This was our first time visiting Scotland but it definitely won’t be the last! We arrived at Glenfruin lodge after a 6.5 hour drive and instantly felt at home.
The Lodge is spacious yet cosy with everything we needed for our week-long stay. The bed is wonderfully comfortable, kitchen well stocked and the HUGE whirlpool bath and log burner were God sends after a long day out in the Scottish Highlands!
During our stay we visited:
– Bird of Prey Centre at Balloch – great value and very interesting.
– Sweeney’s Cruises for a 1 hour cruise of Loch Lomond.
– RSPB nature reserve at Gartocharn (lovely walk).
– Lodge Visitors Centre at Aberfoyle for wonderful Red Squirrel viewing.
– Ben Lomond – still can’t believe we climbed an actual mountain! Amazing experience & breathtaking views.
We also treated ourselves to fish & chips from the ‘Wee Kelpie’ in Helensburgh (delicious) and splashed out on the 8 course tasting menu at the Michelin star ‘Martin Wishart’ restaurant at Cameron House (amazing for us foodies!).
All in all our first visit to this beautiful country has been unforgettable – we are already planning to come back next year! Glenfruin Lodge will definitely be our 1st choice of accommodation.
Beckie & Tom, Braintree, Essex
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. […]
You cannot come to Scotland without discovering the secrets of our ‘water of life’. There are many distilleries near to Crosskeys:- Glengoyne (Killearn), Deanstone (Doune), Auchentoshan (Clydebank/Glasgow), Glenturret (Crieff), Eradour (Pitlochry), Blair Athol (Pitlochry) Aberfeldy and Oban.https://trossachs.co.uk/whisky/
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/
