The Loch View Lodges offer an authentic loch-facing self-catering experience, designed to make the most of your Loch Lomond break. Featuring comfortable sleeping space for families or small groups via one double bedroom and two twin bedrooms, sleeping up to six people. The bright open-plan lounge with large windows framing spectacular panoramic loch views, and a fully equipped kitchen/dining area is perfect for relaxed meals together.
Step into modern comfort and stylish living with our luxury S-Pod 4 glamping pod. Perfect for couples, this thoughtfully designed pod sleeps two people and provides a cosy, welcoming base for your holiday. Inside you will find a king size bedroom with lift up storage and a vanity area.
Step into modern comfort and stylish living with our luxury S-Pod 4 glamping pod. Perfect for couples, this thoughtfully designed pod sleeps two people and provides a cosy, welcoming base for your holiday. Inside you will find a king size bedroom with lift up storage and a vanity area.
Our luxury glamping pod is smart and modern option for families and friends looking for stylish, compact accommodation with all the comforts you need. Featuring two bedrooms, a cosy double room at the back and a fun mezzanine level accessed by a ladder. This clever layout comfortably sleeps 4 people, making it perfect for family getaways.
Our luxury glamping pod is smart and modern option for families and friends looking for stylish, compact accommodation with all the comforts you need. Featuring two bedrooms, a cosy double room at the back and a fun mezzanine level accessed by a ladder. This clever layout comfortably sleeps 4 people, making it perfect for family getaways.
The best-known attractions within an easy drive of Ardlui Holiday Park, with real driving times.
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A Gothic Revival castle on the shore of Loch Fyne, with gardens, a tearoom and a big weapons collection.
Inveraray Castle stands on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch. It is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture and a Category A listed building. The Campbells, chiefs of Clan Campbell, have a long history here, and the castle's contents give a glimpse into the way their ancestors lived.
Tip: Pre-book your tickets ahead of your visit, as the castle recommends, and check it is open on the day you plan to go.
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A Charles Rennie Mackintosh villa in Helensburgh, with original furniture and interiors designed by Mackintosh himself.
Hill House is a villa in Helensburgh, designed between 1902 and 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the publisher Walter Blackie. Outside, it has an austere, asymmetrical look, with grey roughcast walls and little ornament. It is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland and open to the public.
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A clifftop fortress on a volcanic rock above the Clyde, with a recorded history stretching back 1,500 years.
Dumbarton Castle clings to Dumbarton Rock, a volcanic plug rising almost vertical where the River Leven meets the River Clyde. It was once the heart of an ancient kingdom covering the area now known as Strathclyde, and its recorded history goes back 1,500 years, from the Dark Ages through to the Second World War.
Tip: Book your visit online in advance; Historic Scotland members and Explorer Pass holders can also get in using their pass.
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A category A listed church at Loch Awe, built from local stone and granite boulders from Ben Cruachan.
St Conan's Kirk stands in the village of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute. Designed by Walter Douglas Campbell, it was built in the 1880s, extended in the early 1900s and consecrated in 1930. It is a category A listed building, and a 2016 Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland public poll placed it among the Top 10 Scottish buildings of the last 100 years.
Tip: St Conan's Tower is only half a mile away, so you can see both in one outing.
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A Lowland single malt distillery at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills, with a visitor centre and tours.
Auchentoshan is a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery on the edge of Clydebank, at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills near the Erskine Bridge. The distillery was built in 1823 and rebuilt completely in 1969. It has a visitor centre, completed in 2005, and offers behind-the-scenes tours.
Tip: Tours can be booked through the distillery's website, and it's worth checking its current opening days and what the tour covers before you set off.
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Walk through a real 19th-century courthouse and prison in Inveraray, with an escape room if you want a challenge.
Inveraray Jail is a Category A listed courthouse and prison, built in 1820 and now a museum. The prison closed in 1889 and the courthouse stayed in use until the mid-twentieth century. You explore on a self-guided tour, with downloadable audio guides in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian.
Tip: Dogs are welcome on the jail tour but not in the escape room, and the escape room must be booked online. There is limited free parking in front, and a large car park nearby.
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A giant Clydebank shipyard crane that helped fit out the Queen Mary and the Royal Yacht Britannia.
Titan Crane is a 49-metre cantilever crane at Clydebank, built for the John Brown & Company shipyard. It was the world's first electrically powered cantilever crane, and it lifted heavy engines and boilers into ships including the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Royal Yacht Britannia.
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Drive times are typical times by car with no traffic. Check opening times and book tickets on each attraction's own website before you go.
