Brewlands Lodge
Sleeps 16 / From £5,300 per week
Brewlands Lodge offers very comfortable accommodation for up to 16 guests. There is an excellent housekeeper at Brewlands who can cater for you at an additional cost. Set in the heart of Glenisla, a wonderful location for family holidays and exploring the Angus Glens. Brewlands Lodge was a childhood holiday home of President George W Bush and is an elegant and welcoming large Scottish holiday house set amongst 120 acres of beautiful gardens and grounds.
Brewlands Lodge is only 90 minutes from Edinburgh Airport, yet situated in wonderful Highland country. A holiday home to both US Presidents’ Bush, it is elegant and extremely comfortable, set at the heart of an ancient, tranquil monastic estate bounded by the Cairngorm National Park.
Trout fishing on the River Isla, daily housekeeping, a hot tub and revolving summer house are included in the rental. Catering can be arranged through the estate chef.
Tennis court, table tennis, mountain biking, and two trout lochs are available to guests. Skiing, 30 golf courses (including St Andrews and Gleneagles), distilleries, castles, tartan and cashmere, artisan food shopping and producers within one hour’s drive.
Sporting packages can be arranged including driven and walked-up grouse (over pointers), pheasant, duck, partridge, duck flighting, red and roe stalking, clay shooting, salmon fishing on the Isla and Tay.
Airports
32m Dundee Airport (to London City)
70m Edinburgh International Airport
Train Stations
Pitlochry 21m
Perth 31m
Extra Services by prior arrangement
Brewlands Lodge offers a full concierge service.
Catering available by Savoy trained chef at any level. Organic food a speciality.
The housekeeper can arrange for a chef, shopping, chauffeur, food hampers, babysitting, or any other extra activities in the estate grounds or local area. Blue Guide.
Rental 2025:
Sun 5th January to Thu 13th March 2025: £5,300 / week
Fri 14th March to Thu 24th April: £6,000 / week
Fri 25th April to Thu 26th June: £6,466 / week
Fri 27th June to Thu 28th August: £7,500 / week
Fri 29th August to Thu 30th October: £6,995 / week
Fri 31st October to Sun 21st December: £6,000 / week
Fri 7th November to Thu 18th December: £5,300 / week
Christmas 2025: Mon 22nd December to Mon 29th December – £7,168
New Year 2025/6: Mon 29th December to Mon 5th January 2026 – £7,700
Summer high season weeks are Friday changeover and Christmas/New Year changeover is Monday (minimum 7 nights).
Short break prices
3 night short stay, 80% of weekly price.
4-6 night stay, from 85% to 95% of weekly price.
Short stays not possible during July, August, September, October, Christmas and New Year.
Wi-Fi included
Full concierge service included
Domestic help for 2 hours every day included
Fishing for wild brown trout on the River Isla included in the rental.
The first £40 of fuel included in the rent, thereafter at cost. One basket of logs per day included in the rent.
Tennis court free by arrangement.
Catered lets are available by prior arrangement, and at an additional cost directly to the estate.
Dogs
Up to a maximum of 2 well behaved dogs are allowed to stay at Brewlands Lodge. BUT ONLY BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE OWNER. Dogs are only allowed on the un-carpeted downstairs areas. There is a £40.00 + VAT charge per dog to cover additional cleaning. Dogs must stay overnight in the Gun Room which is fully heated and adjacent to the Lodge. Dogs must be kept under control at all times and it is the responsibility of the owner to clean up after their dogs.
Accommodation
Sleeps 16 (8 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms)
First Floor
4 x Super King / Twin bedrooms (Zip and Link) en-suite bathrooms
1 x King Size bedroom
1 x Double bedroom
1 x Bathroom with bath and shower
Second Floor
2 x Twin bedrooms
1 bathroom which can be en-suite with 1 of the twins.
Inside
Drawing room with wood burning stove
Tartan Library
Dining room – seating 16
Kitchen – large and well equipped
Utility/laundry room
Door to Gun Room, drying room (with spare wellies for guests) and hot tub
WC
The large drawing room is furnished with beautiful antique furniture, deep sofas and a roaring fire. The library is clad in family tartan, and is an inspirational place to sit and read. The dining room is wonderful for entertaining, and the large kitchen is very well equipped with a separate large utility room beyond it, housing the laundry facilities.
Kitchen Facilities
4 x Gas hobs / 4 electric hobs / 3 x electric ovens / 2 grills / microwave
2 x freezers / 1 larder fridge / 2 x drinks fridge / ice maker
2 x dishwashers
Washing machine and separate tumble dryer
Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda and Majestic Wines will deliver to Brewlands.
Fresh, pure, drinking water is provided to Brewlands from an ancient spring. Used since the 12th Century by the local monks, and in the 17th & 18th centuries by the locals to produce whisky in their elicit stills.
Part of the glen is a wild flower reseve and host to a profusion of wild flowers which can only be grown in unpoluted environments.
Toys, games, books and videos.
Outside
Hot Tub / beautiful gardens with revolving summerhouse / garden furniture and barbeque / table tennis / 5,000 acre estate grounds / 2 trout lochs (one of the top ten wild brown trout lochs in Scotland).
Strictly No Smoking.
Activities
There is an acre of well kept, beautiful formal garden with revolving summer house and lawns.
5,000 acre estate grounds
Activities on the Estate available by prior arrangement
Cooking by Claridges trained chef – dinners, picnics, freezer etc. Organic food a speciality
Massage and beauty therapist can come to the house
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Shooting and stalking
Land Rover Safaris
Whisky Tasting – tastings of rare and interesting whiskies by the CEO of one of Scotland’s most prominent whisky companies
2 trout lochs – one is rated as one of the top 10 in Scotland (fishing tuition and rods to hire from the estate)
Fishing lessons
Tennis court (play by arrangement)
Tennis lessons can be given by an ex-Wimbledon junior finalist
Hire a Bagpiper, including a World Champion if required, for Burns Suppers, music recital before piping you into Supper, or to parade round the outside of the house to wake everyone up in the morning in exactly the same way as the Royal Family at Balmoral!
An abundance of quiet roads and tracks for enthusiastic runners in and around the estate
Mountain bike tracks and excellent cycling on very quiet country roads
Private Highland Games with one of the world’s top competitors
Wildlife Safaris
The lodge is located on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park which has huge areas of mountain wilderness to explore
Places of Interest and Local Activities
Visit The World Heritage Site of Edinburgh, with a Blue Guide if required
Edinburgh International Festival (during August). The largest and most prestigious arts festival in the world
The Queen’s Castle at Balmoral, The Queen Mother’s Castle at Glamis
Magnificent Blair Castle and many other castles
Cairngorm National Park
Championship golf courses such as St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie (there are 30 golf courses within a one hour drive)
Captain Scott of the Antarctic’s ship at Dundee
V&A Museum Dundee
Attend Crathies Church at Balmoral: The Royal Family usually attend each Sunday during August and September
Whisky Tours of the most famous whisky distilleries in the world (nearest distillery 30 minute drive)
Glenisla Highland Games, a charming traditional local games by the River Isla. It is always the third Friday after the second Tuesday in August
Highland Games in the area each weekend throughout the Summer months, including the Braemar Games in September (50 minutes) which are always attended by the Royal Family
Skiing at Glenshee, the UK’s largest ski area (45 minutes)
Glenisla Wildflower Reserve
Canyoning, River Rafting, Ab-sailing
Tartan, cashmere and gourmet food shopping
Artisan food producers, including salmon smoking house
Excellent restaurants from local up to two Michelin Star
Sporting
We can offer mixed shooting packages on Brewlands Estate, including driven and walked up pheasant, duck and partridge shooting, walked-up grouse, duck flighting and roe deer stalking. Red deer stalking can be arranged on the neighbouring estates. Salmon fishing can be arranged on the Rivers Isla, Blackwater, Shee and Tay. There are also two trout lochs to fish, one of which is rated as one of the top 10 in Scotland.
There is a boat available, but only if the services of the ghillie are engaged.
Clay shooting can also be organised on the estate.
From the garden one may walk the short distance through the woodland garden to fish for wild brown trout on 3 miles of the River Isla.
Trout fishing available on the hill lochs on the estate.
Services by prior arrangement
Grouse, red deer, roe deer, partridge and pheasant, and driven duck and duck flighting
Salmon and brown trout fishing
Clay pigeon shooting
Fishing rod hire, boat, ghillie and instruction by prior arrangement.
Where to find Brewlands Lodge
Testimonials
We are back home after a fabulous vacation! Brewlands was fantastic. We had absolutely perfect weather while we were there. The kids had a blast, skeet shooting, tennis, table tennis, hot tub, feeding baby pheasants, fishing, playing soccer. Simon was wonderful and very available when we needed him. Craig the games keeper was great with the kids too. A great time was had by all. Thank you again for all your help in making our family holiday so special and I won't hesitate to call on you again.
Hearn Family, Canada
Loved the house! We had a great time and it was the perfect venue. Tempted to go back with a group of friends! Thanks again for sourcing it!
Mrs Raffan, Edinburgh
Thank you again for your support and kind assistance through our booking process. It all went so beautifully. Simon was lovely, the charming house engulfed us in warm chintzy colours and classic furniture and probably the room we spent most time in together was the kitchen, cooking and planning the next day’s excursions. Scotland was a dream and the highlands took our breath away. We saw castles, villages, distilleries and even the Highland games in nearby Pitlochry.
Mrs Brinck-Johnsen Margel, Norway
Everything at Brewlands was simply perfect and our family enjoyed the week immensely. It was a vacation that we will talk about for years to come. Simon is the perfect caretaker and chef. Always agreeable, he cooked and served delicious food, he was totally professional and yet an extremely fun person to have at the house. He figured out our needs before we did and helped us at every turn. Thank you for guiding us to Brewlands.
Mrs Fraser, New York State, USA
Brewlands Estate was absolutely lovely! It is a very comfortable house and we enjoyed it tremendously. We found it very easy and welcoming for children, which is important for us. We were able to "contain" them (and all their games and toys) in the library/tv room and keep the lovely sitting room for the adults and our ongoing jigsaw puzzles. We enjoyed many lovely walks as well as fishing and skeet shooting. Simon was very helpful and delightful. Thank you for all your help and we look forward to another family visit in a year or two.
Mrs C Robertson, California
Many thanks to you and your colleagues for arranging Wester Brewlands weekend. It was fantastic. Janet was overawed by my talent at keeping things under wraps. It was only when we crossed over Blacklunans into the wilderness beyond that she was heard to utter "this doesn't have something to do with George Goldsmith, does it" Well, obviously your reputation precedes you! And the weather was fantastic. A perfect break during a stressful time. Thanks again. Scott
Scott Morris, Edinburgh
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