The Torridon: a luxury retreat amid Highland splendour

Deep in Scotland's mountainous northwest, this boutique hotel is a stirring contrast between five-star elegance and rugged natural grandeur

The Torridon hotel and surrounding landscape.
A welcoming retreat in the Scottish Highlands
(Image credit: The Torridon)

A handsome Victorian hunting lodge set beneath the imposing sandstone terraces of the Torridon Hills, the hotel is a 90-minute drive from Inverness and considerably farther from anywhere else, which one feels is rather the point.

Situated on the shores of an Atlantic sea loch, the surrounding landscape is, frankly, the kind of thing postcards were invented for – but once you've had your fill of the great outdoors, the hotel's interior promises an equally welcoming retreat.

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Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly is a photo editor and illustrator for The Week Digital, creating original artwork to accompany articles and social media, as well as curating photography and cartoons. Before joining the team in 2023, Stephen managed the photographic archive for multimedia publisher Future, working on everything from picture editing and content licensing to directing photo shoots. He has also been a freelance illustrator, contributing editorial artwork to magazines and websites including T3, Rock Sound, Tom’s Guide, Property Week and Cycling Plus, while also writing about music for Total Guitar and MusicRadar. Stephen studied illustration at the University of Dundee and Ontario College of Art and Design, specialising in narrative art (he once self-published his own comic, it was weird), and loves to incorporate storytelling and humour into his work.