Alladale 2010 Brochure

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

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

e LodgeSet at the head of Glen Alladale, the attractive19th-century lodge sleeps up to fourteen guests ingreat comfort and makes the perfect hideaway forspending quality time with family, friends andcolleagues.

Home from Home Alladale combines traditional style with moderncomforts and an informal, homely atmosphere. Ourindividually designed rooms have everything to ensurea restful stay, while log fires help make the lodge warmand 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

“What a fabulous place! All the more special for the great team working here”

Jacqueline Heath

Food & DrinkHealthy, hearty meals will keep you fuelled forenjoying the great outdoors. Our resident chef usesthe freshest organic, locally sourced and seasonalproduce wherever possible.

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

Ghillie’s Rest - sleeps up to 4Like Eagle’s Crag, Ghillie’s Rest brings to mind aluxurious stone cabin, blending peaceful seclusionwith high-quality interiors, including underfloorheating. Both smaller lodges enjoy unimpeded viewsof Glen Alladale, with the river running just below.

ActivitiesWhether staying at the main lodge, Eagle’s Crag orGhillie’s Rest, you are assured of a cosy base fromwhich to discover all that the Alladale WildernessReserve and the wider region have to offer.

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

Activities at AlladaleImmerse yourself in the scenic grandeur of theHighlands and explore the wilds of Alladale on foot,on horseback, by mountain bike or by Land Rover.Our expert rangers will share with you theirencyclopaedic knowledge of the local fauna and flora.

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

Activities around Alladale include:• Seabird colonies & sealwatching at Handa Island

• Golf: six local courses,including Royal Dornoch

• Whisky distilleries, includingGlenmorangie

• Falconry display• Salmon fishing• Dunrobin Castle

• 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

Activities around AlladaleOur surrounding region offers a wealth of activities to suit all agesand interests. Venture out across Sutherland and Caithness, taking in everything from wildlife sanctuaries to whisky distilleries, historicHighland towns and castles, or renowned links golf courses.

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

Alladale’s environmental initiatives include:• Wildcat breeding and release programme • Red squirrel introduction• Bison (wisent preservation)• Native reforestation programme • Schools education initiative• Our own hydroelectric plant

“What’s being created at Alladale is unique to Europe. It is changing the way that Scots see Scotland, the

way the British see wildlife. anks to you, Scotland will host new forests... and wildlife returned to its rightful place”

Kris & Doug Tompkins

“Twenty-three thousand acres of paradise!”Emma-Louise & Will O’Reilly

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Alladale Country Store & CafeOpen seven days a week

Golf Courses

Alness

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 Invernessfrom Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester. ere is also a sleeper-train service to Inverness from LondonEuston. 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 outdoorclothing 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 thephone 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:

Printed on ink4 White 300gsm and Sovereign Silk 170gsm by Howard Smith Paper. ese papers are produced with 100% ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) pulp that is fully recyclable and sourced from carefully managed and renewed commercial forests, certified in accordance with the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council).

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Cert no. SGS-COC-0620

“What the world needs now is captured in yourvision for Alladale. Please don’t stop”

Paul Montgomery

Alladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BSTel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email [email protected]

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Alladale incorporates the upper reaches of tworivers – the Carron and its tributary the Alladale– as well as a dozen hill lochs. The rivers andlochs offer world-class wild brown trout fishing,while the lochs also offer challenging fishing forArctic char, a speciality of the ScottishHighlands. Hire a ghillie to benefit from localknowledge, discover the best beats, or gainexpert tuition for beginners. The fishing seasonfor brown trout and Arctic char runs from 15March to 6 October. The prime Atlantic salmonfishing on the Carron, downstream of thereserve, is available by prior arrangement withour neighbouring lodges.

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

www.alladale.comAlladale Lodge & Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, Sutherland, Scotland IV24 3BSTel +44 (0)1863 755338 Fax +44 (0)1863 755352 Email [email protected]

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

FISHING

The absence of natural predators in theHighlands has led to an overpopulation of reddeer. Their intensive browsing inhibits theregeneration of woodland, which has negativeconsequences for the entire ecosystem.Selective culling allows us to keep deernumbers at Alladale to a manageable level andassists us in our long-term goal of restoring thebalance of nature. We also have a rifle targetshooting range, with expert tuition available forbeginners. The stalking season runs from 1stJuly to 15th February. Stalking rates per rifle(full day): Hinds: £250; Stags: £350-500,depending on the season.

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

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

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2010 Low Season: 1 November to 21 DecemberHigh Season: 22 December to 2 January

2011 Low Season: 1 April to 26 JuneMid Season: 27 June to 4 SeptemberHigh Season: 5 September to 23 OctoberLow Season: 24 October to 18 DecemberHigh Season: 19 December to 2 January 2012

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

SleepsLow SeasonMid SeasonHigh Season

GHILLIE’S REST2 + 2£350£450£650

EAGLE’S CRAG4 + 4£700£900

£1,300

ALLADALE LODGE14

£1,800£2,300£3,300

RATES (accommodation)


Rates for exclusive use per night forAlladale Lodge include full board(comprising breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea & a three-course dinner)

Rates for Eagle’s Crag & Ghillie’s Restinclude ‘Crofters Kitchen Service’ (pre-prepared meals are provided forguests to heat up).

All rates include VAT. A deposit of 25% isrequired to confirm your reservation.Balances are due 45 days prior to arrival.

We recommend a minimum stay of three

nights in order to make the most of what the reserve has to offer. Preferentialrates are available for:

• Stays of 4 nights or more• Reduced group sizes• 100% pre-payment.

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

For all enquiries, please telephone: 01863 755 338 or email:[email protected]

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ON-SITE ACTIVITIES Cost

Wilderness Reserve 4x4 Tour Inclusive

Hiking 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 £30 (per 25 clays)

Fly-Fishing (seasonal) 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 P.O.A.local courses.

Variety of guided regional day-tours From £40pp

RATES (AcTIvITIES)

Learn a new skill in the inspiring surroundingsof Alladale Wilderness Reserve. We host avariety of special interest retreats at certaintimes of year, including: courses in MethodPutkisto (a form of Pilates); yoga and meditationretreats run by Yogoloji; photography courses,with an emphasis on landscape and wildlifeacross almost 100 km2 of classic Highlandlandscapes; and cookery courses run by ourown highly experienced culinary team,specializing in the healthy, wholesome recipesthat Alladale is renowned for.

Guests on these retreats have all the facilities ofthe lodge at their disposal, and are welcome toenjoy any of the other varied activities on offer atAlladale, such as invigorating guided walks withuplifting views of some of the finest scenery inBritain, if not the whole of Europe.

www.methodputkisto.com www.yogoloji.co.uk


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.

SPEcIAL INTEREST RETREATS

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Whether it be for board meetings, workingretreats, incentive trips to reward a hard-working team or for client hospitality, Alladalehas the experience and flexibility to make yourcorporate event a success. The lodge’speaceful location guarantees complete privacyand a conducive environment for effectivemeetings and creative thought, away from theeveryday distractions of the usual workplace.Facilities include a boardroom seating up to 14,full audiovisual equipment and Wi-Ficonnectivity throughout the lodge. Betweenmeetings, there are all the creature comforts ofthe lodge to enjoy, including a gym, sauna,massage room and full-sized snooker table.

If your emphasis is on pleasure rather thanwork, the Alladale Wilderness Reserve providesample space and a wide range of activitiessuitable for team-building exercises or forkeeping your guests fully entertained.


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

cORPORATE EvENTS

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