Boris, the Military Pod

21/05/2024

24/09/2023

Yay! Another three :-)
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09/09/2023

Very sadly, due to the Short-Term Lets License which kicks in in October, we are no longer taking bookings. Sadly, all good things have to come to an end.
Thanks to all the lovely people that have enjoyed a unique stay in our crazy military pod.

05/11/2022

We don't want to have to close Boris down, but this crazy, ill-thought-out licensing may knock us on the head. PLEASE sign.

SAVE SHORT TERM LETTING IN SCOTLAND

05/11/2022

We don't want to have to close Boris The Military Pod down, but this crazy, ill-thought-out licensing may knock us on the head. PLEASE sign.

SAVE SHORT TERM LETTING IN SCOTLAND

24/08/2022

Another fabulous review - thank you Clare!

What a gem! If you want something quirky, fun and different, and to see a little slice of Skye, Boris is definitely for you… Sam and Lynne couldn’t be more welcoming, this was truly a great experience. The pod is so well designed, the kitchen is super well equipped and the hosts have thought of absolutely everything. We loved the welcome video (genius) and a special mention for the DVD player provided, perfect for a movie night in. Only half a mile to the ferry crossing too, perfect if you’re looking for that old-fashioned turntable ferry experience. Truly a memorable stay!!

20/08/2022

Wow - another fabulous review, thank you Mel!

…Wow!!!! This is amazing and should not be missed as a place to visit. Boris is totally and utterly unique and has been built with so much skill and attention! Sam and Lynne have literally thought of everything to make Boris so comfortable for their guests.- that’s what is most important to them and it shows! The welcome gifts are so kind and Im now off to purchase some more! Sam is such an attentive host on arrival, showing how everything worked - can’t ask for more. Had the best sleep with it so peaceful, under the fabulous duvet. The breakfast was outstanding and set us up for the day. I have to mention the soaps and hand washes from the Highland Soap Company - the smell will now always be associated with Boris and the awesome holiday in Scotland. Every single thing is perfect!!!…

07/08/2022

Ah happy guests!

‘…Bonkers Boris was a fitting end to our bonkers wedding and honeymoon in Outer Hebrides, Raasay and Skye. The short trip across to Glenelg on the 2 car ferry was brilliant as were the local history,pub and brewary and a bay full of seals. Lynnes breakfast was amazing ! as was the coffee machine. Thanks for a lovely stay. …’

04/08/2022

Homemade scones ready for our guests today 😋

26/06/2022

Another wonderful review, thank you Dave!

…’What can I say Boris is unique. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Boris. The conversion/design of Boris has been carefully considered so as you have everything at hand. Watch out for Midges but they have this covered too. The drive to Kylerhea is something to behold and once you get there you will see you are in a little natural oasis. If you want an experience you will treasure give Boris a go’…

Have you booked your stay yet?!

05/06/2022

Skye is looking stunning right now, and these views are only minutes away. Time for a break perhaps?!

29/03/2022

08/01/2022

03/11/2021

Not wishing to put you off coming to stay in Boris... but it seems we have a monster on the Kylerhea pass...

https://theoldmanofthenorth.weebly.com/tall-tales-folk-tales-and-things-that-go-bump-in-the-bothy.html

Biast bhealach (beast of the pass)

The Bealach Udal is the mountain pass between Kylerhea and Glen Arroch on Skye. Today this route is a back road, used manly in summer by tourists taking the ferry option onto and off Skye, for the romance of the sea instead of the practicality of the bridge. Otherwise there is a scattered community at Kylerhea and an otter-watching site. The pass is quiet, bounded by hills and with the ground a mix of heather, forestry, rushes and grass. It’s easy enough to let your imagination run away in a place like this but in years past this was the route onto and off the Isle of Skye. Pretty-much all traffic came this way, over the Mam Ratagan Pass on the Mainland to Glenelg and aboard the ferry across the Kyle Rhea to Skye, then on and over the Bealach Udal. Not only travelers but cattle came this too with the herds of Skye swimming the waters to the mainland and their long drove south to the markets. The Bealach Udal would have been a busier place than it is today.

Yet at night it would still be all to easy, especially in more superstitious times, to imagine terrors lurking in the hills and hollows and the darkness of night. Stories tell of of demonic creature that lived in the pass, howling in the night and taking on, at times, the appearance of a great hound. It would leap upon terrified travelers in a terrible attack, tearing with its teeth at their flesh.
For the traveler, having already braved or suffered the Mam Ratagan pass and the swift running waters of the kyle the transition from human company on the ferry and at the two crossing points to the blackness, bleakness and solitude of that 900 feet high pass, rising from the shoreline in just 2 miles, it was all too easy to feel the fear of the beast of the pass.

29/08/2021

Yay! We got a great write up in this travel blog! Really lovely pics too :-)

26/08/2021

Wonderful weather recently. Here's some pics from a recent, and highly awesome, Skye Jeep Tours adventure.

29/07/2021