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DRUMALBAN Corranbeg, Ardfern, Argyll PA31 8QN
Sleeps: up to 12. 1 cot + 1 travel cot. Pets by prior arrangement. No smoking.
STB: 4 Stars.
   
Low season: £420 - £590 pw. Mid season: £570 - £790 pw. High season: £770 - £930 pw. Reduced rates for couples and families. Weekend lets available in low to mid season.
For further details please contact:
Kirsty Richardson Tel: 01852 500 207 Mob: 07796 407 469
    
Drumalban is a comfortable, well-equipped, family home set in 5 acres of lawns and wild garden with sensational views over Loch Craignish and its islands. It combines the benefits of complete privacy and a rugged, unspoilt outlook with an easy 10-minute walk to the village of Ardfern with its 200-year old drovers' inn, coffee and craft shop, well stocked local store, and thriving marina with daily boat trips.
 
Features of the house include: Weekly and weekend rents. Discounted rates for couples. Central heating. Large log burning fire. Double glazed throughout. Dishwasher, washing machine, separate dryer, microwave, halogen hob, eye-level oven, bread making machine. Downstairs: twin bedroom and double bedroom en suite. Upstairs: vast family bedroom with one king-sized and two single beds; large triple room with 3 single beds. Pine cot, travel cot, high chair, off-road pram. Large south-facing terrace with picnic benches and barbecue. Fenced 5-acre garden. Outdoor games, life jackets, golf clubs. Extensive library. Piano. CD, DVD, TV, Video, linen/towels. Kids' TV/Video. Location: - Ardfern is 2.5 hrs drive from Glasgow. It lies 24 miles south of the fishing town of Oban - 'The Gateway to the Isles' with ferry connections to 10 islands, including Mull, Iona and Staffa. Oban has both a railway and bus stations.
- Ardfern is a wonderful centre for a holiday with short walks to the village and along the loch.
- At end of the Craignish Peninsula (4 miles), fantastic sunsets can be seen looking between Jura and Scarba, where lurks the infamous Corrievreckan whirlpool.
- A mile nearer the house, there is a beautiful little mediaeval chapel with its ancient burial stones and a shallow bay where you can swim.
- There are beautiful sandy beaches within an hour's drive.
 - Locally there is excellent riding centre with Appaloosa horses, daily boat trips and a watersports centre with canoeing, windsurfing and sailing. There are golf courses at Lochgilphead, Seil and Oban.
- The first kings of Scotland were crowned at nearby Dunadd and there are stone circles, standing stones, cup and ring marks in abundance.
- There are fine gardens at Arduaine (15 mins), Old Portalloch (20 mins) and Crarae.
- Argyll is also walking country with 25 Munros within 90 minutes including Ben Cruachan, Ben Lui and Glencoe (where one can also ski).
- Sea fishing can be arranged from Oban and Croabh, and there is good fresh water fishing in Loch Awe and in other smaller lochs.
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