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Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage

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Cottage with 2 parking spaces and a large garden
Exterior
Quiet road next to the cottage.
Dining
Interior

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Straiton, Strathclyde & Isle of Arran
  • Place, Blairquhan Castle
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Brig O'Doon
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Place, Culzean Castle
    ‪26 min drive‬
  • Airport, Glasgow (PIK-Prestwick)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1 ensuite

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage


in the 1700"s Old Toll Cottage, once collected Tolls for the hill road to Newton Stewart. Now renovated and standing in its own grounds this lovely top quality cottage is available for holiday lets. With a large private garden (with Garden Room) which runs down to the river Girvan and looks up the valley to the hills.
We now have a new Kitchen and have extended the dining area.
A small ensuite has been added to the main bedroom.
Fishing permit's for the river can be puchased from the village shop.
Ryanair flys into Prestwick only 20 minutes away.
This is a great area to visit and the cottage is truly delightful.
On the edge of the Galloway Forest the cottage is very well situated for great walks and has many Golf Courses with in easy reach including Turnberry and Troon.
Glasgow is just over one hour away, an easy day trip to visit Kelvingrove Gallery or for shopping.

Surprisingly bright the cottage has two double bedrooms one with a Superking bed 6'6 the other with a 5ft King size. The cottage has Central heating. There is also a log burning stove in the lounge for colder days, TV and internet. A modern bathroom with bath and seperate shower. A spacious kitchen is well equipped with a ceramic hobb, oven, dish washer, washing machine, clothes drying rack, micowave etc. and has a small sun lounge attached which is used for dining.
Across a narrow and quiet road there is a large private garden belonging to the Cottage which runs down to the River Girvan. Ideal for barbeques.
This is a great walking area with many listed walks. The cottage is also within easy reach of famous Aryshire links such as Turnberry, Troon and Prestwick.
Nearby days out include Dumfries House, Culzean Castle, Galloway Forrest Park, Burns Country and Glasgow
We are happy to have well behaved dogs.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 1 total)
We make a charge for a dog
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Maybole

Located in Maybole, this cottage is in a rural area. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Culzean Country Park and Cloncaird Castle Estate, while Burns Cottage and Museum and Robert Burns Birthplace Museum are cultural highlights. Doon Valley Leisure Centre and Glebe Park are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with nearby fishing, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails, mountain biking and horse riding.
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Straiton, Strathclyde & Isle of Arran

What's nearby

  • Blairquhan Castle - 3 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Brig O'Doon - 22 min drive - 25.2 km
  • Ayr Beach - 24 min drive - 27.4 km
  • Culzean Castle - 26 min drive - 23.1 km
  • Ayr Racecourse - 28 min drive - 29.9 km

Getting around

  • Girvan Station - 19 min drive
  • Glasgow (PIK-Prestwick) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buck - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Greenside Restaurant - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Crack Bar - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Bellsbank Cafe - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Sprinkles - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage?

As of 16 Apr, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage on 16 Apr, 2026 start from S$233, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Old Toll Cottage -Delightful Cottage located?

Situated in a rural location, this cottage is 1.2 mi (2 km) from Blairquhan Castle and 2.5 mi (4 km) from Cloncaird Castle Estate. Doon Valley Leisure Centre and Maybole Library are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Gordon and Penny D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Have stayed here before. It was always an enjoyable experience but the enhancements since our last stay are imaginative and well done. Excellent place to relax - clean and comfortable.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Linda R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful cottage in a fantastic village. Would highly recommend
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Philip H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful cottage and gardens, well equipped. Amazing countryside to visit. Friendly people everywhere, nice village store and new tea room opening.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cottage is an absolute delight and beautifully appointed. Everything was perfect and it is so tastefully decorated. We loved our week long stay. The surrounding area is wonderful to explore and there is plenty of good information in the cottage for walking and touring.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Yvonne K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great house with a lot of space. Lovely garden and garden room. Easy to check in.
The garden room
The guest house seen from the garden
The guest house seen from the road.
Stayed 15 nights in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Ivor P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beyond expectations

Tranquil and beautiful. A relaxing holiday with all the needs close at hand. A very freindly village.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Ian K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming Cottage

Stayed over during Hogmanay and New Year's Day for somewhere quiet and peaceful.(Particularly relevant if you have a nervous dog like I do who is fearful of fireworks).Lovely location.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

wendy m.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stunning location

Super cottage in a stunning location. Accurate description of the cottage and the extra outside area with summerhouse.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jan V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our stay at the old toll cottage

Cottage is beautifully decorated with much love and care in stunning scenery
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Helen B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful

The cottage was beautiful it was clean and well equipped, I would definitely recommend a stay there.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Idyllic cottage

Booked a weeks break away from it all and got exactly that. Very cosy and comfortable. The garden room and patio adjacent to the river was wonderful.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful cottage in beautiful countryside

A wonderful, fully modernized cottage in spectacular Scottish countryside expertly overseen by its owners Campbell and Nancy: it couldn't have been better, Many thanks!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Timothy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Old toll cottage straiton

Brilliant lication beautiful and quirky property cant wait to go back. Thank you nancy and campbell it was just what we both needed🙂
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Dianna P.

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Recommended - lovely area and home

The house was clean, comfortable and pleasant, the area lovely and it was easy to travel to a number of places of interest. The communication was prompt when we made contact. Good food options limited but can be found within a reasonable distance if you are not a big fan of cooking while on holiday.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Desiree S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful cottage

We had a lovely time in the cottage. It was only a few days because we were on a tour, but we didn't miss anything. It is nicely furnished and everything you need was there. The garden is completely fenced in, so it's absolutely great for dogs. The pretty garden is across the street where you can sit when the weather is good.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Stephen M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Simply outstanding

We have just had the best 10 days I can remember. We were lucky with weather which made it all the better. The cottage is lovely, the garden over the road is stunning and the area is great. The Black Bull pub is great for a laugh and food and so much to do around. The hosts were honest, straightforward and kind. Cannot recommend it enough. This is one place we will be returning to.
Stayed 11 nights in Apr 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Angela H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Old Toll Cottage, the Tardis

The property looks small from the outside, however, it’s surprisingly spacious inside. A very comfortable bed, with all the kit you could need in the kitchen once the hidden drawer is located. The summer house and garden on the other side of the very quiet road are a delight, we loved coming back and sitting out with a glass or two. Would highly recommend……….
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Pamela T.

Fantastic property in a beautiful area

Amazing cottage with everything you could possibly need. One of the nicest we have ever stayed in. When they say fully equipped they really mean it! Unlike some places they have not sacrificed quality for profit, comfortable seating, well stocked kitchen, lovely beds and good quality sheets and towels. Beautiful summer house. The only down side we could find was the low water pressure in the shower but this is totally outside Owners control. I would unreservedly recommend this property to anyone who needs a relaxing stay in the countryside. Whilst you are in Straiton call in at the local community shop and take a small drive to Kirkmichael Arms for a lovely meal.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

catherine M.

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Idyllic

Absolutely loved the cottage and everything it had to offer especially sitting outside the summerhouse overlooking the river waiting on the dinner cooking on the barbecue. Located in beautiful countryside with very friendly people in the village. Couldn't have asked for more really for a short break away with lots of peace and quiet. Would highly recommend. One thing I would liked to have seen was a table and chairs outside the cottage if you wanted a quick sit down with a cup of tea rather than cross the road and go to the summerhouse. There was no where to sit immediately outside the house. Had a super relaxing time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

George B.

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Amazing Break

Everything was brilliant. The cottage was very welcoming, it felt really cosy and has everything you would ever need. There is so much to do and we were out and about every day, so did not have a chance to relax in the lovely summer house, perhaps next time. There are lots of walking trails on the doorstep and beaches and harbours not far away. A walk up the Straiton Monument most evenings set us up for tea. It is one holiday where we probably came home fitter than we went. I think if you were looking for a less active holiday, this would be ideal too. It is in a peaceful location and you could watch the world go by as you sit by the river bank. Missing it already.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Mark W.

Beautiful cottage

We had a short stay here of four nights, we needed a short break due to work commitments and the owners were very accommodating by letting us stay from Thursday to Monday. The cottage is extremely well presented and feels more like a home than a rental property, it has a very personal feel like the owners spent considerable time and thought into making it a cozy and welcoming space. It's a very clean and uncluttered bungalow, tastefully decorated, in fact the photos on here really don't do it justice. I love the kitchen/diner with its many windows giving views of the stream that runs alongside the property over to the hills and beyond. The cottage is in a delightful unspoilt location on the edge of the village of Straition, right at the heart of Ayrshire, a short distance from the gorgeous Galloway Forrest and it's lochs and hills. Whilst it feels a million miles from the rat run, it only takes an hour to the centre of Glasgow and Ayr is only 30 minutes away. The separate garden with the summer house across the road is an added bonus, it gives access to the river and we used it to watch the recent eclipse, I can imagine its fantastic on a summers eve listening to the sounds of the river and watching the stars come out (the property is on the edge of one of the few dark parks, and gives one uninterrupted views of the night sky with very little light pollution). We hope to return here in the future as it just wasn't long enough to even scratch the surface and old toll cottage is the perfect base to start your Scottish adventure from.
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Mar, 2020
Hi Mark Many thanks for your kind words. It was our pleasure to have you stay at Old Toll Cottage, and we hope we might welcome you back again in the not to distant future Kind regards Campbell and Nancy
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10/10 Excellent

Sylvie A.

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Un cottage romantique

Une belle semaine dans ce charmant cottage tout confort. Rien à reprocher. Tout est conforme à l’annonce. Nous avons profité d’un bel environnement. La nature généreuse, les paysages magnifiques. Plein de très belles découvertes des alentours.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul A.

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lief, fantastisch huis

Een heel mooi, superruim huis, van buiten ziet het er misschien niet zo ruim uit maar dat is bedrog. Huis van een echtpaar dat met liefde geschikt is gemaakt en wordt gehouden voor gasten. Je hebt geen direct contact met de eigenaren maar wel telefonisch en eventueel via een sms. De woning is superkompleet, er is echt alles, ook de keuken is helemaal kompleet. Het huis ligt tegen The Galloway National Park aan, ook een bijzonder mooi en heel uitgestrekt gebied. Het is een heel mooie uitvalsbasis om de omgeving te verkennen, je zit in feite heel dicht bij de kust en je kunt er heerlijke wandelingen maken. Wij waren heel blij met dit huis dat ook nog eens een heel grote tuin aan de overzijde van de weg bezit met veranda, tuinhuis en heerlijke ligstoelen en met een uitzicht waarbij je lekker kunt wegdromen, dankjewel Nancy en Campbell, het was fantastisch !!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Susan F.

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An excellent, well equipped cottage.

The cottage is excellent and very well equipped and maintained in a beautiful, quiet location. There is a garden room in a secluded garden next to a stream. It is perfect on a warm, sunny day!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

PAT B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

lovely house and private garden

everything you needed to make your stay comfortable ,if in the area would stay there again , everything had been thought through, private garden was vey peaceful
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

About the host

Hosted by Campbell Atkinson

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Why they chose this property

A perfect retreat from a busy life.
We bought this lovely cottage mainly because of the beautiful surrounding countryside and great walks, but best of all the large garden area and garden room beside the river. We have spent many happy hours there.
It really is the quintessential country cottage.

What makes this property unique

There is a large private garden which now has a garden room and deck.
Perfect for Barbeques or when the weather is not so hot just sitting in the garden room and enjoying the peace and quiet. Reading or watching the birds. You might see a kingfisher flying up the river.

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