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Silver Birch Lodge

It is surrounded by stunning scenery with views across to the 5 Sisters of Kintail.

Silver Birch Lodge offers self catering accommodation (max occupancy 6 - 3 bedrooms) in the village of Ratagan on the shores of Loch Duich on the west coast of Scotland.

28/05/2025

I spent a week at Silver Birch Lodge last week - and what a week of weather - wall to wall sunshine! Made the most of it and painted the window frames at the rear of the house as well as doing some general tidying and making the house and garden shipshape for summer visitors. Also headed out for some trips. The Waverley paddle steamer was around the area last week so I headed out on 2 cruises - Loch Carron and Loch Hourn as well as heading across on the Glenelg ferry to see the Waverley cruise through the Kylerhea narrows. Attached are some highlight photos from the week. Enjoy the rest of the week!

20/04/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter from Silver Birch Lodge Ratagan. Enjoy the rest of the long Easter weekend!

10/04/2025

The weekend is almost here and the sun is currently still shining! Loch Maree is about a 1.5 hour drive from Ratagan but is worth it for the mountain scenery when you get there and on route - we went the slightly longer route through Lochcarron and Torridon so that we could admire the Torridon mountains and visit the deer centre at Torridon. The woodland walk by Loch Maree is stunning - the woodland is full of majestic Scots Pines and there are views across the loch towards the mountain of Slioch all the way. There is also a lovely walk at the visitor centre with views towards the magnificent Beinn Eighe. If you want more of a mountain experience the mountain trail (takes approximately 4 hours) is a great trail but a more strenuous hike. Unfortunately there wasn’t much sun around on the day we visited a few weeks ago but the views were good and the cloud rolling around made it feel quite atmospheric.

29/03/2025

It rained continuously on Thursday so a day spent indoors. Showery of Friday with sunny spells in between - so what better to do after a day of rain than visit some waterfalls. We started at Invermoriston before heading to Allt na Criche just before Fort Augustus then round to the Falls of Foyers on the east side of Loch Ness. The falls were spectacular at all locations and the light amazing thanks to the sunshine and showers (yes we did get very wet on a couple of occasions!). Pictures of the falls attached together with some of the views in between. Have a good weekend!

27/03/2025

We love it up here in Ratagan but Isla the dog loves it more! She is having an amazing time and is so excited to be up here. Since we’ve been doing dog agility she views everything as an obstacle to jump on or over. She is currently laid flat out fast asleep (not surprised with the amount of running and exploring she has done). No doubt she will soon be ready for today’s adventures!!

23/03/2025

I can’t believe it is almost the end of March - spring has arrived!! I have been very poor at posting over the winter - life has been a bit hectic. However, we headed up to Ratagan yesterday. We have a list of jobs to do on the house and garden this week but today was about enjoying the weather. Checked the forecast this morning - best of the weather was going to be at the north end of Skye so that is where we headed. The Fairy Glen, the Quirang and the Scorrybreac walk in Portree. Stunning weather (though don’t be too fooled - it is still March, there was a cold wind and we wore hats and gloves!). Great views and amazing scenery. We were treated to a great sunset on the way back home….we will bag that one - there is a lot of rain in the forecast for the end of the week!

15/01/2025

The snow has all melted now - but just over a week ago on our drive back home it was very snowy and icy. Up by the Cluanie loch and dam and across Glencoe there were some fabulous views - a winter wonderland!

05/01/2025

We have been really treated by the elements this week in Ratagan - more aurora last night and a cold frosty morning this morning.

02/01/2025

Aurora yesterday, snow today!

01/01/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all best wishes for 2025 from Silver Birch Lodge in Ratagan. Thank you to all of our guests from 2024. We look forward to welcoming all of our 2025 guests and hope you have a fantastic time here. We partied for New Year in The Borders and headed up to Ratagan today for a few days to enjoy the scenery and get the house ship shape for the new year. We were greeted by the Northern Lights - pictures attached - they were spectacular - what a welcome!!!

19/11/2024

It’s very wintry out there today! Silver Birch Lodge is still available for booking for Christmas. What better way to spend Christmas than with a winters walk by the loch with one of the best views in Scotland?

30/10/2024

I hope everyone is having a good Halloween week? I have just looked at our booking schedule for Silver Birch Lodge. It is quiet from now until the end of the year. However there are 2 key weeks which can still be booked for a magical winter stay. Starting 15th November until 23rd November is the Seall festival of small halls. Excellent traditional Scottish music played live in the small village halls on Skye & Lochalsh. The program is out and this year the opening concert is in Kyle. They are also using halls not too far from Ratagan (e.g. Glenelg, Arnisdale, Breakish) with both matinee and evening performances. The Christmas week is also currently available. Why not head to Ratagan for Christmas. Whilst no weather can be guaranteed there is usually snow on the peaks in December which makes it a great place to head for a festive break. The kitchen at the cottage is very well equipped for all your Christmas culinary needs and what better way to enjoy Christmas than with a crisp walk in the area? To book either of these weeks head to www.sykescottages.co.uk property reference 1044458.

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