Location of holiday rental in Drymen, West Central Scotland
| Holiday Type: |
Rural, Lake/Riverside, Mountain, Historic/Sightseeing, Family |
| Local Activities: |
Swimming/Watersports, Walking, Golf, Fishing, Climbing, Horse Riding, Cycling/Mountain Biking, Local Market |
Location description
Drymen is set in the heart of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and is the gateway to the East Bank, which is arguably the most beautiful loch side route in Scotland, with many accessible beaches and slipways for boats and watersport craft.
It is a popular stop on the West Highland Way, an arduous 3-5 day trek which links Milngavie near Glasgow (Scotland’s largest city) to Fort William, a distance of 152km. This 'I've done it' walk takes you from the lowland city streets to the base of Ben Nevis in the highlands, crossing the Highland Boundary Fault as you hug the shores of the largest expanse of inland water in the British Isles, Loch Lomond.
To the north of the village, the loch is narrow and deep, and the surrounding mountains rise dramatically from the shoreline, locally, this is where the most challenging walking and climbing can be found.
On the eastern side, the road passes through Balmaha, a beautiful loch side village with a sheltered harbour and an ideal sailing and water-sports centre, you can also hire boats, launch your own, and get on the post boat for trips to the islands here. It also offers convenient access to Conic Hill, an afternoons ramble to a stunning panoramic vista of the Highland Boundary Fault looking west across the islands of Inchcailloch, Torrinch, Creinch and Inchmurrin. The route beyond this passes Milarrochy Bay, another great place to launch your boat, canoe or almost anything for that matter (Free), and also a RSPB reserve through deciduous woodlands, arriving at Rowardennen. Here many people depart for the summit of Ben Lomond, towering over the eastern shore, but with a relatively moderate grade of walk, this is Scotland's most southerly Munro at 3194ft, an easy one to bag.
Other activities
Climbs & Walks
A very small selection representing technical challenges to Sunday strolls all within easy reach of our self catering accommodation. In the house we have provide many detailed walking maps and resources for your interest for an area extending from Loch Lomond to Ben Nevis in Lochaber and Glen Finnan, all of which are within 2 hours drive by car. There are many professional companies who can offer help with planning or can arrange for guided walks (see below).
Garadhban - you'll have never heard of this, no reason to, except to say, it is a forest about 1 mile from the house, north of Drymen on the road to Gartmore. Walk, take the dogs, cycle or on horseback, a Sunday stroll to clear the head, follow the Blue route - our favourite.
Ben Lomond: The most southerly Munro in Scotland, and perhaps the most accessible.
Local events
Twice monthy local farmer market at lomond shore shopping centre in Balloch, a lovely day out, the centre is on the banks of Loch lomond, and had some unique shops, a large Tourist Information Centre, and a Sea life centre.
Tourist attractions
Attractions near Drymen
Attention all golf fans - the house is perfectly placed as a base for the Scottish Open Golf Championship at the Loch Lomond Club in July.
The west of Scotland is a place of great diversity, beautiful scenery to built up cities and an illustrious industrial heritage. Glasgow is the main city in the area, a large bustling conurbation, offering the visitor every attraction they are likely to want from historical buildings to modern award winning architecture. Museums and galleries for the culture vultures amongst us, and festivals celebrating both our own Scottish heritage to our new multicultural diversity, historical monuments abound, with stories of Scotland's famous and celebrated sons and daughters.
See our site for further information...
http://www.lochandlake.com/attractions.html
| Nearest Airport: |
Glasgow
Edinburgh |
25miles
30miles |
| Nearest Railway Station: |
Balloch |
6miles |
| Nearest Bus Station: |
Glasgow |
17miles |
| Nearest Beach: |
Loch Lomond |
2miles |
| Nearest Pub/Restaurant: |
Drymen |
0.2km |
Directions
By Air:
Several major airlines operate from all of these airports, there are also several onsite and offsite car hire outlets, and for your convenience we have listed them below.
* Glasgow International Airport
* Glasgow Prestwick Airport
* Edinburgh Airport
Glasgow International Airport (25miles) is the nearest airport to Drymen and is approximately 30 minutes by car. Alternatively, you can take the airport shuttle bus into Glasgow (journey time approx 25 mins), and then take a bus to Drymen.
Airlines operating from Glasgow International Airport:
* Aerlingus
* Air Malta
* Air Southwest
* Air Transat
* BMI Baby
* British Airways
* Continental Airlines
* Easyjet
* Emirates
* Flybe
* Fly Globespan
* Icelandair
* KLM
* Pakistan International Airlines
* Thomas Cook
* Thomson Fly
* US Airways
* Virgin
Destinations from Glasgow International Airport:
* Alicante, Amsterdam, Antalya, Arrecife, Barra, Banjul, Barcelona, Belfast, Benbecula, Berlin, Birmingham, Bristol, Calgary, Cardiff, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubai, Dublin, Exter, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Hurghada, Ibiza, Islay, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kirkwall, Knock, La Rochelle, Lahore, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Las Vegas, Leeds Bradford, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, London Stanstead, Londonderry, Malaga, Malta, Manchester, New York (Newark), Newquay, Orlando, Palma, Paphos, Paris CDG, Philadelphia, Reykjavik, Southampton, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tenerife (South), Tiree, Toronto, Toulouse, Vancouver
Car Hire at Glasgow International Airport:
* Alamo
* Avis
* Car Hire 3000 - Generally the cheapest
* Hertz
* Holiday Autos - Pricing search, good starting point
* Thrifty
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (49m) - Further down the coast and is the main hub for Ryanair, approximately 100 minutes by car. A train service operates between Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Glasgow City Centre (journey time 45 mins).
Airlines operating from Glasgow Prestwick Airport:
* Aer Arann
* Ryanair
* Transavia
* Wizz Air
Destinations from Glasgow Prestwick Airport:
* Barcelona Girona, Belfast, Bournemouth, Brussels Charleroi, Budapest, Derry, Donegal, Dublin, Dusseldorf Weeze, Faro - Portugal, Frankfurt Hahn, Gdansk, Gothenburg, Grenoble, Katowice, Krakow, London Stansted, Malaga, Milan Bergamo, Murcia, Oslo Torp, Paris Beauvais, Pisa, Poznan, Riga, Rome, Shannon, Stockholm Skavsta, Tenerife, Turin, Warsaw, Wroclaw
Car Hire at Glasgow Prestwick Airport:
* Alamo
* Avis
* Car Hire 3000 - Generally the cheapest
* Hertz
* Holiday Autos - Pricing search, good starting point
Edinburgh Airport (54m) - Edinburgh Airport is on the east coast of the country, approximately 90 minutes by car.
Airlines operating from Edinburgh Airport:
* Aer Arann
* Air France
* Air Lingus
* Air Scotland
* Austrian Airlines
* BMI Baby
* British Airways
* Continental Airlines
* Delta Airlines
* Easyjet
* Flybe
* Fly Globespan
* German Wings
* Jet2.com
* KLM
* Lufthansa
* Ryanair
* SAS
* Thomson Fly
* Wilderoe
Destinations from Edinburgh Airport:
* Alicante, Amsterdam, Arrecife, Avignon, Barcelona, Bastia, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Berne, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bratislava, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels, Cardiff, Chambery, Cologne Bonn, Copenhagen, Cork, Dalaman, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Dusseldorf, Exter, Faro, Frankfurt, Galway, Geneva, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Jersey, Kirkwall, Krakow, La Rochelle, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Leeds Bradford, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, London Stanstead, Lourdes, Madrid, Mahon, Malaga, Manchester, Marseille, Milan, Munich, Murcia, New York (Newark), Newquay, Nice, Norwich, Oslo, Palma, Paris CDG, Pisa, Plovdiv, Poznan, Prague, Rome, Shannon, Sharm El Sheikh, Sion, Southampton, Stockholm, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tenerife (South), Toronto, Toulouse, Turin, Venice, Wick, Wroclaw, Zakynthos, Zurich
Car Hire at Edinburgh Airport:
* Alamo
* Avis
* Car Hire 3000 - Generally the cheapest
* Hertz
* Holiday Autos - Pricing search, good starting point
* Thrifty
By Bus:
Information on bus travel to Drymen & Loch Lomond, can be found by visiting First Group - which offers connections from all over the United Kingdom, including all ferry terminals and airports.
Citylink - coaches operate bus services to Glasgow, and you can then take a bus out to Drymen.
By Car:
From Glasgow City Centre (22 miles)
Follow signposts to Aberfoyle (A81) along Great Western Road until Anniesland Cross, turning right onto the Switchback. At Canniesburn Toll roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A809 (signposted Bearsden Cross & Drymen), continue through Bearsden Cross, after 1000m the A809 to Drymen branches to the right, go straight through the next roundabout, Drymen is signposted from then onwards.
From Glasgow Airport (25 miles)
Take the M8 towards Greenock, follow signposts for Erskine Bridge. After crossing the bridge take the A82 to Dumbarton & Loch Lomond. Close to reaching Loch Lomond follow the signs to Balloch, taking you onto the A811, continue through Balloch heading for Stirling & Drymen it is well signposted after this point.
From Stirling (21 miles)
Follow signposts for Loch Lomond and A811, remain on this road and after approximately 15 miles, Drymen is well signposted.
From Edinburgh Airport & Rosyth Ferry Terminal (60 miles)
On leaving Edinburgh, take the M9 towards Stirling, take exit 10 following the tourist route signs to Loch Lomond, this takes you onto the A811, remain on this road and after approximately 15 miles, Drymen is well signposted.
From the South
Follow signposts for The North, Scotland, M74 then the M8 to Glasgow, leave the M8 at junction 17 and turn right following signposts to Aberfoyle (A81) along Great Western Road until Anniesland Cross, turning right onto the Switchback. At Canniesburn Toll roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A809 (signposted Bearsden Cross & Drymen), continue through Bearsden Cross, after 1000m the A809 to Drymen branches to the right, go straight through the next roundabout, Drymen is signposted from then onwards.
From the North
If approaching Drymen from the North West, follow signposts for Glasgow & Loch Lomond, passing down the west side of Loch Lomond, turn left after the loch and enter Balloch, taking you onto the A811, continue through Balloch heading for Stirling & Drymen it is well signposted after this point.
From the North East
If approaching Drymen from the North East, follow signposts for Stirling & Loch Lomond and A811, after leaving Stirling, remain on the A811 and after approximately 15 miles, Drymen is well signposted.
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