About this property

Accommodation Features: Forgebraehead in North Shawbost offers an adults-only bed and breakfast with a garden and terrace. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Facilities and Services: Guests can enjoy a lounge, shared kitchen, housekeeping service, and bicycle parking. Free on-site private parking is provided. Amenities: Each ground-floor unit includes a kitchen with an oven, stovetop, dishwasher, electric kettle, and wardrobe. A bath with a walk-in shower and carpeted floors enhance comfort. Location and Attractions: Stornoway Airport is 31 km away. Nearby attractions include Callanish Standing Stones (20 km) and Museum Nan Eilean (29 km).

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.7)

Breakfast info

Breakfast to go

  • Free private parking available on-site


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Number of guests
 
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Angelika
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely place, everything clean, convenient location, close to nearby attractions, very friendly hosts
  • Will
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The incredibly warm and kind hospitality. Sharon and Keith rescue animals in need and are willing to educate interested guests about this. We got to feed the horses and spend time with their lovely dogs and cats. Very close to a beautiful...
  • Ros
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The Location is ideal to explore the top of Lewis or even Harris, its in between with a good road next to it. Breakfast was tea/coffee with Cereals
  • Andrea
    Italy Italy
    Pleasant stay, they immediately put me at ease and were very helpful with my trip by giving me information. very clean room.
  • Monika
    Switzerland Switzerland
    We loved the hosts and their friendly dogs and cats from the very begining.
  • Anonymous
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Fantastic location and hosts. Very helpful & friendly. Brilliant to chat to over breakfast. It's a working croft so it was lovely to see and meet the animals too. I will definitely want to return if I visit the island again. Thank you 😊🙏
  • Julien
    France France
    Les hôtes sont des gens formidables. La chambre est parfaite. Je vous le recommande.
  • Amandine
    France France
    Vous êtes accueilli directement chez Keith et Sharon au sein de leur foyer et on est parfaitement accueilli. La chambre propre sent particulièrement bon. Si vous aimez les animaux, vous êtes aux bonnes endroits! C’est calme malgré tout, on a dormi...
  • Ripamontipb
    Italy Italy
    Pulizia della struttura e cordialità dei proprietari
  • Dorothée
    France France
    Nous avons été parfaitement accueillis ! Ce fut un grand plaisir ces deux nuits nous avons vraiment passé un bon séjour.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Sharon.

8.9
Host review score
Sharon.
Shawbost beach 1/2 a mile away. Forgebraehead has 1 B&B room, shared bathroom & lounge with access to the kitchen/ dining area. Tea & coffee making facilities in the room & a light breakfast is offered. Please do not book if you are allergic to/ don't like animals. Please do not bring pets or children, this is an adult only household. 2 large dogs live here. No bookings for guests who will be in & out during the night time/ early mornings this is our home and quiet hours must be observed. We have off street parking for guests, marked by 'visitors parking' signs on the driveway. There are buses, you can walk or cycle. There's a car park either end of the beach. This is our family home there will always be someone available to welcome, help or advise guests. House Rules: - Early check in (twenty pound) and late check out fees (twenty pound/Person/hour) apply to all guests who do not respect check in/ out times. - No pets (not even in vehicles on the grounds). - No children. - Keep communal areas clean and tidy. - No smoking on the premises or the grounds. - No drugs on the premises or the grounds. - No wet suits/ surf boards or Kayaks in the house. - Take shoes off once you enter the house. - Quiet hours from 11pm – 7am - No bookings for night photographers or Bird watchers (entering/ leaving during quiet hours. - No access to croft at any time. - No feeding animals. - No releasing animals. - Notify owners of any breakages or spills. - Shut doors & gates. **Guests may not spend the whole day in the house and must vacate 10am - 5pm for cleaning of communal areas, our work commitments & insurance purposes. This is not a hotel with open doors all day. Someone is always home from 5pm to 10am the following day but guests cannot remain in the house without the owners presence. Finding us: Using the postcode will bring you to the Shore Rd, N. Shawbost. Satnav is inaccurate here (takes you too far along) so look for the 2nd house on the left, turquoise wall.
Hosting for 4 years on another platform with many 5* reviews, you'll stay in our family home, there will always be someone available to help or advise guests. Hosts are always here to welcome visitors and show them around. However we appreciate undisturbed nights as do our dogs please see 'about the property'. Guests live as family, sharing the living spaces, cooking, relaxing and generally enjoying our pets who love visitors. Come and learn about crofting, life on an island, rare breeds, our history, culture and wildlife.
Rural, crofting, close knit community on the wild coast line of the Westside of Lewis. Come and experience crofting life beside the Atlantic Ocean. Local attractions include the Callanish Standing Stones, Doune Carloway Broch, The Norse mill, Gearanan and Arnol Blackhouses. Traditional crofting area steeped in history and culture which still observes the Sabbath as a day of rest.
Language spoken: English

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House rules

Forgebraehead, North Shawbost takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 17:00 to 22:00
Check-out
From 05:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Curfew
Entry to the property will be closed between the hours of 00:00 and 05:00
Damage policy
If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to £258 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 07:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 07:00:00.

If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to £258 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.

License number: B, ES00391F