Our new loch-side lawn was really popular with guests last year, the perfect place to enjoy the views across Loch Goil, hold a BBQ or just sit and watch the sea birds.

However we recognised that there were access issues. Between the lawn and the road edge is a large ditch which allows water to drain from the fields behind the houses. Although grassed, the slope of ditch meant that some guests found it difficult to access the lawn, the grass could be slippery at times.

To remedy the problem, this winter, we have had a bridge constructed across the ditch which will allow all guests to cross to the loch-side easily. Work on the bridge continued this week and now we just have to add top soil, and then, in Spring, grass seed.

We can’t wait to see it finished, but in the meantime our dog Ben inspected our progress, and seemed to approve!