Beautiful Secluded Home with own Beach in 6 Acres

Entire home in Hoy, United Kingdom

  1. 10 guests
  2. 4 bedrooms
  3. 8 beds
  4. 2 baths
Hosted by Tony
  1. Superhost
  2. 8 years hosting

Listing highlights

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Self check-in

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Beautiful area

Guests love this home’s scenic location.
The Noddle is a lovely, eco-friendly home on the peaceful, stunning island of Hoy, overlooking Scapa Flow.
The house is full of natural light and heated by a Wood Burner + Air Source Heating.
The garden leads to it's own Beach, perfect for paddle-boarding, beach- combing and swimming. The land includes a woodland area, wild flowers and river frontage all within 6 acres.

Wild life includes: Orca's, Otters, Hen Harriers, Sea Eagles, Seals + many sea birds.
On clear nights stars adorn the heavens.

The space
SAFETY:

Young children must be supervised at all times as there are no fences separating the water from the house. The house is equipped with Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms.
There is a modern Doctors Surgery at Longhope, at the south of the Island, which is run by wonderful, professional people for whom nothing is too much trouble.
On the Orkney Mainland there is a brand-new hospital in Kirkwall. which for serious concerns is reached from Hoy by The Car Ferry which is on stand-by 24/7 and Helicopter.

Licence Number STL: OR00303F

Guest access
Guests have full access to the Lawns/Garden/Woods/ River/Beach and surrounding 6.5 acres of land.
The Noddle is five minutes from Lyness Car Ferry.
There is parking at the house plus a Key safe for easy access to House.
There is a Day Bed in the porch where you can lay and look out at the Bay
There is a Newly Added Study with a Bureau WIFI and Sofa Bed. A New Music/Creative Room and a dedicated Utility Room.
“We absolutely loved our stay at The Noddle. We couldn't have imagined a cosier place with nicer views. The garden is wonderful and not to mention the private beach. The island of Hoy is beautiful with lots of great walks and wildlife. Tony was a great host. We really miss The Noddle and would highly recommend staying there.” Emily

Other things to note
Orkney rated Britain's best place to live in terms of quality of life / UK news /The Guardian Newspaper 26/01/2019
The island of Hoy is truly stunning with beautiful walks, beaches, a tea room, pubs, a small cinema/theatre and if you're lucky you may see . otters, orcas, seals, hen harriers and the new sea eagle chick, Grizela, which hatched in 2019. New addition there are now Golden Eagles as well.
One particular walk is from the spectacular beach called Rackwick Bay which you can walk above the cliffs over to see the Old Man of Hoy.

Registration Details
STL: OR00303F

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Bay view
Garden view
Beach access – Beachfront
Kitchen
Wifi

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Rated 4.94 out of 5 from 152 reviews.

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Hoy, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Neighborhood highlights

Hoy is a wonder, it celebrates many unique features. Orkney has been voted several times as the Happiest Place in Britain and there are no police on Hoy.

What you can do on Hoy: equipment not supplied
X Hiking and walking
X Beachcombing
X Fishing , sea/bay and freshwater. Hoy
has several
lochs
X Canoeing
X Paddle Boarding
X Swimming
X Stargazing
X Bird Watching Inc, Eagles and Hen
Harriers and RSPB's most northernmost
protected site
X Sea spotting inc. Orcas and Dolphins
X Unique Flora and Fauna
X World class Military Museum
X Visit Old Man of Hoy
X Many historic sites from the two world
wars as Hoy was The Command Centre.

At the T Junction from Lyness Ferry is The Anchor Hotel which has a bar open to the public, and can be walked to from The Noddle.
People are friendly and it is a tradition to wave to drivers as you pass regardless of whether you know them or not. Just across the river ( Mill Burn) is Emily's Cafe and shop which is well worth a visit.
The island can be split figuratively into several parts. The North has a huge RSPB Reserve where you can see a pair of sea eagles that have a chick, this is the first time sea eagles have nested there in 150 years. To the North west, driving through the spectacular valley,you will pass the Drawfie Stane the oldest stone monolith in Europe. This road leads to Rackwick Bay where you can walk to the Old Man of Hoy. Rackwick Bay is stunning with the highest beach cliffs in Europe.

The middle of the island, including Lyness, is where the Royal Navy had their command bases during the 1st and 2nd World Wars and you can still observe the remnants of buildings left from those times including the Military Museum.
The south of the Island has the community of Longhope with its local shop, which sells just about everything, plus a small harbour - home to the lifeboat station and The Royal Hotel. Further south you come to the Stromer Bank Hotel and the Cantick Lighthouse.
They say if you stand at the entrance of the Stromer Bank Hotel on a clear night you can see 11 lighthouses.
Hoy is a peaceful and calm island which is why it is and continues to be a magnet for artists of all types including Peter Maxwell Davis who wrote "Farewell to Stromness".

In a few words Hoy is a very special refuge of calm in this ever increasingly hectic world.
We have found that the journey there enables one to shed the hurly- burly of our busy lives as we get back to nature. It has changed our lives and our wish is that your visit may change yours.

Meet your host

Superhost
152 reviews
4.94 out of 5 average rating
8 years of hosting
My work: Host
Lives in Scotland, United Kingdom
Hi We love The Noddle, with my wife Penny, I bought the 6.5 Acres in 2010 and then had the lovely ECO Style house built. I have been a Singer and Artist all my life and Penny is a Designer and we find the feel-good/well-being factors of staying at The Noddle a rare and beneficial experience. The wildlife is abundant and stunning along with the peace and quiet which make it a very, very special place, with its own beach and river. This place is so rare as our 5 * Reviews and Super-Host Status confirm. We hope you get a chance to enjoy and experience it for yourself as so many of our previous guests have. Best Regards, Tony

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
10 guests maximum
Safety & property
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Heights without rails or protection
Carbon monoxide alarm