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North Lodge Glen Dye on Kip Hideaways

The case for a Scottish cabin this cosy season.

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The light drops low and gold across the glens, the first snow settles on the Cairngorm tops, and a downpour you can see coming from miles off crosses the loch and rattles the windows while you stay exactly where you are, warm, by the fire, watching it pass.

Summer gets the long days and the crowds; the cold months get the drama. A wood burner lit since mid-afternoon, mist sitting in the corrie behind the house, rain on the roof and nowhere you need to be – this is when a cabin in the Highlands does its best work. When the weather rolling in off the Atlantic is the entertainment, and you can watch the whole thing from bed.

And the cold makes the good stuff better: a sauna right on the loch, a bracing dip off the jetty and back to the heat. One cabin you reach only by boat, because there’s no other way in. A lochside table laid for dinner somewhere you’d never find on your own.

These are the Scotland cabins at the top of our wishlist this cosy season.

By the beach

Sleat Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland

2
1
From £225/night
A beautifully pared-back architects’ cabin on Skye’s southernmost peninsula (sleeps 2)

Near West Linton, Scotland

2
1
From £170/night
Beautifully pared-back and secluded eco cabin with hot tub & swimming pond, just 30 mins from Edinburgh (sleeps 2)

near Oban, Scotland

6
3
From £220/night
Three gorgeous off-grid architect-designed cabins, on the shores of glassy Loch Nell (each sleeps 2)

near Cairngorms, Scotland

16
5
From £270/night
A clutch of bespoke cabins on a sprawling Scottish Highland estate (each sleeps 2 or 4)

Ardnamurchan Peninsula, W Scotland

4
1
From £300/night
Stunning log cabin & sauna overlooking Loch Sunart, near white-sand beaches on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula (sleeps 4 adults + 2 kids)

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

6
1
From £450/night
Beautifully refurbished 19thChouse on a vast estate, with hot tub and private River Cabin for wild swims and outdoor cookouts (sleeps 6)

Straloch, Scotland

2
1
From £200/night
Luxe off-grid cabin with wood-fired hot tub on a vast estate, close to Cairngorms National Park and Highland towns (sleeps 2)

Near Aviemore, Cairngorms, Scotland

10
4
From £150/night
Woodland wellness and starry skies in Cairngorms National Park; 4 simple eco-cabins sleeping 2 or 4

Perthshire, Scotland

2
1
From £160/night
A romantic little hideaway on a working Perthshire farm, with Munro views and an outdoor bath (sleeps 2)

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland

2
1
From £350/night
Stunning design cabin with the most beautiful moody views from the bed; true romance

Deveron Valley, Aberdeenshire

2
1
From £180/night
Romantic A-frame cabin on an idyllic estate near the Moray coast, with a hot tub under the stars (sleeps 2)

Ullapool, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

6
2
From £120/night
A pair of mindfully built lochside cabins for 2 or 4, on the edge of a conifer woodland near Ullapool

Callander, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

10
From £310/night
Two design lodges with hot tubs beside a peaceful loch, surrounded by miles of forest walks & cycling trails (sleeping 4 or 6)

Argyll, Scotland

2
1
From £210/night
A traditional bothy with breathtaking views, secluded beaches and easy access to Oban and the Inner Hebrides (sleeps 2)

Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland

10
2
From £171/night
Two superbly stylish lochside retreats hidden in 25 acres of ancient woodland, offering a truly epic adventure (sleeping 4-6 or 10)

Ullapool, Inverness, Scotland

6
1
From £128/night
Sublime views and Scandi-chic style, just 5 mins from Ullapool (a pair of apartments sleeping 2 or 4)

Perthshire, Scotland

4
2
From £210/night
An incredible treehouse and luxury bothy in native woodland, near Trossachs National Park (sleeps 2 + 4)

Carbost, Skye

2
2
From £122/night
Amazing views and beautiful natural light at these award-winning eco hideaways near Carbost (each sleeps 2)
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