Have you ever wanted to really get away from it all to a place where your only neighbours are seals and red dear? If so, then Skiary B&B is for you.
Skiary B&B sits alone overlooking Loch Hourn in the Knoydart Peninsula in North West Scotland, with absolutely no neighbouring houses as far as the eye can see. The 200 year old croft however, also has no electricity and seems to be missing a road, although luckily for guests, the owners have a handy boat to pick you up in.
The only visitors you’re likely to see are the red deer, one of which has been tamed enough to pick-up kitchen scraps from the cottage kitchen window, and a few grey seals wandering by and no doubt wondering why these humans don’t come in for a dip in the loch.
Originally the croft was part of a small community, but the last people moved out in the 1950s and it wasn’t until the 1980s that Skiary was renovated and eventually turned into the remotest B&B in the country.
Many might ask why you’d want to holiday here, never mind actually live there. The easiest way to answer that is with this picture from their web site:
If that isn’t a view worth sacrificing a few creature comforts for, I don’t know what is. So it isn’t quite a Premier Inn, but you find a Premier Inn with that kind of view!
In case you’re worrying about straw mattresses on the floor and porridge for breakfast worry no more. The gallery on their web site gives a good idea that even without electricity, you can still sleep well and dine well.
For more details and booking information, see the Skiary B&B web site.
More Scotland Links:
Original Guardian article on Skiary B&B
Visitor attractions around Mallaig (nearest town)
More hotels and B&Bs around Mallaig
Self-catering around the Kyle-of-Lochalsh
