Cool Place of the Day: East Cambusmoon Farm, Loch Lomond, Scotland

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East Cambusmoon Farm, Loch Lomond, Scotland

This environmentally aware self-catering oasis, located a short way from the banks of Loch Lomond, East Cambusmoon Farm is a five-acre smallholding handily tucked into the heart of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. The savvy couple who run the cottages – Deborah and Steve Macken – have experience in renewables and have learnt lessons from their success in fashioning their own home on clean and green lines. The result is spectacular, with two very different cottages joined at the hip to share their magical green touch. The two-bedroom Old Dairy is the original property and the four-bedroom Curlew Cottage the young upstart, with larch cladding and white render.

You won't find a radiator in either, instead underfloor heating on the ground floors, which is usually enough to make things snug, and wood-burning stoves on hand if needed. Both cottages are designed to be open, airy spaces bathed in light, bringing a bit of the beautiful surrounding countryside in as well. It works so well and is such a cosy hideaway that even if the weather is damp you won't mind too much. Neat touches include some welcome (homemade and local) provisions, free wi-fi and a trampoline in the barn that helps keep active wee ones happy when it rains. All brilliant and compelling proof that a low-carbon footprint and a responsible attitude to the environment doesn't mean sacrificing comfort or style.

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