The Torridon: the old school Highlands hotel where you can live out your The Traitors fantasy
The Torridon: the old school Highlands hotel where you can live out your The Traitors fantasy
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It’s not uncommon for those heading north of Inverness to carry more expectations of beauty than layers, or the correct footwear. And while crowded pockets and inclement weather can lead to early disappointment for those fawning over clan lore and stags marching to bagpipes, the Torridon’s surreal setting tends to knock even the insouciant for six. It will tug at their breath and summon a degree of humility that makes time stand still and the whisky taste that wee bit better.
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The Torridon team greet guests at the door as if welcoming old friends into their home. Artisanal chocolates magically appear on suite tables, and restaurant service is comfortingly old school with just the right amount of theatrics. So with the Highlands trending after The Traitors’ nail-biting final episode, it’s the perfect place to make like the contestants and have your own Highland fling (in significantly more relaxed circumstances, of course).
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Drive North West of Inverness or Fort William, through dense forest and winding glens (particularly striking in their merlot and ochre autumnal coat), until you reach Loch Torridon — a sea loch steeped in Norse lore, and from whose banks peaty hills soar. All hotels rattle on about their views, but the Torridon easily possesses the dress circle seats for West Coast highland drama. No drone footage, Instagram shot nor postcard can prepare you for the bewitching beauty of the surrounding, rugged wilderness. It is so wonderfully at odds with the hotel’s genteel, pancake flat lawns and manicured hedges.
