There’s no shortage of Christmas magic sprinkled at the Glen Dye estate in Aberdeenshire, and one of its beautiful and colourful holiday cottages makes the perfect bolthole in which to hunker down and await Father Christmas. Snow falls often, drifting slowly through the pine forests, there are roaring fires, a collection of Christmas vinyl to spin on the record players and walking routes aplenty.
All guests booking to stay at Glen Dye this Christmas (four nights from 23rd December), will receive their own Christmas tree (freshly cut from the estate), a locally-made festive wreath to adorn the door of their cottage, a hamper of treats and goodies from the estate’s farm shop, and tickets to a Christmas Eve showing of the Polar Express in Glen Dye’s own bean-bag seated cinema – including hot chocolate, popcorn and mulled wine and marshmallows by the fire beforehand.
There’s the option to add a little Scandi touch to your Christmas too, with an included session at Glen Dye’s new Discovery & Adventure Centre, where there’s icy cold water immersion tanks to slip into before warming up in the wood-fired sauna. Known as the Nordic Cycle, this process of alternating between hot and cold will invigorate the senses as well as bring a wealth of health benefits.
Cottages still available for this Christmas include: Cuttieshillock, (£2,000 for 4 nights), sleeping up to six guests, a sturdy and handsome stone cottage on the fringe of the forest; Keeper’s Hut (£600 for 4 nights), an oozingly-romantic shepherd’s hut, sleeping two, with its own fully equipped camp kitchen; or for an unforgettable large family gathering, book the Coach House (£4,000 for 4 nights), which sleeps 12 and has its own statement jukebox in the sitting room, perfect for rocking around. Also available are Corner House (sleeps six, £1,750), Number 4 Steading (sleeps 7, £1,850) and Number 5 Steading (sleeps 7, £2,000).
All Glen Dye cottages have a wood-fired hot tub, and outdoor cooking facilities, as well as offering access to the full 15,000 acre estate including its charming BYOB pub, The Glen Dye Arms. Plus, there’s no need to leave the dog to be lonely this Christmas, as all cottages and the whole estate are dog-friendly.
For more information visit www.glendyecabinsandcottages.com or call 01330 850689.