Luxury Cottage in a Scottish Coastal location with view over rolling countryside

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Exceptional

4 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 8

Popular amenities

Parking available

Washer

Barbecue grill

Pet-friendly

Outdoor space

Kitchen

Explore the area

Stranraer, SCT

Dunskey Garden
6 min drive
Stranraer Museum
11 min drive
Castle of St John
12 min drive

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet

Shower room 1

Toilet · Shower only

Shower room 2

Toilet · Shower only

Toilet 1

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Garden

Dining Area

About this property

Knockinaaam House is situated in its own grounds extending to 3 acres, with no near neighbours. It offers stylish self catering accommodation for 8 people in 4 bedrooms. It is located on the leeward side of woodland, with views over open farmland and the Irish Sea in the distance(which is approx 1 mile away). The picturesque fishing village of Portpatrick, with its traditional harbour and small sandy beach, has many quality restaurants, pubs and gift shops only a 5 mile drive away. Other activities to be found in Portpatrick include boat trips for fishing and sightseeing, putting, bowling, golf and walking. Knockinaam House is an ideal base for the golfing enthusiast with 3 golf courses within a 10 minute drive, namely - Dunskey, Craichmore and County - there is also Turnberry at under 1 hours drive. For keen walkers there are extensive footpaths including the Southern Upland Way, which commences in the village of Portpatrick and the Galloway Coastal path from Stranraer to Mull of Galloway. Knockinaam House Holiday Cottage is located in the Rhins of Galloway, a peninsula which has a varying and enchanting range of coastal features from sandy beaches on the East coast, such as Sandhead - 7 miles of unbroken sand, to a variety of cliffs, rocks and sandy coves on the West including the secluded sandy beach at Killantringan. You will be spoilt for choice with the wide variety of beaches in the area. The climate here is warmed by the Gulf Stream and the area is home to many renowned Gardens - Logan Botanic, Logan House, Ardwell, Castle Kennedy, Glenwhan and Dunskey are all within a 10 minute drive from Knockinaam Farm. For the more adventurous there is Threave and Culzean Castle within 1 hours drive from your holiday house. Other attractions include: Cream of Galloway Ice cream & adventure park and near. Gatehouse of Fleet. 7Stanes Mountain Biking in the Galloway Forest park. Cocoa Bean chocolate Factory in Twynholm. Ryan Centre swimming pool in Stranraer. Glenluce Abbey. St Ninians Cave near Whithorn,
Knockinaam House provides an ideal base for a self catering holiday in the Portpatrick area.

Property manager

Elspeth Little

Premier Host

Languages

English

Amenities

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

Outdoor space

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Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 9:30 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit one pet total)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

Property Registration Number DG00286F

About the area

Stranraer

Located in Stranraer, this holiday home is in a rural area and near the beach. Ardwell Gardens and Port Logan Lighthouse are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Dunskey Garden and Gkenwhan Gardens. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and mountain biking nearby.

Stranraer, SCT

What's nearby

Dunskey Garden - 6 min drive
Cairnryan Port - 18 min drive
Castle Kennedy Gardens - 22 min drive
Cairnryan Stena Line Terminal - 22 min drive
Port Logan Beach - 24 min drive

Getting around

Stranraer Station - 16 min drive
Glasgow (PIK-Prestwick) - 100 min drive

Restaurants

‪Hong Kong City - ‬11 min drive
‪Henrys Bay House Restaurant - ‬12 min drive
‪Bar Pazz - ‬11 min drive
‪Custom House - ‬12 min drive
‪Starfish Restaurant - ‬12 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Luxury Cottage in a Scottish Coastal location with view over rolling countryside pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Luxury Cottage in a Scottish Coastal location with view over rolling countryside?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Luxury Cottage in a Scottish Coastal location with view over rolling countryside?

Checkout is at 9:30 AM.

Where is Luxury Cottage in a Scottish Coastal location with view over rolling countryside located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 9 miles (15 km) of Dunskey Garden, Ringdoo Sands and Stranraer Museum. Castle of St John and Mull of Galloway Trail - North are also within 9 miles (15 km).

9.8

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

19 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great week at Knockinaam House

It was delightful to return to a warm comfortable and spacious house at the end of each day. We would highly recommend this property

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan J.

19 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property. Thoroughly recommended.

This is a great property, with a great host. Everything is as described and you can book with confidence. The location is perfect, with easy access to the best Galloway has on offer. It was great to look across the sea to Northern Ireland from the dining table and patio. Very spacious and spotlessly clean. The

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul L.

23 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property

Beautiful well maintained big house. We had 5 children with us for 2weeks age range 3-17yrs. The kids loved having their own livingroom which was a bonus for us. Lovely surroundings and lovely drives to beech, town etc.

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emma C.

4 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice spacious property

Great holiday home

Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty J.

18 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing property and location

Great property, in a fab location, lots of walks nearby just a short drive. Woods to the rear of the property, ideal if you have dogs. Found some great places to eat not to far away, Morrisons delivers to the property. Ideal for multi generational or multiple families! We loved the peace and quiet, along with seeing deer in the garden!

Stayed 14 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick B.

14 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

It was Perfect!

Lovely big house, great surrounding countryside and views. Would certainly stay here again. House had everything we needed and Asda deliver groceries to your door. Perfect weeks get away!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sally K.

1 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing find

Beautiful house pictures dont do it justice will definitely be rebooking

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jayne S.

13 Dec 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Winter break

The property was absolutely ideal and was certainly put through its paces with a 1-yr old and a 93 yr-old spanning the years and requirements for a true holiday break. Great having two living room spaces and excellent sized and well-equipped kitchen. Elspeth was extremely helpful and it was reassuring to know she was contactable if necesary.

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda E.

26 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family get away

This far exceeded my expectations, for 3 generations it was ideal having 2 lounges. Every room is large enough for everyone to be together if you want or room to spread out. The location is excellent, with easy access to various places of interest. The view of the sea and ireland in the distance was an added bonus

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maureen M.

5 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Knocked it out the park

Property is absolutely stunning with plenty of room inside for everyone. The amount of wildlife we seen was wonderfull.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel R.

2 Oct 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice Lowlands

We stayed for one week in July 2022 in this very nice house. The contact with the owners was very smooth. The complete house and especially the kitchen was extremely well equipped, and the beds were comfortable too. The location of the house is in a very nice and quiet area. Located nearby the sea with some nice beach areas and cliffs ... a beautiful part of Scotland. Overall, we can only recommend this house especially for families and larger groups. Special recommendation nearby: Kitchen Coos & Ewes for a farm tour with highland cows and Knockinaam Lodge for the tea time or a dinner.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Frankie R.

2 Sept 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Highly recommended

The house is in a lovely location, and it is very spacious, very well looked after and very well equipped.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sarah H.

8 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stunning retreat with everything you could need

Wonderfully comfortable and spacious, so well equipped and just the most gorgeous location. Deer and hares playing nearby, views as far as Belfast harbour and a short drive to Portpatrick and Stranraer. The house is immaculately clean, modern, warm and really well equipped with everything you could need - from TVs to beautiful dinner sets. The location is perfect for lovely walks, and for getting out to explore locally. There are great places to eat out nearby or just sit on the huge terrace, watch the sun set or stare at the clear skies as there's no light pollution. The gardens are huge and a lovely space to watch nature...more butterflies than we could count! Elspeth was super helpful with any questions and suggestions and made sure we had everything we needed. Couldn't recommend enough - lovely home, shoulder-dropping tranquility...didn't want to leave!

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

John S.

18 Sept 2019

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Luxury no more.

This is a lovely property that has been allowed to go to seed. The first meal we prepared we discovered a serious lack of utensils and we had to wash everything before use, baking trays caked with burnt on grease the glassware was filthy covered in fingerprints and lipstick unfortunately it is difficult to find anything that was outstanding, apart from the showers, every one in our party thought they were great. The other thing that needs attention is the driveway up to the property the potholes need filling as some of them are really deep. Finally when this accommodation opened approximately 5 years ago it was probably a 5 star property, unfortunately it would struggle to attain 3 stars today.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

agata b.

27 Nov 2018

amazing place in the beautiful place

we have recently came back from a lovely weekend at Knockinaam House. We have visited the area for the first time and definitely not last. We were amazed by the beauty of nature and attractions. The house itself is amazing. It offers everything you need for nice and relaxing breaks as well as longer stays. Kitchen extremely well equipped. Very nice decorated bedrooms, 2 living rooms are amazing for family entertainment. The house is very clean and modern. The ambience is fantastic. All situated in extremely beautiful landscape scenery. Thank you for having us. It was fantastic.

10/10 Excellent

agata b.

27 Nov 2018

beautiful house in amazing place

10/10 Excellent

Leigh O.

1 Oct 2018

Wow would be a sum up to this stunning house!

The house was absolutely stunning. The home made biscuits and tablet were such a lovely touch, when we first arrived the house was lovely and warm thanks to Elspeth. The kids adored the space they had in the house and so did the adults lol. The house itself is in such a lovely setting and the kids adored exploring the surrounding forest. It did have WiFi and 2 tv’s but we had such a good time just walking with the kids and having cosy chats round the log fire that we didn’t even use them. Have to say this is by far the best house we have ever had the pleasure of staying in and it certainly would be our last visit. Can’t wait till next year!

10/10 Excellent

Bill H.

25 June 2018

Amazing!

The house is fabulous. So much space and fitted out to an amazing standard. Wildlife in abundance on the doorstep - sheep with their lambs, a very nosey pheasant, deer, hares, even a fox! The grandchildren loved it! So much that they want Gran and Papa to buy it!! Close to Portpatrick and some beautiful beaches. Lots of lovely places for coffee and cake/lunches and dinner. We walked to Knockinaam Lodge Hotel, about 30 mins, and well worth it! Beautiful old hotel and gorgeous location. We sat in the sunshine on the lawn overlooking the beach and enjoyed refreshments. Perfect! It's a beautiful part of the country. We were only there for a few nights and it was just great. Daughter and husband home for a holiday from Australia and it gave us the time and space just to catch up and relax as a family. There were 8 of us, 6 adults and 2 children and there was plenty space for all of us! Lovely homemade tablet and shortbread left for us - thank you Elspeth - was delicious! Would highly recommend!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Janet B.

22 May 2018

fabulous house

The house is big and comfortable and had everything we could possibly need during our stay. There were deer, pheasants and a hare in the garden every day. The owners were extremely welcoming and accommodating and left delicious shortbread and tablet. And on top of that the Rhins of Galloway are such a lovely place to visit - you really can't ask for much more!!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wayne A.

3 Jan 2018

Fantastic property in beautiful surroundings

We all had a fantastic time staying at Knockinaam house, the house was great, very well equipped, lots of space and high spec. Owners are extremely helpful and friendly, biscuits and chocolates for our arrival was a lovely touch and that it was decorated for Christmas. The views are great particularly the sunrise on the clear days. Would be great in the summer sitting on the patio. The out buildings would be great if developed into a games room/gym/ hot tub! All in all a great property that we would definitely recommend if you want somewhere remote, peaceful with space and top spec.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jenny C.

3 Jan 2018

Absolutely Fantastic House in a Stunning Location

The house was the perfect size for our group of eight and was lovely clean and modern. The kitchen was well kitted out with everything needed to cook for eight...the slow cooker was a god send! The location was beautiful and peaceful with a lovely sunset over the sea. Portpatrick was a short drive answer worth a visit. Would definitely recommend a stay!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Jaco C., St Neots, Cambridgeshire, UK

3 Nov 2017

Great setting

Very nice and peaceful setting. Loved it. Owners were very accommodating. Will definitely consider booking again.

Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Alison Parish P.

5 Aug 2017

Beautiful house in the middle of nowhere!

A lovely relaxing holiday in a beautiful house. Enough rooms for kids to watch their thing in one room while we watched our thing in another. If I could have fitted the massive kitchen into my car, I would have!! House was beautifully clean and there was almost nothing missing...it would have been nice to find a collection of kids dvds to keep them entertained and maybe some books to read as I finished my 4 books and couldn't find any in the house but those are minor faults. Asda do home delivery which certainly made the food shopping easier but you do need to book in advance (we booked our slot 10 days prior to arrival). Would recommend!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Peter F.

19 July 2017

Piękno Szkocji

Cudowny dom położony w pięknym cichym miejscu z pięknym widokiem naturalnej fauny i flory. Dzikie zwierzęta odwiedzają to miejsce późnym wieczorem. Polecam serdecznie tym którzy chcą.odpoczac od zgiełku życia codziennego. Dom jest wspaniały 4 sypialnie 3 łazienki na górze 2 wygodne pokoje wypoczynkowe jadalnia i olbrzymią kuchnia toaleta na dole. Internet 2 tv . To miejsce naprawdę trzeba odwiedzić.Pozdrawiam Peter

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jean O.

25 Oct 2015

Wonderful house - great location!

Stayed here for a week in September and had a great time.The house is really big (we were 5 adults and 1 child) and decorated to a very high standard. I would say "home from home" but I think it's better that our house! We used all the facilities - and everything worked perfectly. Despite the size and remote location it was also really cozy the minute you put the heating on so even a good place in the colder months. The location was great for us - lots of nice places to eat/drink in nearby Portpartick, with lots to see and do nearby. We loved the Mull of Galloway and Logan Botanic Gardens in particular. Elspeth was really helpful before and during our stay as well and we would highly recommend this property.

About the host

Hosted by Elspeth Little

Hugh & Elspeth Little run the holiday houses along with their 2 children Tara(25) and Alec(24). We have 5 in total. Auld Schoolhouse, Beach Cottage and No.7 in Sandhead, Helensdale near Drummore and Knockinaam House, near Portpatrick. We are also Farmers and all 4 of us also work on the farm