Moniack Lodges; Self Catering Accommodation, Inverness, Scottish Highlands

13/08/2024

07/07/2024

Beautiful Rosemarkie beach, just half an hour drive from Moniack. We had a lovely afternoon in the sunshine, a dip in the sea 🥶 and super snacks and drinks from the fab beach café. ☕️ 🍦

08/05/2024

Spring blooms from our garden ready to welcome Affleck lodge’s guests! 🌺

01/05/2024

Changeover day! What a beautiful morning 🌞 Here is a morning snap of the view to the hills across a local field.

26/03/2024

We love this review from recent guests who stayed in Smithywood Lodge with their dogs - it sums up perfectly what you will find when you stay with us! :) Up to three dogs are welcome to stay with you in Smithywood - there's no extra fee to pay! There's the fabulous Reelig Glen Tall Trees Trail, just a short stroll away - perfect for a ramble for you and your four-legged companions. Book direct for the best price. www.moniack.com

'We had a lovely few days at Smithywood. The accommodation is well laid out and beautifully furnished, there is everything you need to make you feel at home and cook basic dishes. We enjoyed using the coffee press to make proper coffees :) The lodge is immaculate, everything was very clean and tidy and towels are provided for mucky dogs :) There is a great glen just a few minutes walk from the lodge for the dogs and lots of other great walks and beaches just a short drive away. We had a red squirrel and several birds come and eat from the feeders just outside the kitchen window which was lovely. Would definitely stay here again if in the area.'

26/02/2024

Dog-friendly days out! 🐕

21/02/2024

Get your wood-fired pizza from in nearby Kirkhill this Thursday evening! 😋

20/02/2024

Out in Sutherland today…spotted some turbines and had a yummy lunch stop at The Pier Lairg Scotland 😋 Great food and friendly service. 😊

17/02/2024

Affleck & Smithywood lodges here, all set to welcome our first guests of 2024 today!
We took a short break from letting in January to carry out maintenance & freshen up paintwork at our lodges and we’re really looking forward to welcoming our guests in the year to come!
Our comfortable, waterside lodges are dog friendly and perfectly located for a relaxing Highland break, for exploring great Highland visitor attractions, including the North Coast 500, Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness and the Black Isle, and the wonderful Reelig Glen forest trails are just a short stroll from your door. for the best price.

Scottish Government Short Term Let (STL) Licence Holders:
Licence Numbers: Smithywood Lodge - HI-50085-F; Affleck Lodge - HI-50086-F

17/01/2024

Looking northeast over our lodges (both at the right of the image) towards the Black Isle. Smithywood is on the left & Affleck on the right (spot the two snow-covered, rectangular roofs at the far tree line). This is our first real snow of the winter and it looks like there’s more to come!

01/01/2024

31/12/2023

A nice morning run out from Moniack to the historic Lovat Bridge, near Beauly, along the much welcomed, newly opened extension to the cycle and foot path, making it now a safer route for walkers, runners and riders to reach Beauly village, where you can pick up groceries and gifts as well as visiting the Beauly Priory and our lovely local eateries for a snack. Lovat Bridge was built 1811-14 by engineer Thomas Telford and crosses the River Beauly, around 3 miles from Moniack. Beauly is a further mile on.

29/12/2023

Smithywood Lodge, ready for today’s guests and their dogs.

30/11/2023

A day trip out west to the coast beyond Torridon - such a beautiful day and a fantastic spot for a wee picnic at the end of the road at Lower Diabeag. If you’re not a fan of single track roads, hills and hairpin bends, then this may not be the trip for you.

15/11/2023

Autumn morning walk around Moniack and Reelig, looking towards Moniack Castle

14/11/2023

Festive vibes in dog-friendly Inverness Victorian Market - browse the Market Hall, Market Arcade and Queensgate Arcade, host to over 30 independent businesses, where you can find the perfect gift, jewellery, something tasty for lunch, a cuppa or even something for your four-legged companion…a puppuccino or a delicious doggy ice cream. 🐕

04/11/2023

Magical Reelig Glen in autumn - just lovely 😊🍂
The trails along Moniack burn and up through the forest are perfect for rambles for you and your four-legged companions at any time of year - and they’re on the doorstep, just a short stroll from our lodges!

31/10/2023

Beautiful autumn colours here at Moniack - sunset, golden leaves, blue sky and a regular squirrel visitor!
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24/10/2023

Saying, ‘Hellooooo’ to one of the locals! 🐮

16/10/2023

Changeover day at & Smithywood Lodge - it’s a beautiful autumn morning here. 🍂

15/10/2023

There’s a sprinkle on snow on the local hills this morning! ❄️

13/10/2023

A lovely autumn walk amongst Reelig Glen’s Tall trees, just a short stroll away from dog friendly Moniack Lodges. These fabulous Douglas Firs are some of the tallest in Britain planted over 150 years ago.
We’re open all year round and still have some November & December availability, a perfect time to visit the Scottish Highlands. Book direct for the best price - wrap up warm and don’t forget your camera!

14/08/2023

Changeover day at Moniack Lodges - couldn’t help but take in the view before I started!! 😊

28/07/2023

Smithywood Lodge is ready for this weekend’s guests. It’s been a very busy letting season, this year - we’ve got just two short stays available now for August in Smithywood and Affleck Lodges, and September is filling up. We offer two night stays and you can start your stay on any day of the week*. We’re dog friendly, welcoming up to two dogs in each lodge and dogs stay for free. 🐕 Moniack is a fabulous location, with Reelig Glen Tall Trees Trails a short stroll away - a great place to relax and an ideal base to visit popular Scottish Highland visitor attractions. Check availability and book direct online at moniack.com
*open throughout the year. Minimum stay & arrival day restrictions for Christmas and New Year stays.

25/07/2023

We had a lovely evening stroll along the river to dinner from the early evening menu at The Kitchen Restaurant Inverness Scotland - great food and friendly service, with lovely views across the river Ness - followed by a film, Oppenheimer, at Eden Court Theatre and Cinema

11/07/2023

Eden Court Cinema and theatre in Inverness - a great venue for live music, and entertainment, and for catching the latest films. And now on, Under Canvas, Eden Court’s flagship summer festival, is back! From 5 July – 26 August 2023 there’ll be 39 days of live music, performance and DJ sets on their lawn near to Inverness city centre.
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema

01/07/2023

Yummy local produce! 🍓

26/06/2023

Wild strawberries grow in our lodges’ woodland gardens, attracting wild visitors looking for a snack!

02/06/2023

It’s World Peatland Day - this is Forsinard Flows, in Sutherland, part of a vast expanse of blanket bog, sheltered straths and mountains known as the Flow Country; one of Scotland's most important natural treasures. Blanket bogs alone store more than three times the amount of carbon found in all of Britain’s woodlands. They are also areas of international importance for biodiversity and play a key role in water regulation and water quality, and pollen preserved within the peat acts as an important record of past environments. See RSPB Forsinard Flows webpage for more information about what you can see there, the trails and visitor centre opening times. If you fancy a day trip without the car, the train can take you straight there!

01/06/2023

Fantastic weather for a get-together and dog walk along Culbin sands (we had the beach to ourselves), then a yummy lunch with friendly service at The 1645 Inn in Auldearn (a lovely dog-friendly pub). Cracking day! ☀️