Duchally Lodge in Auchterarder, on the doorstep of Gleneagles and its world famous golf course, is a stunningly luxurious lodge, 5* rated, in the grounds of Duchally Country Estate, one of Perthshire’s most comfortable independent hotels. It offers sumptuous and cosy self-catering accommodation for 6 - 8, in three bedrooms (plus sofa bed for 2 extra guests), and benefits from full use of the hotels leisure and dining facilities during your stay. Duchally Lodge offers the perfect central location for golf, wildlife, walking or cultural holidays, convenient for Gleneagles and St Andrews golf courses; the Highlands, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Its setting is beautiful, amongst the mountains, rivers, lochs and farmland of the area, with it’s abundant wildlife, including many wild deer and birds of prey.
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Duchally Lodge offers unsurpassed luxury and comfort in the elegant surroundings
of a luxury 4* Scottish hotel. It is the only privately offered holiday
cottage at Duchally Country Estate, and offers full use of the Hotels
first class dining and leisure facilities.
Your every need has been carefully thought about and provided for. The
comfortable and spacious living areas with full entertainment equipment;
the warm and inviting bedrooms offer all the comforts of five star luxury;
the outside terrace invites you for relaxing with friends, new and old.
• 5* Luxury self catering holiday cottage for 6 at Duchally Country
Estate, near Gleneagles, one of Perthshire's finest and most distinguished
hotels, with full dining and leisure facilities.
• 3 Bedrooms, all ensuite
• Located in stunning countryside, just two miles from Gleneagles
Golf Course. The Estate has 27 acres of beautiful grounds
• Luxury accommodation for 6 in 3 Bedrooms (2 doubles, 1 twin),
elegantly furnished to the highest standards
• Scottish Tourism Council 5*
• Use of full hotel leisure facilities, including Indoor Heated
Swimming Pool, Sauna, Jacuzzi, Air Conditioned Gym, Spa, Internet Cafe
• Elegant Dining in Hotel’s Award Wining restaurant;
• Comfortable Hotel Lounge Bar, evening family entertainment with
local Scottish folk singers and story tellers
Accommodation: The architect designed Lodge is new, and
benefits from all modern amenities. It is fully centrally heated, spacious
and luxuriously appointed.
3 Bedrooms, all ensuite:
The comfortable main upstairs bedroom (king size bed, TV, double wardrobe,
radio alarm clock, safe) has a spacious and luxurious ensuite tiled bathroom
with deep bath and separate shower cubicle and heated towel rail. It has
wonderful views of woodlands and fields.
The 2nd main upstairs bedroom (king size bed, radio alarm clock, double
wardrobe) also has its own ensuite bathroom, with shower over the bath
and heated towel rail.
The 3rd bedroom (2 singles) is downstairs, which may be useful for people
with limited mobility. It has its own ensuite bathroom, with deep bath
and shower over, heated towel rail, dressing table and double wardrobe.
It has views wonderful views to woodland.
The Living Areas:
The warm spacious lounge area includes a comfortable 3 seater sofa, a
2 seater sofa and easy chairs. It provides a 28” wide screen TV
with surround sound, DVD, games table and coffee table. It has large glazed
windows, one overlooking the woodland.
The stylish Dining area includes a table which easily seats up to 8, a
side table and everything you would expect in a cosy cottage. It has wooden
flooring throughout.
The high specification kitchen, with granite work surfaces, includes place
settings for 10, all utensils, built-in microwave, clothes washer/drier,
fridge/freezer, dish washer; coffee maker, iron & board.
There is a downstairs storage cupboard, handy for golf clubs!
The outside terrace, with its beautiful views, provides for al fresco
dining and drinks, and includes a table and chairs. It is directly by
the stream and the woodland, with no houses to block the wonderful views.
The cottage has one of the best positions at the resort, being close to
the leisure centre and on the outside edge overlooking fields and affording
privacy. A few paces bring you to the duckpond, waterfall and stream.
All the luxuriously soft and comfortable linen and towels are provided.
Sorry, no smoking or pets.
The Facilities
As a guest at Duchally Lodge, you have full access to the Hotel’s
leisure and dining facilities, for those wet days, which include:
• Delightful bar and lounge area, to sample local whiskies
• Top class Restaurant, with full a la carte menu and wine lists,
relaxed and informal
• The 5* rated leisure centre with heated indoor swimming pool,
children’s pool, gym, steam room and sauna. You will also find a
wonderful cafeteria for snacks, coffees and cakes
• The Estate Grounds, a beautiful area to relax and stroll
The area offers everything for a wonderful family holiday: golf, sailing,
walking and many other activities; wildlife in a stunning natural setting;
wonderful pubs and restaurants; many local museums and those of Glasgow
and Edinburgh nearby; and wonderful countryside for driving tours.
Duchally Lodge is a Scottish Tourism 5* rated, 3 bedroom self catering
cottage, which forms part of Duchally Country Hotel in Auchterarder, 2
miles from Gleneagles in Perthshire. One of 55 luxury lodges within the
extensive grounds of the estate, guests can enjoy the relaxation, informality
and space of being in your own home for the duration of your holiday,
yet also benefit from the elegant and extensive facilities the hotel has
to offer.
Duchally Lodge is elegantly furnished, simply to the highest standards
possible. Each room is fully furnished with every modern convenience,
and lacks for nothing. Duchally Lodge is equipped with TV, DVD player,
comfortable beds and luxurious linen.
The spacious living accommodation provides you with everything you would
expect from its 5* rating . The lounge is provided with comfortable sofas
and easy chairs, elegant furnishings and high quality lighting, TV, music
centre etc. Duchally Lodge offers luxury holiday accommodation at its
best.
The open plan lounge dining area adjoins the beautifully finished kitchen
area. The kitchen area is equipped with full cooking facilities (if you
chose to not to use the hotel restaurants), including cooker with oven,
microwave, dishwasher, washing machine etc.
You can chose to eat in the Lodge's elegant dining area, or al fresco
on your own private outside seating area, on those long warm summer evenings.
Duchally Lodge (504) at Duchally Country Estate
Check-in: 16:00 hrs. Check-out: 10:00 hrs.
Nearest airport: Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow Airport, 50 miles
Directions
By road:
From Edinburgh: Follow the signs for the M9 Grangemouth/Stirling. Keep
on the M9 until it becomes the A9 dual carriageway signposted for Perth.
18 miles further on this road and passing Stirling, Dunblane and Blackford,
take the A823 exit to Crieff/Dunfermline/Gleneagles. Turn right at the
T-junction. Turn left one mile further on, following the signs to Duchally.
The resort is situated just half a mile along this narrow road.
From Glasgow: Bypass Glasgow and follow the signs for the M9 Perth/Stirling
which becomes the A9. Then take the exit A823. The resort is clearly signposted
from this exit.
From Perth: Follow signs for the A9 Glasgow/Stirling. Approximately 12
miles on (past Auchterarder) take the A823 exit and turn left. Drive for
one mile and turn left following the signs for Duchally.
GPS coordinates: 56.725608 / -3.268433.
Resort facilities:
On site: Leisure Centre (with indoor heated pool, children’s pool,
fitness centre, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and café), snack bar,
restaurant, bar, live entertainment, security, bicycle hire, car parking,
children’s playground, internet, massage, Wi-Fi (hotspot).
Nearby: Convenience store (3 km), fishing (3 km), horse riding (3 km),
golf, BBQ area (8 km), hairdresser (3 km), medical facilities (3 km),
shops (3 km), badminton (3 km), bowling (15 km), cinema (17 km), go-karting,
farm shop (0.1 km).
Lodge amenities: All: Alarm clock, hairdryer, radio, satellite TV, balcony,
terrace, CD and DVD player, heating, iron & board, safe, kitchen;
tea making facilities, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, microwave, oven, hob
4 rings, toaster, washing machine/dryer.
Additional services: On site: cot can be booked in advance, DVD rental,
highchair can be booked in advance, safe deposit box.
Local attractions: Gleneagles golf course
Other useful information: A charge will be made for electricity usage
per unit to guests occupying lodges. Please ask at reception for further
information and prices. A car is recommended in order to fully enjoy the
area.
Smart and appropriate clothing required for restaurants and golf course.
No pets allowed. There is a kennel 5 miles from the resort, which charges
a cost per night, per dog.
As guests at Duchally Lodge, you may use the extensive facilities of Duchally
Country Estate (some facilities are subject to extra charges).
The Leisure Centre
The 5* leisure centre boasts a heated indoor swimming pool, children's
pool, fully equipped and air conditioned gym, steam room, sauna and jacuzzi
spa.
Also you will find a rustic cafeteria where you can buy home made cakes
and light meals, coffees and soft drinks. The warm wood burning stove
is surrounded by deep sofas for a relaxing afternoon. Free internet services
are available by the cafe.
There is an outdoor seating area, with views over the stream and a small
children’s play area.
Bicycles may be hired at the leisure centre.
Unlimited use of the leisure centre is included in the price you pay for
Duchally Lodge.
Dining Facilities
Duchally Country Estate emphasises comfort and relaxation in a relatively
informal atmosphere. You can relax by the open fire in the historic wood
panelled bar, enjoying some of the local whiskies, cocktails and beers;
the hotel draws families and locals alike to experience evenings with
Scottish folk music and singers or local folklore or ghost stories. The
bar is a place for adults only to relax in after 9 pm. There is a large
grass lawn for summer drinks outside the bar, with beautiful views of
the mountains beyond.
You can then enjoy full a la carte dining in the hotel's elegant and romantic
dining room. The award winning restaurant is well known for its culinary
achievements and high standards of service, as well as its extensive wine
list. Dishes include wonderful local produce such as whisky cured salmon,
slow braised local lamb shank, or chargrilled sirloin of Auchterarder
beef. All meat and game is Scottish and of local origin, where possible.
The hugely popular Hogmanay events need to be booked months in advance!
Guests at our Lodge also may take advantage of the Hotel’s special
child friendly meal offers.
The Estate Grounds
Duchally is very firmly rooted in the beautiful Scottish countryside,
as you can see from the map of the grounds.
Duchally Lodge is located in the Duchally Country Estate, set in 27 acres
of parklands, around which you are free to wander. It is surrounded by
some of the most spectacular and picturesque landscapes of Perthshire.
Located in the heart of Scotland, the mountains, lochs and rivers create
dramatic backdrops to the area.
The duckpond by Duchally Lodge is a wonderful experience for youngsters,
with the Duchally Ducks exemplifying Scottish friendliness in their quest
for titbits!
The resort promotes an awareness of its country location. It boasts a
Silver award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme for environmental
friendliness. Wildlife is encouraged and you will see batboxes throughout.
The night sky is famously clear with amazing views of the stars and moon.
Duchally Lodge lies in the heart of some of the most spectacular scenery
that Britain has to offer, yet is only 1 hour's drive from Edinburgh and
Glasgow. You are spoiled for choice with the wealth of activities and
attractions within easy access: many golf courses (including Gleneagles,
only 2 miles away); trout and salmon fishing on your doorstep; whisky
tasting; walking; culture and history, water sports centres and many other
attractions.
Golf has to be one of the main magnets for many people to the area, no
matter what your ability or preference. Gleneagles, soon to be the hosts
of the Ryder Cup, is only 2 miles away, and is one of the most prestigious
courses in the world; Kenmore (9 holes) is arguably one of the most beautiful;
St Andrews is only just over an hours drive away; and Muirfield, Carnoustie
and Turnberry, all first class championship courses, are easily accessible.
Locally there are many excellent courses - including Auchterarder, Crieff
and White Moss.
Angling: Some of the finest trout lochs and salmon beats in Scotland are
only a short drive away from Duchally Lodge. There are a number of schools
nearby including casting clinics, clubs and stocked ponds to help you
learn and enjoy the sport of angling.
Whisky Tasting and Distilleries: No visit to Scotland would be complete
without the pleasure of whisky tasting. Duchally is located at the start
of the world famous "Whisky Trail" which runs up through the
Highlands to Spey-side, past some of the most famous distilleries in the
world. The Tullibardine distillery in Blackford is a "must visit",
as are "The Famous Grouse" and Aberfeldy Distilleries, both
with excellent visitor centres. The nearby Edradour at Pitlochry is one
of the smallest and oldest in the country.
Walking: Duchally lies at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands, one of
the most beautiful landscapes in Britain. Close by lie the Sma Glen, Glen
Quaich and Glen Lyon, three of the most spectacular areas in Perthshire,
and great walking country for gentle or strenuous walks. For the more
adventurous, Ben Lawyers, Schiehallion and the Tarmachan Ridge are set
in the mountains immediately nearby. Or simply take a gentle stroll by
Loch Tay, Loch Earn or Loch Katrine.
As well as hiking, Perthshire has a magnificent variety of gardens to
visit: Drummond Castle with its formal Italian garden; the natural heather
collection at Bells Cherrybank in Perth; the woodland and Himalayan gardens
at Cluny or the formal gardens at Kinross.
Culture & History: Scotland is steeped in history, known the world
over, and featured in much of British folklore and literature. There are
numerous castles and monuments in the immediate area: Stirling Castle,
Glamis Castle (of Macbeth fame) and Blair Castle. Edinburgh and its castle
is only an hour away, and the solitude of the island castle on Loch Leven
where Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned is within easy striking distance.
A few minutes drive from Duchally you will find the largest Roman Station
in Britain, the Ardoch Camp at Braco. You can also visit the Crannog Centre
on Loch Tay and experience life as an ancient loch dweller in their thatched
island homes. Perth boasts the oldest museum in Britain as well as the
Black Watch Museum with 3 centuries of military history. The battlefields
of Killiecrankie, Glencoe and Bannockburn are also nearby.
Water Sports and Boating: Perthshire boasts a huge range of water activities,
from jetskis and white water rafting; sailing on Loch Tay to riding the
rapids at Grandtully and high action canoeing in rugged canyons.
Other Attractions: There are a huge number of visitor centres nearby,
including heather jewellery, crystal, potteries, glassware, knit ware,
horn carving, jute production to name just a few. There are also wildlife
centres such as the deer park at Glengoulandie, bird watching at the Loch
of the Lowes near Dunkeld and the RSPB nature reserve at Vane Farm. You
can also search out wildlife yourself by going on a Highland Adventure
Safari from Aberfeldy in one of their 4x4s.
Perthshire offers many wonderful places to walk relax and watch local
wildlife; red squirrel and roe deer are always easy to spot. Perthshire
is known as “Big Tree Country” and is renowned for unique
woodland heritage and a magnificent landscape of high mountains, tranquil
lochs and glens and clear rushing burns.
Perthshire is packed with High and Mighty Trees including the following:
•Tallest Hedge in the World (Meikleour beech hedge, H 30m, L 530m)
•Oldest Living Thing in Europe (Fortingall Yew, estimated 3000 to
9000 years old!)
•Largest Yew in Europe (Fortingall Yew Girth 17m!)
•One of the 5 tallest trees in Britain (a Douglas Fir near the Hermitage,
H 64.5m!)
Wherever you venture in Perthshire, you will feel close to the richness
of the natural world. Mountain, glen, river, loch and wood - each has
it’s own magic and is home to an astonishing variety of species.
There is plenty of drama away from the woodlands too. The mighty river
Tay runs through Perthshire from its source to the sea and together with
its tributaries, is home to significant populations of salmon and otter.
Many lochs attract breeding pairs of osprey, including Loch of the Lowes,
near Dunkeld. To the south, Loch Leven National Nature reserve is a wildlife
hotspot of global importance form ducks and other wildfowl
