Fully Catered Bespoke Highland Gatherings in a Stunning Wilderness Location

A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
Experience the majestic wilderness of the Scottish Highlands from the comfort of Glen Dessary Lodge. Glen Dessary Lodge is at the end of Loch Arkaig, one hour's drive from Spean Bridge, near Fort William, Knoydart. Set on the hillside and with panoramic views of Glen Dessary, the Lodge is the perfect setting for exclusive gatherings of friends and family, small weddings and corporate events. With seven bedrooms we offer fully catered, luxury accommodation for up to 15 guests in 7 bedrooms; 1 double en-suite, 3 twin en-suite, 1 triple en-suite and 2 twin bedrooms with a shared bathroom.

CATERING
Our delicious home-cooked catering package for small and large gatherings uses some of the finest ingredients Scotland has to offer including our own venison, wild boar and lamb and locally sourced fish and shellfish. Our carefully chosen menus are created to suit your individual preferences including any special dietary requirements.
We look after all your catering requirements while at Glen Dessary. Start your day with a Scottish breakfast. We provide packed lunches to enjoy on the hills or while out exploring the Highlands. Freshly baked scones and tea will be waiting for you on your return. What better way to end the day with friends and family than with a delicious home-cooked three course dinner.

AT HOME IN THE HIGHLANDS
Come home from a day exploring the Highlands to a hot bath followed by pre-dinner drinks and tales of the day's adventures around the log burning fires. Dinner is served in our dining room which has stunning views and lots of traditional ambience.

RELAX IN STYLE
After a day in the hills and a convivial evening with friends and family relax for the night in our well appointed bedrooms. Crisp cotton bedding, fresh towels, complementary toiletries and of course, more stunning views are all provided for your comfort.

Glen Dessary is a remote getaway where you can experience all the majestic wilderness that surrounds you. Our experienced staff can accompany you either on foot or in our all terrain Argocat vehicles on guided hikes up mountains or through glens, get close to our wild red deer herd and photograph the magnificent stags and hinds in their natural environment or enjoy a day's brown trout fly fishing on the Estate's rivers and lochs. A truly memorable wilderness adventure.

Glen Dessary is steeped in history being best know for its involvement in the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Bonnie Prince Charlie passed through the glen on his flight from the battlefield of Culloden in April 1746. He is known to have spent the day on Monadh Gorm opposite the lodge, watching redcoat soldiers below. His escape from there involved passing through a cordon of troops in the middle of the night, high up in Coire na Gall, two miles beyond the lodge. In this he was led by a local guide, Donald Cameron of Strathan, Glen Dessary. Two months later he was picked up by a French ship at Loch nan Uamh, some twenty miles south of Glen Dessary.

After the 18th century Glen Dessary went through a period of social upheaval with rising rents by the Chief of Clan Cameron and a growing desire by Highland people to seek a different way of life from one of remote rural poverty. Many of the local population emigrated to countries such as America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well as the growing industrial cities in the UK.

By mid to late 19th century Glen Dessary had a much smaller population, working for the much larger Cameron/Lochiel estate as shepherds and deer stalkers. The estate functioned as a large sheep farm and hunting area with the Duke of Luxembourg renting it in the 1920's. The ruins and remains of settlements are poignant reminders of the past way of life in the glens. Gaelic was the spoken language right up until the 1960's.