Thank you for the welcome to your lovely Lodge which we enjoyed staying in. Although us ‘Oldies’ are not as active and agile ‘walking wise’ as we used to be – we were enjoying our trips round and about and visiting some of the places other folks have mentioned and were looking forward to doing a bit more – but sad to say we received ‘not good news’ from home and we had to leave & return there.
Will certainly be recommending Glenfruin Lodge & Crosskeys Holiday Lets to everyone – and hope to come back ourselves sometime.
Many thanks
Doreen & Lawrie Yule, Torryburn, Nr Dunfermline, Fife
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a revolutionary architect and designer and The Hill House is considered to be his domestic masterpiece. Mackintosh and his wife Margaret created almost everything, from the building itself to the furniture and textiles. More examples of his work can be seen in Glasgow.https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/the-hill-house
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.
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. […]
