We first visited Kilcamb Lodge hotel back in 2011 and again in 2016. The hotel is situated on the side of Loch Sunart on the outskirts of the village of Strontian, on the road to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, the hotel is a small luxurious country house hotel as befits the area. It is set among 22 acres of private woodlands and meadows with quite stunning views across Loch Sunart to the mountains beyond.

Wildlife abounds the area, with Red Deer regular visitors to the grounds, Otters swimming along the side of the Loch and a whole host of waders and sea birds including Oystercatchers, Grey Heron and Cormorants regular visitors along the shoreline. After our evening meal I would take Meg & Gracie out for a walk before bedtime and as I walked through the meadow and along the shoreline most evenings I could hear a pair of Tawny Owls calling to each other in the trees to the rear of the hotel. 

I cannot rate the hotel highly enough, the staff are extremely polite and helpful, the rooms are spacious and furnished to a very high standard and the food in the restaurant and Brasserie is quite amazing, it is the only four star and 2AA Rosette hotel on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.

It is a great place to stay and use as a base for touring the area, we would often go off for the day and come back sometimes early afternoon and enjoy the afternoon tea sat at one of the picnic benches overlooking the grounds and loch with a lovely pot of tea and just chilling with the dogs

With the hotel being a dog friendly hotel it meant that Meg & Gracie could enjoy the area and lakeside walks with us, the Ariundle Ancient Oak Woodland reserve is only a few minutes’ drive from the hotel and that is great place for some good dog walking, let alone the magnificent views and wildlife.

The Hotel actually dates back to the 1700’s when it was a private residence. It has been the home of an Admiral, a Church Minister as well as a School Teacher and also a Hunting Lodge for the landed gentry. The East and West wings were actually added to the house during the Victorian times. It wasn’t until the 1960’s that the house became a hotel.