Self catering

Self-catering holiday cottage rental accommodation
in the Scottish Borders
Sleeping 8

Cleuchhead Location map

Cleuchhead
Steele Road
near Newcastleton
Roxburghshire
Scotland

Cleuchhead is a former shepherd's cottage surrounded by fields and woodland overlooking a small loch in Liddesdale, one of the most romantic and upspoilt valleys in Southern Scotland. It is part of Shaws Farm which has another highly recommended cottage, The Roughley a couple of miles to the west. It is set back from a small road that loops round the farm, and has its own drive of about 200 yards, the nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away.

As the photographs show, the cottage is spacious inside, and has been beautifully restored, retaining all its original charm with modern comfort.

There's a small enclosed walled front garden, ideal for small children. The cottage stands beside Crow Syke, a small stream which flows into the loch. The loch is stocked with trout (children should be supervised) – photographs further down this page.

The farm has a pedigree flock of North Country Cheviot sheep and a herd of Aberdeen angus cattle. Deer are often seen from the cottage, in fact the whole area has a flourishing natural history, and is a wonderful place in which to walk and explore.

Ursa Major, The Big Dipper

Liddesdale is part of the 11 percent left in the UK where there is no light pollution in the night sky - so bring your telescope - and watch the stars - though beware of long light summer evenings and clouds!

Accommodation:

Bathroom

Left and right;
Ground floor main bedroom (King-size double bed) with adjacent bathroom (the bath has a shower over).

Views through the trees out over the loch (fishing available in season - photographs further down this page).

Bedroom
Bathroom

Below left and right;
Ground floor double bedroom (King-size double bed) with adjacent bathroom (the bath has a shower attachment)

Bedroom

Below left; Ground floor single bedroom. Below middle and right; Upstairs bedrooms, one twin, one single.

Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom

Right;
The Sitting Room has a solid fuel stove, television, books and games, and big comfortable sofas and is next to the Kitchen/Dining room.

Sitting Room

Kitchen and Dining Room:

Kitchen/Dining Room has windows on three sides, and has

  • Electric cooker
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • fridge-freezer
  • Dining tablefor 8

Rustic Kitchen, home-produced food

Joyce Forster who lives on the farm, has won many awards at local shows for her Rustic Kitchen baking and preserves. *This year she won the Overall Championship at Newcastleton Show. If you would like to try some of her prize-winning cakes, biscuits, jams or jellies, they can be ordered before you arrive for your holiday. Meat and game is also available from the farm in season. A detailed list will be sent with your booking form.

Kitchen

Read the Visitors' Comments from Cleuchhead Guest Book here...

Below; Trout caught by guests at Cleuchhead in 2007

Guest's comments
Trout caught at Cleuchhead

Tariff:

Electricity, coal and oil-fired Central heating is included in the price. Oil fired central heating throughout
Linen available to hire.

Price per week£
Peak season720
High season585
Middle season *510
Intermediate season *410
Low season *385

Special offer for the low and intermediate seasons: 20% discount for 2 to 3 people.
Please enquire from the agency for the exact dates of the seasonal rental periods.

bedroom picture

To enquire or to book:

Please contact:
Emma and Toby Tennants' agents at:

Tel: 01665 830783, or
Tel: 01665 830902
Fax: 01665 830071
(or from outside the UK:
Tel: 44 1665 830783, or
Tel: 44 1665 830902
Fax: 44 1665 830071)

Right: Sitting room mantlepiece.

Chimneypiece
Swanshiel

Owners Toby and Emma Tennant, have two other cottages in this area (map below).
See The Roughley (right) and Swanshiel (left).

The Roughley

The Scottish Borders

Cleuchhead is an ideal base from which to explore the magnificent country and many historic towns and buildings of the Borders:
Hermitage Castle under 10 minutes drive
see Hermitage Castle page
Newcastleton, 6 miles with shops, tennis courts, pubs and two restaurants.
Hawick, 15miles. Centre of the knitwear industry. Museums and many mill shops.
Langholm, 15 miles. Many tweed mills and shops.
Jedburgh, 20 miles. Queen Mary's House, Abbey, and interesting shops.
Carlisle, 30 miles. Railway station Inter-city trains 3 1/4 hours from London.
Edinburgh, 70 miles via A7 or A68.
London, 350 miles, 6 hours drive via M6 to Carlisle.
Houses open to the public within driving distance include: Cragside and Wallington in Northumberland, and Bowhill and Floors Castle in Roxburghshire.

Map of the Scottish Borders

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