Alladale Lodge and Wilderness Reserve

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Alladale Wilderness Reserve Twenty-three thousand acres of mountains, glens, lochs, rivers and forest in the heart of the Scottish Highlands - one of Europe’s last great wild expanses.

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“Fantastic, memorable - a real tonic for the soul” Philippa Phipps

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î “e Lodge Set at the head of Glen Alladale, the attractive 19th-century lodge sleeps up to fourteen guests in great comfort and makes the perfect hideaway for spending quality time with family, friends and colleagues.

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Home from Home Alladale combines traditional style with modern comforts and an informal, homely atmosphere. Our individually designed rooms have everything to ensure a restful stay, while log fires help make the lodge warm and inviting, even in the depths of a Highland winter.

Lodge facilities include: • Sauna • Massage & treatment room • Well-equipped gym • Snooker room • Board games • Satellite TV/Wifi • Meeting room

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Food & Drink Healthy, hearty meals will keep you fuelled for enjoying the great outdoors. Our resident chef uses the freshest organic, locally sourced and seasonal produce wherever possible.

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Eagle’s Crag - sleeps up to 8 Alladale also offers two smaller lodges: Eagle’s Crag and Ghillie’s Rest. Located just a mile or two from the main lodge, these are ideal for couples, honeymooners, individual families or smaller groups of friends wishing to visit Alladale.

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Ghillie’s Rest - sleeps up to 4 Like Eagle’s Crag, Ghillie’s Rest brings to mind a luxurious stone cabin, blending peaceful seclusion with high-quality interiors, including underfloor heating. Both smaller lodges enjoy unimpeded views of Glen Alladale, with the river running just below.

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“If this is luxury wilderness, I want to move here. ank you for a perfect stay” Erich Davidson

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Activities Whether staying at the main lodge, Eagle’s Crag or Ghillie’s Rest, you are assured of a cosy base from which to discover all that the Alladale Wilderness Reserve and the wider region have to offer.

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Activities at Alladale Immerse yourself in the scenic grandeur of the Highlands and explore the wilds of Alladale on foot, on horseback, by mountain bike or by Land Rover.

Our expert rangers will share with you their encyclopaedic knowledge of the local fauna and ora.

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Activities at Alladale include: • Wilderness reserve 4x4 tours • Ranger-guided walks • Wildlife viewing • Horse riding • Mountain biking • Fly-fishing • Clay shooting • Snowshoeing • Tree planting

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Activities around Alladale include: • Seabird colonies & seal watching at Handa Island • Golf: six local courses, including Royal Dornoch • Whisky distilleries, including Glenmorangie • Falconry display • Salmon fishing • Dunrobin Castle

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John O’Groats Castle & Gardens of Mey Historic towns Croick Church Loch Fleet nature reserve Potteries & craft shops Pictish Trail Alladale Country Store and Café

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Activities around Alladale Our surrounding region oers a wealth of activities to suit all ages and interests. Venture out across Sutherland and Caithness, taking in everything from wildlife sanctuaries to whisky distilleries, historic Highland towns and castles, or renowned links golf courses.

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Rewilding the Highlands At Alladale we are busy restoring an area of the Highlands to their former natural glory, regenerating habitat and biodiversity lost in previous centuries. By staying at Alladale you are contributing to a pioneering conservation project.

Alladale’s environmental initiatives include: • Wildcat breeding and release programme • Red squirrel introduction • European Bison (breeding program) • Native reforestation programme • Schools education initiative • Our own small-Scale hydroelectric turbine • Wild boar habitat improvement programme

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Alladale Lodge

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Alladale

Brora

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Bonar Bridge

Croick

Dornoch

Ardgay A8

Tain

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Inverness B91

Aberdeen

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Alness

Cromarty

Dingwall

Nairn A9 A96

Glasgow

Edinburgh

Inverness Airport

Alladale Country Store & Cafe Open seven days a week Golf Courses

Inverness A82 Loch Ness

Directions and Alladale Country Store & Café Alladale is located just over an hour’s scenic drive from Inverness, the gateway to the Highlands. Regular flights operate to Inverness from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester. ere is also a sleeper-train service to Inverness from London Euston. We will gladly arrange your transfer to the lodge from either the airport or train station.

From Inverness, take the A9 north. Before the town of Alness, turn left onto the B9176 towards Ardgay and Bonar Bridge.

Break the journey in Ardgay with a short stop-off at the Alladale Country Store & Café, which stocks a selection of quality outdoor clothing and footwear, plus books, gifts, local produce and fishing tackle. Fresh coffee, homemade pies and cakes are also served, and the café has wireless internet access.

Continuing from Ardgay, follow the road to the left of the Alladale Country Store & Café for a further 9 miles and turn left at the phone box. After 1½ miles the hard road will end and Alladale Lodge is a further 2 miles ahead on the unpaved track.

For 20 minute helicopter transfers please contact HG Helicopters at www.hghelicopters.co.uk or call 07825 177909.

Alladale is kindly supported by:

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“What the world needs now is captured in your vision for Alladale. Please don’t stop” Paul Montgomery

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Alladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BS Tel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email reservations@alladale.com www.alladale.com

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FISHING Alladale provides for outstanding fly-fishing amid beautiful surroundings. Pit your wits against wild brown trout on our two rivers and hill lochs.

Alladale incorporates the upper reaches of two rivers – the Carron and its tributary the Alladale – as well as a dozen hill lochs. The rivers and lochs offer world-class wild brown trout fishing, while the lochs also offer challenging fishing for Arctic char, a speciality of the Scottish Highlands. Hire a ghillie to benefit from local knowledge, discover the best beats, or gain expert tuition for beginners. The fishing season for brown trout and Arctic char runs from 15 March to 6 October. The prime Atlantic salmon fishing on the Carron, downstream of the reserve, is available by prior arrangement with our neighbouring lodges.

For a really special experience, Alladale can also arrange heli-fishing on the reserve, enabling guests to access the more remote hill lochs that are otherwise difficult to reach and therefore rarely fished.

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Alladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BS Tel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email reservations@alladale.com

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stalking Alladale Wilderness Reserve offers first-class stalking across five glens, expertly guided by our resident rangers. Stags are brought off the hill using Garron ponies, in the traditional way.

The absence of natural predators in the Highlands has led to an overpopulation of red deer. Their intensive browsing inhibits the regeneration of woodland, which has negative consequences for the entire ecosystem.

Selective culling allows us to keep deer numbers at Alladale to a manageable level and assists us in our long-term goal of restoring the balance of nature. We also have a rifle target shooting range, with expert tuition available for beginners. The stalking season runs from 1st July to 15th February. Stalking rates per rifle (full day): Hinds: ÂŁ250; Stags: ÂŁ350-500, depending on the season.

Alladale also boasts one of the finest clay shooting set-ups in the Highlands, with a series of automated traps to simulate different kinds of bird shooting, and expert instruction on hand.

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Alladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BS Tel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email reservations@alladale.com

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RATES (accommodation) Sleeps Low Season Mid Season High Season

GHILLIE’S REST 2+2 £350 £450 £650

Rates for exclusive use per night for Alladale Lodge include full board (comprising breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea & a three-course dinner) Rates for Eagle’s Crag & Ghillie’s Rest include ‘Crofters Kitchen Service’ (pre-prepared meals are provided for guests to heat up).

All rates include VAT. A deposit of 25% is required to confirm your reservation.

Balances are due 45 days prior to arrival.

EAGLE’S CRAG 4+4 £700 £900 £1,300

ALLADALE LODGE 14 £1,800 £2,300 £3,300

nights in order to make the most of what the reserve has to offer. Preferential rates are available for: • Stays of 4 nights or more • Reduced group sizes • 100% pre-payment.

2010 Low Season: 1 November to 21 December High Season: 22 December to 2 January 2011 Low Season: 1 April to 26 June Mid Season: 27 June to 4 September High Season: 5 September to 23 October Low Season: 24 October to 18 December High Season: 19 December to 2 January 2012 All dates are inclusive.

N.B. We are closed from 3 January to 31 March 2011.

We are also able to host weddings and other special occasions at Alladale.

For all enquiries, please telephone: 01863 755 338 or email: enquiries@alladale.com

We recommend a minimum stay of three

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Alladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BS Tel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email reservations@alladale.com

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RATES (AcTIvITIES) ON-SITE ACTIVITIES

Cost

Wilderness Reserve 4x4 Tour Hiking

Inclusive Inclusive (if unguided); with guide: £50/half-day; £100/full day

Mountain Biking

Inclusive

Snowshoeing

Inclusive

Horse Riding (with guide)

From £30 pp

Clay Shooting Fly-Fishing (seasonal)

£30 (per 25 clays) Inclusive (if unguided); with guide: £50/half-day; £100/full day

Heli-Fishing

P.O.A.

Wellbeing Treatments

P.O.A.

Ceilidh Band

£400

Pianist

£150

Piper

£100

P.O.A. = Price on application; pp = per person

OFF SITE ACTIVITIES

Cost

Salmon Fishing (seasonal)

P.O.A.

Golf at Royal Dornoch or other local courses.

P.O.A.

Variety of guided regional day-tours

From £40pp

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SPEcIAL INTEREST RETREATS Stimulating and revitalising experiences surrounded by the natural beauty of the Highlands, Alladale’s diverse range of active holidays will leave you refreshed in body and mind.

Learn a new skill in the inspiring surroundings of Alladale Wilderness Reserve. We host a variety of special interest retreats at certain times of year, including: courses in Method Putkisto (a form of Pilates); yoga and meditation retreats run by Yogoloji; photography courses, with an emphasis on landscape and wildlife across almost 100 km2 of classic Highland landscapes; and cookery courses run by our own highly experienced culinary team, specializing in the healthy, wholesome recipes that Alladale is renowned for.

Guests on these retreats have all the facilities of the lodge at their disposal, and are welcome to enjoy any of the other varied activities on offer at Alladale, such as invigorating guided walks with uplifting views of some of the finest scenery in Britain, if not the whole of Europe. www.methodputkisto.com www.yogoloji.co.uk

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Alladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BS Tel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email reservations@alladale.com

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cORPORATE EvENTS With complete facilities for both business and pleasure, Alladale makes the ideal venue for all corporate events and can tailor-make the right occasion for your clients or colleagues.

Whether it be for board meetings, working retreats, incentive trips to reward a hardworking team or for client hospitality, Alladale has the experience and flexibility to make your corporate event a success. The lodge’s peaceful location guarantees complete privacy and a conducive environment for effective meetings and creative thought, away from the everyday distractions of the usual workplace.

Facilities include a boardroom seating up to 14, full audiovisual equipment and Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the lodge. Between meetings, there are all the creature comforts of the lodge to enjoy, including a gym, sauna, massage room and full-sized snooker table.

If your emphasis is on pleasure rather than work, the Alladale Wilderness Reserve provides ample space and a wide range of activities suitable for team-building exercises or for keeping your guests fully entertained.

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Alladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BS Tel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email reservations@alladale.com