Islay Beach Cottage
@IslayBeachHouse
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High quality, pet-friendly accommodation on an Islay beach. Follow for late deals, island news, pictures and videos. Enquiries: tissynorthcote @outlook .com
Isle of Islay, Scotland
Joined August 2017
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Who needs Breakfast TV when you can watch the
@CalMacFerries
morning ferry come in!
#Islay
#GoodbyetoCare
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Daily walk, Islay style. Mum’s doing well on the 2m distance. The calves not so much😄😄
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Towel rainbow - sunlight bouncing off the edge of the bathroom mirror. Going to be a lovely
#SaturdayMorning
on Islay
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Dolphins in Kilnaughton Bay just now. Come to wish everyone on Islay a happy Christmas!
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The Paps of Jura, seen from Port Charlotte on neighboring Islay
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Lovely and still for a
#SundayMorning
sail from Port Askaig, Islay’s ‘junior’ ferry port - love these dog days of the old year
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Simple pleasures: lying on the sofa watching Sean Connery in Dr No while simultaneously keeping an eye on the gannets diving into Kilnaughton Bay
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Monday morning. Who’d like to be on
@CalMacFerries
MV Finlaggan headed for a pre-Christmas break on Islay?
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Great visibility over to Ireland today from Port Ellen lighthouse - Rathlin island in the foreground and Antrim hills behind
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Happy to report Carraig Fhada lighthouse is still standing ... for now!
#StormAiden
#Islay
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#WinterSolstice
greetings from Islay where the shortest day of the year has got off to a promisingly bright and mild start. The garden beckons!
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Four from Bowmore in today’s glorious October sunshine - absolute belter of a day to be out and about on
#Islay
#October
#Autumn
#StormAlex
#nothere
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The view from the house last Thursday evening - Kintyre in the background, fishing boat heading home to Port Ellen and a bit of a haze rising off the still sea
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Always great to see
@CalMacFerries
MV Finlaggan coming in and out of Port Ellen. Bitterly cold day on Islay - bet they did a raring trade in eight-item cooked breakfasts this morning! 😀🍳🥓🍳🥓.
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We got off lightly on the storm front today - bit of hail earlier but it is lovely now
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Wishing all our friends and followers a lovely, relaxing
#Sunday
! Hopefully will not be too long now before we see you back on Islay. xx
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One of those end of January days when you suddenly notice it’s not dark and it’s nearly 5pm - and mild enough to kid you into thinking Spring is on its way. In Bowmore this afternoon.
#Islay
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Lovely day for a walk round Ardnave point and to enjoy the fabulous views up to Colonsay and Mull: we were also lucky enough to spot a rare black otter !
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Putting the ferry through its paces - good quality control by
@CalMacFerries
😀
Dolphins leadings the way for the Finlaggan in the Sound of Islay on approach to Port Askaig yesterday.
#calmac
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November on the Costa Kilnaughton, Islay - just a reminder we have availability from Nov 18 and over Christmas and New Year for our one bed guest house overlooking the bay.
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Glorious winter’s day on Islay. We have lots of availability in our one-bed beachfront cottage (it’s hidden beneath the hill in the centre of this clip) from now until the end of April. Reply or DM with any queries.
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Weather gods smiling on Islay again this morning
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Another blue skies day - Port Ellen basking in the afternoon sun
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Good morning! The calm after yesterday’s storm - spectacular dump of seaweed on the beach. A day for fertilizing the garden!
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Nice view of
@IslayBeachHouse
and the Costa Kilnaughton from the
@FlyLoganair
flight to Glasgow this morning - that’s us at the top of the beach
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Barely a ripple in the bay as
@CalMacFerries
’ MV Finlaggan slips into Port Ellen on this still and chilly morning
#Islay
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Today’s 10secs of Islay - From the Port Charlotte hotel, up Loch Indaal with the Paps of Jura in the background
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Nice evening for a stroll from
@IslayBeachHouse
to Carraig Fhada lighthouse. Now for some haddock and chips!
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Well that’s much better today ladies! Textbook social distancing from the wandering Coos of Kilnaughton Beach, Islay
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The sun’s shining, the birds are singing and our trees are blossoming - feeling very blessed this
#Sunday
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Spring cleaning (the beach) - beautiful day on Islay, clouds just closing over now at 3pm
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It’s worth visiting Islay just to be able to leave it!
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The cliffs of the Mull of Oa, Islay with the Mull of Kintyre in the background. Who’d like this backdrop for a New Year’s Day walk? Our one-bed guest house is free this weekend - last-minute deal: 2 nights £300, 3 nights £350. Please RT/share with friends. DM any queries.
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The final meanders of the River Laggan before it spills into the sea at the north end of the Big Strand - anyone been across that rickety wee fisherman’s bridge?
#Islay
as seen from seat 2D on the
@FlyLoganair
morning flight to Glasgow
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OMG you are looking impossibly lovely today Islay ... at the top of Loch Indaal.
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Walked over to the lighthouse (first time in a while) and then a mysterious golden apparition in the sky
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Jupiter and Saturn seen from Islay tonight - just in front of
@GlenegedaleH
to be precise
#JupiterandSaturn
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Cracking morning on Islay. Time to book that mini-break!
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Never tire of the view as you come down to the Singing Sands ... this secluded beach is a gentle 20-minute stroll from Beach Cottage. Did we mention we have a free week in our one-bed guest house September 25-Oct 2? Dogs welcome!
#Islay
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That’s our first post-lockdown guests coming in on the ferry and we’re
#goodtogo
- the old place scrubs up nicely under the Covid19 safety protocols
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Good morning from Islay - the ferry’s coming in to Port Ellen, so it must nearly time for
#PEWithJoe
@thebodycoach
. Another lovely day in view! Shout out to the
@CalMacFerries
staff keeping our lifeline service going!
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Lovely quiche and salad lunch today from Islay’s newest eaterie, the Copper Still Coffee food truck in Port Ellen. Also featuring fab coffee, the best brownies you’ll ever taste and a brilliant spot to enjoy them overlooking the marina. Good luck to Mari and Joe!
#SpreadTheWord
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Nice view of the northern end of Kilnaughton beach from up on the hill behind Beach Cottage this morning - was much nicer than forecast!
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Bit of Islay tranquility for you this Wednesday morning
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Very belatedly, 6am this morning was very nice
@IslayBeachHouse
, if we do say so ourselves!
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Lovely drone shot of the cottages taken by one of our recent guests, Kijoon from Seoul.
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Singing Sands looking spectacular in today's winter sun - north wind blowing the sand silky smooth
#Islay
- a 15-minute walk from the house!
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Slightly different view of the bay today - from our boys ‘secret path’ into the wood at the end of the beach. We’ve had a lovely sunny morning on Islay!
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The view from the sofa just now -
@portellenps
picked a good day for the kids to be off for an in service day!
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First walk over to the lighthouse in a while - nice way to start the week
#MondayMorning
on Islay -
#islandlife
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Nice and still but my there is a raw edge to the final evening of British summer time on Islay. Brrrr!
#clocksgoback
#winteriscoming
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Splendid isolation today at The Singing Sands with Lucy the Labrador
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Good morning from Islay. Looks like these clouds are just passing through.
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I think Kilnaughton Bay on the Isle of Islay might be in the running for best weather in Britain today
@VisitScotland
@bbcweather
albeit a wee bit nippy for June!
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Saturday’s 10secs of Islay: Spring has sprung and it is mild enough to have a little toasted marshmallow treat in front of the cottages.
#beachlife
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Lucy the Labrador sniffing for crumbs after first alfresco lunch of the year
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As our trees have started to establish themselves and the bracken and brambles have become less vigorous, the bluebells in our garden have got more spectacular every year
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Monday morning walk to the lighthouse - only part not frozen is the walkway over the rocks
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Still going strong after all these years - the MV Isle of Arran passing Carraig Fhada lighthouse this lunchtime. Two weeks today is the 37th anniversary of her maiden voyage.
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A hidden gem for
@ScotlandHour
- who knows which beach this is? Clue - it’s not on the south side of Barbados!
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Lovely evening at Kilnaughton - cold, bright days are so good for colours at dusk. Lovely to catch up with Costa Kilnaughton regular
@FrancesSincla12
today.
#thursdayvibes
#Autumn
#VisitScotland
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A little piece of Islay tranquility with the support of
@CalMacFerries
to get your week off to a relaxing start!
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The Singing Sands must have been one of the most sheltered spots on Islay today. Facing South SE towards Larne in Northern Ireland, it is protected from the harsh north wind. Was briefly quite pleasant before horizontal icy rain resumed! 🌧☔️🥶
On +side, we had it to ourselves 😂
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Even on the drabbest of days, the bonny purple stuff brightens the place up!
@RatherBeOnIslay
will recognize this view in reverse!
#TheOa
#IsleofIslay
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Good morning from blowy Islay. Easterly breeze packs a chill but it is keeping the clouds at bay so can’t complain. Have a great
#Tuesday
everyone.
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Saturday off to a good start. Wishing all our followers a lovely, peaceful weekend!
#Islay
#tranquility
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A tip for visiting Islay: Once you've taken in a view, try turning around on the same spot:
Looking East
#Islay
#CarraigFhada
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