Accommodation

Knock House is an exceptional self-catering holiday rental. There are extensive guest rooms and bathrooms, including additional staff accommodation where required. Knock House is an idyllic destination for a wonderful getaway with family, friends and large parties.

The accommodation comprises of a very comfortable large drawing room, sitting room, dining room that seats 20, original billiards room, the recently created ceilidh room with sprung floor and outside patio offers limitless potential for memorable gatherings. Extensive gardens and a double tennis court.

Following extensive renovations in recent years, extending the property to offer 12 guest bedrooms and 8 bath or shower rooms, up to 20 guests can be comfortably accommodated in Knock House. Individually decorated and named after local Islands, each bedroom offers its guest unique accommodation for the duration of their stay.

The dining room seats up to 20, ideal for stylish dinners whether to create special family memories or impress a corporate party. Games and a little friendly competition are bound to form part of your holiday memories, with a billiard room with a three-quarter size snooker table, table tennis and table football.

The family kitchen benefits from a welcoming four door Aga, as well as electric cooker, microwave, plate warmer, dishwashers, fridges and freezers and extensive utensils.

Additionally there is a large boot room perfect for those fishing rods, gun room, a drying/boiler room and wi-fi.

Dogs
Well behaved dogs are welcome in certain ground floor areas of the house and there is kennel accommodation for 4 dogs outside.

First Floor at Front of House
MULL
Master Bedroom
Ensuite Bathroom
Emperor sized double bed

IONA
2 Single Beds
Has own bathroom (on landing up main stairs)

STAFFA
2 Single Beds
Shares bathroom with Eorsa

EORSA
2 Single Beds
Shares bathroom with Staffa

ULVA
2 Single Beds
Has own Shower Room, basin and loo

COLL
2 Single Beds
Shares bathroom with Tiree

TIREE
King Sized Double Bed
Shares bathroom with Coll

Second Floor

ISLAY
2 Single Beds
Shares bathroom with Jura

JURA
2 Single Beds
Shares bathroom with Islay

COLONSAY
2 Single Beds
Has own Shower Room, Basin and Loo

First Floor at rear of house above kitchen

MUCK
2 Single Beds
Ensuite Bathroom
Primarily used as Cook/Nanny’s Room as has Sky Television and sofa in room

EIGG
Single Room
Shares Bathroom with Rhum

RHUM
2 Single Beds
Shares Bathroom with Eigg

Dogs
There are four kennels available. Well behaved dogs are allowed in certain areas on the ground floor, where there are flagstone floors only.

Sporting

Stalking
The Benmore Estate is a famous deer forest with some of the finest stalking grounds in Argyll. With the addition of sporting ground in Glenforsa, the estate encompasses five stalking beats. Approximately 50 stags are shot each year and in most weeks up to two stalking parties can be accommodated on the hill each day. Mull stags are impressively large and stalking is available from mid August onwards.

Fishing
The estate has fishing on the River Ba, Loch Ba, River Forsa and Loch Bhearnach. The River Ba is approximately 2 miles in length and consists of 6 named pools. The river flows out of Loch Ba and runs down to Loch na Keal. The River Forsa offers double bank fishing from source to sea with 50 named pools and a fishing hut. Salmon and sea trout run from late June to October.

Loch Ba is almost 3 miles in length and offers excellent salmon and sea trout fishing amidst spectacular highland scenery. The estate has two clinker built fishing boats on the loch with outboard motors in addition to a recently converted fishing bothy for use by house guests.

Loch na Keal also offers excellent quality sea fishing and the estate also successfully creel for lobster, prawn and crab in the loch from their Orkney fishing boat. The estate have a sea boat which is available for use by prior arrangement.

Boating
Knock is big on boats! There is a recently purchased, new 46ft Targa motor cruiser which is readily available for guests to use during their time at Knock. The Benmore Lady is skippered by Donald Bissett who is of course fully qualified to take out guests. This includes trips to the islands including Coll, where you can go for lunch. Tobermory is also easily accesible by boat. Whale and dolphin watching is a regular occurrence and barbecues on deserted white sand beaches, accessed only by boat, is all part of the week’s activities.

The estate also own a 30ft deep sea fishing boat and this has been another popular day’s activities for those who are not going to the hill to stalk. 180lb skate have been caught on a regular basis! In addition there is a Rib as well as sailing dinghies, canoes and windsurfers.

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