Knoydart River Cottage

Where to start? First of all the location is fabulous, a 15-20 minute walk from the village, which has a community shop, cafe, pub and restaurant (all locally run and outstanding quality). The cottage has mountain and woodland views. We rented the whole house as self-catering. It is so beautiful, huge windows, very warm and cosy in October/November, a lovely and comfortable space to spend time in. Well equipped kitchen and comfy sofas. Everything has been done to a very high standard. Britta was extremely helpful, collecting us from the ferry and making sure we had everything we needed. She was always available for any questions we had during our stay. There was a welcome basket and items in the fridge, which was unbelievably generous and plentiful, and very welcome and enjoyable. The community shop stocks most other things that you might need, and you can order from the Co-op in Mallaig should you need anything extra. Britta also cooks wonderfully, so you can order a freshly prepared meal which she delivers. We had the most wonderful cullen skink, followed by venison stew and cheeseboard. It came with delicious extras like freshly made bread. Just beautiful. (Only small point is it's not always entirely easy to understand from the website exactly what you're booking in terms of number of rooms available for that booking, so worth clarifying in advance.) Knoydart is such a special place, full of wildlife, friendly people and beauty everywhere you look.
Nov 29th, 2022

We booked the whole cottage but on arrival we realised it wasn't the whole cottage as one of the bedrooms was locked so we didn't get the option to choose which bedrooms we preferred. Also, we only found out after we had paid in full that the restaurant was closed for the duration of our visit. Very disappointed as the food/restaurant was one of the main reasons we booked River Cottage. The other restaurant in Inverie only had a very limited menu and is a two mile walk there and back. House/location is lovely though.
Aug 14th, 2022

Jun 13th, 2022

An amazing, beautiful, calm and relaxing place to stay. Cant thank you Britta and Daisy for taking so good care of us! Breakfast and our evening meals were absolutely delicious It truly made our stay to see our son, Daniel one to remember. Well definitely be back Again thank you Susan, Jonathan, Nannie and Granddad
Feb 4th, 2022

We didn't stay We walked in from Glenfinnan and had ordered dinner from britta, take away because of covid. Not only was it really really good food, fulfilled our 3 day wilderness fantasies, but we were very touched that she also added wine glasses cutlery napkins, had chilled the wine and also lent us a corkscrew. And she said she would pick up our rubbish the next day Very highly recommended
Feb 4th, 2022