5 Bedroom Detached House

Greenlea Bed & Breakfast is an elegant, B listed cottage enjoying a prominent position directly on the village green in Drumnadrochit, a short stroll from the shores of Loch Ness. Tastefully upgraded yet rich in period charm, it offers a superb lifestyle home with established Bed & Breakfast credentials and excellent scope for further development.

Drumnadrochit sits at the head of Urquhart Bay on the northern shore of Loch Ness, one of the UK’s most visited destinations and a hub for outdoor pursuits, boat trips and the Loch Ness Centre. The house occupies a coveted position on the village green, within easy walking distance of local shops, cafés, pubs, a supermarket and primary and high regarded secondary schooling. A full range of services are available in Inverness around 25 minutes’ drive away via the A82. Regular bus links connect the village with Inverness and Fort William, while Inverness also provides mainline rail services and an airport offering UK and European connections.

Accommodation

A welcoming entrance hall gives access to a charming dining room on the left and a generous main sitting room to the right, anchored by a modern multi fuel stove and retaining attractive period features. From the sitting room a cosy snug leads through to the rear hall and the impressive contemporary extension, where a superb dining kitchen provides a true heart of the home with modern fitted units, range cooker, large dining area and French doors opening directly to the private rear garden. Also on the ground floor are a well appointed double bedroom with en suite shower room, a practical utility room and a guest WC, ensuring excellent functionality for both family and paying guests. On the first floor, there are a further two double bedrooms both of which are en-suite and overlook the village green.

Private stairs rise from the rear hall to an upper floor double bedroom with its own bathroom, ideal as owners’ accommodation or a premium guest suite. The main house, thought to date from around 1810 and now B listed, retains traditional character while benefiting from sympathetic upgrades including secondary glazing, a modern central heating system with LPG boiler and a recently installed multi fuel stove. Services and compliance have been carefully maintained, with updated electrics, interlinked alarms and relevant certification supporting continued guest house use.

External, gardens and outbuildings

To the front, an enclosed lawned garden framed by mature shrubs and flowers provides an attractive approach, with a pathway leading to the front door and private driveway parking for several vehicles just off the village green. The rear is laid out as a low maintenance enclosed garden with lawn, patio terrace and a raised seating area, designed around low level walls and a mature rockery incorporating granite stones salvaged from the original property. The garden backs onto the River Enrick and benefits from the Drumnadrochit flood alleviation scheme, which delivered a new defence wall and associated landscaping in 2022.

Beyond the main house is a charming bothy, forming a self contained annexe with double bedroom, WC and shower room – ideal for additional letting, multi generational living or as a private owners’ retreat. A modern detached shed, constructed as part of the flood defence works and extending to approximately 26 sq m, is serviced with power and drainage and is considered suitable, subject to consents, for conversion to further letting accommodation or a studio.

Business opportunity

Greenlea has been successfully operated for many years as a seasonal guest house, most recently run by the retiring owners as a lifestyle business with trading focused between April and early October. The four letting bedrooms, three en suite and one with private bathroom, attract strong demand from walkers on the Great Glen Way and international visitors drawn to Loch Ness, with a high proportion of advance bookings from established walking agencies and repeat guests. Recent accounts demonstrate a highly profitable yet easily managed operation, leaving clear headroom for a new owner to extend the season, increase online presence and further develop the attractive outbuilding into additional short term let accommodation.