Amid acres of woodland below a waterfall on the River Forss, this Georgian Highlands country-…
Forss House Hotel
“A elegant gem worth seeking out for an idyllic retreat” - AA Inspector
THURSO, HIGHLAND
Our Inspector's view
Forss House Hotel was built in 1810, this delightful country house is set in its own 20 acres of woodland. The hotel offers a choice of bedrooms, from the traditionally styled rooms in the main house to the more contemporary bedrooms within the grounds a stones throw from the main house. All rooms are very well equipped and well appointed. The beautiful River Forss runs through the grounds and is a firm favourite with fishermen.
Facilities – at a glance
Civil weddings
Dogs welcome
Family rooms
Outdoor parking
Wheelchair accessible
Features
- En-suite rooms annex: 6
- En-suite rooms: 14
- Family rooms: 1
- Bedrooms Ground: 7
- Free TV
- Broadband available
- WiFi available
- Children welcome
- Laundry facilities
- Ironing facilities
- High chairs
- Children's portions or menu
- Private fishing
- Outdoor parking spaces: 14
- Accessible bedrooms: 1
- Walk-in showers
- Steps for wheelchair: 1
- Single room, minimum price: £215
- Double room, minimum price: £215
- Holds a civil ceremony licence
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About the area
Discover Highland
Apart from the Orkneys and the Shetlands, Highland is Scotland’s northernmost county. Probably its most famous feature is the mysterious and evocative Loch Ness, allegedly home to an ancient monster that has embedded itself in the world’s modern mythology, and the region’s tourist industry. Monster or no, Loch Ness is beautiful and it contains more water than all the lakes and reservoirs in England and Wales put together. The loch is 24 miles long, one mile wide and 750 feet deep, making it one of the largest bodies of fresh water in Europe.
At the very tip of the Highlands is John o’ Groats, said to be named after a Dutchman, Jan de Groot, who lived here in the early 16th century and operated a ferry service across the stormy Pentland Firth to Orkney. In fact, the real northernmost point of the British mainland is Dunnet Head, whose great cliffs rise imposingly above the Pentland Firth some two miles further north than John o’ Groats.
The Isle of Skye is the largest and best known of the Inner Hebrides. Its name is Norse, meaning ‘isle of clouds’, and the southwestern part of the island has some of the heaviest rainfall on the whole of the British coast. Despite this, it’s the most visited of all the islands of the Inner Hebrides. It’s dominated from every view by the high peaks of the Cuillins, which were only conquered towards the end of the 19th century.
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