Craigellie House
Blairgowrie,
Perth & Kinross
Bed & Breakfast
+44 (0)1828 633381
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£145 - £155
per night
Come for big, peaceful bedrooms with views, delicious home cooked breakfasts and riverside strolls through ancient beech woodland
2 rooms
Rooms sleep 2
Children welcome
Babies welcome
Your dates are available!
2 Guests 03 Dec 24 - 03 Dec 24
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£145 - £155 per night
The Experience
Completed just after WWI for the Shands of Craigellie, this is an elegant house with sash windows, wide wooden doors and high ceilings. Take tea in the large drawing room with comfy sofa and chairs, an open fire, TV, books and games. Eat breakfast at the window: fruits from the farm shop in season, eggs from their hens, porridge, and the full Scottish experience including sausages and black pudding from the local butcher. Or anything you need for a special diet.
A sheltered garden has a handy bench for boots and you’re welcome to relax on the lawns with herbaceous beds, or find a sunny corner to read in. Walk down some steps into the Den of Alyth, an SSSI where the Alyth Burn tumbles through. In 20 minutes you are in the little town or can join longer walks.
Bedrooms in the West Wing are both a good size with duck feather and down duvets and Scottish Fine Soaps in sparkling bathrooms with showers.
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We think you'll love
- Coming with another couple and enjoying the drawing room to yourselves for afternoon tea and breakfast
- Walking into the little town from the house and garden through the lovely woods
- Having a day out exploring and coming back for homemade cake
You should know
- No dogs
- No TVs in the bedrooms
- Mobile signal can be a bit patchy
Essentials
- Swimming pool
- EV charger
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Oven
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Television
- Spa
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Bar
- Barbecue
- Licensed premises
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Dishwasher
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Fire guard
- Cot available
Nearby
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
Activities
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
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Accommodation
Pricing
- Nightly price
- from £145
- Surcharges
- Dinner, B&B £170-£203 per person. Extra bed/sofabed available £30-£45 per person per night.
- 1 Double
- £155
- 1 Twin/double
- £145
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Information
Booking information
- Check in
- 4pm-6pm
- Check out
- By 11am
- Other details
- Minimum stay: 2 nights. Children over 2 welcome. STL licence number: PK11922F.
- Closed
- Christmas, New Year.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
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Reviews
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Previous glowing reviews are spot on - this is a special place to stay. Lovely hosts, accomodation and food. Liz goes above and beyond to ensure that guests enjoy their stay. Very happy to recommend.
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Probably the best B&B we have experienced out of many other Sawday ones we have used over the years. We stayed 5 nights and were sad to leave. This is a beautiful place in a glorious part of Scotland. We felt utterly pampered throughout, loving Liz's attention to detail and of course her cooking. Everything was faultless, down to linen table napkins, clean every day, the table always beautifully set and food cooked especially for us (to order of course). The room was very comfortable, quiet and well-appointed in every detail (it's the details that count!).
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Wonderful house, wonderful room, wonderful hosts, wonderful evening meal - what's not to like! A warm and genuine welcome, with tea, cake and a real interest in making our trip special. A great time exploring the area was always followed by a friendly greeting back at the house with queries if they could do anything for us. We had five magnificent nights here and wished for more. Many thanks to Liz, Charles and Maya. We look forward to a return visit.
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A perfect bed and breakfast. Well decorated rooms, a sitting room, and an evening meal if booked in advance. A large choice of breakfast served to the table. Beautifully quiet, a large garden too.
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Wow!! What a gem! We're so glad that we discovered this delightful and tranquil haven; the welcome was very warm and accommodating and nothing was too much trouble. Not having those awful little plastic milk tubs was only one of the number of improvements which we enjoyed, as was the freshly homemade cake in the afternoon! The meals were delicious - my favourite being the Kedgeree - we wish that we'd booked our evening meals, there, too. Definitely next time......
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One of the loveliest, if not the best, bed and breakfast establishment we’ve stayed at. A gorgeous, manicured garden, and gracious bedrooms. Certainly the cleanest bathroom on the planet! Breakfasts were generous and completely specific to each guest. We really loved it and Liz is a particularly charming host.
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My visit to Craigellie House was so special. Liz and Charlie are wonderful hosts! The home is phenomenally restored. The grounds are lovely! It is so relaxing and welcoming. If you are in the area, don’t miss this special treat!
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Had a wonderful stay at Craigellie. Liz and Charlie are the perfect hosts, friendly and really interesting to chat to. Gave us lots of suggestions to do in the area. Craigellie is the perfect base, large bedrooms and lovely lounge area for breakfast and to relax in, very peaceful. Breakfasts and evening meal were delicious, so much choice. Beautiful countryside, fabulous walks, castles, cities and coast to visit. Plenty of good places to eat in the local area. We will definitely be back.
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Excellent standard, tranquil and very attractive environment. Attractive walks from the house and down into the town. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
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Excellent hosts, beautiful location. Loved the styling and decor. Everything you could possibly need for a peaceful stay. Food was delicious. Thoroughly recommend Craigellie Country House.
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A wonderful, peaceful weekend with friends at the Craigellie House B&B, Very comfy beds, clean & modern en suite shower room, recently decorated to a high standard throughout. So nice to have our own sitting room with a log burner. Very welcoming hosts who serve a delicious full cooked breakfast. It's a lovely rural location with country walks and a short walk into the little town of Alyth.
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My second visit to Craigellie, having first discovered it last year and proven as a fabulous destination for a quiet, peaceful and restorative weekend stay. The hosts are amazingly friendly and helpful, and my bedroom and bathroom so clean and comfy. They can provide an evening meal on prior request, and the cooked breakfast was amazing, with individual touches like local honey. A fantastic base from which to explore the area.
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Lovely comfortable place to stay. Beautiful house and gardens and very warm welcome. Interesting application of modern biomass heating. Lovely local walk in the Den of Alyth and others nearby.
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We enjoyed an excellent stay at Craigellie. Liz and Charles were perfect host. The house is beautiful, comfortable and clean. Breakfast and dinner were delicious. From there, we could visit several impressive castles and make nice walks in the countryside.
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We've just had our second stay at Craigellie House, along with our friends and it was as fabulous as our first! The bedrooms are large, beautifully decorated, clean and very comfortable. The breakfasts are excellent and afternoon tea and cake, simply delicious. We opted to have our evening meals provided by our host Liz and they were just as outstanding, as we had remembered from previously. We will definitely be returning again!
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Liz and Charlie were very welcoming and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. The food was excellent, the room was lovely and tea and cakes every afternoon was a welcome touch. We hope to return.
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We have never felt so welcome and relaxed anywhere we have stayed. Wonderful hosts, first rate accommodation and fabulous food. Thank you.
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Stayed at Craigellie House with a friend from Germany for a couple of days. The B&B was super, really comfortable. The breakfast was also excellent & Liz was the perfect host. I highly recommend. The are is also lovely to explore.
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I cannot recommend Liz and Charles' b&b enough. We can't wait to stay again soon and explore more of the area. Everything was fantastic; the comfortable room, the cosy lounge, the quiet location, the delicious breakfast, and the friendly hosts. Liz and Charles went above and beyond to make sure our stay was enjoyable. Great walking and cycling routes from the door, and pubs and eateries close by. It's the perfect weekend break for those in Edinburgh.
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Location
The neighbourhood
Explore Alyth with its shops, old bridge, quirky lanes and the river running through it all. There's a nice café where you can sit outside on a sunny day and The Lands of Loyal Hotel for a posh dinner. Join the Cateran Trail, a circular route which takes you through Blairgowrie. Visit Scone Palace, crowning place of Scottish kings or spot ospreys in the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve.
Local points of interest from Liz & Charlie Bushby
- Craigellie is allegedly the last mansion house built in Scotland. It has huge character and lovely grounds. Guests love the peace and quiet; being in the country; breathing fresh air; listening to birdsong and watching red squirrels playing in the trees.
- This area is a hidden gem - it's just 90 minutes north of Edinburgh, yet totally rural in a nice sort of way. You still have your home comforts, Wi-fi and plenty to do, but you have fertile farmland, wooded glens and the great outdoors on your doorstep.
- If walking is your thing then you are spoilt for choice: The Cateran Trail, a 103km circular walk through spectacular countryside, passes just above Craigellie, while the scenic Angus glens and the magnificent Cairngorm mountains are all within easy reach.
- For golfers there's so much choice: 2 courses in Alyth and 3 championship ones in Blairgowrie. Then there's Forfar, Kirriemuir and Strathmore - and all within 20 miles! Or for cyclists: lazy country lanes; rigorous hills or off-road tracks - take your pick
- If you prefer castles, palaces and culture you won't be disappointed. Glamis Castle, Scone Palace and Blair Castle are all nearby. In Dundee the new V&A is worth a visit as are RRS Discovery (think Scott & Shackleton) and the McManus Art Gallery.
- Although not coastal it's easy to get to some super east coast beaches, including St Andrews. Then there are numerous less well-known delights from standing stones and hill forts to local museums and a chance to tour a nearby Scottish tea-growing garden.
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Introducing
Liz & Charlie Bushby
Liz and Charlie have set to work proving that it is possible to make an old house more eco-friendly. They have installed solar panels which feed into specialist water cylinders, a log-fired biomass boiler, massive insulation and magnetic secondary glazing, even an EV charger. They now need only 4% of their energy from fossil fuels. They love meeting people and sharing their house with guests.
This is a lovely place to visit. We stayed 6 nights and were treated as house guests throughout. The bed was exceedingly comfortable and the room very well appointed. 'Our' sitting room was a delight with the log fire blazing. We were often tempted to stay and read or plan our next day in great comfort. Breakfasts, with as much choice as you could possibly require, were splendid. Liz's attention to detail, and Charlie's extensive local, and not so local, knowledge of the countryside and of walks made the visit truly memorable.