Old Drynie House B&B

09/09/2022

We recognise and appreciate the service of Queen Elizabeth II and send condolences now to the Royal Family.

23/06/2022

Winners: Scottish Bed and Breakfast of the Year 2022!!

For the third year, Old Drynie House B&B has been credited with a big win at The Scottish Hospitality Awards, but this year was our biggest achievement yet. After winning “Bed & Breakfast of the Year North” in the regional competition for the second time in four years, Old Drynie House was then crowned the overall Scottish champion as well, for the first time. This is an incredible honour.

You can read more below:
https://drynie.com/scottish-bed-and-breakfast-of-the-year-2022/

04/08/2019

Some aerial photography showing a little of the Victorian parkland we're set amongst, in the Scottish Highlands.

04/04/2019

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been nominated as a finalist at The Scottish Hospitality Awards 2019.

Last year we were lucky enough to win B&B of the year for the North of Scotland. We very much hope to bring home the same accolade this year, but to have been considered at all is a thrill. We’ll keep followers updated!

23/10/2018

It's so lovely to see the Scottish Highlands being so heavily favoured and featured by Lonely Planet for 2019. We couldn't be more proud of what's on our doorstep.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-45940644

The Scottish region is named one of the travel guide's top 10 destinations for 2019.

22/08/2018

It's always nice when we can help electric car drivers charge their vehicles. This Tesla asked for a little fill-up last night and we were happy to help it's owners while they spent the night.

12/06/2018

We're now on Expedia (as well as Booking.com, Trivago and the others we've been available from over recent years).

https://www.expedia.co.uk/Scottish-Highlands-Hotels-Old-Drynie-House.h17287957.Hotel-Information?adults=2&children=0&chkin=12%2F6%2F2018&chkout=13%2F6%2F2018&hwrqCacheKey=68ece1f4-c489-4e59-a23b-c4cb1a4db767HWRQ1528801839436&cancellable=false®ionId=1607&vip=false&=undefined&exp_dp=165&exp_ts=1528801840181&exp_curr=GBP&exp_pg=HSR&ts=1528802363942&rfrr=HIS.PrivateShare.Copy

Old Drynie House - read reviews, look at the photos and get great deals. Book the Old Drynie House with Expedia now and save!

12/06/2018

Some photographs of the new library at the B&B. We serve our delicious breakfasts for guests here (as well as in the dining room) and also offer guests the chance to borrow books and peruse our old map collection. We’re thrilled to have it as another space for guests to relax in and enjoy.....

29/05/2018

We’re thrilled to announce we picked up B&B of the Year for North of Scotland tonight. Our sons collected the award on our behalf. We’re so thrilled! ❤️🥇

23/05/2018

Some of the newer additions to the B&B, for guests to enjoy, are the ‘secret garden’ and library/map room ❤️

17/05/2018

The beautiful and historic Dulsie bridge is about 30mins from our B&B; our guests visited recently, giving us this photo to share on their behalf. You can quite easily get down to the River Findhorn to enjoy the full scale of the 60ft high bridge which was built not long after the Battle of Culloden to support the military road that’s now rather forgotten (but very fun to explore).
It’s popular as a ‘tombstoning’ jump spot, but we high recommend it just as a wild swimming and chillout spot.
Robert Burns visited and wrote about both the bridge and the area during his tour of the Highlands, which is enough to make it more than a little special for us ❤️

03/05/2018

We've been nominated for "Bed and Breakfast of the Year" in the north of Scotland category at the Scottish Hospitality Awards, which will be held on the 29th of May.
We're thrilled to have been recognised and look forward to telling you how we get on ❤️

22/03/2018

Are you looking for even more of an excuse to drive/cycle the North Coast 500, and maybe stay with us before/after? Look no further! Here’s a lovely blog piece:

https://independenttravelcats.com/reasons-to-drive-north-coast-500-scotland/

The North Coast 500 (NC500) is one of Scotland's most spectacular driving routes, covering 500 miles of the gorgeous northern Scottish Highlands. There are so many good reasons to drive the North Coast 500 as you have the chance to enjoy such a variety of attractions, activities, and landscapes. The...

19/03/2018

Excited to announce that we now host Tesla and electric car charging points in our car park, free for use by customers. This is 2018 after all! 😃🤓

29/06/2017

To celebrate the fact that Outlander is officially being broadcast in the UK for the first time (it's on More4 channel, tonight at 9pm), and because we're asked about its locations by many, especially American tourists who have had the show for three years, here's a little treat for fans!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/scout-aboutlander?utm_term=.ueWo9XVWE

Never seen Outlander? You should visit these stunning Scottish locations anyway. Warning: Mild Season 1 spoilers ahead.

24/05/2017

This fantastic Buzzfeed article showcases lots of unique and fun activity ideas around Scotland, perhaps aimed at the more adventurous of our visitors.
Most of these are within a few hours' reach of our B&B.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/where-the-wild-things-are
If you would like to talk to us about any of these, for example how to involve them into your trip, just ask! 😁

Unleash your inner Bear Grylls with this guide to Scotland's wildest, greatest, and most epic adventures. H/t Wild Guide Scotland.

07/05/2017

We absolutely LOVE this fantastic video of the Isle of Skye, and had to share it with you all. Skye is only a 2.5 hours from our B&B, visitors do regularly make a day trip of it, and you can see why. It's stunning.

05/05/2017

Storytravellers have created this stunning video of the North Coast 500, which our guests are right on the doorstep of. If you have a few minutes spare today, immerse yourself in this wonderful film..
https://vimeo.com/214665350

The North Coast 500 Route Scotland, circles around Scotland’s top north highlands has always been there, but never received a name, until 2014. Today this…

20/04/2017

Is the NC500 the best road trip in the world? 🏅 Mayyyybe! 😜

Driving Scotland’s North Coast 500.

19/04/2017

Are you dreaming of experiencing Scotland's at its best? Does the North Coast 500 road trip excite you? Read our NC500 guide and book to stay with us; we're right on the start/finish line.
http://drynie.com/trips/north-coast-500/

The North Coast 500 is an award-winning coastal route in the Highlands of Scotland. We're ideally situated to be your trip's start and end point accommodation.

17/01/2017

We are extremely grateful to all of our customers from the past twelve months who rated us and helped us to a 9.6 rating on Booking.com. This has earned us our second "Guest Review Award" in as many years. We are truly privileged.

http://drynie.com/winners-2016-booking-com-guest-review-award/

We’re thrilled to have another been presented with a “Guest Review Award” from Booking.com and would like to thank all of our guests for their tremendous reviews. This is our ...

13/01/2017

No surprise at all to find Scotland (at number 9) on this list of places to travel in 2017:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/emmacooke24/places-you-need-to-travel-to-in-2017?utm_term=.do2nz5mak #.wug7pm2DB

Plan your wanderlust.

10/01/2017

Dubbed Britain's answer to America's Route 66, the North Coast 500 road trip has boosted businesses but also created challenges.

07/01/2017

As if you needed any more excuses to visit us and Scotland in general... 😍
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/scottish-bucket-list-2017?utm_term=.mav4L5x4j4 #.wi2AvqpAQA

You need to add "hang out with baby seals" and "swim with basking sharks in the Hebrides" to your bucket list right now.

28/12/2016

With it being almost the new year, we wanted to wish all of our Facebook friends lots of happiness for 2017. From all of us at Old Drynie House, thanks for making 2016 so lovely.

This was tonight's sunset from the village of Kilmuir, right below our B&B, looking over to Inverness and the Kessock Bridge.

20/12/2016

We love this very pretty new 'Winter in Inverness' video from VisitScotland:
We're so lucky to be in a beautiful part of the world ❤

https://www.facebook.com/visitscotland/videos/10154758498666468/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

13/12/2016

It's fantastic to see this brilliant Scottish tourist route really taking off. What's even better is being right beside the start.finish line, and being able to visit parts ourselves on our days off.
Have you tried the NC500?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38299896

A scenic route has helped to increase tourist visitor numbers to places on Scotland's north west mainland coast, according to VisitScotland.

04/10/2016

27/09/2016

We've been selected as a finalist for the 2016 Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards, which is wonderful. Read more here:
http://drynie.com/highlands-islands-tourism-award-finalists-2016/

12/07/2016

We've put together a little guide for the North Coast 500, including our favourite sites, restaurants, useful camp sites and better-written resources from others who have also been on the wonderful road trip. Take a little peek:
http://drynie.com/trips/north-coast-500/