Hi there! We’re Gunta and Kristine…
We are the friendly mother-daughter duo that run Beechwood Lodge B&B.
We’re the warm faces that’ll be greeting you at the door, welcoming you to our little piece of Highland paradise. We share our home with our 2 well behaved dogs Sasha & Roxy, and our old, cat Lola.
We love to spend time with amazing people from all over the world, enjoying great conversations, going for long walks in the nearby forest by the river and having a good laugh!
Hi there! We’re Gunta and Kristine…
We are the friendly mother-daughter duo that run Beechwood Lodge B&B.
We’re the warm faces that’ll be greeting you at the door, welcoming you to our little piece of Highland paradise. We share our home with our 2 well behaved dogs Sasha & Roxy, and our old, cat Lola.
We love to spend time with amazing people from all over the world, enjoying great conversations, going for long walks in the nearby forest by the river and having a good laugh!
Yes, it’s true what they say. We live in one of the most amazing places on the earth! We are in Alness, the middle of nowhere and yet everything. We have wide open spaces, tranquil landscapes with peace and quiet that calms the soul, but we are also ideally situated right on the North Coast 500 (NC500), Scotland’s Route 66, only 20 miles (30 min drive) away from Inverness. From us, you can travel to the very North to visit John O’Groats, Wick, or Thurso, South to search for Nessie at Loch Ness or journey to the almost tropical West Coast. So whether you’re venturing afar or stepping out our back garden for a walk by the river, you’ll be truly surprised of how much there is to see at Beechwood Lodge.
You can book with us to enjoy everything from an adventure-filled weekend to a relaxing staycation allowing you to take that well-needed break from everyday life. All rooms are situated on the first floor with premium beddings for a good night’s sleep with beautiful views to Scottish fields and woods for your peace of mind. Or stay up with a “wee dram” (or another of your preferred tipple) to take in the awe-inspiring starlit Highland nights sky, rarely scene in built up areas.
The garden to the rear of the house faces south to catch the sun and has a small natural burn (that’s Scottish for stream) running through it. Hence, we feel we can offer you an extremely quiet and peaceful place to relax after a hard day in the hills, exploring or whatever else takes your fancy. Beechwood Lodge really does have it all if you’re looking for that authentic Highland getaway experience.
Everything you’d expect to find on a Scottish Highland getaway is at your fingertips when you stay with us at Beechwood Lodge. The nearest town is Alness, just 3 miles away. Here you will find a range of shops, pubs, and restaurants to enjoy. Other towns nearby are Dingwall, Invergordon, Tain, Dornoch, Strathpeffer, Muir of Ord, Beauly and of course the gateway to the highlands itself, Inverness. All these beautiful places offer something unique to explore.
Things to do include…
Scotland, and in particular the Highlands, offers probably the best walking available around the world. There’s everything from low level strolls by lochs and rivers, to the Mountains and in particular the Munro’s, the 3000-foot mountains of which there are 284. Surely enough choice for any avid hiker, as well just about everything in between for all ages and abilities.
Scotland is a bit different. Access to the hills is, by tradition, allowed on most uncultivated upland areas. This makes hill walking here somewhat unique. For a start, you will find very few footpaths marked on Ordnance Survey maps, and far fewer signposted on the ground. Because walkers are not forced to follow restricted routes on exactly the same path, you will often find untouched hillsides to roam, rather than beaten tracks, so you can take your time and make your own path.
From our experience, most people come to love the freedom this gives you. Because you have the choice of walking in groups or spreading out and having the whole place to yourself. But don’t worry, if you’re not that confident navigating your own way round our guided walking service can help.
Ardross is located about 20 miles north of the Highland capital, Inverness, and is in the county of Easter Ross. It lies on the B9176 road that runs between the town of Alness on the Cromarty Firth and the village of Bonar Bridge on the Dornoch Firth. This road is signposted as the “Moray Firth Tourist Route” and is a scenic alternative to the A9 for those travelling up or down the East coast of Scotland. If you fancy taking on the NC500 and asking yourself “where should I stay along the North Coast 500?”, we are ideally situated en route to break up the journey. This road is also on the most common Lands’ End to John O Groats route, making us a convenient stopover for those travelling End to End.
Our house is situated a few hundred metres off the main road, along a short single-track road. This little road serves to provide access to our house, and just four others beyond us, so there is virtually no through traffic. To both the front and rear of us are open fields, with views over adjoining farmland to some of the hills around us. We are far enough off the main road, so your peace is undisturbed by any traffic noise.
So if you’re looking for that Highland staycation, weekend getaway or simply a warm bed for the night along your journey, our home “Beechwood Lodge” is opened for nice and friendly people to stay with us and enjoy our hospitality.
“Wow. I can’t say enough about Gunta and Alex. They drove us to dinner so we could properly relax at the end of the night and picked us up. The breakfast was delicious. The room was perfect, clean, and comfy. And before we left, Alex charted a course for us so we would stay off the beaten path and away from traffic and tourists. Their hospitality was AMAZING!!! We will be coming back next year and plan on staying a whole week with them. Love you two to the moon!”
“This is one of the nicest places I’ve ever stayed and owned by some of the nicest people you’re likely to meet. I stayed here twice whilst on a work project in the hills nearby. For traveling workers Beechwood is ideal: the rooms are comfortable with everything you’d need provided, plus a large living/dining room and patio to relax and eat. Great choice of breakfast each day and in the evenings Gunta and Alec allowed us to cook meals for ourselves. With other guests we would play chess or watch a film, and on days off we could take their lovely and sorely missed dogs out for a walk by the river nearby, in quite spectacular scenery. The location is so quiet with wonderful fresh air that I slept incredibly well. Yet it’s a short drive to Allness for restaurants and shopping and only 25 mins to Inverness.”
“Great hosts so welcoming, nothing is to much trouble, great choice of food, spotless rooms, location is fantastic so peaceful loads of things to do in local area, walks, castles, nature, have to say the coastline up towards wick is probably some of the best not just in Scotland but UK and we come from fife,hosts are willing to listen and take on board any good advice, as a regular b&b user in Scotland for the last 10years I have never stayed at the same place twice but I will be revisiting this 1 sometime for definite.”
“I walked Lands End to John O’Groats this summer and stayed at Beech Lodge B&B. Very supportive kind people who gave my 3 dogs and me the most beautiful and comfortable room. They did everything to make their guests comfortable and had even lovely argan oil products in the bathrooms. I really enjoyed meeting husband and wife team. Thank you so much for dog charity. Robert and Dogs.”
“A little bit excited to visit our first B&B on our road-trip true the North of Scotland we where warmly welcomed to there lovely lodge. My daughter and me felt welcome in just seconds. The room was perfect and clean and offered lots of choices for a nice breakfast next day. Alec studied our trip for the coming week and gave us some other options to see more of the beautiful places. We were happy to come back here 7 days later to fly home the next day. This gave us the possibility to thank them for a unforgettable road trip. There enthusiasm made us love this people and next time we will stay some longer and keep The Beechwood Lodge as a basecamp to drive to the many places they advised us. Thank you both so much!”
