We’ve had a lovely week – thank you.
Lovely, comfortable and cosy cottage (Glenfruin Lodge). The bed is enormous and very sleep inducing. The weather has been very kind to us and we’ve both picked up some sun on our last day.
Recommend a visit to Balloch Castle Country Park – take a picnic if the weather’s good. The views of Loch Lomond are lovely. Glasgow by train from Helensburgh is good value £6.70 return & free parking too. The Hill House is worth a visit also. The Oak Inn in Balmaha does good food & beer.
David & Roz, Cheshire
Historic Scotland (Historic Environment Scotland) offer ‘Explorer Tickets’ that enable you to visit multiple sites over a number of days to save on entry fees if visiting more than one site and also give you fast track entry for Stirling Castle and Edinburgh Castle. For more information go to: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/explorer. Some of their historic sites have […]
Located on the banks of Loch Lomond, off the A82, 5 miles north of Crosskeys. Occupation of this area dates back to medieval times, but much of the village and the neat rows of cottages were built in the 18th and 19th centuries to house workers from the nearby slate quarries and featured in the […]
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.
