Upper Woodburn
Cosy cottages in a rural woodland setting within easy reach of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling
Our Cottages
The Lodge sleeps 5 in a double room, a twin and a single. It has a double height living area with woodburner and outside seating area. One pet welcome.
The Roundhouse sleeps 4 and was built in 2018 giving a unique space with two bedrooms and an open-plan living area with woodburner.
The Pavilion sleeps 4 in a twin and a double and has the living area upstairs with a sunny balcony, woodburner and large windows in the south and views to the Campsie hills. One pet welcome.
The Roundhouse
***** “Brilliant Position”
The Pavilion
***** “Gorgeous views”
The Lodge
***** “Cosy and Comfortable”
Exploring the area
The cottages are situated in extensive garden and woodlands grounds which guests are welcome to walk in. The local area is fantastic for walks and is completely steeped in history. The towpath on the Forth & Clyde canal is only 2 miles away which is ideal for cycle day-trips and connects with the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies. For day-trips it is a half-hour drive to the Trossachs and Loch Lomond and the cities of Glasgow Edinburgh and Stirling are all within very easy reach. The station is around 10 minutes away and trains every half-hour run to Glasgow (in 20 mins) and Edinburgh (in 30 mins)
Getting to us
Upper Woodburn, G66 8AN is 20 minutes’ drive north of Glasgow at the foot of the Campsie Hills.
There is a bus stop at the end of the drive on the half-hourly 89 bus route from Buchanan Street Bus station in Central Glasgow. Croy station on the Edinburgh-Glasgow train line is a 15 minute taxi ride away.
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Events
The Woods
Local Walks
Residencies
Reviews
“Fabulous location”
I don’t usually bother to leave reviews but we were so impressed I feel compelled to. A great little house in a fabulous location.
Martin
“Cosy and comfortable”
The Pavilion was a lovey cosy place to stay with spectacular views over the Campsie hills. We had a brilliant stay.
Joanne
“Magical Setting”
Beautiful accommodation in a magical setting. Our young children absolutely loved it! Such a lovely place to stay.
Zahra
These are reviews from our AirBnB listing but we’d be really grateful if you would like to review our cottages on google.
The latest news from Upper Woodburn
What’s Happening?
Waxcaps in the rain
It’s been an incredible year for fungi and they are sprouting out everywhere in the woods behind the house. But NERD Club this week was all about grassland fungi – the waxcaps. This is a group of exquisitely beautiful fungi which, due to the scarcity of ancient grasslands – areas that have been neither ploughed…
Bat survey and burning stuff
We met after a break in July to do a bat survey of the maternity roost at Upper Woodburn. The bats weren’t going to start emerging until after 830pm so we started the meeting by making a fire of all the rhododendrons we pulled out of the woodland back in the winter. We’d had a…
Final nest box checks and a baby roe deer
For our last meeting before the summer break we did a final clear of of the nestboxes. This was to check for unhatched eggs and any chicks that didn’t make it to fledging. We only found one dead chick fortunately, it was the small one in box 4 that we were worried may not make…
Welcome to Upper Woodburn
We can’t wait to meet you
Escape
to a woodland haven within reach of city life
Explore
right from the doorstep
Gather
with family and friends in three cottages
Relax
by the fire after a walk in the woods
Short Term Let Licence and Certificates
In Scotland Short Term Lets require a licence and should display their various certificates. You can see these on our dedicated webpage.
Upper Woodburn Cottages – Short-terms let license ED-10018-F
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