Guests say
The Smiddy is a charming, characterful cottage in a beautiful and peaceful location, ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and those seeking a relaxing break. Guests praise its well-equipped kitchen, excellent shower, and cosy wood burner, with many highlighting the friendly and helpful host. The cottage is a great base for exploring the local area, including hillwalking, cycling, and swimming in the nearby loch. While some found it chilly in colder months and noted minor maintenance issues, most enjoyed a comfortable and memorable stay, appreciating the homely atmosphere and dog-friendly policy.
Most guests found the cottage clean and homely, though one review mentioned dust, cobwebs, and a musty smell on arrival. The majority did not raise cleanliness as a concern, suggesting generally good standards with occasional lapses.
The location is highly praised for its tranquillity, scenic beauty, and proximity to outdoor activities such as hillwalking, cycling, and swimming. The lack of a village shop is noted, but the nearby pub and access to local attractions are appreciated.
Guests found the cottage cosy, especially with the wood burner, and appreciated the spacious layout. However, several reviews mentioned the cottage could be cold, particularly in winter, and noted some noise issues due to curtain partitions in the twin rooms.
The cottage is well-equipped for self-catering, with a brilliant shower, good WiFi, and all necessary amenities. Some minor suggestions included sharper kitchen knives and improved heating. The wood burner is a highlight, but electric heaters are less effective.
The host is described as friendly and helpful, providing useful local information. Guests appreciated being able to bring dogs, though one noted a lack of dog-specific amenities. Some thoughtful touches were mentioned, but gifts or extras are not guaranteed.
About this property
Guests at The Smiddy can moor their own boat and enjoy fishing on the loch, or for the keen golfer there are 20 courses within an hours drive!. 2 steps to entrance.
Ground Floor:
Open plan living space.
Living area: TV, Woodburner
Dining area.
Kitchen area: Electric Cooker, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher
Bedroom 1: Kingsize (5ft) Bed
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Over, Toilet
First Floor:
Bedroom 2: Galleried, 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Bedroom 3: Galleried, 2 x Single (3ft) Beds.
Bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial £15 electric heaters and electricity included, remainder by meter reading. Initial logs for wood burner included (October-March). Travel cot and highchair. Patio with garden furniture. Mooring for guests own boat, slipway and jetty, 300 yards away. Private parking. No smoking. Please note: Sorry, no hen or stag parties.. Set in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, in a quiet spot close to the shingle beach of a lochside village famed for its watersports, is this rustically furnished former smiddy. The authentically appealing bothy style living/dining area features stone walls and a woodburner, and a farmhouse style kitchen. Close to the owner’s home a jetty, moorings and slipway for visitors’ own boat on Loch Earn are provided – watersports equipment is available for hire. Wonderful hill walking and 20 golf courses within an hour’s drive. Shop and pub 0.5 miles. We have Route 7 national cycling trail passing the village, nice and safe, also the new Three Saints way starts 50 metres from your door.
We are only 1.5 hours from Edinburgh and Glasgow with Stirling on the the way where you can take a train and save parking charges.
Free WiFi
Holidaymakers only.
Only dogs allowed at the property.
No stag, hen or other party bookings allowed.
Suitable for up to 2 pets
Reviews (13)
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Tracey Donabie
An absolutely wonderful cottage in a beautiful setting.Didn't use any of the local shops so cant say much.Would love to go back
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Anne
This was a lovely, cosy cottage that was very well kitted out and in gorgeous surroundings. Excellent wifi and other facilities. It was just me and a friend but this would be a great place for a family with the double downstairs and 2 twins in a lovely airy and light upstairs.
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Dawn
Great location - very good value for money - fulfilled our need for a few days away. It was very nicely converted from a smiddy to a five bedded property (one double and two twins). As two of the rooms were twins it was good for our group as we are just friends and sharing a double bed would not have been appropriate. The owners were very friendly and helpful. Information in the visitors guide about local activities, food outlets etc was very good. The wood burner was very effective once we got it going - the heat permeated up the stairs into the bedrooms. Once the fabric of the house heated up the place was toasty. I don't think it was made clear that the two twin rooms didn't have solid walls - they had a door each but where there would have been a wall there was simply a heavy curtain. This meant that there was no sound insultaion at all in any part of the cottage (apart from the one double bedded room which had a door and walls. The kitchen could have done with a pair of scisors and sharper knives......Apart from that everything else was excellent.