Ian and Carolyn welcome you to their home Easter Garth, a beautiful spacious house built around 1838. It is a grade C listed building, within the Rosneath village conservation area, circled by lovely lawned, private grounds. Set back from the road, it has a private driveway leading up to the house, where there is ample […]
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Helensburgh & Lomond has a great range of places to eat and drink, whether you are looking for award-winning fine dining, coffee and cake, or takeaway fish and chips! #EatLocal & #ShopLocal & support your local community – there are lots of fantastic businesses on your doorstep! Just some of our local eateries are pictured
Downtown CityMaps publish the Loch Lomond and Glasgow In & Around Magazine Guides using both print and interactive digital formats. The In and Around Helensburgh Guide is published online. Printed products, including scannable QR Codes to access content online, are distributed to hotels, venues, transport links and many other places so that visitors can find quick,
“There is both anecdotal and documentary evidence that in the 1930s Helensburgh was known as the Garden City of the Clyde.” In November 2007 the Helensburgh Study Group published a paper written by Dr Margaret Sheen that traced the history of the Garden City movement and Helensburgh’s claim to this description. Some of this blog
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Balmillig B&B The best of both city and country with wonderful outdoor opportunities nearby while Glasgow with its city attractions is only 40 mins away
Helensburgh and Lomond is lucky to be home to two fabulous National Trust for Scotland properties: The Hill House and Geilston Garden. The National Trust for Scotland are an independent charity that protects and shares some of the country’s most precious historic places and natural landscapes on behalf of the people of Scotland. It is
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The Hill House in Helensburgh is considered to be an architectural masterpiece. Commissioned by the Glasgow publisher Walter Blackie and completed in 1904, both the exterior and interior of the house were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, working with his wife Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, and are an exemplar of the ‘Glasgow style‘. Unfortunately, the external
Rest & Be Thankful is a famous viewpoint where Glen Kinglas meets Glen Croe in Argyll, Scotland. The Rest, as it is sometimes known, is a mountain pass 803ft above sea level, and is the high point on the route between Loch Long and Loch Fyne, an important link to Scotland’s west coast. The climb
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The County Hotel is a family run business. We are customer focused and endeavour to make your stay as comfortable and enjoyable as we can. Situated approximately 2 miles from the banks of Loch Lomond, our Hotel provides 15 en-suite bedrooms, recently we have introduced a completely vegetarian/vegan menu. The County Hotel is based at the
