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Additional Information About Argyll, The Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and The Trossachs
Stirling, the Trossachs & Loch Lomond Region
Places of Interest
Aberfoyle
The Scottish Wool Centre
Tel 01877 382850
Open: October to March, 10am to 5pm. April to September, 9.30am to 6pm.
Saturday and Sunday, 9.30am to 6.30pm.
Inchmaholme Priory On island in Lake of Menteith,
A81 4 miles (6km) east of Aberfoyle.
Access by boat from lakeside.
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-6.30pm. Sun 2-6.30pm. Closed Oct-March.
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Visitor Centre
Off the A821, 1 mile (2km) north of Aberfoyle
Tel 01877 382258
Open: Easter-Oct, daily, 10am-6pm. Oct-Dec 21, daily 12pm-4pm.
Sir Walter Scott
Trossachs Pier, east of Loch Katrine,
9 miles (14km) west of Callander
Tel 01877 376316
Open: Sailings late March to late October at various times.
Rob Roy and Trossachs Visitor Centre
Anncaster Square in centre of town
Tel 01877 330342
Open: Mar-May and Oct-Nov, 10am-5pm. Jun & Sept, 10am-6pm.
Jul & Aug, 9.30am-10pm. Dec-Feb, Sat & Sun 11am-4pm.
Rob Roy's Grave
West end of Balquhidder Churchyard
off A84 14 miles (23km) west of Callander
Open: At all times.
Dollar
Castle Campbell
In Dollar Glen, 1 mile (2km) north of the village of Dollar
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6.30pm. Sunday, 2-6.30pm.
Oct-Mar, Mon-Sat except Thursday afternoon and Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm.
Sunday 2pm-4.30pm.
Rumbling Bridge
A823 near Dollar
Open: At all times.
Doune
Doune Castle
Off A84 8 miles (13km) north-west of Stirling
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat, 9.30am-6.30pm. Sun 2pm-6.30pm.
Oct-Mar, Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm. Sunday, 2pm-4.30pm.
Doune Motor Museum
On A84 north of Doune
Tel 01786 841203
Open: Apr-Nov, daily, 9am-5pm.
Scotland's Safari Park
Between Stirling and Doune on the A84 at Blair Drummond
Tel 01786 841456
Open: Mar-Oct, daily from 10am-5.30pm.
Dunblane
Dean House
Cathedral Square
Tel 01786 824254
Open: May-Oct, Mon-Sat 10am-12.30pm 2pm-4.30pm.
Dunblane Cathedral
In Dunblane
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-6.30pm. Sun 2pm-6.30pm.
Oct-Mar, Mon-Sat, 9.30am-4.30pm. Sun 2pm-4.30pm.
Falkirk
Callendar House
Callendar Park
Tel 01324 503770
Open: Monday-Saturday 10am to 5pm Sunday 2-5pm (April-September)
Dunmore Pineapple
North of Airth between Falkirk and Stirling
Tel 01738 631296
Open: Only available for viewing from outside.
Falkirk Museum
15 Orchard Street
Tel 01324 503770
Open: All year, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Apr-Sept, Sun 2pm-5pm.
Rough Castle
B616 6 miles (10km) west of Falkirk
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: At all times.
Helensburgh
Hill House
Upper Colquhoun Street
Tel 01436 673900
Open: Apr-Dec, daily 1-5pm.
Killin
Ben Lawers
Off A827 14 miles (22km) west of Aberfeldy
Tel 01567 820397
Open: Visitor Centre, April to September daily 10am-5pm.
Breadalane Folklore Centre
By the Falls of Dochart
Tel 01567 820254
Open: Mar, Apr, May & Oct, 10am-5pm daily. Jun & Sept, 9.30am-6pm daily.
Jul & Aug, 9am-6.30pm daily. November, December & February, weekends only,
10am-4pm. Closed January.
Stirling
Bannockburn Heritage Centre
Off the M80, 2 miles (3km) south of Stirling
Tel 01786 812664
Open: Apr-Oct, daily 10am-5.30pm. Phone to confirm winter opening times.
Stirling Castle
Central to town
Historic Scotland Tel 031 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.
Oct-Mar, Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm. Sunday, 12.30pm-4pm.
Stirling Old Town Jai
l St John Street
Tel 01786450050
Open: Daily, all year, April to September, 9.30am to 5.30pm. Oct-March, 9.30am to
4pm.
Wallace Monument
Off A997 2 miles (3km) north-east of Stirling
Tel 01786 472140
Open: February, March & October, 10am-4pm,
Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays, April, May & September, daily, 10am-5pm.
June, July & August, daily 10am-6pm.
Other Useful Information
Tourist Information Offices
Aberfoyle
Main Street
Tel 01877 382352
Alva
Mill Trail Visitor Centre
Tel 01259 769696
Callander
Ancaster Square
Tel 01877 330342
Falkirk
2-4 Glebe Street
Tel 01324 620244
Killin
Main Street
Tel 01567 820254
Kincardine Bridge
Pine'n'Oak
Tel 01324 831422
Pirnhall Motorway Service Area
Near Stirling (Junction 9 on the M9)
Tel 01786 814111
Royal Burgh of Stirling
Entrance to Stirling Castle
Tel 01786 479901
Stirling
Dumbarton Road
Tel 01786 445222
Tyndrum
Main Street
Tel 01838 400246
Accommodation
Alloa
Gean House ***
Tel 01259 219275
Callendar
The Roman Camp**
Tel 01877 330003
Brook Linn Country House*
Tel 01877 330103
Dollar
Castle Campbell Hotel**
Tel 01259 742519
Dunblane
Cromlix House***
Tel 01786 822125
Drymen By Loch Lomond
Buchanan Arms Hotel**
Tel 01360 660588
Near Stirling
Blairlogie House Hotel**
Tel 01259 761441
Port of Menteith
Lake Hotel**
Tel 01877 385258
Stirling
Stirling Highland***
Tel 01786 475444
Campus Accommodation
Stirling University
Tel 01786 467140
Youth Hostels
Stirling
St John Street
Tel 01786 473442
Campsites
Stirling
East of town
Tel 01786 474947
Additional Information
Argyll and The Isles Region
Places of Interest
Ardnamurchan
Castle Tioram
Set on an islet in Loch Moidart, north of A861 and down a rough track.
Open: All year
Barcaldine
Sea Life Centre
On A828, 11 miles (18km) north of Oban
Tel 01631 72529
Open: Mar-Nov, daily
Bowmore
Bowmore Distillery
On the island of Islay
Tel 01466 711441
Open: All year, Mon-Fri, Tours at 10.30am-2.30pm.
Bowmore Round Church
Tel 01496 810447
Open: Daily, 9am to dusk.
Campeltown
Library Museum
Hall Street
Tel 01496 552367
Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel
4 miles (6km) north of Oban on A85
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-7pm. Sun 2-7pm. Oct-Mar, Mon-Sat 9.30am-4pm. Sun 2-4pm.
McCraigs Tower
Above town of Oban
Tel 01631 63122
Open: At all times.
Oban Distillery
Stafford Street
Tel 01631 64262
Open: All year, Jan-Dec, Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm plus Saturdays Easter to October.
Easdale
Near Oban
Easdale Folk Museum
Open: 9am-4.30pm.
Ganavan
Dunollie Castle
Near Oban
Open: All reasonable times.
Inverary
Inverary Castle and Gardens
Just outside Inverary
Tel 01499 302421
Open: Apr-Oct, daily 9.30am-6pm. Nov-Mar, daily, 10am-5pm.
Combined Operations Museum
Within Inverary Castle
Tel 01499 302203
Open: Apr-Oct, Mon-Sat 10am-1pm, 2pm-6pm. Closed Fridays.
Inverary Jail
Centre of Inverary
Tel 01499 302381
Open: All year, 9.30am-6pm.
Argyle Wildlife Park
2 miles (3km) through Inverary on the Campbeltown Road.
Tel 01499 302264
Open: Daily, 10am-5pm.
Island of Jura
Craighouse Distillery
Tel 01496 820240
Tours by appointment only.
Island of Mul1
Duart Castle
Off A849 east of Mull
Tel 01680 812309
Open: May-Oct, daily 10.30am-6pm.
Isle of Rhum
Kinloch Castle
Access from boat from Mallaig
Tel 01687 462026
Open: Mar-Oct as a hotel and hostel.
Kintyre
Achamore House Gardens
Island of Gigha
Tel 01583 505254
Open: All year, 10am until dusk.
Loch Lomond
Ben Lomond
B837 11 miles beyond Drymen.
Tel 0141 552 8391
Lochgilphead
Castle Sween
East shore of Loch Sween and 15 miles south-west of Lochgilphead
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830.
Open: All year
Crinan Canal
Crinan near Lochgilphead
Tel 01546 603210
Lock Awe
Kilchurn Castle
Tel 01786 450000
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-6.30pm, Sun 2-6.30pm.
Oban
World in Miniature
North Pier
Tel 01631 566300
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Sun 2-5pm.
Port Appin
Castle Stalker
Island off-shore from A828 25 miles (40km) north of Oban
Tel 01883 622768
Open: By appointment.
Port Askaig
Bunahabain Distillery
Island of Islay
Tel 01496 840646
Open: All year, 9am-4.40pm. Closed at Christmas for 2 weeks. Tours by appointment.
Port Charlotte
Museum of Islay Life
Tel 01496 850358
Open: Easter-Oct, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2pm-4.30pm.
Port Ellen
Laphroaig Distillery
Isle of Islay
Tel 01496 302418
Open: All year but phone for tour times.
Port Glasgow
Newark Castle
Tel 01475 741858
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-6.30pm, Sun 2pm-6.30pm.
Closed in winter.
Rothesay
Rothesay Castle
Tel 01700 502691
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm. Sun 2-6pm. Oct-Mar, closed Thursday mornings
and Fridays.
Bute Museum
Stewart Street, Rothesay
Tel 01700 2248
Open: All year, Apr-Sept, Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm.
Sundays Jun-Sept 2.30pm-4.30pm. Oct-Mar, Tues-Sat 2.30-4.30pm.
St Kilda
110 miles (177km) west of Scottish Mainland
Access by NTS organised trips.
Tel 01631 570000
Tarbert
Skipness Castle & Chapel
B8001, 10 miles (16km) south of Tarbert
Historic Scotland Tel 0131 668 8830
Open: All year.
Tobermory
Mull and Iona Folklore Museum
Isle of Mull
Tel 01688 302208
Open: May-Sept, Mon-Fri 10.30am-4.30pm,
Sat 10.30am-1.30pm.
Staffa Island
For boat rides from Mull telephone Richard and Judy
Fairbairns.
Tel 01688 400223
Useful Information
Ferry Services
Caledonian MacBrayne
Tel 01475 634531
Airport
Campbeltown, Macrihanish
Tel 01585 552571
Rail
Oban Station
Tel 01631 563083
Tourist Information Centres
Campbeltown
The Pier
Tel 01586 552056
Craignure
Isle of Mull
Tel 01680 812377
Dunoon
7 Alexandra Parade
Tel 01369 703785
Islay
The Square, Bowmore
Tel 01496 810254
Inverary
Front Street
Tel 01499 302063
Lochgilphead
Lochnell Street
Tel 01546 602344
Oban
Argyll Square
Tel 01631 563122
Rothesay
15 Victoria Street
Tel 01700 502151
Tarbert (Argyll)
Harbour Street
Tel 01880 820429
Tarbert (Loch Lomond)>
Tel 01301 702260
Tobermory
Isle of Mull
Tel 01688 302182
Accommodation
Isle of Iona
St Columba Hotel
Tel 01681 700304
Island of Isla
Bridgend Hotel*
Tel 01496 810212
Jura Hotel*
Craighouse, Jura
Tel 01496 820243
Loch Lomond
Cameron House Hotel**
Country Estate, Alexandria
Tel 01389 755565
Loch Lomond Youth Hostel
Alexandria
Tel 01389 850226
Tarbert
The Columba Hotel*
East Pier Road
Tel 01880 820808
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