The perfect place for two. The Loft at Glenquiech is the whole open plan apartment above five garages. Created in 2019, it’s completely private, contemporary and secluded. It has a porch for boots and coats, a living area, a screened king size bed, fully equipped kitchen, a shower room and loo. Centrally heated, it has everything you might need- including super-fast WiFi and a music system. You get to it up a private, wide staircase - though that means no disabled access. On the top balcony, sit and enjoy a glass of wine- and the silence among the trees.

I live in the farmhouse near The Loft and so am available or on my mobile for any queries or to help plan walks, days out and so on. I respect guests' privacy and peace as the primary reason for their coming. So I'm reactive, rather than pro-. But anyone who wants to come here already has a great deal in common with me; and I enjoy meeting guests very much.

For its peace, unspoilt beauty and wildlife alone, Angus is remarkable. But most locals don't know about Glenquiech, the hidden glen. Its name is a corruption of quaich, a bowl-shaped cup, which describes this glen's topography. You can walk for miles from the bothy's door without seeing another soul. The farm's mature woodland is magical. The small graveyard of the estate's former owners is enchanting. The views from the hill above the bothy are very fine. Every corner of the farm affords vistas and views, particularly of the Sidlaw hills to the south. The welcoming Drovers' Inn in Memus is 2.5 miles away. Glamis Castle is 20 minutes, as is the Pictish Stones museum in Meigle. We are 35 minutes from Dundee, with its V&A, museums, theatres and restaurants. St Cyrus, a beautiful beach and nature reserve, is 30 minutes' drive. There's a good pub in Johnshaven, which serves local seafood; and the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre is well worth visiting. Above all, though, come here for the walking or cycling. The Brown and White Cathertuns, Kinpurnie Hill, Glen Clova, Glen Prosen, Glen Doll and the Cairngorms all speak for themselves.