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Loch Lomond, set against a magnificent backdrop of mountains up to 950 metres high, is Scotland's largest freshwater loch being 23 miles long and 5 miles at its widest. It is a beautiful setting and thus attracts many day-trippers from Glasgow, just 20 miles from the city centre to Balloch on the southern bank. The area is noted for its scenery, leisure activities and wildlife rather than places of historical interest. The 95-mile West Highland Way (from Milngavie in north Glasgow to Fort William) passes along the eastern shore of the loch.
West Bank
Balloch is a busy town on the south-west corner of the loch. The 2003 development, Loch Lomond Shores, lies to the west of the town and contains the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Gateway Centre with information and audiovisiual presentations about the natural heritage of the area. The development includes a shopping mall and a jetty from which boat trips leave and where the restored paddle steamer, Maid of the Loch, is moored. Canoes and bicycles can be hired and there is pony trekking nearby. A few miles north on the west coast of the loch is the famous championship Loch Lomond Golf Course and north of that, the pretty village of Luss. The A82 continues north towards Crianlarich. The West Loch Lomond Cycle Path departs from Balloch and follows the west shore to Tarbet where the A83 west to Arrochar meets the A82.
East Bank
The road from Balloch to access the east bank of the loch, passes through the picturesque village of Drymen. Balmaha is on the eastern bank of the loch from where boats can be hired. The eastern bank is popular for its watersport centres, picnic sites and gravel beaches and the road ends at Rowardennan at the foot of Ben Lomond - a popular 5-hour round climb.
Information
There are tourist offices in Balloch (Balloch Road), Drymen (in the square's library) and Tarbert (on the east bank at the top of the loch). Local hotels include the Inverarnan Hotel and the Ardlui Hotel (both at the head of the loch), the 18th century Rowardennan Hotel, Cameron House Hotel north of Balloch.
Sleeps: 2, Bedrooms: 1
The Smiddy is a semi-detached cottage, just about a mile from the village of Thornhill (pub, shop, PO) in Stirlingshire, which dates back to the early 19th century, and has been sympathetically converted from a former blacksmith's smiddy into a high standard cottage.
Sleeps: 2, Bedrooms: 1
The Stables is a semi-detached cottage, just about a mile from the village of Thornhill (pub, shop, PO) in Stirlingshire, which dates back to the early 19th century, and has been sympathetically converted from a former blacksmith's smiddy into a cottage of high standard.
Sleeps: 2, Bedrooms: 1
Just a 2 minute drive from the shores of Loch Lomond in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, The Smiddy is a stunning conversation of a former blacksmith?s house. With beamed sitting room, stove, spiral staircase and en suite bedroom, it now offers a romantic, high-spec and characterful holiday home for couples wishing to explore and enjoy this most scenic area of Scotland.
Sleeps: 4 (6) , Bedrooms: 3
This first floor apartment is in a leafy cul de sac terrace of elegant sandstone houses in Glasgow's fashionable West End, overlooking Kelvingrove Park. Light, spacious and very comfortable, it is a perfect base for exploring this most vibrant and exciting of Scottish cities.
Sleeps: 6, Bedrooms: 3
Right on the lochside on the peaceful east shore of lovely Loch Lomond, with beautiful views across the water, is Loch Lomond Lodge, a luxurious pine lodge, splendidly equipped down to its own Jacuzzi and sauna. With Ben Lomond on the doorstep and all the many attractions of this glorious area within easy reach, it is a perfect place to relax, walk, golf, and explore.
Sleeps: 6, Bedrooms: 3
Coralan is a newly refurbished terraced estate cottage at the foot of Ben Dorain on the magnificent Auch Estate near Tyndrum and Glencoe in the west of Scotland. It is both spacious and full of character and will appeal to walkers, climbers, fishermen and families alike.
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