Killiehuntly Farmhouse

Evenings at Killiehuntly Farmhouse are a quiet affair, many preferring to enjoy the sound of flickering flames in the fireplace or admire the silence of the landscape outside on a dusk walk. The library offers an interesting array of books which you can take to your room.

The rooms are models of pared-back simplicity, with subdued hues of raincloud greys, sage green and anthracite making a chic and minimalist aesthetic. Depending on the room you choose, you might have a four poster bed or a smart wooden carved headboard. Softness comes from the layers of linens on the bed, sheepskin throws and hessian rugs. For privacy for your clan, consider Geordie’s cottage – a charming stone house suitable for five guests, just a short walk from the farmhouse.

Communal dining is at the heart of Killiehuntly Farmhouse Hotel, sitting either around the large oak kitchen table or at the long dining table in the library - still with a view into what the cook is up to. 

Breakfast - tasty loaves of bread, an egg menu and local cheeses bring on the day at the farmhouse - with a simply "what do you fancy" approach to daytime grazing.

Otherwise, upon returning to the house, the cook lets you in on what's on the table for tonight - all from the surrounds of the Scottish Highlands - think excellent game, beef and freshwater salmon and trout hitting all the gastro buttons.  This intimate affair is perfect for grasping the essence of this country retreat in a casual familiar fashion.

Set within the remote western pocket of the vast Cairngorms National Park, close to the Highland village of Kingussie in Badenoch, Inverness-shire. Killiehuntly Farmhouse Hotel is about a 45-min drive from Inverness, south of Aviemore. A great basecamp from which to explore the wilderness of the Spey Valley, Cairngorms and the Monadhliath Mountains.

Hosts

"Scottish and as local as can be" is how Anne describes her hosts at Killiehuntly, "all of our team have a close affinity to the estate, from the rangers who follow in the footsteps of their ancestors, to the in-house hosts and cook - they know this landscape like the back of their hands". 

Anne selected a team that beam with warm traditional Scottish hospitality and share her respect for nature and her love for this untouched wilderness.