16th – 23rd October 2021

February 4, 2022 by Alison in

Crosskeys Cottage was a great base for Loch Lomond. Cosy and inviting.
Despite raining all week we managed to get out every day.
Owners very accommodating and welcoming.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay !

Thanks
Mark & Fliss

Great place, Alison and Craig are both great hosts. Place is cosy, warm and peaceful. Really nice location and a a great base to travel out to other areas in Scotland.

Things to do

Day trip suggestions

Inveraray – Day tripA marvellous day out, Inveraray is on the western bank of Loch Fyne north of Arrochar beyond the ‘Rest and be Thankful’. Inveraray Castle  was used in the series Downton Abbey for a ChristmasSpecial. The Bell Tower dominates the town and houses the second heaviest ring of ten bells in the world and is open to the public spring /summer. […]

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Auchendrain Village

Auchendrain museum – just south of Inveraray

The preserved buildings from the 1700s give an authentic insight into how people lived and worked in the north and west of Scotland. You can wander freely around the houses and farm buildings furnished with everyday objects from time gone by.

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The Falkirk Wheel – 12 miles south of Stirling

The World’s first and only rotating boat lift. Completed in 2002 the huge Falkirk wheel re-connects the Fourth & Clyde and Union canals after the 11 original lock gates were dismantled in the 1930’s. Also an opportunity to visit the famous Kelpieshttps://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/falkirk-wheel/

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