Welcome to Findlay’s Cottage
A comfortably furnished stone built cottage on the north shore of Scapa Flow, with fine unspoilt views south over the flow and west to the hills of Hoy.
The cottage was converted in 1998 from traditional croft buildings to provide a unique environment for family holidays in one of the Orkney mainland’s most popular parishes.
The cottage is equidistant from Kirkwall and Stromness and is a mile from the south isles ferry terminal of Houton. With excellent walking country in the Orphir hills, and a short drive to Maeshowe, the Ring of Brodgar and the Standing Stones, the cottage provides a perfect base for exploring the mainland of Orkney and the south isles.
The cottage is capable of sleeping up to six people in two spacious double bedrooms and using the double pull-out sofa bed in the living room. All bed linen and towels are provided.
The Amenities
Master Bedroom with king size double bed, wash basin, fitted cupboards, dressing table and mirror, chest of drawers, etc. This spacious room is also furnished to provide a second sitting room to take advantage of the fine unspoilt views west towards Hoy.
Second Bedroom fitted with twin beds, wardrobe, chest of drawers, etc.
Spacious Living/Dining Room with solid fuel stove in feature stone surround, furnished with comfortable armchairs and settee, occasional tables, dresser and dining table seating six. A modern digital TV receiving the Freeview channels, and with built in DVD player, is provided as well as a personal video recorder (PVR) to record and play back programmes. There is also a telephone with broadband connection.
Kitchen with all fitted cupboards, electric cooker, hob and hood, double sink and drainer, fridge/freezer, microwave oven, toaster, electric kettle, electric mixer, etc. All crockery, cutlery, glassware, cooking utensils, etc. are provided, sufficient for up to six people.
Small Study with desk, chair and bookcase. Books of general and local interest are provided to cater for rainy days.
Bathroom with bath, shower, washbasin, WC and heated towel rail.
Entrance Hall with cupboards for coats and hot water tank, and with cupboard housing automatic modern front loading washer/dryer; iron & ironing board also provided.
Sun Porch, with beach chairs - also useful for boots and wet raincoats.
The cottage is carpeted throughout the bedrooms and Vinyl everywhere else as we do allow dogs to stay and we find Vinyl flooring more hygienic in the heavier foot fall areas. The furniture, furnishings and carpeting have been tastefully colour co-ordinated to provide a pleasing and restful environment. Heating in every room is provided by means of thermostatically controlled radiators. There is also the solid fuel stove in the living room if you need it, as well as a portable electric convector heater.
The View from the Cottage over to Hoy
Our Green Credentials
In the interests of green tourism, as promoted by Visit Scotland's Green Tourism Business Scheme, the cottage boasts a number of measures designed to minimise fossil fuel consumption and to improve environmental impact. The most prominent is a small (6 kW) pole mounted wind generator on land well to the back of the cottage which feeds electricity by underground cable to heat and light the cottage. This supplements the mains supply and allows surplus electricity to be fed back into the grid. With the same interest of reducing fossil fuels, the cottage is now heated by radiators fed by a ground source heat pump installed in early 2015 To further reduce the carbon footprint, the insulation in the loft spaces is considerably enhanced and a solid fuel stove is provided in the sitting room. All light fittings are fitted with low energy light bulbs. Facilities are provided for collection and recycling of waste.
These measures complement the superb natural surroundings of the cottage which provide a habitat for many species of birds, including oyster catchers, curlews, lapwings and the rather rare short eared owl, as well as an abundance of hares. Sea otters have been observed off the cliffs below the cottage.
For information on availability then check out our main website at www.findlayscottage.co.uk or email us at findlayscottage@gmail.com. You can call Andrew or Benjamin on 01904 788 218 and we will do our best to answer any of you questions, However email is as better option.
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