Braeroy is an unspoiled highland estate extending to some 23,500 acres in the Lochaber district. It is particularly noted for its spectacular scenery and quality stalking. The main buildings on the south west edge of the estate are nine miles from the village of Roy Bridge and 45 minutes from Fort William and are served by a metalled road. North west from here runs an unmetalled track that was one of General Wade's military roads. This means that despite its remoteness access to the estate is very good.
The estate rises from an altitude of 650' to 3700' on the summit of Creag Meagaidh. The famous geological feature of the Parallel Roads can be seen over much of Glenroy. There is an abundance of wildlife ranging from pine martins to golden eagles and peregrines and much of the glen is either a National Nature Reserve or a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Braeroy is also a working farm with a sizeable stock of hill ewes.
Besides stalking, the estate can offer guests salmon fishing on the River Roy and grouse shooting over pointers.
Braeroy Lodge is a traditional stone and slate sporting lodge decorated and furnished to a very high standard.
The accommodation comprises eight double bedrooms, five bathrooms and a shower room. There is a formal drawing room, a dining room which seats sixteen people and a games room with a full size snooker table on the ground floor. On the first floor there is a television room. There is a cot and a high chair available.
Parties are to consist of a maximum of sixteen people (including children) unless by prior arrangement.
Food will be provided at a cost of £75 per person per week or part thereof, to include cooked breakfast, packed lunch, afternoon tea, three course set dinner and coffee, payable with the balance of the rental six weeks before arrival.
Grouse can be found over much of the estate and good bags have been shot in the past. Estate policy has been to try and improve the shooting, and over the last season the bag averaged twelve brace a day either walked-up or over pointers. Early in the season, from 12 August, an attractive sporting package is available. This consists of two days grouse shooting for four guns; stalking to include two stags and salmon fishing for six rods.
Each gun is entitled to keep one brace of grouse per day if available. Clay pigeon shooting can be arranged with the head stalker, cartridges and clays are chargeable as extra.
We would strongly recommend that shooters take out insurance. Members of either the Countryside Alliance or the B.A.S.C. automatically receive third party insurance.
Fibre wad cartridges only are to be used.
Braeroy is a renowned deer forest. Present policy is to shoot a limited number of stags in late August and then to divide the ground into two beats in September. The estate employs two stalkers and throughout September and early October, and both take out rifles daily. Ponies are used to recover the stags.
A limited amount of hind stalking is also available from early November.
Estate policy is that any refund on fees paid for stalking is strictly at the discretion of the head stalker.
The Roy is an excellent spate river which rises in Loch Roy close to the eastern march of the estate (Loch Roy is only a short distance from Loch Spey, which is just over the march). The fishing rights extend for roughly 13 miles of rapid run to the junction with the River Spean. It is divided into three beats.
The Roy is mainly a grilse river with a five year average of over 60 fish.
The heaviest fish caught was a 39lb salmon caught in 1975. Fishing is by fly or spinner on the Top beat but fly only on the Forest beat. There is no fishing available after 1 October. It is a strict condition of rental that full details of fish caught must be returned to the estate on the card provided at the end of the week. Guests are asked where possible to follow a catch and release policy.
From the Fort William direction stay on the A82 until you reach Spean Bridge, then turn off onto the A86 which takes you straight to Roybridge.
From Perth take the A9 north towards Inverness and turn off onto the A89 towards Spean Bridge and the road will take you to Roybridge.
Once in Roybridge take the turning to the north marked ‘Glenroy', which has the river on one side and the post office on the other. The estate is at the very end of the metalled road.
The resident Caretakers live in Stable Cottage, just beyond the lodge.
