The Highland Club, Fort Augustus
Self catering holiday rentals in an historic monastery at the Highland Club, in the Fort Augustus Abbey, Loch Ness
Set on the southern shores of Loch Ness, our holiday homes and apartments at The Highland Club are ideally located for touring, walking or just relaxing and enjoying the scenery. From romantic getaways to large group or family holidays, Aonach Mor offer something for everyone.
The stunning holiday rentals in this beautiful Grade A listed building are set amongst 20 acres of private grounds, surrounded by the mysterious Loch Ness, River Oich, River Tarff and the picturesque Caledonian Canal.
The Highland Club boasts a variety of free onsite activities available to guests including a superb swimming pool, sauna and steam room, playground, tennis court, football goals, full sized snooker table, pool table and table tennis. There is a booking system for some of these activities which will be sent out in advance of your stay. Additional activities can also be booked with In Your Element (based in Inverness but will come to the Abbey to do fun activities with you), or Monster Activities (based on-site).
Enjoy these historic buildings during your holiday, short break or weekend away with a stay in the Highland Club in the Highlands of Scotland, offering both luxury apartments and cottages.
Whether you choose to wander along the banks on a summer’s evening, enjoy a brisk walk on a frosty morning, or simply sit and relax watching the eagles soaring over the mountain backdrop, this is a stunning place to stay for your self catering holiday.
The Aonach Mor self catering apartments and cottages are an hours drive from Inverness, a 50 minute drive from Fort William, and just a 3 hour drive from either Glasgow or Edinburgh. Check in is from 4pm – 8:30pm.
Please note that if you are looking to arrive over the festive period we do not allow check ins on the 25th and 26th December due to staff holidays. Also, please note that the swimming pool is closed on 1st and 2nd January, again due to staff holidays.
Read more about The Highland Club…
The Highland Club at Fort Augustus is set within the historic Grade A-listed Benedictine abbey, originally a Catholic monastery.
Guarding the Great Glen on the shores of Loch Ness, Fort Augustus Abbey has a long and often turbulent history that stretches back to the days of Culloden and Bonnie Prince Charlie. In 1876 the Lovat Estate leased the ground to a Benedictine Order of Monks who built a monastery, and later a school.
The original wooden boathouse in The Abbey has been converted into the waterside Boathouse Restaurant offering magnificent views of Loch Ness. Other restaurants are just within a 2 minute walk in the village of Fort Augustus.
The Boathouse Restaurant is privately owned we have no control over the opening hours and note that the restaurant is closed during winter.
Fort Augustus
Minutes away from the apartments and cottages is the very pretty village of Fort Augustus on the banks of the Caledonian Canal, with a succession of locks and a wonderful swing bridge that takes boats to Loch Ness.
The village has shops, restaurants, cafes and boat trips. Inverness is a one hour drive away and Fort William is just a 50 minute drive away.
- Indoor heated swimming pool (via booking system)
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Small gymnasium (via booking system)
- Tennis court (via booking system)
- Table tennis
- Full sized snooker table
- Free Wi-Fi in the Club Lounge and all apartments
- Football goals
- Badminton net
- On-site restaurant (privately run and therefore we have no control of the opening hours)
- Barbecues
- Picnic tables and benches
- Croquet and boules
- Fishing rights from the grounds of The Abbey on stunning Loch Ness
- Children’s adventure playground
- Giant chess in the Cloister Garden
- Additional activities can be arranged at certain times of the year from the site with Monster Activities and In your Element.
The beautiful indoor heated swimming pool and spa are housed in the beautiful Abbey Church, part of the main building. The swimming pool complex is generally open between 9am and 5pm daily and a booking system is in place to safeguard against over capacity.
Please note that the swimming pool complex can get very busy during school holiday periods, is managed by The Highland Club, and is not a condition of any booking made with us.
The Highland Club sits on the southern shore of Loch Ness, a freshwater loch extending to 37 kilometres. Loch Ness stretches from Fort Augustus (in the south) to Inverness in the north.
Famous for its sightings of Nessie, it’s the largest loch, by volume, in the British Isles and extremely deep (at least 230 metres in places).
Enjoy walking the Great Glen Way from The Highland Club northwards, following the forests above Loch Ness, with stunning views and beautiful countryside (there are two different routes north you can follow – the high and low routes). You can also take the lower level route along the Great Glen Way towards the south from The Highland Club, following Loch Oich and Loch Lochy towards Fort William.
Another enjoyable walk along the shores of Loch Ness is the South Loch Ness Trail. This trail runs for 59km from Fort Augustus to Inverness via Loch Tarff, the village of Foyers, the hamlet of Inverfargaig, and provides superb panoramic views over Loch Ness at the Fair Haired Lad’s Pass.
Visit Urquhart Castle, a half hour drive north from The Highland Club. This ruined castle is one of the largest in Scotland and learn about it’s 500 year dramatic history. Or simply relax by the shores of Loch Ness and soak up the amazing scenery. Tea, coffee, lunches and evening meals can be enjoyed at The Boathouse Restaurant.
Our properties at The Highland Club…
Sleeps 2+
Bedrooms: 1
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 2+
Bedrooms: 1
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms: 2
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Garden
Sleeps 2+2
Bedrooms: 1
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms: 2
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Garden
Dog Friendly
Sleeps 2+
Bedrooms: 1
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Sleeps 4
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 2+
Bedrooms: 1
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Garden
Sleeps 2+
Bedrooms: 1
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Sleeps 4+
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 4+
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 4+
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 4+
Bedrooms: 2
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Garden
Dog Friendly
Sleeps 6
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 4+
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 6
Bedrooms: 3
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Sleeps 6+
Bedrooms: 3
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Sleeps 6
Bedrooms: 3
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Sleeps 4+
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 4+
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 5+
Bedrooms: 2
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Sleeps 6+
Bedrooms: 3
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