Balnabea Self Catering

14/08/2024

Beautiful art created by one of our recent guests while staying at Balnabea!

23/07/2024

A reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday 24 July, the A93 at Bridge of Cally will be closed for essential bridge repairs between 8am and 8pm.

We apologise for any inconvenience this necessary closure may cause and we aim to reopen the road as soon as possible once the works are complete.

Please follow diversion signs during the closure - the official diversion route will be via the A924, A9 trunk road, A984 and A93.

06/06/2024

We love this time of year at Balnabea, as we get to see & hear nature at its best. Here are a few pics of some bumblebees hard at work 🥰

If you are looking for a last minute holiday in Scotland and love nature, we still have availability.

17/01/2024

Beautiful day at Glenshee today.

End of day image 17 January 2024.

Wow, what a great day that was 😎.

Blue skies, fresh snow, cold and no queues.

Along with Plastc, D**k D**k and Rope Tow we opened, Sunnyside, Baddoch Chair and Claybokie. We also opened Cairnwell T Bar, blue race track was fab, red was for experts and Bunny run gave an easier descent. Lots and lots of off piste in between these. Tomorrow we are hoping to add Butcharts Access into the mix 😁.

Beginners area, sledging and Sunnyside are accessable from the carpark and the remainder via the Baddoch Chair or Plastic Tow.

Tomorrow's forecast is looking good again, for those of you who can join us, some snow showers in the morning, -7 through the day and the potential of sunny spells in the afternoon.

No expected snow overnight so hopefully no issues with the road in the morning.

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11/01/2024

Glenshee is starting to look stunning for skiing. We have availability at Balnabea for anyone looking for a last minute ski break in Scotland.

22/12/2023

Balnabea's little Elves have been busy decorating the beautiful Christmas tree from for our Christmas Guests arrival today! 🥰

03/12/2023

Today Balnabea's littlest employees went to choose a Christmas tree for our guests staying for Christmas and had a little fun while there. We look forward to the tree arriving and decorating it in time for their arrival.

21/07/2023

Discrete. Luxury. Elegant. Allowing you to be a guest in your own home

07/07/2023

Very yummy pizzas! Worth a little stroll down the hill to Corriefodly from Balnabea 🙂

08/06/2023

✨Job Opportunity✨

We are looking for an awesome person to join our team, who has availability to work weekends and the option to work weekdays too. Flexibility around other commitments can be accommodated. would suit anyone 16+ who is willing to learn and laugh.

We offer training to all new starters and will guide them through our way of doing things (as well as willing to learn from your wisdom). Ideally, we’d like someone with a retail background, great customer service skills and if you have catering and/or barista experience, then we want to hear from you… but even if you don’t, we will show you the ropes and have you frothing up a cappuccino in no time!

Our location is rural, so your own transport is needed.

If this role sounds like it would suit you and you want to be part of our amazing team, then send us a DM or email via [email protected], and we will get back to you.

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Thank you ☺️

20/04/2023

It's a beautiful spring day here at Balnabea!

We are available on Airbnb for any last-minute spring breaks. The link to our listing is in the bio!

16/04/2023

This morning, we treated ourselves to a lovely fry up for breakfast. The very yummy beef sliced sausage, venison bacon, and venison black pudding is from our local , which is ideally located 10 minutes up the road from Balnabea

We would encourage our guests to check out their larder/shop during their stay with us for some of the local produce! You won't be disappointed 😋

30/03/2023

11/03/2023

Tonight, Balnabea had our post Christmas staff night out. It's safe to say the youngest members of our team enjoyed the food!

08/03/2023

As part of our welcome packs at Balnabea, we like to provide locally sourced products, so for 2023, we will be using .coffee, roasted in Alyth Perthshire! We have tried some of their products ourself and can confirm it is delicious!

If anyone is looking for last-minute holidays, Balnabea is available through March and April.

18/12/2022

Christmas has arrived at Balnabea with thanks to Mike Grant at Wester Essendy Christmas Trees for the beautiful tree and delivering to our door!

16/12/2022

Snow is coming! Hopefully we will have a ski season 2023! Balnabea is available for bookings in the New Year 😁

That's the snow started! 🤩🤩❄️❄️🎄🎄

16/05/2022

One of our recent guests managed to take these beautiful photos of our little friend who is regularly darting about the wild garden! 🥰