Short Breaks

Explore amazing places to stay in Scotland

Scotland is a beautiful country with a wealth of natural beauty and history to explore. For those looking to take a short break, staying in a cottage can make a holiday in Scotland even more enjoyable. These cottages offer comfortable accommodation for families or couples, with many offering self-catering facilities for a more homely experience. Whether you’re looking for a cheap weekend break or a longer holiday, there are plenty of cottages available in Scotland, from the rolling hills of the Highlands to the rugged coastlines of the Isle of Skye and Loch Lomond. Some cottages even offer 2 night breaks, making it easy to fit a trip to Scotland into a busy schedule.

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special offer / late availability

^£208.00_{/Per Night}

The Cottage at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

Featured

^£125.00_{/From Per Night}

Belmont Chapel Cottage

A861, Moss, Acharacle, Highland, Alba / Scotland, PH36 4JJ, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
6 Guests

Featured

special offer / late availability

^£145.00_{/per night}

Knoydart Luxury Lochside Pod

Knoydart in a knutshell, Inverie, Highland, Alba / Scotland, PH41 4PL, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Featured

^£120.00_{/From Per Night}

Farm Cottage at Newtonmill House

Westwood of Keithock, Brechin, Angus, Alba / Scotland, DD9 7QD, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Featured

special offer / late availability

^£1,750.00_{/Per Week}

Captain’s Rest

Roag, Orbost, Roag, Highland, Alba / Scotland, IV55 8ZA, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

Featured

special offer / late availability

^£214.00_{/Per Night}

The House at Mackay’s

18 Durine, Durness, Lairg IV27 4PN, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

Featured

special offer / late availability

^£2,000.00_{/Per week}

Lewis Longhouse

Ceann a-Muigh Chuil, Col, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Alba / Scotland, HS2 0LR, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

Featured

^£233.00_{/From Per Night}

Carmona Bank

5 Alexander Street, Dunoon

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

Featured

^£80.00_{/From Per Night}

Birds Nest

Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Featured

^£145.00_{/From Per Night}

Ward End Cottage at Newtonmill House

B966, East Mains of Keithock, Trinity, Angus, Alba / Scotland, DD9 7PY, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Featured

^£139.00_{/From Per Night}

Hearthstanes Steading

Hearthstanes Steading, Hearthstanes Estate, Tweedsmuir, Biggar, Lanarkshire

10 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£445.00_{/Per Night}

No4 & No5 Steading Cottages, Glen Dye Cabins

Glen Dye Estate Office Bridge of Dye Steading, Strachan, Banchory AB31 6LT, United Kingdom

4 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£199.00_{/Price Per Night}

The Crofters Suite

Mingarry Park, Mingarry, Acharacle, Argyll,

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£150.00_{/From Per Night}

Owl Cote

Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway

3 Bedrooms
5 Guests

^£332.00_{/Per Night}

The Hayloft – Glen Dye Cabins

Glen Dye Estate Office Bridge of Dye Steading, Strachan, Banchory

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£900.00_{/From Per Week}

The Old House Glen Orchy

2 Arichastlich, Glen Orchy, Dalmally

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£480.00_{/Per Night}

Cuttieshillock Glen Dye Cabins

Glen Dye Estate Office Bridge of Dye Steading, Strachan, Banchory AB31 6LT, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£150.00_{/From Per Night}

Sycamore at Finnich Estate

Finnich Cottages, Drymen

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£175.00_{/From Per Night}

Kilnbarn Cottage

Sanday, Lady Village, Orkney Islands, Alba / Scotland, KW17 2AY, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

special offer / late availability

^£125.00_{/From per night}

The Stable Bothy

Inchcape, Rogart, Pittentrail, Highland, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£210.00_{/Per Night}

The Lodge, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond, Scotland

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£150.00_{/From Per Night}

The Treehoose

Riverfield, Island Bank Road, Inverness

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£280.00_{/Per Night}

Cruach Dubh Cottage, Craigton Cottages

Craigton, By Luss, Argyll, Scotland

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£195.00_{/Per Night}

Garden Cottage – Corsewall Estate Holiday Cottages

A718, Craigencross, Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Alba / Scotland, DG9 0PT, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£230.00_{/Per Night}

The Invergarry

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£198.00_{/From Per Night}

Greengairs Highland Bothies

St Fink Farm House, Rattray, Blairgowrie, UK

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£106.00_{/From Per Night}

Rose Cottage

Main Street, Carrbridge

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£120.00_{/From Per Night}

Roulotte Retreat

Bowden Mill, Melrose

1 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£3,695.00_{/From Per Week}

The Old Barn from Ormidale House

The Old Barn Ormidale House, By Glendaruel, Argyll, Scotland

7 Bedrooms
16 Guests

^£200.00_{/Per Night}

Railway Cottage Killin Junction

Killin Junction, Callander and Oban Railway, Wester Lix, Stirling, Alba / Scotland, FK21 8RD, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

special offer / late availability

^£495.00_{/From Per Week}

Southsyde at Hendersyde

Hendersyde Farm, Ferneyhill, Ednam, Scottish Borders, Alba / Scotland, TD5 7QE, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£170.00_{/Per Night}

Knoydart House Studio Room with Large Lochside Hot Tub

Lochaber, Knoydart, Scotland

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£140.00_{/Per Night}

Quarry Cottage, Craigton Cottages

Craigton, By Luss, Argyll, Scotland

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£760.00_{/From Per Week}

Stable Yard Cottage

Castletoun Cottages, 6 The Square, Greenlaw, Scottish Borders

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£700.00_{/From Per Night}

Seabank Lodge

South Shian, Benderloch, Oban, Argyll

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£130.00_{/Per Night}

The Gypsy Palace

High St, Kirk Yetholm, Kelso TD5 8PH, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£2,220.00_{/(from) Per Week}

The Cabin, Skye

Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£220.00_{/From Per Night}

Newbyth Garden Cottage

Newbyth Garden Cottage, Newbyth, Whitekirk, East Lothian EH40 3DU

2 Bedrooms
5 Guests

^£332.00_{/Per Night}

No.2 Steading Cottage Glen Dye Cabins

2 Bridge of Dye Steading, Strachan, Banchory

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£150.00_{/Per Night}

The Hideaway

70 Baddidaroch Rd, Lochinver, Lairg IV27 4LP, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£95.00_{/From Per Night}

The Old Fittie Coal Shed

28 South Square, Footdee, Aberdeen

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£250.00_{/From Per Night}

The Gardener’s Cottage

Ardnablane, Dunblane, Stirlingshire

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£650.00_{/From Per Week}

Carma Cottage

Mallaig, Invernessshire

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£2,050.00_{/Per week}

Traigh Cottage

Traigh, Arisaig, Scotland

4 Bedrooms
7 Guests

^£2,000.00_{/From per Week}

Blue Reef Cottages

5 Scarista, Isle of Harris

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£700.00_{/Per Night}

Seabank House, Oban

Benderloch, Argyll, Scotland

6 Bedrooms
10 Guests

^£180.00_{/Per Night}

Corsewall Estate Home Farm Cottage

Corsewall Estate Home Farm Cottage, B738, Kirkcolm, Dumfries and Galloway, Alba / Scotland, DG9 0NY, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
5 Guests

^£295.00_{/Per Night}

Kingsburgh Boathouse Skye

Kingsburgh, by Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£950.00_{/From Per Night}

94DR Edinburgh

94, Dalkeith Road, Mayfield, Newington, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 5HW, United Kingdom

6 Bedrooms
12 Guests

^£335.00_{/Per Night}

The Boathouse – Loch na Beinne Moire

Loch na Beinne Moire, Guisachan, Tomich

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

special offer / late availability

^£950.00_{/From Per Week}

Faire Chaolais

Mòrar, Highland, Alba / Scotland, PH40 4PB, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£149.00_{/Per Night}

Crosple Cottage, Melfort, By Oban

Melfort, By Oban, Argyll, Scotland

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£125.00_{/Per Night}

Boturich Apartment, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, G63 0JY, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£220.00_{/Per Night}

Creag Beag

Creag Bheag Kingussie - Highland, Scotland, UK

3 Bedrooms
7 Guests

^£420.00_{/from Per night for short let}

Borrodale House

Borrodale House, Arisaig PH39 4NR, United Kingdom

8 Bedrooms
16 Guests

^£125.00_{/From Per Night}

Rowan Cottage Finnich Estates

Finnich Cottages. G630HA, Drymen

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£280.00_{/Per Night}

The Ben, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond, Scotland

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£350.00_{/From Per Night}

The Four Sisters Boatel

Lochrin Basin, Lower Gilmore Bank

2 Bedrooms
6 Guests

special offer / late availability

^£95.00_{/From Per Night}

Bread Oven Cottage

The Granary, West Third, Smailholm, By Kelso, Scottish Borders, Alba / Scotland, TD5 7PJ, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£900.00_{/From Per Week}

The Five Turrets

The Five Turrets, Ettrick Terrace, Selkirk

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£450.00_{/From Per Week}

The Garden Cottages by Ormidale House

1 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£180.00_{/From Per Night}

The Old Workshop

Main St, Innerwick, Dunbar, East Lothian

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£800.00_{/Per week}

Weiroch Lodge

Weiroch Lodge, Marypark, Ballindalloch, Moray

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£400.00_{/Per Night}

The Meadows Dornoch

The Meadows House, The Meadows, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£150.00_{/From Per Night}

Oak Cottage Finnich Estates

Finnich Cottages, Drymen

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£150.00_{/Per Night}

Monkstadt 1745 Steadings – Self – Catering Cottages

Near Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Varies Bedrooms
5 Guests

^£480.00_{/Per Night}

North Lodge & River Cabin, Glen Dye Cabins

Glen Dye Estate Office Bridge of Dye Steading, Strachan, Banchory AB31 6LT, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£175.00_{/Per Night}

The Cabin at Mackay’s

Mackay's Rooms, A838, Durness, Lairg IV27 4PN, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£3,695.00_{/From Per Week}

Ormidale House

Ormidale House, By Glendaruel, Argyll, Scotland

13 Bedrooms
35 Guests

^£500.00_{/Per Night}

Seabank Farmhouse, Oban

Benderloch, Oban PA37 1SB, United Kingdom

5 Bedrooms
10 Guests

^£125.00_{/Per Night}

Balmaha Apartment, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond, Scotland

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£125.00_{/Per Night}

Smiddy Cottage

Mergie, Aberdeenshire, Alba / Scotland, AB39 3TH, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£180.00_{/From Per Night}

The Ferry Cottage

Boat of Cluny, Aberfeldy

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£210.00_{/Per Night}

Piper’s Cottage, Craigton Cottages

Craigton, By Luss, Argyll, Scotland

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£125.00_{/Per Night}

Balloch Apartment Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, G63 0JY, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£1,480.00_{/Per week}

Traigh Bothy

Traigh, Arisaig, Scotland, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£395.00_{/From Per Night}

Mint Croft Cottages

31 Waternish, Geary, Isle of Skye IV55 8GQ, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£250.00_{/Per Night}

Nia Roo Cottage

Carn Gorm, Morvich, Inverinate IV40 8HQ, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£160.00_{/Per Night}

Groom’s Bell Castletoun Cottages

Greenlaw, BerwickshireTD10 6UD, United Kingdom

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

^£220.00_{/Per Night}

Corsewall Estate High Clachan Farmhouse

Dinduff, Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Alba / Scotland, DG9 0PR, United Kingdom

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£170.00_{/From Per Night}

Bothan na Beinne

Bothan na Beinne, Scullamus Moss, Breakish, Isle of Skye

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£2,295.00_{/From Per Week}

The Millhouse by Ormidale House

The Millhouse Ormidale House, By Glendaruel, Argyll, Scotland

9 Bedrooms
22 Guests

^£205.00_{/From Per Night}

Seapink Cottage

10 Seacliff Cottages, North Berwick, East Lothian

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

^£280.00_{/Per Night}

Onnela Lodge

Onnela, Kishorn, Strathcarron IV54 8XA, United Kingdom

4 Bedrooms
10 Guests

^£126.00_{/Per Night}

Gardeners Cottage

Lynwilg, Aviemore, Highland, Alba / Scotland, PH22 1PZ, United Kingdom

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

^£700.00_{/From Per Night}

The Old Manse of Monzie

The Old Manse of, Monzie, Crieff PH7 4HE, United Kingdom

5 Bedrooms
12 Guests

^£90.00_{/Per Night}

Skye Shepherd Huts

Torr Gorm, Heast, Isle of Skye IV49 9BN, United Kingdom

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

^£420.00_{/From Per Week}

Kestrel Lodge

33 Barend, Sandyhills, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway DG5 4NU, UK

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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