate
  • Roe and red deer stalking on the estate
  • Golf – 30 courses within 1.5 hours including the championship courses at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Gleneagles
  • Mountain and road bike hire in Pitlochry with very quiet roads and excellent tracks
  • Off-roading centre in Dunkeld
  • Pony trekking and riding in the area
  • Ski hire and skiing at Glenshee – 40 minutes away
  • Excellent hill walking – guided hill walks.  12 Munros within one hour. See the Adventures section.
  • The long distance Cateran walking trail passes through the estate
  • Staff cottage for 4 (1 king size/twin, 1 twin bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1 ensuite) available by arrangement
  • Discounts for 8 or fewer than 8 people using 4 bedrooms or less may be available off season
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Brewlands Lodge is rented out year round.  Rental periods are Friday to Friday; arrival 4 pm and departure at 10 am.  Short breaks welcome off season. Discounts for fewer than 8 people using 4 bedrooms off season may be available. Short breaks may be available in low and mid season.  Up to 4 nights 80% of the weekly price, 5 – 7 nights 100%. First £40 of fuel included per full week booking, £20 of fuel included in a shorter break.

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Brewlands Lodge is located in a peaceful, rural location. Most guests find what3words to be the most accurate way of navigating to the front door of the house. The what3words code for the lodge is: health.curl.desk (click here to navigate using what3words).

A WARM WELCOME AWAITS

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“Amazing setting ideal for exploring all that Scotland has to offer.”

Alexander, airbnb Review, 2023

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“The staff take care of you like family: can’t wait to return next year.”

Lazaan, airbnb Review, 2023

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“This is our fourth stay at Brewlands Estate and we have loved every one of them.”

Karen, airbnb Review, 2023

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Terms & Conditions of Rental

Brewlands Farms (The Owner) arrange bookings of accommodation and sport. Your booking should be for holiday purposes only unless otherwise agreed in writing. These properties must not be used for party purposes, weddings or filming without prior written agreement. If such a usage is agreed, a facility fee will be charged. The cost of any breakages, losses or excessively heavy cleaning required will be charged. A Facility Fee will be payable for a function or party where the numbers using the property exceed the capacity the house can sleep. Your contract is between you and the Owner of the property and is subject to the following conditions.
(Nothing in these conditions affects your statutory rights).

PERSONAL DETAILS

Information you provide will be forwarded to the Manager of the property who may contact you with regard to your forthcoming booking.

YOUR HOLIDAY HOUSE

You may arrive at your accommodation after 18.00 hrs on the start date of your holiday and you must have vacated the property by 10.00 hrs on your final day. If you anticipate being much later than 18.00 hrs, please contact the person whose details you will have been supplied with 24 hours in advance to let them know and to make alternative arrangements to collect the key. If you fail to do so you may be unable to gain access to the property.
If you develop Covid while on the estate and require to stay put to isolate, you will be liable for the rent for the period you remain.

You agree to keep the house clean and tidy and to leave the house in a similar condition of cleanliness to when you arrive. Any additional cleaning of the property, following your departure, beyond the normal amount reasonably required, may be charged as extra and deducted from your credit card. See enclosed Booking Procedure.

The numbers in your party must never exceed the stated house capacity for entertainment or accommodation in either the house or grounds except by written prior agreement. If clients exceed this, they may be asked to vacate the property immediately and the full rent will be forfeited.

If you have written permission to bring a dog with you, please observe the individual house regulations contained in the in-house information pack. For all houses dogs must not be allowed either upstairs or on soft furnishings and if a dog is found to have been left unattended in a property a charge of £100 will be made. All dog faeces must be removed from the garden or immediate surrounding area. No dogs are allowed into Brewlands Lodge under any circumstances. If any dog is found to have been inside Brewlands Lodge, a charge of £100 will be made.

Absolutely no guns are allowed on Brewlands Estate without the prior written agreement of the Owner. Any gun brought onto the Estate without written permission will be held in the keeper’s locked gun safe until the end of your stay and no access will be given. This is by the strict orders of the local police.

If any of the furniture in the drawing room at Wester Brewlands Lodge is moved by the guests a fine of £500 will be levied.

The Owner shall be allowed the right to enter the property at all reasonable times for purposes of inspection or to carry out any necessary repairs or maintenance.

The Owner’s staff have no authority to vary the Terms and Conditions of trading and no telephone or other conversations, description or opinion, albeit in good faith, shall be held to alter the Owner’s printed matter.

You agree that any photos taken by our staff of activities in which you may participate may be used by the Estate for promotional purposes.

SMOKING

Please do not abuse the no smoking regulations at the houses. If this is breached the owner will charge the cost of soft furnishing and carpet cleaning. E cigarettes are not permitted inside.

YOUR BOOKING

You must be 21 years or over when you book the accommodation.

We have the right to refuse any booking prior to the issuing of any confirmation in writing. When you receive your confirmation, you must check all the details carefully for accuracy and contact us immediately if you find any discrepancy.

RENTALS AND CHARGES

In order to secure a booking, you need to make a deposit payment of 50% of the total rental plus a booking fee. Dogs £35 per dog. We will hold a provisional booking for 3 days, pending receipt of your deposit payment, but do not guarantee that the house will still be available at the end of the 3 day period. On receipt of your deposit, booking fee and any other relevant charges we will confirm your booking in writing.

You are then responsible for the balance of the rental, which is due no later than 12 weeks prior to your arrival. If your holiday date is within the 12-week period, you are required to pay the full Rental at the time of booking. For bookings made within 2 weeks prior to arrival the rental must be paid by direct bank transfer.

All incidental expenses, e.g., cooking, heating fuel or activity charges, must be paid in full either during the holiday or prior to departure. Any charges left unpaid will be taken from the client’s credit card.

Your credit card details will be taken by us on your arrival. Your card will be used for payment of all extras and for any damage you incur during your stay. The details will be destroyed 21 days after the end of your stay, subject to the property being left clean, tidy and without damage. In the event of a dispute the decision of the housekeeper or person responsible for preparing the property will be final.

Bed linen will be changed once per week. Outwith that if it is intended that some guests will stay for only part of the accommodation period and be replaced by others (a “changeover”), then there will be a pre-arranged changeover cost per room. If a changeover takes place which has not been pre-arranged a charge of £50 per room will be levied. Any additional cost identified as wi-fi calling is chargeable and will be billed at the end of your stay.

CHANGES TO RESERVATIONS BY YOU

Should you wish to change your reservation once we have issued a confirmation to you we may have to treat this as a cancellation of the booking which would then be subject to cancellation charges which may be as much as the total amount paid. We will advise you if this is the case and you will have the option to continue with the first reservation. Should we be able to transfer your booking to another property there will be an administration fee.

RESERVATION CANCELLATION OR ADJUSTMENT BY US

We hope that we do not have to either cancel or adjust your booking in any way: however, if unforeseen problems did occur, we would contact you immediately to discuss any proposed cancellation or adjustment. If the circumstances affect your desired property, we will endeavour to find you alternative and similar accommodation on Brewlands Estate at a similar rental. If the alternative is unacceptable to you, or the rental more than you wish to pay, we will refund all of your original rental deposit.
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these Conditions, the Owner shall not be liable for changes beyond our control.

CANCELLATION BY YOU

If you have to cancel your reservation you must telephone the Owner on the number shown on your booking confirmation as soon as the reason for the cancellation occurs. You must also confirm your cancellation by email. The day on which we receive the written cancellation is the day on which your reservation is cancelled.

Deposits and balances are non-refundable in the event of a cancellation. Please note that should you cancel your booking prior to the balance due date, the full amount still remains payable by you. If we are able to re-let the holiday subsequent to your cancellation the balance alone will be refunded minus an administration fee of £100. We advise that you ensure that your holiday insurance covers you for this.

COMPLAINTS

We hope that you will not have any cause for complaint but in the event of a problem arising, and should you have cause for complaint, you must, in the first instance, contact the manager of the property immediately so that any problem may be speedily resolved, as the manager must be given the opportunity to rectify the problem. Some problems are very easily rectified if notified. If, after this, you feel that the problem has not been resolved then you must, within 7 days of the end of your holiday, put your complaint in writing to The Owner for their comments and response. Please send your letter to us marked Customer Relations.

Brewlands Farms take great care that the information they provide is accurate. However, they cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies or for their judgement of the qualities of the properties or of the amenities in the area.
We reserve the right to ask clients to leave without the rent being refunded in the event of inappropriate behaviour towards our staff or wilful damage to property or contents or the estate.

LIABILITY

In signing the booking form, you agree to indemnify us against all loss and damage arising directly or indirectly to the property and its contents from any deliberate or negligent act or omission by yourself, or any other person or animal accompanying you or any member of your party. You agree to use Brewlands Farms and its facilities at your sole risk. Brewlands Farms and its staff are not liable, under any circumstances whatsoever (including their negligence or the negligence of their employees) for any loss or damage to any belongings, nor injuries sustained by you or any member of your party. You are liable if you do any illegal file sharing of copyrighted content such as music or film from our internet.

LAW

The contract between you and the Owner is subject to Scots Law and is formed in Brewlands, Glenisla, Perthshire, Scotland.
If there shall be a breach of any of these conditions, the Owner reserves the right to re-enter the property and terminate the tenancy without prejudice to the other rights and remedies of the owners.