Pirnie Lodge Farm

Draw a line between Edinburgh and Glasgow and you'll find Pirnie Lodge Farm in the middle. It's just over half an hour's drive from both. In fact, it's a half-way kind of place. It occupies the middle ground between glamping and self-catering. Home-from-home lodges feature carpets, cushions, and curtains. They have hot tubs outside. They have Netflix on the 55-inch Smart TV. They have a brilliant deck where you can take in the views. But they also have a real connection with the great outdoors, set amongst miles of open countryside, with fishing lakes, nature reserves, and country parks on the doorstep.

There are three lodges at Pirnie Lodge Farm, each with its own character and style. Daisy’s Den is a static caravan-style lodge, which means plenty of space inside. She sleeps up to six and has two bedrooms, as well as an open-plan living space and en suite (it has a power shower, naturally). Her neighbour, Poppy’s Place, is a modern timber-clad cabin that’s much more petite, sleeping only two, but has a similar list of amenities. And then there’s Lily’s Pad, with the cute style of a Hobbit hole and luxuries to compare with the others.

The farm is no longer a working one so it tends to be quiet and calm. It’s the kind of place where you can just relax; alternating between dips in the hot tub, reading and simply enjoying the countryside. It could easily be used as a weekend retreat from the city. But the proximity to Edinburgh and Glasgow also makes it a good base if you’re visiting Scotland from further afield and want to explore them both. Neither are too far for a day trip. And you have Falkirk on the doorstep too.