The view from the garden of Jarbruck House.
Deborah Galbraith's historic Edinburgh apartment at 19 Windsor Street has been with AboutScotland for many years and so we are very pleased to introduce her exciting new venture: the restoration of Jarbruck Lodge - a self catering cottage or rather house comfortably sleeping 6.
Forest tracks lead up to the hills behind the house and it is deep in unspoilt country on a tiny back road near the conservation village of Moniaive. Historically interesting, it was the paymaster's house for a large estate - very Victorian in design with generous proportions. Everything within the house is restored or new and the finish will be of the highest quality - Farrow and Ball paints, brass bedsteads, cotton sheets, open fires and woodburning stoves, patio and BBQ areas. The house is available for holiday rental from May 2008.
Ideal for a family or couples renting together, the house has two public rooms, two bathrooms and a large kitchen dining room.
The area is simply peaceful and beautiful. Probably around 45 minutes to the Solway coast, water sports are available on Loch Ken, there's a Red Kite Trail nearby, fantastic mountain biking in Forest of Ae and Dalbeatie Forest, walking on the Southern Upland Way, nearby Drumlanrig Castle and good fishing on the River Nith.
