cottages

We have a collection of beautiful self-catering cottages to choose from on our farm – stay in one property, or book more if you’re coming in a bigger group. All are former shepherd’s dwellings or gamekeeper’s cottages. They have been renovated with modern-country interiors. Come for peace and quiet, walks from the doorstep and easy access to Edinburgh and all of the Scottish Borders. We are dog-friendly, family-friendly and horse-friendly.

Highfield (4+1) | Hernie Cleugh (4+1) | Fairnielees (7)
Berry Hill (4) | Highfield House (8+2) |
Bracken Hill (6-7) | Bracken House (10)

why stay with us

HILLHOUSE ESCAPES FAMILY RUN

ENJOY A QUIET GETAWAY

STUNNING RURAL LOCATION

WALKS ON THE DOORSTEP

GREAT ACCESS TO EDINBURGH

House on the Hill self-catering farm cottage

highfield

A very large 2-bedroom cottage with calming modern-country interiors. Highfield sleeps 4 with space for an extra bed and cot if needed. Two bathrooms with showers (one with a bath, one en-suite). Excellent kitchen with range cooker and beautiful oak dining table which sleeps up to 10 people. A very spacious lounge with an additional dining/card games table. Can be rented together with Hernie Cleugh, next door, as Highfield House.

hernie cleugh

A pretty stone-built cottage, Hernie Cleugh is the little sister to Highfield next door (can be rented together as Highfield House). Two super bedrooms upstairs, one king and one twin. Shower room downstairs. Well-equipped kitchen, dining table and living area. Private garden area with table and chairs.

Little House on the Hill holiday cottage
Highfield House with large garden

highfield house

If you’re looking for a bit more space, take Highfield House which sleeps 8+2 guests (Hernie Cleugh and Highfield combined). Four bedrooms upstairs, with very generous living accommodation downstairs, and an extra sitting room. This is perfect for a group of friends, or for multiple generations of a family – everyone will find their own space whilst having options for getting everyone together.

fairnielees

Along a farm track, in a valley all of its own, lies Fairnielees. It’s a house with 3 bedrooms, sleeping 6 guests comfortably plus an additional office space with sofa bed. This cottage is open primarily in the spring to autumn months. The potential for snow over the winter means that stays in December to March are only possible with a 4×4 vehicle!

sunny spot at Berry Hill

berry hill

Former gamekeeper’s cottage which has also been fully renovated. Gorgeous interiors and generous living space for 4 guests (plus travel cot and/or camp bed if needed). Two bath/shower rooms. Open plan living-kitchen-dining with a separate lounge.

bracken hill

Bracken Hill has 3 bedrooms (2 upstairs, 1 downstairs) and sleeps 6 guests with the option for a further guest(s) on a sofa bed, camp bed and/or travel cot. There is a bath/shower room upstairs, and a further shower room downstairs. Open-plan living comes with a gorgeous blue kitchen, generous oak dining table and living room. There is also a separate TV snug to give everyone a place to relax.

bracken house

Bracken House sleeps 10 guests across 5 bedrooms with the benefit of 4 shower/bath rooms. Extra camp beds, sofa bed and travel cot available on request. The property has outstanding living space with two TV snugs, two open-plan living-dining-kitchen spaces and utility/boot room areas. The property can also be rented in two separate halves (Berry Hill and Bracken Hill) for smaller groups.

group accommodation

The self-catering cottages can be taken individually or as a group. Across our cottages, we can accommodate 25+ guests.

Highfield House sleeps 8 plus 2 camp beds, Bracken House sleeps 10 and Fairnielees (about half a mile from the other 2 properties) sleeps up to 7 guests.

 

our guestbook

Federica - Hernie Cleugh - April 2024

We had a wonderful stay at Jo’s lovely place. Super peaceful location, surrounded by nature and plenty of space for walking and playing outside. Our kids loved the tyre swings and spotting birds, tiny frogs and seeing all the sheep and cows. The house was really well equipped, so much space and lots of room for kids and us to chill out on our own or in groups. Gorgeous logburner which we made good use of for cosy evenings in front of a movie. Fabulously well equipped kitchen and comfy beds. Great location from which to explore the Scottish Borders and close to Edinburgh and the east coast for day trips.

Rachel - Fairnielees - Aug 2024

Absolutely fantastic accomodation, very peaceful, quiet and very relaxing after a hard days work, warm and comfortable, the kitchen is well stocked with plenty of pots, pans dishes, utensils, everything you need. Plenty of parking at the property.

Graeme - Fairnielees - May 2024

Great stay at Hill Farm this weekend. The property had everything we needed and was super cosy especially with all the snow we had! We would 100% stay there again. Thank you for a memorable stay.

Laura - Nov 2023

Well appointed and stylishly designed cottage. Would definitely recommend to friends or to return myself.

Seb - Berry Hill - December 2020

We, a family of five, enjoyed wonderful four nights in the lovely house on the hill [Highfield] which was exactly as described. A great plus was the tennis court, that was very well received by our children. Walking the dog was a great experience. We used the farm cottage to explore Scottish Borders, Northumberland and of course Edinburgh. We would certainly come back and highly recommend this lovely place!

Melanie - Highfield - July 2024
 
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