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Glencoe photo stop
Loch Lomond photo/rest stop
Trossachs scenic drive
Stirling Castle visit
· Entrances are paid by voucher.
· At Glencoe, work with the driver to choose a suitable place for a photostop. Coming from FW, there is a visitor centre, on right just at entrance to glen. Café/toilets, exhibitions (small charge).
Trossachs – drive
The most direct route from Tyndrum is to take the A85, which drops out of the Highlands goes by Loch Lubnaig (loch of the bend) and into Callander.
Time-permitting you could take your group on a scenic drive through a loop of the Trossachs scenery. Take the A821 from Kilmahog and drive along banks of Loch Venachar & Loch Achray (past the Trossachs hotel) Continue through Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Down the Duke’s Pass to Aberfoyle. There is a Scottish Wool Centre in Aberfoyle, (toilets, tartans, shortbread, hot & cold food etc.) This route can also be done in reverse.
Take A81 from Callander past the Lake of Menteith. It might also be possible, if the group have more interest in Loch Lomond to continue down along the banks of Loch Lomond along the A82, have a break at Luss (toilets charge) and head west to Stirling along the A811 at Balloch. This can also be done in the opposite direction.
Potential Rest and Snack Stops:
Green Welly at Tyndrum, www.thegreenwelly.com
Callander has cafes and stores. Parking with toilets on Station Road.
Kilmahog Woollen Mill, on the right, 1 mile before Callander. Home of the descendants of Hamish the Highland Cow. If you have not seen any other evidence of the “big hairy beasties”, makes for a good photo stop.
Stirling Castle – Visit
Arrive at Stirling Castle. Coaches are generally allowed to stay on the esplanade. However, they sometimes send coaches away to return at an appointed time. Bring the group through the first entrance, toilets are on the left-hand side. As group use the toilets, TM can deal with tickets. There is now a charge for audio guides Visitor will be given a ticket which needs to be scanned upon entry. Guided Tours of the Castle depart at the Castle Well on the hour and are half hourly at peak times. Castle has toilets, shops and a restaurant (light lunches).
On arrival point out:
The Wallace Monument on Abbey Crag (the hillside opposite)