The Scottish Crannog Centre – Iron Age life on Loch Tay
A few hours.
The route
Two and a half thousand years ago, people on Loch Tay lived in round timber houses built out over the water, and the Scottish Crannog Centre near Kenmore brings their world back to life.
A guided tour takes you round a museum of the things they left behind, then out to an Iron Age village where the old crafts are shown for real. Lunch is at the centre's own café by the loch.
Before you go
Book accommodation nearby
If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.
The nearest of ours is The House at Dun Aluinn, 6 miles away. Sleeps 18.
Book the Scottish Crannog Centre: the guided tour
Book your guided tour of the Scottish Crannog Centre online for late morning (the last museum tour is at 4pm): £16.50 adults, £13.75 over-65s and students, £11 children, under-fives free, at the time of writing.
The day
Loch Tay
A guided step back into the Iron Age at the foot of Loch Tay. Lunch is at the centre's café by the water, so the car can stay put.
About two and a half hours
The Scottish Crannog Centre
An attraction
The Scottish Crannog Centre is at Dalerb, just west of Kenmore, with parking on site. Every visit includes a guided tour of the museum, where the finds from Loch Tay's crannogs are on show: the Oakbank Collection, which Museums Galleries Scotland has named one of the country's nationally significant collections. Then the guides take you round the Iron Age village to see the old crafts at work, and out to the rebuilt crannog on the water. Allow about an hour and a half. It's £16.50 for adults, £13.75 for over-65s and students, £11 for children and free for under-fives at the time of writing, and it's best to book your tour online. Most of the site is on one level, with ramps to the museum, café and toilets, and dogs are welcome. The centre opens every day in its season, 10am to 6pm, with the last museum tour at 4pm; from November to March, ring 01887 440231 before going.
The Scottish Crannog Centre café
Lunch
The café is the centre's own, so the car stays where it is. It serves food through the day, with local treats and Glen Lyon coffee, until last orders at 5.30pm, and you needn't have visited the museum to eat there. There are ramps to the café and a play park beside it, and dogs are welcome. Over Christmas and New Year, check before going.
If it rains
The museum and café are indoors; the Iron Age village and the crannog are outside, so bring a waterproof and let the café take the worst of a shower.
The Courtyard Brasserie & Bar, a restaurant in Kenmore.