Doonbank Cottage's Bothy - self catering accommodation

Doonbank Cottage's Bothy - self catering accommodation Our bothy is a lovely one bedroom detached house surrounded by our 4.5 acre woodland garden on the banks of the River Doon.

Well, we are currently investing a huge amount of money to put in proper paths across an area of our Doonbank woodland ...
25/09/2026

Well, we are currently investing a huge amount of money to put in proper paths across an area of our Doonbank woodland garden for guests thanks to Robbie Knox and the R8 Groundworks and Landscaping team. There is a lot to do, and rain is causing big problems, so bear with us. It will be great when finished and we can continue the wildlife and pollinators friendly planting. ://www.facebook.com/share/1ExxAMDa17/

Well, it's that time of year. Most of the honey that the girls are allowing us to take is now off, and we are starting ...
10/09/2026

Well, it's that time of year. Most of the honey that the girls are allowing us to take is now off, and we are starting to process. Time now to prep them for winter. With the colonies reducing from 50k bees, to just 10k, we should just have time to knit them all woolly pullys, scarves and bobble hats for the cold winter months.

We take guest car security very seriously, which is why our highly trained and expert security personnel keep their nos...
26/08/2026

We take guest car security very seriously, which is why our highly trained and expert security personnel keep their nose to the ground, although lieing down on the job is seen as a perk of the role.

Well Millie has been brooding for nearly a month. I make sure that 3 or 4 times a day I get her out to water and feed, b...
23/08/2026

Well Millie has been brooding for nearly a month. I make sure that 3 or 4 times a day I get her out to water and feed, but the girl ain't be for shifting, so time for a more radical intervention to break the brrody tendencies. She is going to spend 2 days in what was the cage of shame (for bully chickens) Now the cage is sitting on a trolley. The extra airflow will cool her tummy and there is no nesting materials to 'nest' with, instead having to perch on the dog crate metal grid floor. Food and drink provided, and the other girls can keep a close eye, although she is totally safe. Always hard to see weight change, as chickens plump themselves up when ill or nesting, so they look big, but she has lost a lot of weight, so plenty of treats en route :)

Without doubt the most amusing and kindly reviews we have ever received....
09/08/2026

Without doubt the most amusing and kindly reviews we have ever received....

Our pleasure....and some fantastic work in our woodland garden. Thank you Nectar Network
18/07/2026

Our pleasure....and some fantastic work in our woodland garden. Thank you Nectar Network

Delighted to run a 'wonderful world of the honeybees' experience for the Ayr U3A 'Boots and Roots' gardening club. Plant...
07/07/2026

Delighted to run a 'wonderful world of the honeybees' experience for the Ayr U3A 'Boots and Roots' gardening club. Planting to support both honeybees and wider pollinators is something we are very passionate about across our garden.

We're delighted to promote 'The Alloway Tunnel' to our guests, not just because it's at the bottom of our garden, but be...
26/06/2026

We're delighted to promote 'The Alloway Tunnel' to our guests, not just because it's at the bottom of our garden, but because it's one of Scotland's largest murals and well worth a visit. Whilst your there, check out the QR codes to watch a range of video stories about the scenes represented in the Tunnel. Leaflets in the bothy. Alloway Tunnel Project

Well we've now taken off and extracted our gorgeous 2026 spring honey. An especially good year for tree nectar (Hazel, H...
13/06/2026

Well we've now taken off and extracted our gorgeous 2026 spring honey. An especially good year for tree nectar (Hazel, Hawthorn: Chestnut; Sycamore etc), which gives the honey a really deep flavour. Now comes the job of labeling and we're good to go from next saturday. Sign going up over the next few days).

29/05/2026

Well our lovely Doonbank Cottage bees have been working so hard over the spring, that they have kindly agreed to share some of their lovely honey with us. We are just extracting and filtering it now, so it won't be long before we can announce our spring sales.

This year's crop is better than ever with some lovely hints of sycamore, chestnut and hawthorn.

Did you know that it takes a single bee its whole life to make just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey. So when you're enjoying your honey, please thank you to any bees in your garden :)

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89a Glenalla Crescent
Ayr
KA74DA

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+441292441825

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