Welcome to the website for The Log House, a unique nine-bedroom log cabin on the Garpel Estate in Ayrshire, set in the wide open spaces of the Central Southern Uplands of South West Scotland.

The Log House was built in the 1970s from Norwegian timber to an authentic Norwegian design. It is still used as a sporting lodge but is also available to let to someone who wants to escape to a genuine wilderness retreat.

The Log House sits in the middle of the 6,700 acre Garpel Estate. The estate is a traditional sporting estate combined with upland sheep and beef farming. The careful management of the heather moorland, inbye pasture and wetlands has made the estate a haven for wild birds and flowers and the majority has recently been designated a Special Protection Area (SPA) for hen harriers, peregrines, short eared owls and golden plover. There are many walks around the estate to experience and enjoy the scenery and wildlife.

Within easy distance of The Log House are a plethora of activities and day trips. Ayrshire is "Burns Country" and is reknown for its many golf courses, including Prestwick, Turnberry and Troon. There are also castles, such as Culzean Castle just south of Ayr, and islands, including the bird sanctuary of Ailsa Craig and the isle of Arran. Glasgow is also only an hour's drive away with Edinburgh about 90 minutes.