Chesthill House Introduction

Chesthill House sleeps up to 16 (including a cook if required) and comes with a traditional sporting estate of over 7,000 acres of hill and 6 miles of the River Lyon to fish and explore. The house is located in Glen Lyon, one of the prettiest Glens in Scotland, is easy to get to being less than 2 hours drive from Edinburgh, and yet is remote and completely private with unspoilt views of hills and a waterfall.

Chesthill House has the feel of a home more than a holiday home. It is used throughout the year by the owners family, and we ask that you treat it as your home away from home, and look after it like you would your own home. Much of the furniture and furnishings is antique, others have been sourced from the luxury brand Anboise.

To read what other guests have to say, see the Visitors Book.

How many people can be accommodated

Chesthill House sleeps up to 16 in 7 twin bedrooms and 1 single, plus an en-suite bedsit on the ground floor which is normally used for a cook/chef. 4 of the twins are en-suite (with baths and showers), and the remaining 4 bedrooms share 1 bathroom between 2 adjacent bedrooms (and 2 of the 4 have basins). The dining table seats 12 comfortably so we would recommend limiting adults to that number, with the other rooms for children if applicable.

Facilities

Sitting room with a bar, Sonos speaker, TV with Firestick and DVD player (there is a DVD collection of c.25 DVDs in the cupboard in the library).
Bright spacious drawing room with library, board games (cards, articulate, bananagrams, family trivial pursuit, articulate, perudo, jenga, games compendium, puzzles galore), CD player (there is a CD library of c.200 CDs in the cupboard in the library).
Study with desk and computer monitor.
Dining room which seats 12, therefore we recommend groups of up to 12 adults, with the option of up to 3 children and a cook.
Kitchen/pantry/scullery facilities include a double Aga, electric cooker, microwave, two fridges, a freezer, ice machine (for drinks), and two dishwashers.
Drying room, cloakroom with wc, gun room with secure cabinet.
Laundry with washing machine, tumble dryer, iron and board.
Telephone (outgoing calls are an extra charge).
WIFI internet is available throughout the house, albeit speeds aren’t great, ranging from 1-4MB per second.
Two Monta 22kw tethered pedestal electric car chargers with contactless Pay-as-you-Go. Simply scan the QR code on the charger to get started.
Garden furniture and a firepit for you to use in the garden only (please bring your own charcoal).
Games room with table tennis, snooker and darts.
Estate fly rod, spinner, rod box, and rifles.
20-60x nature telescope (for spotting from the house or on walks).
Four Mondraker Prime e-mountain bikes, ranging from size small (minimum recommended height 150cm) to extra large. Helmets are provided.
Four road bikes; two large 59 frame, and two slightly smaller 53 inch frames. Helmets are provided.
Badminton net and rackets, croquet set, boules, molkky.
Clay pigeon trap.
Two kayaks for races on the river, life jackets are provided.

What’s included

The lodge is let on a fully furnished basis including all linen and towels. Daily housekeeping is provided and it is recommended that you bring a cook/chef (see Cooks for some ideas of where to find one!). The estate keeper, will be on standby to help you with all outdoor activities including fishing, stalking, or clay pigeon shooting depending on the time of year, and a nature tour and a trip to the hill loch are both included – for more info please see Estate Activities. For those bookings including sport, the details of this will be discussed with you when you make your booking.