We have a new attraction in the neighbourhood: Alpacas! Cairngorm Alpaca Trekking is based in the farm 200m from the cottages. This May our neighbour Jenni launched her new venture with four young male alpacas: Kevin, Rocky, Cloud and Teddy. Read More
Walk to Dun da Lamh fort
This stunning photograph was taken on a Winter walk to Dun da Lamh Pictish Fort, starting from Laggan Wolftrax. We have been enjoying some lovely crisp winter days recently. This day was particularly clear, with early morning fog, but when Read More
Summer flowers in the Cairngorms
During June and July there are some wonderful Summer flowers in the Cairngorms. There is a stunning changing display of orchids, thistles, geraniums, foxgloves, thyme and so much more. As you can see from the photos, many of the flowers Read More
Did you know we also run an art gallery?
As well as the cottages, Anne and Ian also run an art gallery in Kingussie. The Kingussie flat is located just above the gallery, while the Croft Holidays cottages are 3 miles away in Newtonmore. Anne is a fused glass Read More
Happy Easter from the Cairngorms!
So we have finally reached the Easter weekend. Our sincere sympathies to those who booked with us for Easter 2020, who then transferred their bookings to Easter 2021, only to have them cancelled again! But as with the seasons, with Read More
Frozen! Lochs and rivers all freeze.
We have just come to the end of the most incredible few weeks of cold weather, in which the lochs and even the rivers have become frozen. Temperatures reached as low as -23 in the Highlands but, more significantly, the Read More
Current Booking Situation.
Our current situation with respect to the Covid pandemic is we are still in Scottish tier 4. This means we can only accept bookings for February from essential workers or a few other limited categories. There is a good chance Read More
More sunsets and snow!
This is another recent photograph showing snow over the Feshie hills, taken from the cottage garden. We really do have some fantastic sunsets and sunrises from the garden. The hill shown is Creag Bheag above Kingussie. You can make the Read More
Snow!
Since the latest lockdown started there have been some fantastic snow conditions locally, which has been great for us but no doubt very frustrating for you as potential guests! There are lots of opportunities for all sorts of snowy pastimes Read More
Sunset at Croft Holidays
As Croft Holidays is set on a hillside, you can experience great sunsets from the cottages. The photo shows the cottages and grounds with our local mountain Creag Dhubh behind. This literally means the dark crag, and indeed it often Read More