Scottish Cottages for the Hogmanay and New Year Break

Edinburgh Hogmanay

Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and has become synonymous with exuberant Scottish New Year Celebrations. A fun evening of celebrations and wonderful food, why not enjoy the celebrations at a Scottish cottage or apartment this Hogmanay?

In the cities of Scotland (including Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen) thousands of revellers take to the streets on New Year's Eve to see in the New Year. Building up throughout the evening, Hogmanay is traditionally capped by a lone piper playing just before midnight, followed by the New Year bells and the singing of the traditional Auld Lang Syne.

Of course, each area of Scotland has their own Hogmanay customs and traditions with the widest practised being First Footing - which starts immediately after midnight and involves the first person (preferably a tall dark stranger) over the threshold giving gifts and receiving food in return, bringing good luck for the year ahead.

You will find Hogmanay celebrations across Scotland but popular ones include Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Stirling, Inverness and Stonehaven.

Hogmanay and New Year Self Catering Cottage Breaks

Seaside Holiday Villa in Rosemarkie, Ross-shire, Highlands Scotland

Seaside Holiday Villa, Rosemarkie

New Year breaks in Ross-shireHighlands Scotland

Seaside Holiday Villa self catering accommodation in Rosemarkie, Ross-shire sleeps 13. This 6 bedroom Holiday home is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Seaside Holiday Villa does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Seaside Holiday Villa start from £1 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Seaside Holiday Villa


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner Games room

10 Monarch Country Apartments in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Highlands Scotland

10 Monarch Country Apartments, Newtonmore

New Year breaks in Inverness-shireHighlands Scotland

10 Monarch Country Apartments self catering accommodation in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire sleeps 4. This 1 bedroom Apartment is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Prices at 10 Monarch Country Apartments start from £257 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 10 Monarch Country Apartments


Sleeps 4 Garden Internet WIFI available

Secluded Country House in St Johns Town of Dairy, Kirkcudbrightshire, South West Scotland

Secluded Country House, St Johns Town of Dairy

New Year breaks in KirkcudbrightshireSouth West Scotland

Secluded Country House self catering accommodation in St Johns Town of Dairy, Kirkcudbrightshire sleeps 17. This 1 bedroom Country House is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Four poster bed Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . Secluded Country House does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Secluded Country House start from £1 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Secluded Country House


Sleeps 10 or more Pet friendly Fishing close by Internet WIFI available Ideal for a romantic break Open fire or wood burner

Dabbins Cottage in Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland

Dabbins Cottage, Ruthwell

New Year breaks in Dumfries and GallowaySouth West Scotland

Dabbins Cottage self catering accommodation in Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . Dabbins Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Dabbins Cottage start from £302 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Dabbins Cottage


Sleeps 4 Pet friendly Open fire or wood burner

Darach in Ardfern, Argyll, West Scotland

Darach, Ardfern

New Year breaks in ArgyllWest Scotland

Darach self catering accommodation in Ardfern, Argyll sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . It also has Internet access. Darach does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Darach start from £215 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Darach


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available

3 bedroom cottage in Biggar, Lanarkshire, South West Scotland

3 bedroom cottage, Biggar

New Year breaks in LanarkshireSouth West Scotland

3 bedroom cottage in South West Scotland has a 4 star rating and can sleep up to 6. This 3 bedroom luxury Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include fishing . 3 bedroom cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at 3 bedroom cottage start from £360 but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 3 bedroom cottage


Sleeps 6 Pet friendly Fishing close by Internet WIFI available Luxury self catering

Seaspray in St Monans, Fife, Central Scotland

Seaspray, St Monans

New Year breaks in FifeCentral Scotland

Seaspray self catering accommodation in St Monans, Fife sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Seaspray start from £360 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Seaspray


Sleeps 6 Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

Clone Steading in Palnackie, Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland

Clone Steading, Palnackie

New Year breaks in Dumfries and GallowaySouth West Scotland

Clone Steading self catering accommodation in Palnackie, Dumfries and Galloway sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Clone Steading start from £399 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Clone Steading


Sleeps 8 Garden Open fire or wood burner

Sweetpea Cottage in Biggar, Lanarkshire, South West Scotland

Sweetpea Cottage, Biggar

New Year breaks in LanarkshireSouth West Scotland

Sweetpea Cottage self catering accommodation in Biggar, Lanarkshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Sweetpea Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Sweetpea Cottage start from £233 a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Sweetpea Cottage


Sleeps 2 Pet friendly Garden Internet WIFI available Open fire or wood burner

2 bedroom cottage in Plockton, Ross-shire, Highlands Scotland

2 bedroom cottage, Plockton

New Year breaks in Ross-shireHighlands Scotland

2 bedroom cottage in Highlands Scotland has a 3 star rating and can sleep up to . This Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Open Fire/woodburner . 2 bedroom cottage is close to the beach. Activities close by include fishing . Prices at 2 bedroom cottage start from £320 but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about 2 bedroom cottage


Close to the Beach Fishing close by Open fire or wood burner

 

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Hogmanay and New Year Cottage Availability

Not surprisingly, availability of cottages over Hogmanay and the New Year break are limited and sell out quickly. Therefore as well as checking online we would also recommend calling 0844 847 1143 to find out the latest availability for cottages, apartments or lodges.

 

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