How do we book? First thank you for choosing our cottages! Availability can be seen by clicking here... You can pay your deposit online click here. This is a secure server. While we make no surcharge for using this online service.  Paypal will deduct a fee of £2.25 from your deposit payment. Should you wish to pay via online banking, which is generally free, download the booking form and the details of our bank can be found there. Please email me to reserve your preferred date.  You can use the enquiry form on the availability website or from the "Contact Us" page above. I will email you a booking form which can be filled in and returned by email. Or, you can download and print out a booking form from the "Contact Us" page. Everything you need to know to confirm your reservation is on the booking form.  Can you advise us on how to insure our holiday? I would advise you to use a company you might already be using for other types of insurance cover, or one recommended by a friend. However I have also done some research and found www.flexicover.co.uk or tel: 0800 093 9495 as offering reasonalble rates. The Post Office also do insurance and this can be bought at a local branch, by phone at 0800 294 2292 or online www.cover-uk.com/travel_insurance.htm I hope this helps. How do we pay our balance? By Cheque - pay - Lochcarron Holiday Properties and send to the address on the contact us page. By BACS - email me and I will supply you with the account details. By Credit Card - In line with being as transparent as possible about the charge Automatic acceptance of credit cards for larger payment via the site is not offered. Credit card payment can be made by using paypal, there is a 4.5% charge, (e.g. £13.50 charge on a £300 balance) should you wish to use this method email me and I will send you a payment request email which has a simple click through and you pay online using your credit card.  Why do you not accept Credit Cards directly? I prefer not to be aware of, or have responsibility for storing our customers private credit card details. Paypal charge for this service Im afraid the charge for the  payment if you choose to use this method has to be passed onto you. Which way do you recommend we travel to Lochcarron? I usually recommend travelling to Lochcarron via Inverness and travel home via Glasgow, but this may not suit you? The reason for this is the roads are good coming via Inverness but the views are not to be missed on the West, so travel back that way when you are fresh and can appreciate them. How do we find the cottage? Copy and paste the "find us" page on this site to your computer, to print off and take with you. Where do we get the keys? Details of how to gain access to the cottages, is supplied on your balance receipt. If you are booking last minute, then please telephone me for information. What time can we get in? Your hire starts at 4pm on the day of arrival, and ends at 10am on the day of departure. However we will try to accommodate you if you arrive early, pop in and have a chat with the cleaner and she / he will tell you how long s/he expects to be. Most of the time we can (with the co-operation of the party leaving), get the cottage ready earlier if you request it. Please ask. Does my cottage have an open fire? Yes if you are staying in Seabank, Tor Fionn, Shellach, Garve, Harbour and Primrose Cottages. Hawthorndene and Garden Cottage have woodburning stoves. No if you are staying in Tigh an Eilean, Moriston or Roisin Dhu Cottage. Where can I get fuel for the fire? We supply a starter pack at the beginning of the season, and ask that you replace what you use at the local shop or garage before you leave. Do I need £1 coins for the electricity meter? Yes if you are staying in Seabank, Tor Fionn, Shellach, Primrose or Garve Cottage. The meters are set on a pay as you use basis, and cover lights and sockets, so basically anything you can switch on / off. (The background heating and hot water systems are not taken off your £1 coin meter; they are included in the rental price). Please note Harbour Cottage payment for electricity is by Supplier Key, which can be topped up at the shop and post office details are in the cottage. Can I bring my pet? We accept dogs in almost all the cottages.  There is a charge of £10 per week for your pet, and we ask that you do not leave your dog alone in the cottages. Any damage done by your pet must be reported and rectified.  We have been welcoming dogs to our cottages for 17 years and in that time only twice have we experienced any damage, and we thank you for your co-operation. We cannot accept pets in Moriston or Roisin Dhu. Which properties have an enclosed  garden? Roisin Dhu, Tor Fionn, and Moriston Cottage and Tigh an Eilean.  Seabank has a private veranda overlooking the sea shore. Shellach has a few feet at the front which can be seen in the photograph. Garve Cottage has a garden at the back of the house which is enclosed and gated at the front, but it is a shared open area with the house next door. Primrose Cottage does not have a garden for the use of guests; it does have a paved drying area at the back of the cottage. Garden Cottage has an extensive garden it is very private but not enclosed. Does my cottage have private parking? Yes if you are staying in Seabank, Shellach, Primrose Cottage, Roisin Dhu, Harbour Cottage and Garden Cottage, all of these cottages have private off road parking. Tor Fionn, Moriston and Garve Cottage all have public off road (free) parking within 10 yards. Can we hire bikes / cars / boats locally? Yes the Lochcarron Garage hires bikes boats and canoes both Lochcarron Garage and DMK Motors hire cars by the day. Can we hire golf clubs? Yes at the golf course. Can we get mobile reception? Yes for O2, Vodafone, and Orange and I think T-Mobile but I’m not 100% sure about the last one! Can we give your number as an emergency contact for our families at home? Of course 01520 766288. Are there any places to eat or go for a drink in Lochcarron? The Lochcarron serving bar meals and The Rockvilla Guest House, serves restaurant meals. There is also the Waterside Cafe and The Bistro on the main street in Lochcarron, to eat in or take away. Within 3 miles serving meals and drinks. The Strathcarron Hotel and 4 miles The Carron Restaurant (lovely surf and turf - all meals made on the premises), and 7 miles The Kishorn Seafood snack bar (well worth a visit to try something more unusual in the shellfish range).  All of the above will do takeaway if you ask them, and the Carron Restaurant will deliver meals to your cottage on your day of arrival, but you must give them plenty of notice. Their Christmas Hampers are well worth a look too! They have recently started to sell their home baked bread. Does Lochcarron have a Highland Games day? Yes it is always the third Saturday in July, (the local Shinty Club usually have a dance in the village hall the Friday night before the games too). The Shinty Club play locally pretty much every Saturday during the summer. Also watch out for the Sailing Club who provide a pleasant display of sailing to watch from the shore on Wednesdays evenings and Sundays.