This is Eastside

13/06/2025

Ever grateful for kind words:

…’One of the most magical places we’ve ever stayed. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking, and every corner feels like it’s been lifted from a storybook.’

10/06/2025

Hello wee wild sauna.

Feeling very proud our wee hilltop sauna made the cut into the awesome WILD Sauna book by Emma O’Kelly

Incredible places run by incredible people. You’ll find a copy nestled in the cottage bookcases, ready to inspire, plan and dream about your next sauna adventure.

Go get your copy, link in our stories now.

24/04/2025

05/04/2025

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25/03/2025

It feels like spring is here as the daffodils raise their heads and the odd (unintentionally early) lamb makes an appearance. It’s time for harvesting timber and splitting logs before lambing time begins. Making sure there’s timber drying in these glorious sunny days ready for when winter comes around again. Sun; as wonderful for drying timber and growing grass as raising spirits.

15/02/2025

Throwback to the glorious Sweaty Betty shoot last autumn. Hill shoot/ sheep farm.

14/02/2025

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14/02/2025

Our great great grandfather helped fund the formation of the Scottish Rights of Way Society, such was his belief back then about the good that could come from exploring our wonderful landscapes.

This old sign on the farm was one of the original sign posts guiding Pentland walkers since 1885. One of the few surviving in its original position.

ScotWays are looking to preserve the sign. It will be gone for a short while but returned; to guide future generations back to Nine Mile Burn from the wonderfully foot-worn grassy track at the Cap Law crossroads.

24/01/2025

Today we lost many old friends. Tomorrow a sad day for surveying the damage.

03/01/2025

Yesterday we had a wonderful office. The sun shone on bright powder snow as we methodically made our way through the ewes health checks; they are leaving the inby to return to the hill for winter. Wild, well, woollies makes for happy shepherds.
We are truly lucky to call this home. Shared today with the West Kip hikers and the young skiers carving wiggly tracks through the drifted snow.

24/12/2024

The Eastside team is checking out from Facebook as our Christmas guests settle in. Almost a full house with wild hill walks, warming saunas, steaming hot tub and twinkling trees.

Thanks to all the wonderful people we have met this year, staying with us and really making this place so special. Biggest love from all at Eastside, we shall be back with more tales from the hills in the New Year.