Where to stay in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
Loch Lomond comes into view with its wooded islands scattered across the water and Ben Lomond rising above the east shore. This was Scotland's first national park, and it's under an hour from Glasgow. You can wander the stone cottages of Luss, climb Conic Hill for the view over the islands, or take the long path up Ben Lomond. In the Trossachs, a Victorian steamer still sails Loch Katrine, the loch Sir Walter Scott made famous, and the Duke's Pass winds over the forested hills from Aberfoyle. Further north come Balquhidder, where Rob Roy is buried, the Falls of Falloch and the big hills round Crianlarich. Bring your boots, and maybe your swimming things for a dip in the loch.
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Loch Lomond comes into view with its wooded islands scattered across the water and Ben Lomond rising above the east shore. This was Scotland's first national park, and it's under an hour from Glasgow. You can wander the stone cottages of Luss, climb Conic Hill for the view over the islands, or take the long path up Ben Lomond. In the Trossachs, a Victorian steamer still sails Loch Katrine, the loch Sir Walter Scott made famous, and the Duke's Pass winds over the forested hills from Aberfoyle. Further north come Balquhidder, where Rob Roy is buried, the Falls of Falloch and the big hills round Crianlarich. Bring your boots, and maybe your swimming things for a dip in the loch.
Balquhidder
Monachyle Mhor
Monachyle Mhor is a small hotel in an old pink farmhouse far along the road through the Braes of Balquhidder, on a 2,000-acre estate above Loch Voil and Loch Doine. The family bought the hill farm in 1983 and still farm it, so the lamb, beef, pork and eggs in the restaurant come from their own land, with venison from the stalkers next door. You can sleep in the farmhouse, in suites made from the old stables, or in a wagon, a cabin in the trees or a tiny house. There's a wood-fired sauna by the river, with a cold plunge to follow.
Glen Dochart
Suie Hunting Lodge
Suie Hunting Lodge was built in 1780 as the shooting lodge of the Suie Estate, in Glen Dochart between Crianlarich and Killin. Pauline and Robbie have been restoring it since 2017, and it is now a lodge of six rooms with a modern heritage feel: stone walls, vintage furniture, William Morris fabrics and roll-top baths in some rooms. The Laird's Suite has a four-poster bed, and Room 1 looks over the River Dochart. It runs as a bed and breakfast, and the bar and restaurant open on some evenings. It is for adults and children over twelve.
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