Scottish Sporting Holidays
Access the best Scottish Sporting Estates with Experts in Fishing and Hunting
Skilled Sporting Activities with Experts
Perfecting your Aim
Clay Pigeon shoots can be arranged on Brahan Estate, about a 20 minute drive away. Simulated wild clays are also available. High pheasant, settling pigeon, woodcock and flush wild clays will let you to test your shooting skills on speed, height and direction, tuition is also available.
Direct Sporting Lets are local experts who can arrange stalking and hunting trips for individuals and groups, with access to some of the finest hunting opportunities in the Scottish Highlands. Please contact us to discuss your individual requirements or browse their website:
Time for one more cast…
Enjoy guided excursions to fish for salmon on the River Alness or brown trout on one of the many beautiful lochs in the area with local professionals who have access to prime salmon & sea trout fishing on the private beats of the River Alness.
Fly fishing instruction is available on a private stocked lochan on the nearby Novar Estate. They can also arrange tuition and rod hire.
The River Alness is one of the most picturesque salmon rivers in the Highlands, running for just 11 miles from Loch Morie into the Cromarty Firth, with a drop of 600ft. The steep descent provides for a multitude of fast flowing pools, and stunning and varied scenery throughout the beats.
The Novar Fishings comprises 6½ miles of double-banked salmon fishing split into 6 rotating beats which are all fished during a week’s fishing, though shorter lets are also available.
The Alness is a hunter’s river; ‘rivercraft’ and persistence are generally rewarded, and long casting is rarely needed. Beginners can do particularly well here, and there are typically 20-30 ‘first salmon’ caught annually on Novar.
"Outstanding scenery, outstanding hospitality, a very special place indeed."
“We were so lucky to discover Assynt House back in 2013. We fish nearby and the whole family converges there in August. Graham and Elizabeth are
perfect hosts and it is super spacious and comfortable.”
"Seventh year in a row and still beautiful, full of charm and charisma!"
“We had no qualms staying at Assynt House this August, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic because we absolutely knew that Graham and Elizabeth would take every precaution necessary to keep us safe and this they did.
You are in good hands at Assynt House.”
What the Press are saying about us…
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Conde Nast Traveller
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The Sunday Times
“Visitors find themselves at Assynt House for many reasons, but need no excuse to come back.”
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The Scotsman
“Assynt House is a literal fairytale come to life.”
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