About Islay Beach Holidays – Traigh Bheag East:
This three-bedroomed substantial character home, Traigh Bheag East, is a dream holiday cottage, with a private white-sand beach at the bottom of the garden. It offers a a colourful mixture of old and new – NOT a sleek purpose built holiday house – on the Scottish Island of Islay.
With this as your base you can enjoy the 10 (and rising!) single malt whisky distilleries, festivals, walking, cycling, birdwatching/wildlife, music and a safe beach with uninterrupted views of the Antrim coast.
Near Port Ellen, which offers shops, a Post Office, bars, restaurants, cafes and all local amenities, it’s an ideal location for exploring across Islay. There is a king sized room, a twin room and a third room with bunk beds.
TBE is in a totally unique location on Traigh Bheag (little beach in Gaelic), a small private beach that is owned to the high water mark by the five surrounding properties. In an area of the island rarely available for holiday lets, Traigh Bheag East has arguably one of the most sought-after settings on the whole island with an idyllic little white, fine sandy very private beach at the bottom of the garden! Swimming is possible in safety as are all other beach and sea activities.
The house has a tranquil, relaxing atmosphere, which will very quickly lull you into the island way of life. It is a semi detached Victorian villa over three floors. The entrance porch has views to the sea with a traditional Stag’s head on display. The ground floor has a kitchen (electric cooking/dishwasher/fridge), dining/living room (table for 6) with Freeview TV/firestick, games and books for use by guests and an inset stove for inclement weather or evenings. The house has oil fired central heating in addition to the stove and open fire. Off the kitchen there is a second shower room/toilet.
The main sitting room (smart TV ) has an open fire and leads into a conservatory facing south west over to the pier where the ferry comes in, The Oa, Rathlin Island and the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland. 180 degrees of uninterrupted views of the sea and Traigh Bheag (wee shore).
On the first floor there is a large shower room and three bedrooms – a king sized bedroom overlooking the sea, a twin room and bunk bedded room with a travel cot
Free on site parking is available in the drive and the garden leads down to the beach which is beautiful all year round. From the conservatory there are 180 degree unobstructed views to the Antrim coast on Ireland, Port Ellen harbour, the photogenic Carraig Fhada Lighthouse, the awe inspiring cliffs of the Oa – the atmospheric haunt of Islay’s magnificent Golden Eagle and Kilnaughton Sands, with its fascinating mediaeval chapel and graveyard.
Free wifi with unlimited download available throughout the house.
A unique setting with amazing views – sit and watch otters, heron, seals and much more from the conservatory. A warm, cosy colourful, comfortable mixture of traditional and contemporary, enclosed garden with gate that leads directly on to a beautiful safe beach.
Other things to note
4 night bookings available November – March.
Week-long bookings only Saturday to Saturday the remainder of the year as far as possible.