Welcome to Green Pastures Self Catering Cottage, Waternish, Isle of Skye
Welcome to Green Pastures, our wonderfully cosy self catering croft cottage, with its stunning views over the sea to Trotternish and the Outer Hebrides. The cottage is located at Gillen, a tiny crofting hamlet on the Waternish peninsula in the north of Skye.
There is a safe garden with seating and a vegetable patch, as well as 6 acres of croft land to run about in!
Accommodation
The cottage sleeps four people in two bedrooms; one a king size double, the other a spacious twin room. There is a large lounge with a wood burning stove, a brand new fitted kitchen with breakfast bar, and a newly fitted bathroom with large rainshower over the bath. The cottage also has a boot room/utility room, and a spacious entrance hall. As well as the wood burning stove, the cottage is warmed by oil fired central heating, plus under floor heating in the kitchen and bathroom.
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Double Bedroom |
Rain Shower |
Twin Bedroom |
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Bathroom |
Lounge |
Kitchen |
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1x Double bedroom (with king size bed).
1x Twin bedroom.
1X Large lounge.
1x Fitted Kitchen (with breakfast bar).
1X Fitted Bathroom (with large rainshower over bath).
1x Boot/Utility room.
1x Spacious entrance hallway.
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Sorry, for the comfort of all guests we do not take pets and ask you not to smoke.
Tariff/Prices
£350 - £750 depending on season. From £200 for short breaks.
The price inludes:
- All electricity and oil central heating.
- Basket of logs for the stove.
- Welcome pack.
- Broadband internet.
- Bed linen.
- Satellite TV.
Terms & Conditions
We ask for a deposit of 25% of the booking fee on booking and the full balance is then payable 6 weeks before your stay. Payment should be made by cheque to H M Shaw at the address below, or can be made by Paypal. If you do have to cancel we cannot refund your payment unless we can re-book the accommodation. We strongly advise that you take out travel insurance.
Season
Open all year round.
Location - How to Find Us
Once on Skye, take the A87 to Portree and continue on the A87 through Portree to Borve. At Borve take a left turn onto the A850 signposted Dunvegan and Waternish. Continue on this road through Edinbane and approx 5 miles after Edinbane take a right turn onto the Waternish peninsula on the B886. Continue on this single track road through Stein and follow the road round to the right at Stein. In the small village of Hallin take a right turn signposted Gillen and Geary. Follow this single track road up over the hillside and approx 500 yards after the school on the left take a right turn signposted Gillen. The cottage is the 6th house along on the right.
Map

Map showing location of Green Pastures Cottage.
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service.
Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
The Views & Locality
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Green Pastures situation |
Dawn from the Cottage |
View from Cottage |
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Enquiries
If you have a general accommodation enquiry or would like more information, then please use the form below. You can also ring us or send an email.
Write to:
Helen Shaw
Kenibus Cottage
Catlow Road
Slaidburn
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 3AQ
Tel +44 (0)1200 446722








