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Hebrides Self-catering - Sea Cote

Stornoway, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

"Spacious self catering luxury cottage providing four double bedrooms, one of which is equipped for disabled persons (Category 2 Disabled Access)."
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Things You'll Love

Welcome to the timeless and beautiful Hebridean Isle of Lewis... Here you will find the time to switch off, take a break and enjoy the quieter pace of life. With stunning, spotless beaches, clean air and wide-ranging and ever-changing views; you will definitely enjoy your time with us on the Isle of Lewis.

The Hebrides are home to a fantastic range of outdoor activities and provide an incredible variety of historical and cultural treasures. There are interests for everyone - from the most active to the most cerebral.

Location

The Isle of Lewis is the largest and most populated of the Outer Hebrides. The landscape is varied with rocky coastlines and beautiful golden beaches. Inland is mostly moorland with an abundance of lochs dotted throughout, making the island an ideal location for a fishing holiday.

The island is an archaelogical paradise with standing stones and pictish sites spread across the land.

The island's capital Stornoway is a vibrant and lively town, that has many modern bars and restaurants as well as traditional ceilidhs to keep you entertained ! In Stornoway you will find the Lewis Castle grounds which is a woodland that was planted in the 19th century. Here there is a large variety of trees, with even some rare foreign species.

Owner's Description

Built originally in 1936 by a great uncle with the help of a £50 grant from the Board of Agriculture, it replaced the original "blackhouse". Neighbours provided most of the labour to build the house and so the £50 grant covered most of the construction costs - how things have changed!

The "new" house was very basic - no indoor sanitation, no electricity and heating provided by four peat fires." Seacote" was modernised and extended in 2005 to provide self-catering accommodation of the highest standard.

Today, "Seacote" provides four double bed rooms, one of which is equipped for disabled persons (Category 2 Disabled Access). A large disabled persons bathroom on the ground floor is equipped with a bath and a shower . The two bedrooms upstairs have ensuite shower rooms.

The kitchen is spacious with a huge farmhouse style table and opens onto the living area. A gas fired stove provides a welcome glow on a cold evening, and this whole area has high sloping ceilings clad in Douglas Fir rough sawn boards giving a warm feel to the whole house.

Outside there are clothes drying facilities and a secure shed for storage of bikes and other equipment.

Things You Need To Know

For your holiday accommodation, you can choose from five individually-styled properties. We accept bookings for either single properties or combinations of the three, giving you maximum choice and flexibility for party sizes of between one and eighteen persons. We welcome holiday makers and business travellers as well as those wanting to stay for longer.

Directions

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By Air
Stornoway is connected to the mainland by daily flights to the major Scottish airports.

Highland Airways operate daily flights between Inverness and Stornoway.
www.highlandairways.co.uk

British Airways operate regular flights, Monday to Saturday from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness to Stornoway, Barra and Benbecula. There are also Sunday flighs between Stornoway and Glasgow.
www.ba.com

British Midlands operate regular flights between Edinburgh and Stornoway.
www.flybmi.com

Eastern Airways now operate a daily service between Stornoway and Aberdeen.
www.easternairways.com

Flying From overseas
When travelling from another country then book a flight to Glasgow, Edinburgh or Inverness and then see the connecting flights listed above.

By Ferry
You can travel from Ullapool to Stornoway in less than 3 hours on the large and comfortable Calmac ferry, the " Isle of Lewis ". Alternatively you can choose the shorter crossing ( 1hr 40mins ) from Uig on Skye to Tarbert on Harris. During your journey across the Minch you can take in an array of islands, as well as carry out a bit of dolphin and porpoise spotting !
www.calmac.co.uk

Find Out More

To find out more about this property please contact Graham Mclellan...

Website:
www.hebrides-selfcatering.co.uk

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Tourist Board Stars: 4 Stars

Sleeps: 8 (4 bedrooms)

Bathrooms: 4 (3 ensuite)

Town: Stornoway  MapMap

Location: Country

Arrival: Saturday after 5 pm

Departure: Saturday by 10 am

Suitability

Disabled Access: Disabled

Children: Kids

Pets Allowed: Pets

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Features

Utilities

  • Highchair
  • Cot
  • Towels Provided
  • Linen Provided
  • Ironing Facilities
  • Washing Machine / Dryer

Kitchen

  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Fridge
  • Freezer

Outside

  • BBQ Area
  • Garden / Patio
  • Parking Space / Garage

Technology

  • Internet Access
  • Television (Sky / Freeview)
  • DVD Player

On Site Entertainment

  • Video / DVD Library

Luxuary Facilities

  • Log Fire / Wood Burning Stove

Testimonials

"I have visited Lewis on many occasions, indeed, my family and I visit Lewis/Harris at least three times per year every Autumn/winter. Consequently, I have stayed in a lot of self catering cottages all over Lewis and Harris and I have to say, that in general, whilst most places are fit for purpose, none are terribly memorable. However, just recently, we stayed at Seacote, one of 5 luxury self catering houses offered by Hebrides Self Catering and what a difference! Seacote was fantastic. It was modern, exceptionally well equiped, stylish and very comfortable. Things like a hi-tech flat screen TV with SKY (including movie channels), internet access (an on-line computer... not just a modem point), a constant supply of unlimted hot water are just a few of the things you simply don't find in any other accomodation on Lewis. And, whilst I've only stayed at Seacote, I had a sneak look around the other properties and they are all equally as comfortable. Indeed, the others are even more flash and some have jacuzzi's and saunas!!! This is not a sales pitch for Hebrides Self Catering, I'm just a very pleased customer posting an info note to anyone looking for first rate accomodation at a good price. So in summary, really comfortable, well appointed accomodation in the Hebrides is rare. Harris has a few places and seems to think that the lovely Harris scenery alone justifies the ridiculous prices charged, but in Stonorway, Hebrides Self Catering offers the same or higher quality accomodation, but at half the price, the only draw back is that the views are not as good... although there is good, safe dog-walking space to be had a mere 100m away on the foreshore sands. So it's something to consider... and if you've not visited Lewis/Harris before, be aware that you have to make your own entertainment... so good accommodation is a serious bonus for those wet/cold/windy days."
Douglas