Dolphin View Cottage

06/01/2025

Super reviews! The first one from guests who stayed at Christmas and the second one from guests who stayed for the New Year. Thank you to Chrissie and to Carolyn for taking the time to write such helpful and informative reviews.

Traveller from Theddlethorpe, GB Date of stay 18 Dec 2024
Location Cleanliness Facilities Service / Staff
5 - Excellent 5 - Excellent 5 - Excellent 5 - Excellent
Would you recommend this property to other travellers? Yes
"Comments about this property
Fabulous cosy little cottage. Really well equipped and very clean. Amazing ever changing views. Lynn was extremely responsive and helpful from the outset. Lovely welcome pack on our arrival. You won’t be disappointed."
"Tips for other travellers
Supermarkets deliver. Just kick back and relax."


Date Submitted: 05 Jan 2025
Traveller from Alford, GB Date of stay 28 Dec 2024
Location Cleanliness Facilities Service / Staff
5 - Excellent 5 - Excellent 5 - Excellent 5 - Excellent
Would you recommend this property to other travellers? Yes
Comments about this property
One of the most important things for us to consider when booking a holiday property is it's suitability for our dogs. Dolphin View is just excellent in respect of secure garden, supplied with throws to protect furniture, bowls, toys and biscuits. Local walks are excellent and possible for sea swimming..humans and dogs!
Tips for other travellers
Popular walk along shore path, just over 1.5 miles to Fort George where you can make use of the visitors pass. Fascinating place. Popular walks onto firing range and huge beach when tide is out. Watch out for red flags flying!
Culloden definitely worth a visit.Dogs allowed on the battleground, many we saw were chasing their balls. Also a 5 miles'Battleground' walk, map available in visitors centre.

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05/01/2025

It’s the 12th day of Christmas today so time to take down the Christmas cards and decorations and start looking forward to longer days and great holidays with fabulous walks and lovely beaches. There is a slight problems though, Dolphin View Cottage is already fully booked for the months of May and June, and most of April and August!

Why? Well, Dolphin View Cottage is the perfect base to explore this quieter part of Scotland that many of my guests come every year as there is so much to see and do in the area. It is also very well equipped, comfortable and makes for a relaxing holiday.
The cottage is located in Ardersier, a small coastal village between Inverness and Nairn on the Moray Firth (famous for the dolphins and lovely fishing villages) in the fabulous Highlands of Scotland. It sleeps two, has sea views over Ardersier Bay towards Chanonry Point Lighthouse on the Black Isle, enclosed gardens, WiFi, a smart TV, a log-burning stove, and private parking. You can safely walk from the door along the pavement and then onto a well surfaced level coastal path to Ardersier Common and Fort George. Within the village of Ardersier there are shops, a pub with restaurant plus convenience stores, a hairdresser, cafe and a pharmacy.

We welcome up to three dogs free of charge, our gardens are enclosed with a high wooden fence at the back and a lower fenced garden at the front (so you can enjoy those sea views from the front windows). All of the beaches in the area are dog-friendly all year round. Our prices range from £650 low season to £750 for seven nights.

We also do have a number of special offers available, including the very popular 9 nights for the price of 7 for holidays taken during the months of November through to the end of February, (excluding Christmas and Hogmanay). If you wish to extend your holiday and book two consecutive weeks there’s a £50 discount on the price of the second week. Visitors to the cottage are able to get free entry for two people to Fort George, the impressive defensive fort built after the Battle of Culloden, there’s a museum, cafe and ramparts with amazing views over the Moray Firth. The cottage pass allows two people free entry during their stay.

Book with confidence. Dolphin View Cottage complies with all the safety measures and conditions as set out in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and has been authorised to operate as a short term let holiday cottage. SHORT TERM LET LICENCE NO: HI-60006-F EPC E

For more information, photos and up-to-date availability, please visit the cottage website. https://www.dolphinview.co/availability

04/01/2025

For anyone interested in the Northern Lights, there's currently a very strong surge, worth looking outside...
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03/01/2025

When visiting Nairn, be sure to say hello to this statue of the Nairn Fishwife at the harbour. The harbour built by Thomas Telford between 1818 and 1825 helped Nairn become a very busy fishing port. The Last Fishwife is celebrated by this life sized bronze by Charles S Engebretsen and Virginia Hutcheson. The depiction of Annie Ralph was unveiled by her great niece Janet Urquhart in 2017.
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31/12/2024

Happy New Year!

Wishing you a 2025 filled with good health and an abundance of happiness.

With very best wishes from Lynn, Mike and Hamish x

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29/12/2024

"What an amazing little cottage. So cosy and immaculately clean. Lynn and Mike have thought of everything humans and dogs could want which is lovely. Lynn was so helpful from the outset and answered my many questions really quickly. It was an absolute pleasure to spend Christmas in such a lovely little spot. And the view …… who needed telly!"

Thank you to Chrissie and Dave for their lovely review after their Christmas holiday at Dolphin View Cottage with their three cairns. Unfortunately they missed any snow during their holiday so I have shared a photo of my cairn enjoying a snow day! www.dolphinview.co

27/12/2024

Ardersier Common in September, just a short stroll from the cottage door too. www.dolphinview.co

26/12/2024

We hope you all had a great day yesterday, time to walk the Christmas dinner off. Beware of the Loch Ness monster on Ness Islands though, she/he may be still hungry!
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24/12/2024

Welcome to Dolphin View Cottage and the Moray Firth in the Highlands of Scotland.

Dolphin View Cottage is the perfect base to explore this quieter part of Scotland. There is so much to see and do in the area.
The cottage is located in Ardersier, a small coastal village between Inverness and Nairn on the Moray Firth (famous for the dolphins and lovely fishing villages) in the fabulous Highlands of Scotland.

It sleeps two, has sea views over Ardersier Bay, enclosed gardens, WiFi, a smart TV, a log-burning stove, and private parking. You can safely walk from the door along the pavement and then onto a well surfaced level coastal path to Ardersier Common and Fort George.

Within the village of Ardersier there are shops, a pub with restaurant plus convenience stores, a hairdresser, cafe and a pharmacy.

We welcome up to three dogs free of charge, our gardens are enclosed with a high wooden fence at the back and a lower fenced garden at the front (so you can enjoy those sea views from the front windows). All beaches in the area are dog-friendly all year round.

Whilst we are nearly fully booked for Summer 2025 we do have good availability for the shoulder months and a number of special offers available, including the very popular 9 nights for the price of 7 for holidays taken during the months of November through to the end of February, (excluding Christmas and Hogmanay). Also, if you wish to extend your holiday and book two consecutive weeks there’s a £50 discount on the price of the second week.

Book with confidence. Dolphin View Cottage complies with all the safety measures and conditions as set out in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and has been authorised to operate as a short term let holiday cottage. SHORT TERM LET LICENCE NO: HI-60006-F EPC E

For more information, photos and up-to-date availability, please visit the cottage website www.dolphinview.co

23/12/2024

As quite a lot of summer 2025 is already booked, I thought I would share a walk from March 2023, there's still some snow on the hills but the days are lengthening so it's a great time to get a holiday in the quieter months. This is Hamish and Todd having a break at the summit of Carn na Leitre above Loch Ness. https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochness/Abriachan.shtml
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21/12/2024

Merry Christmas x

17/12/2024

Regular guests sent me a couple of photos today (don't see many actual photos these days) of their holiday at the cottage last month. Here's Dorothy and Inga enjoying the November sunshine in the front garden, and then Inga relaxing in front of the stove later. www.dolphinview.co

15/12/2024

Ardersier Bay today. I just love a good rainbow.
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14/12/2024

Are you needing something to look forward to and brighten up the thought of winter?

The good news is we are still running the very popular 9 nights for the price of 7 for holidays taken during November through to the end of February - excluding Christmas and New Year. It’s a great time to visit and recharge your batteries with walks along quiet beaches, birdwatching, playing golf or enjoying the dark skies with a chance of seeing the Northern Lights. You are welcome to stay for 7, 8 or 9 nights for the fixed price of £650.00.

Dolphin View Cottage is located in Ardersier, a small coastal village between Inverness and Nairn on the Moray Firth (famous for the dolphins) in the fabulous Highlands of Scotland.
The cottage sleeps two, has sea views over Ardersier Bay, WIFI, a SMART TV, electric heating, a log-burning stove for cosy evenings in after a day exploring, (two bags of logs provided to get you started), books, jigsaw puzzles, and private parking on your own drive. You can also enjoy walks from the door, shops within the village, a village inn serving good food, and free entry into Fort George with the cottage visitor pass. We welcome up to three dogs free of charge.

Short term let licence no: HI-60006-F. EPC E. For more information, photos and up-to-date availability - The booking calendar is open for 2025 and 2026 and we are already fully booked for May, June and August 2025! Please visit the cottage website https://www.dolphinview.co/availability

07/12/2024

It was a shame about the weather today but it didn't spoil our visit to the Belladrum Yuletide Fayre, it was hosted by the resident Wild Gorse studio with pop up stalls including Anta Ceramics, Great Glen Charcuterie, Circa Botanics, they also had mulled wine, pizza and live music. It was my first visit to the shops there but I will definitely be back to Belladrum. www.dolphinview.co

03/12/2024

What a sunrise this morning! Photo taken by my mother from Fortrose looking over the Moray Firth to Ardersier www.dolphinview.co