Dolphin View Cottage

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Dolphin View Cottage Pet-friendly holiday cottage in the village of Ardersier between Inverness & Nairn in the Highlands of Scotland. Private parking on drive in front garden.

The cottage has sea views and walks from the door, enclosed gardens & private parking. Please visit www.dolphinview.co to find out more Dolphin View Cottage is a warm, well insulated, comfortable cottage situated in the Village of Ardersier, which lies between Inverness and Nairn. It is very pet friendly with an enclosed fenced rear garden. Good transport links with the Airport and by public buses. Lovely sea views of the Moray Firth and Black Isle. Ideal for a relaxing holiday or a base for touring, Free WiFi. Please visit website for more information, availability, prices and more photos. www.dolphinviewcottage.com

Yesterday I took Hamish to the 'Secret Beach' it's a great spot, a long sandy beach running along from Whiteness Head to...
18/10/2026

Yesterday I took Hamish to the 'Secret Beach' it's a great spot, a long sandy beach running along from Whiteness Head to Nairn. A great advantage just now is that due to road works in Nairn the traffic can be dreadfully slow so the 'Secret Beach' gives you a lovely sandy beach with no traffic issues and it's so close to Ardersier. To find it, leave Ardersier on the B9092 and turn off on the single track road to Hilton of Delnies, you drive through the farm yard with the farm house on your left and the farm buildings on your right and continue down the track where you will find parking spaces. Probably best during the week as it was quite busy yesterday, quite a few cars parked although the beach is long so it's never crowded as the photos show. I would have liked to go to the end to look at the rig moored offshore but Hamish is 16 now and I didn't fancy carrying him back if he got tired.

Why now? We always seem to have one hen who decides to go into full moult when it’s getting colder. Poor Blue as I watch...
14/10/2026

Why now? We always seem to have one hen who decides to go into full moult when it’s getting colder. Poor Blue as I watched her foraging tonight three feathers came loose and blew away, and as for her tail feathers… she’s going to have to cuddle up to the others tonight when they go into the coop.

Yesterday it rained A LOT, however, it is autumn and today was a lovely blue sky day so the obvious thing to do was visi...
11/10/2026

Yesterday it rained A LOT, however, it is autumn and today was a lovely blue sky day so the obvious thing to do was visit a waterfall. Plodda Falls were fabulous today, lots of water and the autumn colours are coming in. The falls are 40 metres high and there's some great places to view the falls from including a wooden platform that juts out over that 40 metre drop. There's a car park and various walks to be had on waymarked trails, a short one if you just want to view the waterfalls and platforms and some longer walks taking you through a forest with Douglas Fir trees.

I needed to go into Inverness this morning for a meeting, it was such a lovely day that I parked down at Ness Islands an...
08/10/2026

I needed to go into Inverness this morning for a meeting, it was such a lovely day that I parked down at Ness Islands and walked into town. The light was just right for the photos of Breac the chainsaw sculpture of a labrador 'looking' at the man fly fishing on the River Ness, it was also highlighting the Cathedral and the castle. On the way back the Fire Brigade River Rescue section were practicing their water retrieval skills in the river and on the islands, it's quite a regular sight, at least they had a good day for it. To top off my walk I treated myself to an ice cream from the crazy golf stall - happy days! , , , www.dolphinview.co

Walking along the beach towards Rosemarkie on the Black Isle yesterday, looking towards Eathie and the caves.
07/10/2026

Walking along the beach towards Rosemarkie on the Black Isle yesterday, looking towards Eathie and the caves.

Celebrity Traitors is currently on TV again now, I wonder if they will go up Fyrish Hill again? It's local to their fil...
05/10/2026

Celebrity Traitors is currently on TV again now, I wonder if they will go up Fyrish Hill again? It's local to their filming castle - Ardross Castle and is one of my favourite walks. At only 6km it has a good path, parking and amazing views on the whole walk. The folly at the top is pretty cool too. Here's the link for the walk from Walk Highlands. https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/fyrish-monument.shtml. www.dolphinview.co , ,

After cutting the grass yesterday, Mike took Hamish for a walk along the shore to Ardersier Common. That's pretty impr...
27/09/2026

After cutting the grass yesterday, Mike took Hamish for a walk along the shore to Ardersier Common. That's pretty impressive kite surfing, nice light on Chanonry Point lighthouse too. www.dolphinview.co

The nights are fairly drawing in now, gone are the long days where it hardly gets dark here in the North of Scotland. T...
19/09/2026

The nights are fairly drawing in now, gone are the long days where it hardly gets dark here in the North of Scotland. The longer nights however are good news for star gazers and Aurora Borealis hunters! I use the Aurora Watch app to give me a heads up when there’s any major solar activity, another very popular app is the Glendale app - the apps are very handy to know when to leave the cosy fireside and venture outside - here’s some photos from previous winters mostly taken on my iPhone using the night setting. www.dolphinview.co , ,

Rather sad to hear that some of booking agencies are now charging £30 per dog per stay. It's not something we at Dolphi...
09/09/2026

Rather sad to hear that some of booking agencies are now charging £30 per dog per stay. It's not something we at Dolphin View Cottage ever plan to do, their argument is that it's to cover additional cleaning costs but really, the cleaning standard should be the same, just very clean every time. (I have two excellent cleaners) you can't do a half job just because there wasn't dogs in one week!

You can only book Dolphin View Cottage directly with me which means two things, I can keep my prices lower as neither you or I are paying a hefty hidden commission to cover booking agencies admin charges, offices, staffing, advertising etc., and I can make my own rules - Up to three dogs are welcome free of charge! STL HI60006F. www.dolphinview.co

Knowing how much we pack in our car when we go away on holiday with just two adults and a small dog, I do try to have a ...
02/09/2026

Knowing how much we pack in our car when we go away on holiday with just two adults and a small dog, I do try to have a few extras at Dolphin View Cottage so guests don't need to pack the kitchen sink. Now I know nothing about golf whatsoever but as we are surrounded by golf courses, some posh, others more casual, I did get a set of golf clubs, balls and a carrying bag that is left at the cottage for guests to use if they so wish - obviously not top notch - but it's there if you fancy a cheeky day out. https://www.dolphinview.co/golf

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Ardersier
Inverness
IV27RS

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