Welcome to ​Lagganvoulin

What is happening  just now....

We have recently re-opened after a major rebuild of our old rear extension and changes to the kitchen area.  The website now shows photos of the new areas inside, but some of the outside images may still show the old building (until we get some new external photos in the difference seasons)

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Lagganvoulin  - Self-Catering Holiday Cottage, Tomintoul, Cairngorms, Scotland

 The Glenlivet Estate, which is part of the Crown Estate, is an area of beautiful landscapes, with rich wildlife and scenic trails to enjoy.  The cottage provides an ideal base for walking, fishing, birdwatching, biking, skiing  (find out more on our Activities page).

The area has a rich whisky heritage, supporting several local whisky distilleries to visit nearby, and 3 'smugglers trails' to walk.  The cottage is conveniently placed for following the Whisky Trail through Speyside to the north, and the Castle Trail of Royal Deeside to the south (including Balmoral Castle, much loved by Queen Victoria and the current Royal Family).  

The Lecht Ski Centre/Bike Skills Park  is  less then 10 minutes drive away and can offer good family skiing through the winter months.  During the summer if provides mountain bike downhill trails with chairlift access to the tops, and a bike skills park.

​Glenlivet Bike Trail Centre and Cafe is a couple of miles north of Tomintoul and offers graded trails for mountain bikers suitable for families or more advanced riders.  There are also many marked bike and walking routes in the wider area.  A spur of the Speyside Way can be walked from Tomintoul.

Family History - although this area was not greatly affected by the Highland Clearances, many people in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA will have historical family connections with this part of Scotland.  It is also an area of interest to me, so if you are planning a visit and would like help tracing your family, please let me know at time of booking and I will see what I can find out for you.

Sleeping 5 people very comfortably, Lagganvoulin is a secluded country cottage within the Cairngorm National Park, near the Highland village of Tomintoul,  Scotland.   Set within a large fenced garden, and with it's own circular drive, the cottage offers comfortable and stylish holiday accommodation with changing soft furnishings to reflect the different seasons.   It is surrounded by the open hillsides, streams and woodland of the Glenlivet Estate.  The cottage accommodates 4 or 5 comfortably, 6 at absolute maximum.  

One or two small, well-behaved dogs are welcome.  

Although the cottage's situation feels hidden away, the local shops, cafe's and hotel bars of Tomintoul are only 5 minutes away by car, or a scenic 40 minute walk along the Old Military Road.  Lagganvoulin is just 75 minutes from Aberdeen Airport by car (70 from Inverness).  

Lagganvoulin has a very relaxing feel where one can spend lots of time doing very little, but there are interesting short rambles from the door, or longer walks for rewarding views of the Cairngorms.  The peaceful setting ensures abundant and varied wildlife is often seen/heard including golden eagle, owls, heron, stoat, deer, hare, pheasants, red squirrel, bats and voles (no guarantees and subject to season!).  

Most visitors come though, for the diverse range of outdoor activities and country pursuits available in the area, or to use its central location for seeing many of Scotland attractions.

We encourage and support many Green Initiatives to be as environmentally sensitive as we can be.

Self Catering Cottage, near Tomintoul  in the Scottish Highlands