Enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer and visit Loch Lomond. June marks the start of summer and with the longer, lighter nights, this is the perfect time for watersports, beaches and barbecues. Be active this summer, ramble up hills, wander ancient woodlands and explore the rugged shoreline. Renowned for its incredible beauty and tranquility and much written about in both song and verse, there is no better place to be this summer than by the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
About Loch Lomond
Lying on the Highland Boundary Fault and covering many contrasting landscape, the loch is 24.5 miles (39 km) long, it is the largest freshwater loch in Scotland and the jewels in its crown are 30+ islands, the largest being Inchmurrin. This popular leisure destination, located between the lowlands and highlands of central Scotland was awarded National Park status in July 2002. Opened by HRH Princess Anne, the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, was the first in Scotland .
Rough Guides named Scotland as the top destination of 2017 and we believe, Loch Lomond is the top destination in Scotland.
Only a thirty minute drive from Glasgow and within easy reach of Stirling and Edinburgh, explore the diversity of landscapes which have inspired painters, musicians, artists and writers. Visit Loch Lomond - a loch for all seasons.
"I have seen the Lago di Garda, Albano di Vico, Bolsena and Geneva and I prefer Loch Lomond to them all... Everything here is romantic beyond imagination" (Tobias Smollett 1771)
