4th – 11th April 2015

April 11, 2015 by in

We’ve had a lovely week in your very homely and cosy cottage.  Everything was so clean and tastefully furnished!

Weather has been glorious and we’ve enjoyed visits to Loch Lomond, Helensburgh, Aberfoyle and Blair Drummond Safari Park (which was the highlight of the week for our little boy!).  He wasn’t so sure of the Easter Bunny when he met him on Sunday!

Thanks for making us feel so welcome!

Best Wishes, Paula, Colin and David

Arbroath

Things to do

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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The Hill House (National Trust property) – Helensburgh

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

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Ben Lomond Walk

Favourite walks

If the outdoors is your thing then there are mountains in abundance to suit all levels of walkers. Ben Lomond, Scotland’s most southerly Monroe (a mountain over 3,000ft high), just one of 283 in Scotland.  Starting point is at Rowerdennan on the east side of loch lomond.  Well worth it for the views of Loch Lomond as you […]

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