Looking for a nice hotel, preferably in a countryside setting, in lower Scotland as a stopoff on the way up to Scourie for a Lads fishing trip.

It needs to be around the Glasgow Edinburgh area, reachable within a day's driving (6-7 hrs) from Leics. It also needs to have a nice restaurant (Michelin star would be awesome)

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Only Michelin starred restaurant at a hotel I can think of is at Gleneagles Hotel, which is very nice, 90 minutes drive north of Glasgow and on your route north too. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

RRUK wrote:

Looking for a nice hotel, preferably in a countryside setting, in lower Scotland as a stopoff on the way up to Scourie for a Lads fishing trip.

It needs to be around the Glasgow Edinburgh area, reachable within a day's driving (6-7 hrs) from Leics. It also needs to have a nice restaurant (Michelin star would be awesome)

Anyone know?

A bit out of my price range Tim!

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RRUK wrote:

A bit out of my price range Tim!

Lets forget the michelin star, any others?

and Gleneagles is full of Yanks etc

only good for golf

Further south is Cally Palace at gatehouse of Fleet which may be a bit off your route.
Not as grand Scottish Highland Hotels have the Old Royal High School in Stirling and about 1 mile off your route! The setting is rather special as it is on top of the same crag as Stirling Castle, it isn't a country house, it's a former school!
http://www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk/hotels/sco...4QodSgcd-Q

I cannot say how good it is now but The Lake Hotel at the Lake of Mentieth used to be a very nice place, but it chnaged hands 2 years ago and I haven't been there since. It is 14 miles west of Stirling, 100ft from Sotland's only Lake http://www.lake-hotel.com/ 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

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just done some checking

Farleyer House is now only let by the week for the entire lodge/hotel

Kinnaird is now a restaurant only

so Ballathie as i first thought would be my recommendation - you will not be disappointed

when i was a regular visitor to Ballathie Diana Rigg was also a regular patron - lovely lady and a keen salmon fisher

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Murrayshall House Hotel and Broomhall Castle are both nice. Murrayshall is just a few miles outside Perth (Scone way) and Broomhall is just outside Stirling.

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This is a little out of your way but is a lovely hotel and has a good resturant :

http://www.eriska-hotel.co.uk/Hotel.aspx 2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
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Royle wrote:

Murrayshall House Hotel and Broomhall Castle are both nice. Murrayshall is just a few miles outside Perth (Scone way) and Broomhall is just outside Stirling.

my friend used to own Murrayshall - was also good - but again i'm out of date

aslo owned Farleyer House at the same time

i could have a word with Mungo - 8th Earl of Mansfield

Scone Palace may meet your needs

RRUK wrote:

Looking for a nice hotel, preferably in a countryside setting, in lower Scotland as a stopoff on the way up to Scourie for a Lads fishing trip.

It needs to be around the Glasgow Edinburgh area, reachable within a day's driving (6-7 hrs) from Leics. It also needs to have a nice restaurant (Michelin star would be awesome)

Anyone know?

http://www.cromlixhouse.com/

any good? stayed there a few years back got a good deal on a suite.

Nick h,

This is VERY funny. I know Ballathie VERY well, having stayed there every year with a large group when we went up for Grouse shooting. I love that hotel, It was on my list, and I'm pleased you also mentioned it. The one thing that puts me off is that it was reviewed about 5 months ago in the Shooting Gazette and they slated it for things like the dining room ceiling crumbling (plaster fallen off, unrepaired, unpainted etc). The last time I was there the breakfast gave my wife food posioning too and it totally ruined her stay, so much so she refuses to ever go back to Scotland A bit OTT but what can you do...

It's still at the top of my list though.

Another I used to stay in when I was a kid was Kinloch House Hotel nr Dunkeld. Anyone been there in the last 20 years?!! The guy who owned it back then wa sa total Tw"t. Hopefully he's gone/dead now. Discovery 4 HSE
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Have a look at this one in Lockerbie.

We have stayed there twice, nice large rooms and great breakfasts.

Don't know about evening meals as we were at a dinner dance in another hotel.

Less than a mile off the M way.

Ian

http://www.dryfesdalehotel.co.uk/output/home.asp