Tig Cottage Holiday Home

22/04/2025

We sometimes get asked what the beautiful smell at Tig Cottage is this time of year.

The answer is the wild garlic that flourishes opposite the cottage. Wild garlic has a delicate scent, very different from pungent traditional garlic - it’s more like a gentle chive smell.

It is possible to make pesto with it, but huge amounts are needed and it doesn’t keep that well. But it may make you want to make a pizza! 🤣

21/04/2025

More fabulous words in our guest book from a recent guest!

I'm not sure which bit made me happiest!

That they "thoroughly enjoyed" their stay with their three dogs?
(yes, we allow multiple dogs!)

That they will "definitely be returning in the future"?
(we get lots of repeat guests - we must be doing something right!)

That they felt Tig was "simply stunning"?
(we did put quite a bit of work into the inside.. but Nature is responsible for the glorious scenery!)

Thank you to this fabulous guest - and everyone who has trusted Tig with their precious free time.

Doesn't this Tig place sound great? I'll have to try and stay there sometime... unless you manage to beat me to the free dates!

Book YOUR stay via our website or the major booking sites :)
(we still have a brilliant break in May available!)

18/04/2025

"Do you have a wood burner? I only want to stay somewhere with a wood burner!"

Tig Cottage doesn't have a wood burner, for two reasons.

1. We did have one... but actually, guests had terrible trouble with it (turns out that just because your granny had an open fire doesn't mean you know how to use kindling and a wood burner).

2. They're massively polluting and unhealthy for you in the property and other people outside them. (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/18/map-residential-wood-burning-england-wales - yes it's the Guardian but no, that doesn't mean it's wrong!)

We quite like the environment at Tig Cottage and try to do our bit as much as we can. So not having something that pollutes the air outside and can cause nasty lung issues seems like a pretty good idea.

Our electric fire casts the same kind of flickering light and chucks out a load of heat without the risk of you burning the place down or polluting the air outside.

We hope this explains why we don't have one, and why you shouldn't make it a mandatory part of your holiday requirements.

Join me next week for "No, we don't have a hot tub... why the hell do you want to boil yourself in grimy water on holiday?" 🤣🤣

12/04/2025

While the guests are away, the bunnies will play!

Make your day by disturbing the Tig bunnies. Book online via our website, Airbnbs, Booking dot com or Vrbo!

Date in May and June are limited and summer’s going fast!

07/04/2025

I LOVE this message!

From a guest: “Would just like to thank you for a fantastic stay we had the best weekend and will definitely be back soon. You have really put a lot of thought into everything to make peoples stay so special. My dog had an absolute ball and especially enjoyed watching the bird and the sheep. Looking forward to my next stay”

Can you see what those doggy darling is watching?

Let your dog have the break they deserve - book your stay at Tig today!

05/04/2025

🐾 LAST-MINUTE DOG HOLIDAY ALERT 🐾

Surprise availability at Tig Cottage for April 7-12th! Recently crowned the UK's #2 dog-friendly property by Dog Friendly Magazine (your pup deserves the silver medal treatment).

Your dog is already packing their tennis balls for:
• April countryside walks right from the doorstep
• Dog-friendly beaches just 5 minutes away
• Wildlife watching from the garden (bunnies included at no extra charge!)
• Stars bright enough to howl at
• The kind of peace that makes tails wag slower

At £110 per night, you're not just booking a cottage – you're gifting your dog the spring break they've been dropping hints about all winter.

Only available for these specific dates – April 7-12th. The resident birds are already rehearsing their dawn chorus welcome.

PS: Your dog's Instagram will never be the same after these views 🐶📸

31/03/2025

YOUR GOOD BOY (OR GIRL) DESERVES A HOLIDAY TOO!
..and now is the perfect time to snaffle a last minute break to Tig, because it seems that the threat of "Awful April" tax-wise has led to some last minute cancellations!

April is the perfect time to visit Tig Cottage, deep in the heart of the UNESCO Biosphere in beautiful rural South Ayrshire... the lambs and calves are still in the field, small enough to be cute, big enough to be running and playing and looking adorable (don't look if you're a fan of legs of lamb on a Sunday).

Our resident wild birds are ravenous, and will put on a Red Arrows worthy display (okay, without the smoke!) if you put out some bird food in the morning (don't worry, we supply it!)

The weather is warm enough for a teeshirt, but not too hot that you don't want to do anything, and everything is blossoming as Spring hits its peak. Perfect for beachside strolls or exploring hills and lochs (bring a waterproof though, it's still Scotland!)

Dates available: 6th April - 12th April and 20th April - 27th April.

Minimum 2 night stay - book online via your favourite booking sites (yes, we're on booking dot com, airbnb and vrbo), or contact me directly.

(PS: Humphrey says: Plz sharez thx!)

29/03/2025

I love my stays at Tig Cottage Holiday Home, as does Humphrey!

We’ve got a whole week available in April, so you’ve ever fancied visiting beautiful South West Scotland, and staying in the heart of the UNESCO Biosphere, at a property rated 9.6 out of 10 on Booking dot Com, now is your chance… just get in touch, or visit our site!

26/03/2025

Good night from Tig Cottage.

26/03/2025

Dunno if I’ll stay here again, the locals keep singing….

26/03/2025

The fields around Tig are filled with lambs and carefully crafted watchful ewes this morning, so me and the dog are taking a lot of care to stay away from the hedges. Sometimes, it’s looking with the eyes and not trying to catch everything with the phone, even for Facebook!

24/03/2025

At Tig, we allow dogs to stay, because we know that dogs deserve holidays too, and for many of us, a holiday isn’t a holiday without our furry friends.

But our lovely housekeepers make sure that everything is wonderfully spotless before you check in!

Image from the fabulous Mostly Dogs

19/03/2025

Heavy traffic up at Tig Cottage today…

18/03/2025

Tig looks all sparkly today!

10/03/2025

Today, Tig is having a wash!

Because we’re surrounded by trees, the outside of the cottage can get green. So every so often, we need to have the outside specially cleaned to get rid of the existing green and slow down the growth of any new greening.

After all, Tig has to look its best!

We’re already looking forward to seeing how good she looks once it’s done!

If you’d like to see in person - why not book your stay via our website at www.tigcottage.com today?

28/02/2025

A lovely post about what can be seen up in the sky tonight above Tig (assuming no clouds!)

Even without magical planet alignments, the sky above Tig is magical. Most of us don’t have darkness in our lives any more, and there’s nothing like stepping out and seeing darkness - true, real darkness, not the murky grey punctuated by streetlights that we call night now - and then, as your eyes adjust, looking up and seeing a multitude of stars, at first those you know, and then, as your eyes adjust, more and more….

Booking online via our site.

🪐This evening, seven planets are due to line up in the night sky in a rare planetary alignment that won't grace our skies again until 2040.

🪐Throughout the month, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Saturn have been visible to the naked eye, with Uranus and Neptune seen with binoculars or a telescope. Now, Mercury has joined the 'parade'.
Night sky experts say this evening, February 28, is the best date this week to spot the celestial display, as Mercury will be higher on the horizon.

🪐Planetary alignments occur because the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun within roughly the same plane, known as the ecliptic plane,” Dr Shyam Balaji, a researcher in astroparticle physics and cosmology at King’s College London, said. “As they orbit at different speeds and distances from the Sun, there are moments when they appear to line up from Earth’s perspective.”
🌍The best time to see the alignment in the UK this evening will be shortly after sunset, when the planets will be positioned above the western horizon”.

🤞Fingers crossed for some clear skies. 🤞

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Image credit: Josh Dury

25/02/2025

100 reviews!!
9.6 out of 10 ain’t bad at all!

Thank you to everyone who has stayed and left us such lovely reviews!

24/02/2025

Did you know we do nice gift vouchers if you're buying someone you care about a stay at Tig Cottage?

Treat someone - or yourself - today!