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Looking for a relaxing self-catering holiday cottage in Scotland? Recently awarded 3 stars, The Cottage combines the modern facilities you expect from a contemporary self-catering holiday cottage with a peaceful rural environment. The property is a self-contained annex to our family croft, is fully double glazed and centrally heated, and comprises:
  • one twin bedroom
  • one double bedroom
  • kitchen including dishwasher, washing machine, fridge-freezer, microwave, gas hob and electric oven
  • bathroom with separate shower cubicle
  • living / dining room with a wood-burning fire and widescreen TV / DVD system
  • fully ground-floor accommodation, with entrance ramp
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Guest-book
Some comments from previous guests...
    "A lovely cottage. We really enjoyed our stay."      "Great cottage. Wonderful break."
    "A very comfortable cottage. We all loved it!"        "A 'haven from heaven'!"

Location
Situated on the edge of Blackridge, the former stopover on the Edinburgh-Glasgow coaching route, our self-catering holiday cottage is easily reached from the M8 motorway, or (from the South) from the M6 / M74 motorways.

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Out and about
Our self-catering holiday cottage is a short drive from a huge number of visitor attractions, so there is a family activity for every day of the week, rain or shine!

Historical sites within easy travelling distance of The Cottage include Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood House, the world heritage village at New Lanark, Linlithgow Palace and Hopetoun House. For younger children there are several soft-play, swimming pools and sports centres within easy reach.  The nearby Five Sisters Zoo, Muiravonside Park and the Almond Valley Heritage Centre are great for active kids who enjoy animals and being outdoors. For wet days there are fantastic, children-friendly museums in Glasgow, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Museum of Transport, and Glasgow Science Centre.  Multiplex cinemas and ten-pin bowling are only 20 minutes away in either Livingston or Coatbridge.  The easily-accessible Clyde Valley tourist route offers an abundance of family garden centres and coffee shops, and an unbeatable variety of shops is available in Livingston (McArthur Glen Designer Outlet) and Glasgow (the Glasgow Fort).

For outdoor types, the croft is a few minutes walk from Blawhorn Moss nature reserve, and the picturesque Hillend Reservoir is an easy 8 mile roundtrip along the scenic Millenium Cycle Route 75 (Bathgate to Airdrie).  For birdwatchers The Cottage is within easy traveling distance of popular birding spots including Linlithgow Loch, Beecraigs Country Park, and Bangour and Lochcote Reservoirs, and many others listed on the Scotland pages of the www.fatbirder.com birdwatching site.  Anglers can enjoy permit fishing at Linlithgow Loch and Hillend Reservoir, and many more local fisheries listed on www.fishing-uk-scotland.com.

Other great family days out from The Cottage include visits to the Falkirk Wheel, hands-on pottery at the Ceramic Experience (Linlithgow) and Deep-Sea World at North Queensferry.  A trip to Beecraigs Country Park to see the deer farm and adventure playground is always fun, and nearby Polkemmet Country Park has plenty of space for picnicking and running around - it even has a nine-hole golf course and coffee shop.

For those evenings when you want to eat out there is a wide range of great local restaurants offering (for example) buffet Chinese and Indian cooking, or perhaps take in a jazz night at the Bruntonside which enjoys great reviews, and offers authentic Scottish fine-dining.

Making a booking
Booking is easy! You can book online, or alternatively you can download our printable booking form (PDF file) and return it to us (by post) with your deposit. Your booking will be confirmed once we have received your deposit and have issued our booking confirmation to you in writing by email or mail. We recommend that you telephone us on (01501) 752301 to check the latest availability before submitting your booking form.  Please be sure to read our Terms and Conditions before submitting your booking request.

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Prices
The Cottage can be booked for as little as £295 for one week, and the second week is charged at 50% of the first week price.  During the off-peak season this works out at less than £32 per day for 14 nights. We also offer a 15% discount for couples only occupying a single bedroom.

The first-week price varies as shown below according to the entry date.  For two-week bookings covering two different price bands the second week is offered at 50% of the price shown for the later price band.

Weeks commencing
Price
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May 17th - June 21st
£365
June 28th - July 19th
£395
July 26th - August 30th
£465
September 6th - September 27th
£395
October 4th - October 11th
£325
October 18th - October 25th
£365
November 1st - December 13th
£295
December 20th - December 27th
£365

2009
January 3rd - February 7th


£295
February 14th - February 21st £325
February 28th - March 28th £305
April 4th - April 11th £345


The Cottage Self-Catering would like to thank the following for kindly advertising us in their premises:

The Lighthouse Bookshop, East Grinstead;
March Christian Bookshop, March;
The Cornerstone Bookshop, Edinburgh;
Wordwise Christian Bookshop, Kingsbridge;
The Christian Literature Centre, Plymouth;
The Lighthouse Bookshop, Ely