Rookery Nook - Inverness

This friendly cottage offers peace and privacy and is an ideal base from which to explore Inverness and the Highlands of Scotland. We frequently welcome return visits from guests who have enjoyed their time at Rookery Nook and we look forward to welcoming you, too.

Rookery Nook is in the quiet little village of Culcabock, now part of Inverness. This means that we are in a peaceful rural setting between farm fields and a golf course, while being within walking distance of the city centre. The village shop and nearest bus stop are at the end of our road (two minutes walk away); nearby are three supermarkets and other facilities. Dog owners will find attractive woods to hand and lots of other walks.

Facilities

Rookery Nook is a bright and cheerful cottage, ideal for a couple or a small family (double sofa-bed in sitting room), designed for easy care during your holiday. The cottage is warm and comfortable, with central heating throughout and constant hot water. It is freshly and attractively decorated and furnished and in excellent order.

The open-plan design of the main room makes it spacious and airy, while its sunny decoration and “living flame” gas fire keep it warm and cheerful, whatever the weather! TV/video and radio/cassette player. Telephone. Comfy sofa-bed and chairs. Patio doors open onto the secluded patio garden – on bright days a real suntrap from early to late and full of scent and colour in the summer.

In the dining area there is a fold-down circular table, comfortably seating four. The kitchen is fully fitted with a fridge, gas hob & microwave oven/grill (v. easy to use if you are new to microwaves!) Fully equipped, the kitchen is easy to use and keep clean. There is a washing machine in the adjoining garage.

The attractive bedroom has comfortable, full-size twin beds, with duvets adjustable for warmth. Bedlinen and towels are provided for two. There is a large fitted wardrobe, a dressing table, chairs and mirrors. The shower room is en-suite, with a modern adjustable shower with fold-down shower seat and hand rails. Linen and towels supplied (for two).

If you wish to make use of the sofa bed, we can provide extra linen and towels for you or you can bring your own.

Well-behaved pets are welcome at Rookery Nook but not in the bedroom or on the furniture. Please bring your pet’s own bed. (see rent info.) We ask that you do not smoke in the house, although you are welcome to smoke in the garden.

This friendly cottage offers peace and privacy and is an ideal base from which to explore Inverness and the Highlands. We frequently welcome return visits from guests who have enjoyed their time at Rookery Nook and we look forward to welcoming you, too.

Inverness

INVERNESS, the capital of The Highlands, is a bustling small city with a growing reputation! Beautifully situated on the River Ness on the shores of the Moray Firth, it enjoys one of the finest environments you could imagine. We have our own school of dolphins in the Firth, and of course the famous Loch Ness Monster stays just down the road!

In Inverness you will find theatres, cinemas, sports facilities, shopping, restaurants, swimming pools, golf courses, bowling, tennis, walks and much more.

Nearby activities include golf – Inverness Golf Club’s first tee is just beyond the village shop and there are another dozen courses within easy reach – and walking, ski-ing, riding, sailing, mountaineering, shooting, fishing …. After all that there are many good restaurants to help you recover from a full day’s activities and sightseeing!

And, of course, the fantastic Highlands of Scotlands await you....

For more information on Inverness, we recommend
http://www.inverness-scotland.com/

Highlands

THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND - recently recognised within the world's top ten holiday destinations.

Castles, mountains, glens, wildlife, coast, sea, islands, beeches, lochs, rivers, distilleries, heather, deer - whatever it is you are looking for we have plenty of it!

Rookery Nook is an ideal base for touring the Highlands and Islands - most places can be reached on a day trip from Inverness.

Some of our favourites include:
Culloden Battlefield,
Cawdor and Brodie Castles,
Castle Urquhart - especially if you approach from Loch Ness on a charter boat
The Strathspey Whisky Trail,
Glenmorangie Distillery
Isle of Skye
Cairngorm Mountains (with the new funicular railway)
The train journey to Kyle of Lochalsh
Dolphin Cruises on the Moray Firth
Glen Affric
The Black Isle
Nessie hunting

You will not be short of things to do during your holiday in Rookery Nook.

Transport

We’re easy to reach, being close to the A9 (main North-South road) and A96 (for Inverness Airport, barely 15 minutes away) and just a mile from the town centre Railway and Bus Stations. Cars can be parked immediately outside Rookery Nook.

Inverness is the centre of good communications within the Highlands, to the rest of Scotland and the South.

Flights are available from Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

National rail and bus services all come to Inverness.

Once you are here, you can access the whole of the Highlands and Islands by car, rail, bus, postbus, ferry or air.

If you do not have a car, you will find regular buses into Inverness, and to some of our visitor attractions, from the end of our road.