19th – 26th October 2024

October 26, 2024 by Alison in

A comfortable and cosy Cottage with good access to Loch Lomond.
Balloch Castle Country Park is ides for excercising our Sproodle Ronnie.
Dumbarton Castle is worth a visit and Aberfoyle Forest Visitor Centre has an
Easy walk to a waterfall and viewpoint to watch Red Squirrels.
We visited Luss Village and cruised Loch Lomond and visited the Bird of Prey Centre.

Gina, Neil & Ronnie (Woof)

Things to do

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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Luss conservation village – western shore of Loch Lomond

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 […]

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Historical sites

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 […]

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