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Lotus Lodge

Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway
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Sleeps 14
Bedrooms 6
Bathrooms 3
Change Fri
Dogs welcome 5
4 star
Enclosed garden / patio
Open fire / wood burner
Internet access
Pub nearby
Fishing on site / nearby
Family friendly
Quirky
Hen parties
Stag Parties
Parking on site / nearby
Towels included
Travel cot available
Highchair available
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At a glance

  • Stunning group property with features including a cinema projector, wood burners and range ovens
  • Located in the highest village in Scotland, with walking routes on the doorstep
  • Friendly local inn serving daily meals and a seasonal museum with café just a short stroll away
Property code: 87637

This welcoming detached property is nestled in an idyllic, elevated position enjoying breathtaking glen and countryside views. It is located in the heart of Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland, a unique, remote spot which remains very accessible from the M74 (8 miles). The village boasts splendid scenery with an abundance of wildlife, and fantastic walking and biking routes are on your doorstep including the Lowther Hills and Southern Upland Way. There is a friendly local inn serving daily meals, and a seasonal Museum of Lead Mining with visitor’s centre and café, and you can even try out gold panning. Visit Britain’s highest narrow gauge adhesion railway in the neighbouring Leadhills with general store, quality inn and golf course (1.5 miles) or enjoy a tour around the magnificent Drumlanrig Castle (14 miles).

Step inside this wonderful spacious house located in an elevated position with splendid glen views and an array of period and quirky features. Enter into the vestibule, leading through to the spacious hallway, which is an ideal spot to store your outdoor clothing. The light and bright comfortable lounge with ample seating, cinema ceiling projector and Smart TV is the perfect place to relax after a day out exploring the local area and to enjoy a great movie together. There is also a Bluetooth speaker in the lounge to listen to your music and on those cooler evenings light up the lovely roaring wood burner. Adjacent is the large dining room with wood burner and ample seating, perfect to enjoy family gatherings. The well-equipped kitchen with central dining area invites you to cook up a storm, with electric range oven with five ring gas hob and a wonderful wood burning range oven. The kitchen is directly followed by the butler’s pantry with exposed feature stone walls, wine cooler, two fridges, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine and Nespresso Vertuo coffee machine. Finally, completing the ground floor is a handy separate WC and direct access out to the patio and gardens from the rear hall. Heading up the period staircases, you will find six bedrooms: two spacious king-size bedrooms, a cosy double, a twin, a double bedroom with additional two single beds with en-suite shower room and WC, and another double bedroom with feature Inglenook and a stylish en-suite shower room with beautiful exposed stone wall and WC. Finally, completing the wonderful accommodation is the shower room with WC.

Step outside to the fully enclosed gardens with charcoal BBQs and seating areas for al fresco dining or lazy evening star gazing in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, perhaps with a wee dram, good local ale or a nice glass of wine. At the front of the property there is private, enclosed, off-road parking available for 5 cars.

  • 6 bedrooms – 2 king-size, 3 doubles (one with 2 additional single beds) and 1 twin, 4 additional children's pull out beds
  • 3 shower rooms - 2 en-suite shower rooms with WCs, 1 shower room with WC and an additional separate WC
  • Electric range oven with 5-ring gas hob, wood burning range oven, wine cooler, 2 fridges, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine and Nespresso Vertuo coffee machine
  • 2 wood burners and 1 wood burning range oven – (first basket of logs included)
  • Cinema projector, Smart TV and Bluetooth speaker in the lounge
  • Enclosed garden with seating areas and charcoal BBQ
  • Off-road enclosed private parking for 5 cars
  • Pub, restaurant and museums with seasonal café within walking distance, shop 1.5 miles
  • Sleeps 14+4 children
  • Please note, group bookings may be checked to ensure the purpose of the stay is for a holiday, and where relevant, a security deposit may be requested
  • Arrival: 16:30 onwards
  • Departure: before 10:00, unless otherwise stated in your arrival details
  • 5 dogs allowed. Dogs are charged at £20 each per full or part week
  • There is an Accidental Damage Deposit of £500 when booking at this property, however this may be waived for £60. We’ll provide more details about this when booking your holiday.

Gavin Grant

This property is personally managed by Gavin.

Reviews

From guests that have stayed at the property.

Based on 27 guest ratings

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Reviewed by Judith 11th April 2025

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The house is great for big family holidays, spacious and plenty of parking. Fully enclosed garden for dogs and children with a playpark and walking in the village.

Reviewed by Barbara Ann 14th March 2025

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We had a party of 10 adults, 3 kids and 4 dogs everyone had a great time, plenty of space for us all. Cozy at night time with the log burner. Well equipped everything we needed was there. Local pub 2 minutes down the hill very friendly.

Reviewed by Maya 7th March 2025

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I recommend this property very highly. Lisa, the host, was incredibly kind to us. The facilities were great, everything was really clean and well maintained. When we had problems, Lisa was really quick to reply. The setting is beautiful, and the property has everything you need. We were a group of 11 friends who stayed in early March. The projectorRead more and the absolutely giant couch in the living room meant we could all hang out together in comfort. I've never known such an amazing sofa! Hide

Reviewed by William 10th January 2025

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Lovely house with loads of room. We had a party of 8 and we had plenty of space. The house was spotless, comfy beds and beautiful views. Only an hour from Glasgow, so ideal for weekend breaks or longer. Anyone who books this house won't be disappointed.

Reviewed by Naresh Ram 21st October 2024

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Beautiful location beautiful house loved it

Reviewed by Frank 27th September 2024

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Lovely property. The kitchen was fully equipped with everything you can think of. Perfect house for a large family gathering.

Reviewed by Louise 13th September 2024

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Highly recommend this beautiful lodge. Clean, homely and beautiful inside. Owners were very accommodating and easy to correspond with.

Reviewed by Karen Heather 23rd August 2024

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Stayed at the beautiful Lotus lodge for one week. 5 adults, 6 children and 3 dogs. The lodge is beautiful, clean and very well equipped. It is ideally situated for country walks and escaping city life. With off road, secure parking. Lovely approachable owners who recommended places to visit. Brilliant.

Reviewed by Christopher 16th August 2024

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Thank you for our lovely stay, the property is ideal, with its youth hostel/lodge roots high in the hills, it is solidly practical but still elegant. We prepared delicious meals and ate together at the kitchen table as seemed fit. We played DnD until the early hours as a group in the warm dining room with the wild wind beating at the windows. WanloRead moreckhead weather is rugged but will shine sometimes and there is a tranquil park for the kids. A room for everyone and a memory to hold. Hide

Reviewed by Emily 26th July 2024

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Reviewed by Clare 31st May 2024

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Great time at this location. The owners were super helpful and nice, kept good contact if you needed anything. House is beautiful and super clean. Thanks for a great stay.

Reviewed by Rebecca 19th April 2024

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We all thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Lotus Lodge for a Hen Weekend. The property was absolutely stunning and had everything we needed for our stay. The log fire was a very nice bonus and we loved having it on. The location was so beautiful and we loved all the sheep who freely roamed the village! The owners are also lovely and so helpful. Would deRead morefinitely stay here again. Hide

Reviewed by Caitlin 22nd March 2024

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Youve done a wonderful job on the house. Its looking gorgeous. We loved coming back after ten years.

Reviewed by John 15th March 2024

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Reviewed by Nicola 1st March 2024

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Lotus Lodge was brilliant for our extended family weekend away! The house was extremely clean and had everything you could need. The beds were very comfortable and the living room was great as the couch was big enough for us all. We enjoyed walking round the village and had a lovely meal at the Hopetoun arms in Leadhills on the Saturday night, foodRead more and staff were lovely. Hide

Reviewed by Josie 26th January 2024

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We had an excellent time at this property. Both location and the house were perfect for our group of 6 couples and the host was very helpful. Cannot recommend this property for a large group of friends highly enough.

Reviewed by Nicola 29th December 2023

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Lovely well kept house with gorgeous views of the hills and countryside. The house catered for all our needs. We met the owners when we arrived and they gave us a tour of the house and made us feel very welcome. Villagers werent as welcome and stressed that dogs should remain on their leads when out walking but we were able to still enjoy our long Read morewalks with the dogs. The house was very spacious, clean and very comfortable. The only downside is there wasnt much for teenage kids Hide

Reviewed by James 22nd December 2023

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The lodge and location were perfect for the large family gathering that we had. There were plenty of comfortable and spacious rooms for us to either socialise together or find a quiet spot to relax. The bedrooms were clean and comfortable and a good size for each family. The owners we really welcoming and contacted us prior to our trip. The ChristmRead moreas decorations that had been prepared were a lovely touch. We would definitely recommend. Hide

Reviewed by Christine 15th December 2023

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Stayed at Lotus Lodge for a 30th Birthday celebration with a group of 13 adults! The lodge was super clean, spacious and well laid out. The weather wasn't great over the weekend but there was loads of space for us to chill out over the weekend, huge sofa was excellent for this! The bedrooms were good size for all of us too. Wanlockhead was a lovelyRead more wee village and we would definitely come back :) Hide

Reviewed by Elizabeth 10th November 2023

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Reviewed by Ashley 20th October 2023

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The house was amazing, clean & tidy. Views from the house were amazing and is located in an amazing location. The owners ensured everything went smoothly would 100% recommend

Reviewed by Pauline 13th October 2023

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House was great for the whole family.

Reviewed by Rachel 1st September 2023

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Lovely location with many things on the door step. The accommodation provides a good space so you are not on top of each other. Very clean with super comfortable beds. The showers are a little on the small side. if you are tall and being an old Youth Hostel the fire doors were quite a struggle for my elderly parents and we had to keep propping themRead more open so the dog could get around. All in all the weather was fabulous and we had a great week. Hide

Reviewed by Derrick 11th August 2023

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Reviewed by Rosie 28th July 2023

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A lovely time at Lotus Lodge. Stayed for a week - an extended family party ranging from 8 months to 60+ years. We enjoyed our time there and loved exploring the area; making trips out to New Lanark Heritage Centre, Culzean Castle, Glasgow, Drumlanrig Castle and the Wanlockhead Lead Mine. Packed quite a bit in, inspite of the weather. Lotus Lodge waRead mores a fab base to make the most of our time together. Hide

Reviewed by Catherine 10th July 2023

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The house is gorgeous. For a large group it was perfect, especially the well stocked kitchen, the fabulous dining room and the comfortable spacious living room. Regarding location, theres sheep everywhere so dogs have to be kept on leads, and the local pub menu was very limited so not ideal for dog walking or eating out without having to drive.

Reviewed by Maureen 26th May 2023

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We were really impressed with the quality of the accommodation,with everything we needed provided. The location of the village was beautiful and rugged but without being extreme. Day trips out to Edinburgh, Ayr and Dumfries were easily managed allowing plenty of time to visit.

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