Welcome to our Writers’ Corner!
Enjoy reading the poetry and prose below.
Please feel free to send us a piece that you have composed and it will be considered for inclusion here.
Happy writing!
The Boyles – August 2020
“Netherwood is a lovely cosy and welcoming house. Thank you very much for the additional cleaning and precautions to make our stay feel very safe and virus free."
Pam Walkinshaw – August 2020
“We had a wonderful and comfortable stay at Netherwood. It's a fabulous and cosy getaway in the heart of the Cairngorms. Highlights included spotting deer and red squirrels in the mornings."
Louise McFadyen – August 2020
“Fabulous stay in a beautiful house. Highlights included the Highland Folk Museum, walking up the glen and the Wildcat Trail."
Anne Kenny – Feb 2020
“We had a fabulous few days at Netherwood. It is a beautiful house with lots of room and everything a large family could need. It is warm and cosy with amazing views and local walks. It was so good we booked an additional night"
Autumn Swing Golfers – Oct 2019
“We booked Netherwood House for our annual golf trip and it was the perfect base for 3 days of golf in the Highlands. It is a spacious house with enough rooms and beds to accommodate our party of 8. Good food choices in the village; we had a great night in the Glen Hotel and a decent Indian carry out. We would definitely recommend Netherwood for similar groups of golfers or cyclists."
The Phillips Family (Texas USA)
“Netherwood House is an imposing, spacious period home with beautifully restored original period features but it also includes all of the latest modern conveniences and appliances that you would expect in a top level holiday rental property.
We arrived to find a bottle of red wine as our welcome gift and the Aga was ready for use – warm and inviting, the heart of the home. The kitchen is equipped with every piece of equipment / utensil that you could ever expect to need and, for those that are not familiar with cooking on the Aga, there is also an electric hob and oven. The built-in fridge, freezer & dishwasher are housed in this modern kitchen along with a washing machine and tumble dryer.
The bedrooms are bright and airy with comfortable beds and ample beddding and towels. Both bathrooms have showers and are spacious and accommodating. The living room has a wonderful open fireplace for cozy evenings of relaxation and the dining room has plenty of room to accommodate a house full of guests.
The house is located in beautiful woodland on the edge of the open glen, but is also just 10 minutes walk from the village center which hosts a grocery shop, restaurants, pubs and various gift shops/ cafes.
We enjoyed days out at Aviemore, Boat of Garten and the Scottish Game Fair as well as summiting Ben Macdui and Creag Meagaidh. The weather was bright, sunny and warm with just the occasional shower here and there.
We highly recommend Netherwood House as a home from home, right in the centre of Scotland. You could have day trips to Fort William, Aberdeen, Inverness or Perth from here but there is actually so much to do, right on the door step, that you would never need drive that far.
We have had a wonderful week and will be leaving with very fond memories of our time at Netherwood House with friends and family.”
Carolyn Thompson
“Upon arriving at Newtonmore we were no more prepared for the snow than anyone. My family enjoyed a very picturess week staying at Netherwood.
From the friendly gardner to the ever so helpful towns people, we were overwhelmed with the hospitality.
The snow made our Christmas a very special one, as did Netherwood with its log fires and everything you needed… Home from home we call it now as it was everything we could have asked for and more.
The games room sold it too all the children and well the kitchen sold it to all the women ha ha. We spent quite a few hours in that kitchen cooking and well sittng around.
I must say a huge thank you to Rob, who had it not have been for him we may have never of got up the glen and into the house on the first day… But even after we were in he lent a hand and well his efforts did not go un-noticed.
From all the Thompsons and Harbinsons, I would just like to say a huge thankyou and a very Happy New Year.
We will be returning, and just so you know i have let all my Army friends have your website address, it is the perfect location for outdoor activites and well for some of the families to have a well earned break.”
Ovens, Glasgow
“Thank you so much for the use of Netherwood last week.
We had a great time – Netherwood was absolutely ideal for us. We couldn’t have wanted anything else and are v. Interested in renting it again next year.
Thanks again and I will strongly recommend Netherwood to my friends.”
Mrs Brown, North Berwick
“We have just returned from a wonderful week at Netherwood and I felt that I wanted to say how much we enjoyed the house. We all settled in very quickly even the 18 month old. The house is very comfortable and provided us with everything we could possibly need, the one thing not under your control was the weather and even that was great, so good that we were not able to benefit from the log fire. I realised a long held wish to cook on an Aga and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.”
Mrs Lilley, Guernsey
“We thought that the house was absolutely fantastic. What an amazing setting with the birch wood opposite and the sound of birdsong the minute you opened the front door to the outside world.
Having the Aga in the kitchen was a God send for drying out all the snow gear on the frame above and I soon got the hang of cooking with it.
The boys were so pleased to both be able to bags a top bunk each in the bunk bed room whilst we thought the front room (blue) was just perfect.
The bathroom was beautifully done too and we’d have quite happily taken the bath home with us if not for XS baggage charges – the boys thought it great not to have to fight over a tap end!
We really had a fantastic week and the position of Netherwood was so convenient, we walked down to the Glen Hotel for dinner a few nights when we still had the energy left after a busy day out.
We all had great fun trying to spot red squirrels too!
What a lovely part of Scotland – we’re hooked!!”
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