Lerags House
near Oban
Argyll
Scotland

At Lerags House there is one suite and six large bedrooms:

Suites:
Loch View Suite: first floor, super-kingsize bed , sitting area, views over the the garden to the loch and coastal hills, bathroom en suite. (Two pictures above)
Rooms:
Room 1: double bedroom, views across the garden to the loch, en-suite facilities.
Room 3: double or twin (kingsize or two singles), en-suite bathroom. (below right)
Room 4: twin room with en-suite bathroom looking onto broadleaf woodland.
Room 5: double room, super-kingsize bed, en-suite bathroom, overlooking the garden and across the loch to the hills. (below left)
Room 6: double bed and en-suite facilities looking on to broadleaf woodland.

Below left and right; Extremely comfortable sitting room with an open fire.

Dining at Lerags is altogther an experience to savour; stylish surroundings, and the very best cooking. Bella is from Australia and so brings to her menus a special flair and cosmopolitan awareness; her cooking has won recognition and awards. 3 medallions for home-cooking and a 'Taste of Scotland' accreditation.

Bella and Charlie keenly hunt down the best ingredients from around Scotland, and have found lamb and beef from from Ardfern coastal farm (just 30 minutes south of Lerags), fish from D. Watt and son, the fish-monger on the South Pier in Oban, amazing cheeses from all over Scotland... game in season (even woodcock and snipe sometimes), and local dived scallops.

Lerags House is licensed and offers a good few good Malt Whiskies, spirits and the usual mixers, liqueurs, port and some special beers (including 'Fraoch' Heather Ale). For dinner, there is an excellent wine list supplied by Oddbins - the majority not available in stores. Also a few wines from the Lowe family wines, from Mudgee, New South Wales. A good selection (not overpriced).

Dinner is a 3 course set menu which is changed daily.

AN EXAMPLE OF DISHES
Prawn fritters with avocado salsa and Bella's chilli jam
Goats cheese tart with black olive and caper tapenade
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Gressingham duck braised in mulled wine with red cabbage and white bean mash
Baked salmon fillet with green sauce, crushed new potatoes and steamed spinach
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Homemade lemon curd and creme fraiche ice-cream with warm blueberries
Chocolate roulade with rosewater cream and turkish delight
Lochaber smoked cheese with apple and lerags oatcakes
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coffee or tea with home made treats

Bella can also make packed lunches if you are out walking for the day.

Breakfast is traditional Scottish, the best of Scotland's natural larder - Charles MacLeod of Stornoway Black Pudding, Loch Fyne Kippers, hand-made Taynuilt sausages and real bacon. A lighter Continental breakfast is also offered - also delicious.