Gate Cottage
Tighnabruaich, Kames
With open living spaces and sea views to enjoy Gate Cottage is nothing but warm and welcoming. The open plan living area features the kitchen, dining and sitting area, a large living space with picture perfect windows looking out over the sea. The main living room is filled comfortable leather sofas and a wood burning fire. A wonderful room to enjoy cosy nights in.
The grounds itself is a haven to explore, with a large garden to enjoy further views out over the Kyles of Bute and the nearby villages. With outdoor furniture enjoy this wonderful area on lazy, sunny afternoons. The views are spectacular. There is will also be a seating area on the shore side of the property from April to October to soak up the views.
Waterfront location
Spectacular sea views from cottage and garden
Outdoor furniture in garden and shore front
Wood burning stove fire
Central heating
Open-plan living
Well equipped modern kitchen
Large fridge/freezer
Gas hob/ electric oven
Microwave
Coffee Machine
Washing machine and dryer
Iron and ironing board
Linen and towels included in price
1st bag of logs included in price
TV / Freeview
Firestick for Netflix
Wi-Fi
Pub / Restaurant 800m
2 well behaved dogs welcome per booking £4 per night each.
Good House-keeping deposit required £150
Shore Road
Kames
PA212AG
Getting here by road and ferry is another option is to get the ferry from Gourock to Dunoon and enjoy a drive through remote, mountainous country. The writer Iain Banks reckons it’s one of best wee roads in Scotland. You then pick up the same coastal road as above. Take the A8 to Gourock, then Western Ferries from McInroy’s Point to Hunter’s Quay near Dunoon. Turn right on to A815, then shortly after leaving the 40mph area, turn left on B836, a winding single track road with passing places. After about 17 miles, turn right on A886, then left on A8003 towards Tighnabruaich.
Fantastic House, Idyllic Location, What a View! Oct2020
Our family comes to this part of Scotland every year and this is the best house we have stayed in. So much so we are booking it again for next year!
As two couples we found the layout of the house really met our needs. The house was well equipped, modern showers, cosy fireplace, Sky TV, Wi-Fi. The best room by far is the kitchen/diner, with two windowed walls looking out directly to the Kyles of Bute, breath taking views every day, we saw plenty of seals in the water and deer on the beach and in the garden.
There is a handy cupboard/room off the kitchen with all the glasses in it, plenty of shelving space and an additional fridge, this made for a perfect drinks area. The kitchen then had a further large fridge/freezer which was plenty big enough for 4 adults self catering for two weeks.
Couldn't fault the property at all. Looking forward to going back.
Gate Cottage Sept 2020
Great location right on the Kyles, you could spend all day just drinking the view in from the living/kitchen window. The cottage has been beautifully renovated and is as clean as a whistle with wifi and all your modern conveniences. Great spot for exploring the Cowal peninsula but you can see lots of wildlife on your doorstep including deer in the garden and lots of sea birds on the rocks below the cottage. There are otters as well but alas this week we didn't spot them we will be returning to this lovely cottage.
Fantastic location, wonderful stay
5 Star Upfront review May 2019
I don’t think that just because it was a spectacularly warm Easter swayed our opinions. Kames is a wonderful, secluded village right on the water’s edge and Gate Cottage couldn’t be much closer to the beach and the loch.
The beach was so clean, litter-free, and full of sea shells, bird life and the occasional yacht. The view from the cottage is of rural Bute, with the sun coming up over the island each morning.
The cottage itself is an extended and refurbished single storey dwelling, with off road parking, and a decent sized garden. We would have spent more evenings outside but there was no garden furniture.
The cottage was very clean and smartly presented, with pretty much everything we needed. The all important WiFi worked a treat, fast and trouble free.
The village stores are about 10 minutes amble away but for a wider range and reasonable prices you need to drive over to Tighnabruaich.
It was sad to leave - we concluded we needed to come back to Kames and Gate Cottage very very soon!