Cortes House Lonmay Sleeps up to 24 + 6 Available from £3900 per week persons

By the sea

Pet friendly

Wheelchair Accessible

Has a real fireplace

WiFi available

Details

It's rare to find a house that can sleep so many people, in so many lovely bedrooms, in such a private and beautiful location. This is why our owners bought Cortes House: they wanted a spot to escape to with family and friends where everyone could have their own room, but with big enough reception rooms that everyone can cook, eat and enjoy each other's company together. The house makes the ideal self catering breaks for a group getaway. It sleeps up to 30 people in 12 beautiful bedrooms.

Set in , Cortes House is easy to access, and with supermarkets within easy reach, it couldn't be easier and more ideal for a self catering spot to escape post-lockdown.

The house might look incredibly grand, but the space is charming and has the feel of a very decadent family home (if maybe with a grander atrium than the usual...)! It is the ideal place to gather together and reconnect.

Cortes House was built in 1810 during the Regency period and has a Grade B listing from Historic . It is a wonderful example of the elegance of the architecture at the time. The house has a number of remarkable architectural features, including a beautiful cupola above an atrium around which the main rooms in the house are located. It was originally at the centre of a 2,000 acre estate which included the largest mountain in the area, Mormond Hill; indeed the house was originally known as Mormond House.

Lonmay village, where Cortes House is located, is actually renowned as the place where Elvis Presley’s ancestors once lived. Lonmay church has a plaque which refers to Andrew Presley, who left Scotland in 1770 to travel to the colonies! The rest, as they say, is history…

The area around Cortes (Cortes actually means “circle” in Celtic) is a favourite with archaeologists (and now Outlander enthusiasts!), with many Celtic stone circles and cairns (stone burial grounds), some of which date back to the Bronze Age (400-700BC). The nearest is at (2 miles away), and this great cairn (24 metres in diameter and 4 metres high) is the sole survivor of three huge cairns. Another example can be seen at , where the circle dates back to the second millennium BC.

Cortes was purchased by its current owners in 2002. When they bought it, the house had been converted into seven flats. The central atrium had all been boarded up, and they had a wonderful time lovingly restoring it, and discovering all the hidden features under the boarding. As cornicing and old fireplaces began to appear, they became even more determined to retain these beautiful original features, and have tried hard to give the house a modern flair and sense of character, while keeping it as grand and elegant as ever.

Features

Regency mansion house set in vast lawns and Close to the coast and super beaches gardens Wifi in most parts of the house Available for self catering holidays or for catered Cinema room and games room Dining room for 30 events and weddings Log fires 4 Star Visit Scotland graded Stunning atrium and cupola Most bedrooms are ensuite or have private Ideal for birthday parties, celebrations and bathroom facilities superb family holidays Families and children welcome 2 dogs welcome - £25 per dog

Facilities

Gas central heating throughout 2 large larder fridges

Wood burning stoves in two drawing rooms and 2 larder freezers dining room.

2 dishwashers All bedrooms and bathrooms heated

Log fires Two 4-ring ceramic hobs

Two ovens (one single and one double) 12 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms

Microwave Large screen TV with usual internet connections Washing machine Gas, logs and electricity included

Tumble dryer Croquet set for outside

Cinema with ceiling-mounted projector Outdoor chess set

DVD player Badminton set

5 cots (we supply linen) and 3 high-chairs Table tennis (indoor)

Linen and towels included Plenty of parking!

Linen and towels included

Accommodation

The whole house is designed around a central magnificent atrium topped with a glass cupola through which light drenches the various floors:

Lower Ground Floor:

Cinema room Games room 2 x Triple bedrooms, both with double bed and single bed, with en suite bathroom with bath, toilet and whb

Ground Floor:

Drawing room Dining room to seat 30 Spacious kitchen Utility room Smaller sitting room 'The Red Room' overlooking the gardens Snug library room

First Floor: 6 bedrooms; 4 en suite and one shared bathroom

Highland Fling - King size four poster bed, vast bathroom with ensuite, bath, shower, toilet and whb Sol-Y-Mar - Triple bedroom with a king size bed and a single bed; ensuite bath, shower, toilet and whb Moray Firth - King size bedroom with en suite whirlpool bath, toilet and whb Papillon - Triple bedroom with double bed and single bed; ensuite bath, toilet and whb, Naval Gazing - Kingsize bedroom The Thinker - Kingsize bedroom Large shower room with shower, toilet and wc

Second Floor:

Tropics - Double bedroom with en suite bath, toilet and whb Mont Blanc - Double bedroom with en suite bath, toilet and whb Hideaway - Triple bedroom with double bed and single bed and private bathroom with bath, toilet and whb Blue Room - Bedroom for 4 with doube bed and 2 single bedrooms with private bathroom with bath, toilet and whb

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