The Auld Kirk, Melvich

Fabulous cottage in the most beautiful Scottish highlands! It is the best cottage I have ever stayed at! It has everything you need for a family holiday or a couples getaway! The scenery and wildlife is stunning, we saw roe deer in the evening, eagles during the day and otters whilst fishing. The facilities are first class, bedrooms all fitted out with lovely comfy mattresses and smart TVs. The bathroom is bigger than my kitchen at home, taking a bath was the most relaxing experience listening to the birds outside. The kitchen living area was perfect for cooking and we even had a bbq in the garden, hosting our friends! The host Mrs Morrison couldn’t be more attentive, we received warm fresh scones on arrival and a bottle of wine! We had a slight problem with our car and Mr Morrison even came over and fix our fault! Overall a fantastic week in the most magical part of Scotland. I will definitely be booking again for another holiday! 10/10 I also agreed with the following statements from the most recent reviewer. a) there is now high speed Wifi in the property, b) we saw no sign of activity at the woodchip plant (in any case it is quite some distance away), c) we didn't see any HGV traffic throughout the week, d) there is a new electricity sub-station but it is miles away.

Lovely cottage, but ruined by the development directly opposite - a huge, wood-burning woodchip production plant. Noise, smoke and totally unsightly. Sadly with the wind being mostly from the west, it means the cottage was often cloaked in smoke, which made sitting outside impossible. Also, the road is very close and the timber lorries and quarry trucks caused a lot of alarm as they passed by at speed.

We had a wonderful stay at the auld Kirk, beautiful scenery, lovely cottage inside and out. Couldn’t have asked for a more clean and welcoming place to stay! Mrs Morrison put some little books and a teddy for my youngest to read and play with also the frustration game which we had hours of fun playing with our eldest. Lovely weather too which helped!

Former church beautifully renovated to a very high standard. Location is 4 miles from the coast in a lovely rural spot. Our children loved the house as we did. We were welcomed with freshly baked scones, jam and cream with a lovely bottle of red wine. The house is well equipped so great for cooking an evening meal, we took our own however plenty of tea, coffee etc All rooms are comfortable and spacious with loads of storage, all have TVs with sky tv and DVD players. House was spotless, there were 2 ensuite shower rooms and a large bathroom with a walk in shower. I would think this house would be good if you had mobility issues as the main bedroom is downstairs as is the main bathroom. This is an ideal location if you want to visit the north coast of Scotland, the beaches are amazing, plenty of fishing and great for cycling and walking. We only met Ronnie who owned the house as his wife was unfortunately in hospital, he is a gem and made us feel so welcome to his lovely part of Scotland. We would strongly recommend this house and hope to return one day.

The Auld Kirk is located about 30 minutes from Thurso in far north Scotland. It is in rather an isolated spot (no wifi and only intermittent phone coverage at best) and although the view across the valley is quite nice, the closeness to an electricity sub station is a concern. The cottage itself has been nicely renovated and offers two decent sized bedrooms, both with lovely ensuites as well as a great family bathroom with a huge bath. The kitchen is well stocked (although the cutlery was a bit hard to find). The lounge is comfortable with a large TV, and there was a lovely welcome gift of a bottle of wine.

The house is stunning inside, light, clean, spacious, luxurious. Outlook is also stunning towards the Highlands. We were so impressed with the position of the house and the interiors that would love to go back to it one day. The house is equipped so well, a pleasure to cook in the kitchen every night. It has 3 bathrooms and spacious bedrooms - simply luxurious like a hotel stay. We enjoyed it immensely and highly recommend. The owners are warm and friendly.

It was a very good place to be - the best cottage we've ever had! There were lots of things to visit/explore in an acceptable distance.

The Auld Kirk, what a warm and comfortable place to call home, it had everything we needed. The owner is a great host and quite helpful, we would love to return.

The Auld Kirk was brilliant, lovely, quiet, comfortable and warm. There are great views to the front of the property. We would love to go back again.

The accommodation is 5 star luxury, no complaints. We had a very good week break in this cottage.

A very comfortable luxury cottage.

The Auld Kirk was an amazing cottage with breathtaking views. A perfect retreat for our busy family. A lovely warm response with personal touches. We will definitely be booking again to stay at this property.

We stayed here for a week and loved this place. It is a newly renovated church that has been done up to a really high standard. Really well insulated so we were warm and cosy as the winds blew outside. It is really spacious and lovely decor and has everything you need. Really lovely bedrooms and luxurious bathrooms. We felt so spoilt staying here. To top it off, the views from the windows of the cottage where beautiful and stunning as the cottage has picture perfect highland scenery all around. We would love to go back.

A really lovely cottage with beautiful views all around. The cottage was spacious, a recently restored old church which was done up to a very high standard with lovely decor and superb bathrooms. We would love to come back here and we would highly recommend it. I really enjoyed the views and after a busy day I could sit on the sofa and had wonderful vistas through the windows both to my left and right. Such a great place to stay.

A beautiful cottage of very high standard very comfortable furnishings. In a very quiet location. It was like a 5star hotel. Every need was catered for adults & children. We will certainly return.

A beautiful and comfortable cottage with lovely views, we even had a couple of doe's looking over the fence at us. Melvich has a stunning beach and a very friendly pub with wonderful food.

Last week of July we stayed a week in the Auld Kirk.The house was spotless, the kitchen well appointed and the shower just great (altough we only used one out of three). Upon arrival there were scones waiting for us as well as a bottle of wine. The area the house is situated in is beautiful. There were flying a lot of birds although we did not see any merlins.

Had a lovely stay in November with my partner. The property had everything you would need for a perfect stay, and within easy reach of some beautiful beaches and walks. The owner is very welcoming and friendly, and more than happy to help with anything. Thank you for a great holiday!

We just want to say thank you to the owners, they are just wonderful. We have enjoyed our stay and think the property is great. We also loved the scones and cream. The welcome wine was great too. Thank you for a great holiday!