On Jura island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, this sprawling estate has been reborn as a grand art-filled ultra luxury hotel set amid the Scottish wilderness. Situated between the village of Craighouse and the slipway at Feolin Ferry on the southern shores of Jura, the spectacular and remote Ardfin Estate extends to eleven and a half thousand acres, encompassing around ten miles of pristine rugged coastline that stretches out along the south side of the island. The Estate consists of its stunningly restored, Category C listed, 10-room Victorian villa, Jura House available on an exclusive-use basis and The Quadrangle, restored farm houses, with its 13 rooms and two two-bedroom apartments, operates like a conventional luxury boutique hotel.

What house and hotel have in common is the astounding beauty of their seaside location and the tremendous charm of their interiors. The Atrium, the main dining and bar area – a sprawling, open-plan affair with a glass ceiling that floods the place with light in the daytime – has a magnetic effect. The brand new golf course is Ardfin’s trump card, with its remarkable and ingenious design; the devilish difficulty introduced by its remote cliffside situation; the fact that its immaculate fairways and greens are maintained without pesticides. According to the season, you might shoot or stalk, spot dolphins, wander the estate’s 12,000 acres, sit down with a book by a window in the Ceilidh Barn overlooking the water – or play golf.