baron

This is a truly relaxing place to stay. Sure, there’s the coastal path that you could hike for miles, kayak trips for some pleasant exertion and sights like the monolithic Culzean castle for day trips. You could even take the boat over to Arran and visit the distillery. If you are coming and going, you might bump into guests of the two other cabins, Brae and Bennan, which are well out of sight through the trees and share only the parking area, but you could just settle in with a tonne of food and enjoy an indulgent few days in the warm wooden surroundings of Baron.

Baron was designed by Tracy and Angus to be a little bit luxury chalet, a little bit frontier and a lot cosy Scottish bolthole. You get sea views from the king-size bed on the mezzanine just by lifting your head, while downstairs on the leather sofa by the wood burner, it’s not even that much effort. The same goes for the bath and the fireplace, which are both outside. The tub is under the long veranda so you can soak away whether the sea is glowing in the setting sun or churning grey under moody skies. The fireplace is on the outside of the chimney and you can pull the Adirondack chairs round to toast marshmallows or just sit and listen to the gentle crackle of the flames.