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10/10 Excellent
John B
12 Jun 2025
Four of us / two couples stayed at the Shore Jan 2025.
Four of us / two couples stayed at the Shore Jan 2025. The property is excellent with a great location right next to the sea - just a small road in-between. As others have said the property is (even) nicer inside than the photos suggest. There's plenty of room. The sitting room is very comfortable. The kitchen is modern and well equipped. Bedrooms lovely with great views upstairs especially (with a telescope on the landing in-between). Tall folk need to remember to duck in places, but we soon remembered! The owners were very helpful and responsive (eg following a query about coffee making facilities a bag of ground coffee was waiting for us on arrival). Check in via a key-box was painfree. We really liked Fortrose and the Black Isle though I guess it helps if you like outdoor activities / wildlike etc. The renowned lookout at Chanonry point is about 1.5 miles on foot - we saw dolphins, seals, and various birds so it became a regular stroll. In terms of food there's a fab butcher, a couple of decent bakeries, a good takeaway, and several nice cafe's in Rosemarkie and Cromarty. There are two pubs. We went to the Anderson a couple of times and although opinions varied after the first visit would recommend it both for drinks and food (especially if you like a good burger). In summary an excellent place to stay on the Black Isle.