Craigmor Cottage Self Catering

Craigmor Cottage Self Catering



Durness, located on the north-western tip of Sutherland, is a thriving crofting community surrounded by magnificent mountains, a rugged coastline and wide
Sandy beaches. The landscape is majestic, remote and unchanged. Norsehaven
Cottages, a family business with a commitment to quality service and accommodation, offers a choice of three self-catering holiday homes.

Craigmor Cottage, shown on the right in the main photograph, is one of a pair of stone built cottages dating back to 1880 and situated within the village of Durness.
Tastefully renovated by our own craftsmen, the cottage retains the original mellow atmosphere of antique pine and natural stone whilst incorporating all the comforts of a high quality holiday home.

Craigmor Cottage features four bedrooms - a large master bedroom with a king size double bed, two twin-bedded rooms and one ground floor double bedroom, sleeping up to eight persons in all. There are separate shower and bathrooms, a laundry room, quarry tiled kitchen and a cosy sitting room with a natural stone wall above the wood burning stove. The cottage is fully carpeted and centrally heated, has a colour TV, a CD player, plenty of books and games, and a pay phone. The spacious kitchen has a double electric oven with ceramic hob and grill, a microwave, fridge-freezer, coffee maker and everything you will need in the way of utensils, pots, pans and dishes. The utility room has a separate washing machine and tumble dryer.

Craigmor Cottage, with its ample car parking, is the ideal base for the larger family or party, and has become a favourite with groups of walkers, climbers and fishermen, and those who favour the comfort and convenience of a village location.

The croft behind the cottage features natural rocky outcrops and is ideal for older children to scramble about on. Magnificent Sango Bay, which is ideal for children, with its expanse of pure white sand and delightful rock pools; the grocers, the gift shop and the pub are all within a short stroll. There is little traffic to worry about in Durness, so children of a suitable age can safely pop down to the sweet shop and to the beach.

At the end of the day, relax in the cosy, mellow atmosphere of antique pine and natural stone, and enjoy the glowing comfort of a real fire. After dinner, take a walk along Balnakeil Bay and marvel at the cliffs of Faraid head, or take a short stroll down to the local pub, and watch the sun go down over Sango Bay.

Visitors have plenty to do…superb hill and mountain walking, sea, salmon and trout fishing with many hill lochs; the magnificent, glorious sandy beaches of Sango, Balnakeil and Ceannabeinne; the unique Balnakeil craft village; the gift shops; the visitors centre; the spectacular golf course; the fishing port of Kinlochbervie; Cape Wrath lighthouse; Smoo Cave; and the spectacular cliffs of Faraid head.