Traditional self catering holiday cottages on the beautiful Isle of Skye

'The best holiday cottage we have ever stayed at'. Guests at 6 Knott, August 2010.

6 Knott, sleeps seven plus cot

Half of Six Gedintailor: sleeps 4

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INFORMATION ABOUT 6 KNOTT (for info about Half of Six Gedintailor, see left hand column)

6 Knott is a few minutes walk to the seashore and horse riding stables, three miles from a golf course. Conveniently situated for access to the island's best known restaurants, pubs and wonderful walks.

Built nearly one hundred years ago, 6, Knott is a traditional two-storey croft house that has been renovated to provide a mix of original features, character and charm with contempory design and comfort.
The four-bedroomed house consists of two double bedrooms, one twin and one single. Downstairs there is a large kitchen with adjoining dining/living area and double doors leading into the garden. The kitchen has an electric cooker and a new oil-fired Rayburn, a microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher. In the separate utility room there is a washing machine and dryer. There are also two sitting rooms (one with a table for dining - or scrabble) both with open fires. There are two bathrooms - a bathroom with shower upstairs and a shower room / wet room downstairs.
The house is equipped to a high standard with antiques and quality furnishings, duvets and blankets, electric blankets etc. There is a stereo, television, DVD player and video, with a selection of CDs and films. There is also a range of books and games. Apart from the Rayburn and open fires, there is background heating provided by electric storage heaters.
Outside, the private, enclosed garden has a shallow burn (a couple of inches deep at the most, but perfect for fishing for newts), wonderful trees for climbing and an open fireplace for barbeques. There is comfortable garden furniture, a children's swing and a hammock for your use. The garden is bordered on three sides by sheep fields and grazing land which rise gently to one side of the cottage (between the sea and the house) - but there are far-reaching views from upstairs rooms and from the garden, and on a clear day you can see the Island of Harris from the shower!
There is parking for two cars.
The sea shore is a few minutes walk away, as is the oldest established riding stable in Skye, offering riding lessons and pony trekking along nearby beaches and through stunning countryside.
The house is on the edge of the small crofting community of Suledale/Knott, so while peaceful it is not isolated. The nearest shop and pub are 3 miles away.
6, Knott is conveniently situated in the centre of the beautiful island of Skye, approximately half way between Dunvegan and Portree. It is easily accessible to most of the island's best known sights, walks, restaurants (including the Three Chimneys and Loch Bay Fish Restaurant) and pubs, including some with regular live music (at Edinbane and Skeabost House Hotel). Portree, the island's capital, is ten miles away.
Pets are welcome, by arrangement. Linen (not towels), heating and electricity are included in the price. There is a telephone for internal calls and local calls, and free wi-fi.

1/2 of 6 Gedintailor (above) sleeps 4, see left on menu bar for details

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We can sometimes offer late booking or low occupancy discounts. We are sorry but all lettings are from Saturday to Saturday, with short breaks only available between November and March. Email for details.

Horse riding, ten minutes walk from the cottage

Golf and fishing - 3 miles away

Photo of half of six Gedintailor, by Ken Carslaw, July 2010

High on the Isle of Skye, article in Sunday Times, May 2010

ALSO 3 Suledale - plenty of availability 2011, sleeps four. Up to £250 in high season. See bottom left hand column for details.

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