An ultra-green new guesthouse in Scotland has our vegan eco-warrior shouting for joy, but theres plenty to please style junkies and carnivores, too
Stand aside, all ye hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses that claim to be off the beaten track, for Three Glens has upped the stakes: it is completely off the map. Indeed, the place is so new that even satellite images of Dumfriesshire havent caught up with it. And when they do, its grass roof, sloping at the same angle as the hill it sits on, will render the house all but invisible from above. As if this were not enough, from the ground it has been cleverly camouflaged to blend in with the dry-stone walls that surround it. Melding ski chalet luxury with an ultra-green ethos, its the sort of building that should come with its own Kevin McCloud voiceover.
I confess that by the time Id climbed the steep farm track on my ancient bicycle to reach the house, I was slightly concerned that my sweaty and somewhat dishevelled state might be frowned upon in such swish surroundings. I was instantly put at ease by the bright and breezy Julie who, with her husband Steve, runs the guesthouse for Neil and Mary Gourlay, the brains behind this über-eco retreat.
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