B&B Accommodation

Self Catering Cottages

For the past 29 years Bob and Margaret have welcomed guests to their farmhouse and cottages with many returning again and again from around the world. Easter Dalziel is set in a superb central location amidst 210 acres of family run farmland. It is very accessible and lies between the A96 and B9039 seven miles east of Inverness.

Communications are excellent - we are a 20-minute drive from Inverness and 30 minutes from Loch Ness. If you come by car there is easy access and ample off road parking. You can fly from London and be here in 2 hours! New guests are surprised to find such peace and quiet only 1 mile from an airport, however regulars know they can have a wake up call when they wish!

Around our area, with its wealth of beauty and history, there is an abundance of sightseeing and sporting opportunities. Virtually every type of Highland scenery is within range, from mountain to forest, grouse moor to glen, river to seascape so why not stay for a while?

Whether your visit is for business or pleasure you will find that Easter Dalziel is a conveniently positioned base. Click here for a zoomable map of our location.

Local places to explore are numerous and include:

• Cawdor Castle and Gardens
• Culloden Moor
• Clava Cairns
• Fort George
• Brodie Castle
• The mysterious Loch Ness, its monster and Urquhart Castle.
• The magnificent mountains, forests and Lochs of Glens Urquhart, Affric and Strathglass are all invitingly close.
• To the east the world's only whisky trail - Strathspey distilleries
• Aviemore and Cairngorm including the Strathspey Steam train

Further afield, but an enjoyable day's outing are:

• Balmoral and Deeside
• Fort William, Glen Nevis / Aonach Mor
• Loch Maree, Gairloch, Inverewe Gardens, Ullapool
• Kyle of Lochalsh and Skye
• John O' Groats and Orkney
• Durness
• Cape Wrath

Sports and leisure activities to be enjoyed locally include:

• Dolphin watching
• Pony Trekking
• Golf - there are 28 golf courses within an hours drive Nairn is a golfers paradise with two fine 18-hole golf courses
• Fishing
• Cycling
• Boating & Sailing
• Walking (There is a woodland walk and coastal walk near to the farm)
• Bird watching

20 minutes will take you to Inverness with its large shopping centre, museum, restaurants and leisure facilities at your disposal:

• Inverness Aquadome
• Ice Centre
• Warner Brothers multiplex cinema
• Eden Court Theatre
• Tennis / Bowling

Wildlife
With its proximity to woodland, fields and sea there is a huge variety of birds on the farm - one of our self-catering guests counted 52 different kinds. Many birds can be seen in the area - lookout for buzzards and owls in the wood beside the cottage and sparrow hawks, kestrels and often a heron down the road. Roe deer can be seen in the woods and a weasel occasionally frolics in the garden! Foxes and badgers frequent the area, the occasional hare and hundreds of rabbits. Try counting the rabbits!!

The Farm Easter Dalziel is a tenanted farm on Castle Stuart Estate that belongs to Lord Moray. We have a flock of approximately 100 sheep. Lambing is during late March and April, with the lambs being sold mid August onwards. Store cattle are bought in the spring and graze the fields over the summer. About 60 acres of crops are grown each year - usually malting barley and some oats. Some of this is kept as winter-feed for our own stock. Hay and silage are also made as winter fodder. All feeding for our stock is produced on the farm and any surplus is sold.