Ardverikie Estate, newtonmore

The most beautiful place in the world" was the conclusion of a recent guest at Ardverikie. Easily recognisable from its starring role in the BBC drama, "Monarch of the Glen", visitors can experience the delights of the stunning landscape with lochs, woods and mountains, by booking a holiday in one of the five self-catering holiday houses on the estate. Find out what the estate has to offer first by clicking here. You can book some stalking on this, one of the oldest and most famous of Scotland's deer forests.

Ardverikie, built in the Scottish baronial style in 1870, is one of the finest private houses in the Scottish highlands. Sitting on a promontory overlooking King Fergus's Island with its ancient ruins, a three mile private drive winds past the largest inland beach in the country and round the loch. The house played host to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for a whole month in 1847 before she bought Balmoral

The cottage in the heart of the Estate, is situated on its own, in an attractive wooded setting, just beyond Gatelodge and the River Pattack and close to the sandy beach. Pinewood combines privacy with easy access. Single storey accommodation comprising of 2 bedrooms, a lounge, diningroom, kitchen with porch, and bathroom.