Glenfruin Lodge is lovely, and central to lots of places of interest. We took advice from other visitors comments & went to Luss, went aboard Maid of the Loch, took the 2 hour boat trip on Loch Lomond.
The £7.00 train trip to Glasgow was well worth the money although we only made it as far as Partick & The Kelvingrove museum, we were there for hours and could have spent a whole week. Across the road from there we enjoyed wonderful Pizza at “Baffo” lovely staff too !!
Also good for pizza is”Padrone” on West Clyde Street in Helensburgh.
Our disappointments were that The Hill House in Helensburgh & Dumbarton Castle were both closed – but we have an excuse to return, not that we need an excuse !!
Richard & Carol
Derbyshire
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. […]
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 […]
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
