Ballintaggart Farm

Style

Farm to table to bed

Setting

Pastoral Perthshire

There are meadows for miles around Ballintaggart Farm, between Aberfeldy, Pitlochry and Dunkeld in Perthshire’s Highlands. The not-so-rustic retreat has three self-catering properties available for individual or exclusive-use hire: a pair of two-bedroom residences, plus the star of the smallholding, the six-bedroom Farmhouse, a heavenly homestead at the heart of the ranch. Food, wine and cocktails are high on the agenda of any stay here: residents can choose between two-mile trips to sister stay the Grandtully Hotel by Ballintaggart, ready-meal drop-offs (with not a chicken korma or lasagna in sight) and, for guests of the Farmhouse, a private chef to man the orange range cooker so you don’t have to.

Facilities

Quartos

Three self-catering residences, with two- or six-bedroom bedrooms.

Checkout

10am. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

Mais detalhes

Rates don’t usually include breakfast. The Farmhouse has a three-night minimum stay.

Also

The farm and its various outbuildings are unfortunately not easily accessible for guests with mobility issues.

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At the Hotel

Free WiFi, bicycles to borrow, feast room, tennis court, cookery school. In rooms: bespoke Laura Thomas bath products, TV, and tea and coffee from the Glen Lyon roastery up the road in Aberfeldy.

Our Favourite Rooms

There are three self-catering residences to choose from, two of which (the Steading and East End Cottage) have two bedrooms. For groups with something to celebrate, the six-bedroom Farmhouse is the stylish Scandi-Scottish sanctuary for you. It has a room with four single beds that moonlights as a screening space, a supremely cosy lounge with shelves stacked with logs instead of literature and a bright orange range cooker.

Packing Tips

Save plenty of suitcase space for your inevitable haul from the farm’s shop in Aberfeldy; and bring great-outdoors-ready clothing for country pursuits from walking to white-water rafting.

Also

The scent of the bath products in the houses has been created especially for the farm by Scottish soapmaker Laura Thomas.

Crianças

All ages are welcome but there are no dedicated facilities for children. Each residence has at least two bedrooms and the Farmhouse has a kids’ room that doubles as a cinema room.

Galeria

Food & Drink

Top Table

Each residence has its fair share of cosy corners and warm hearths – and there’s always a seat at the table for in-house guests at one of the feast nights.

Dress code

Muddy wellies welcome.

Hotel Restaurant

There’s no restaurant at the farm, but chances are you’ll be making the two-mile journey to sister stay the Grandtully Hotel by Ballintaggart more than once during your stay (the cocktails and tasting menus are that good). All residents can request the delivery of some restaurant-quality ready meals to heat up; if that sounds like too much effort, guests of the Farmhouse will also be able to enlist the services of a chef to come and use your kitchen for you. And the farm has a feast room for its regular banquets, so be sure to book your spot if one coincides with your visit. Guests in residence at Ballintaggart Farm can head over to Grandtully Hotel for breakfast (£20 a person), which will definitely include baked goods.

Hotel Bar

There's an honesty stop at the Steading, or guests can stockpile drinkable delights at the hotel a couple of miles away or at the shop in Aberfeldy.

Planes

There’s an airport in Dundee an hour’s drive away, but it’s easiest to fly into Edinburgh and Glasgow, both of which are within around a 90-minute journey by car from the hotel. It’s also possible to touch down two hours north in Inverness. The team can organise a local taxi to greet you if needed.

Trains

The nearest station is 10 miles away in Pitlochry; the hotel can arrange taxi pick-ups on your behalf. It’s a stop on the Inverness to London line, handy if you want to travel overnight on the Caledonian Sleeper train.

Automobiles

A car will come in handy in these rural parts – there’s free parking at the farm. The Farmhouse and the Steading have private off-road parking; East End Cottage has a space next to the road. If you’re driving from Perth and see Sketewan Farm or Grandtully, turn back – you’ve overshot the farm.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The Perthshire countryside is your playground during a stay at Ballintaggart Farm, once you’ve enrolled at the Cook School by Ballintaggart and improved your skills first. The farm is home to a feast room and tennis court, too. As well as walks in search of waterfalls along the Rob Roy Way, adventure seekers will be rewarded with lochs and rivers to take to on a kayak, paddle-board and banana boat; and activities such as salmon fishing, canyoning and gorge walking. Loch Tay has a water trampoline in case you’ve ever wondered what one of those looks like. Don’t miss a mooch around both Aberfeldy (home to the Ballintaggart farm shop, an art deco cinema and a bookshop) and Dunkeld.

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