Scotland Family Friendly Accommodation
To ensure your family has a wonderful vacation, familyholidays.biz suggests some of the best accommodation providers in Scotland. We favour places that put special thought into the facilities they offer to cater for families, and we list here a selection of the quality family-friendly accommodation providers around Scotland. They offer a range of family friendly facilities, which are described here. Many of the hotels specialise in activities for children, shared with other kids. some have special adjoining accommodation facilities, that show they have really thought about how to have a great vacation with your kids, and the really great ones do both.
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| Gleneagles Hotel | Yes | Gleneagles is set in the beautiful rolling hills of Perthshire. It is one of the first purpose built resort hotels offering leisure and luxury. It is world-famous for its magnificent championship golf courses, however it also offers world-class attention to detail for families with children. Where better to start or improve your golfing career than Gleneagles. Junior golf lessons are available at The Golf Academy. The spa and leisure facilities provide wonderful swimming in indoor and outdoor heated pools. Children between 2 and 10 are invited to come along and enjoy some fun and games in the children's playroom. Parents can borrow colouring pencils, books and videos to help keep their children amused during their stay. |
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St.Andrews |
No | Rufflets is a luxury country house hotel with wonderful turrets and open fires. It is set in 10 acres of award-winning gardens on the outskirts of St Andrews. St.Andrews is world-renowned for its golf, however it also has a spectacular bay and beach, and children particularly enjoy the Sea-Life Centre where they can get up close to the fish and animals, particularly in the touch pools. Rufflets offer a family suite with a seperate bedroom for the children. |
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Oban |
Yes | This is a small privately run hotel on its own hideaway island. Great for children's' adventures. The hotel provides family friendly accommodation with extra beds available and arranges 'high-teas' for the under-10's. There is a 6 hole golf course which is great for grooming the future 'Tigers' and a large swimming pool, with a spa for pampering the parents.
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Loch Lomond |
Yes | Cameron House is located on the shores of Loch Lomond and offers a luxury break for all the family. The lagoon-style swimming pool with flumes is fun for the kids, with relaxing Turkish baths and sauna for the adults. Cameron House runs its own children's 'Cammie Club' with a full schedule of fun indoor and outdoor activities. A fully-supervised creche and playroom is also on-hand. Activities include pony trekking, quad biking, climbing and golf.
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Isle of Arran |
Yes | Auchrannie House Hotel is on the beautiful island of Arran, which is often known as 'Scotland in miniature'. It is set in wonderful grounds, including its own duckpond, with great views of Goatfell. Auchrannie has all of the facilities of a spa resort, with a 20 metre indoor pool with a smaller children's pool, a soft-play area and a 'teen-zone'. There is a versatile selection of family-friendly accommodation from luxury self-catering lodges, to hotel rooms with baby-monitoring services. |
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Peebles |
No | Traquair House dates from the 12th century, and looks and feels like a castle! It certainly has been used by kings and queens through the centuries. The owners (the descendants of the Maxwell Stuarts) of Traquair particularly welcome children and families, and the grounds of the house have adventure playground, tricky maze, animals and workshops. For the adults it even brews its own beer. Its a beautiful location in the Borders, but only 35 miles from Edinburgh. |
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Glencoe |
Yes | One of the most innovative family-friendly hotels in Scotland. It has a spectacular location on a small peninsula on the banks of Loch Leven at the foot of Glencoe. The family rooms are thoughtfully designed with seperate alcoves for the children, with their own entertainment provided. The hotel has an indoor pool, with outdoor adventure playground, and an indoor games room. It offers a seperate early dinner for children. In the summer months there are also organised events and activities with the in-house ranger. |
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Crieff |
Yes | One of the most popular family-friendly resort hotels in Scotland. They make a big effort to provide a huge range of activities for children, which allow them to meet and play with other children, and which gives time for the parents to indulge themselves. One of the best ways to have a great family vacation! They operate a Childrens club for 2-8 year olds through the summer months, as well as co-ordinated activities for older children, with many outdoor fun activities combined with Arts and Craft sessions, swimming and team games. They offer a selection of family-friendly accommodation in the hotel, with inter-connecting and large family rooms, as well as their very popular timber lodges and seperate independent cottages in the ground of the hotel. |
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St.Andrews |
Yes | Morton of Pitmilly is a unique award-winning farm conversion, with comfortable accommodation around a central courtyard. It incorporates an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room, video library and games room. Outside there is a children's play area, golf-practise net, tennis court and a large putting green. There is a custom farm trail, from where which you can spot wildlife such as ducks, pheasants, deer and heron. Its a popular family vacation destination with many guest visiting year-after-year.
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Loch Linnhe |
Yes | Stunningly situated by the sea, all bedrooms enjoy magnificent sea views and all are fully ensuite. Informal bistro lounge serving all day food and drink with outside decking area. Children’ menu’s and outdoor play area. Swimming pool and Finnish saunarium. Golf course and seaside walks nearby. The Hotel also boasts its own pier, where much of the fresh seafood is landed, and is a luxurious family location to explore the West Highlands of Scotland. |
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Loch Lomond |
No | Luxury Lodges at Gartocharn by Loch Lomond. Five and Four star quality lodges. The owners specialise in making families with children very welcome. Have large adventure play areas for outdoor play, and selection on indoor games and movies for when they are needed. A gym and and heated swimming pool is a two minute drive away. |
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Onich |
No | Luxury forest lodges in a beautiful location, close to Fort William and Glencoe. They have put together an attractive family package, which allows use of a local leisure club with indoor swimming pool, in nearby Fort William, as part of the accommodation price. |
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Peebles |
Yes | A traditional resort hotel in the small town of Peebles, which specialises in offering activities and events for children. During the summer months there are coordinated and supervised events for children of different age groups. The hotel offers family rooms, which have seperate or adjoining children rooms, which offer some privacy for both the parents and the children. |
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Achilt |
No | Beautiful location for cottage specialising in facilities for families. |
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Gifford |
No | This small hotel in the village of Gifford offers a children-friendly restaurant. Behind the hotel there is a patio, boules court and children's play area. |