Mountquhanie Estate,
St Andrews, Fife
Sleeping 4 - 14
In the famous golfing, University town of St Andrews and in the lovely countryside nearby, there are 22 high standard holiday cottages on country estates with something for everyone to enjoy.
Magnificent sandy beaches, pretty fishing villages, lots of historic attractions, a multitude of golf courses, fishing on the River Eden and some outstanding restaurants all contribute to this famous but unspoilt area.
Every property on the estate has central heating, most have log fires, TV with Digibox and DVD player, portable radio/CD player, cooker, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, freezer, washer and drier, all standard kitchen equipment, shower, telephone, garden with swings, sandpit and barbecue.
Babysitting, domestic help, hire of bedlinen and towels, costs and high chairs can all be arranged to assure you of a carefree holiday.
Dogs are welcome in all our properties.
Accommodation:
5 miles north of Cupar and 12 miles from St Andrews, are...
Creich Farmhouse (sleeps 12):
Creich Farmhouse is a traditional Scots Farmhouse standing apart from
farm buildings and next to the ruins of Creich Castle home of Mary Beaton, one of the four Ladies-in-Waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots in the early 1500's.
Sleeping up to 12, with a splendid suntrap of a garden, it has:
Downstairs:
- Sun-porch
- Sitting-room with open-fire
- Dining-room,
- Farmhouse kitchen
- Utility room,
- Bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin.
- Single-bed room with extra pull out single bed.
Upstairs:
- Bathroom with bath, WC and basin
- 4 bedrooms:
- two with a doubleand a single-bed
- one with three single-beds
- one with twin-beds
Murdocairnie (sleeps 12):
Murdocairnie is a charmingly renovated, spacious but snug, well-
equipped family house which sleeps 12.
Downstairs:
- Sitting-room
- Dining-room
- Farmhouse kitchen with French windows leading onto a patio
- Bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin.
- 2 bedrooms each with twin-beds
- Shower room with shower, WC and basin.
- Utility room.
Upstairs:
Three large bedrooms:
- Double-bed room with washbasin
- Bedroom with one double and one single-bed
- Bedroom with three single beds.
- Bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin.
Foresters (Sleeps 6-11)
Foresters was once two cottages, but is now a tastefully modernised single house sleeping 6 (with the option of 10) which is popular with families and particularly safe for children and pets.
Downstairs:
- Sitting-room with log-fire
- Kitchen
- Double-bed room
- Bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin
- 2 bedrooms each with two single beds
- Another shower room.
Two attic rooms reached by open steps:
- Twin-bed room
- Double-bed room plus single bed
The Lodge (Sleeps 6)
The Lodge is a picturesque cottage set within its own enclosed garden, making it particularly safe for young children and pets.
Single Storey:
- Living room with log fire
- Kitchen
- Bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin
- Family room with double bed and single bed
- Twin bedroom
- Single bedroom
In St Andrews are:
4 and 5 Abbotsford Place (Sleeping 8 each)
In the west end of St Andrews, in a small cul-de-sac, are two period town houses each sleeping 8 which are quiet and safe for children yet close to shops and less than five minutes walk from the sandy beach and golf-course. Each has its own small enclosed garden, private parking, and a shared lawn, and identical interiors.
Downstairs:
- Dining-room
- Well-equipped Kitchen
- Shower room.
Upstairs, on the first-floor:
- Sitting-room
- One double/twin bedroom (king-size, ziplink)
- One single bedroom
- Bathroom with bath, shower, WC and basin
Upstairs, on the second floor:
- One twin room and a family room with double and single bed.