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Attraction in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
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Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park
Scotland's first national park, set up in 2002 and covering 1,865 square kilometres of the southern Highlands; centred on Loch Lomond, with 21 Munros including Ben Lomond, the West Highland Way and gateway villages such as Balloch, Aberfoyle and Callander.
Deanston Distillery
Highland single malt distillery on the River Teith at Deanston near Doune, a former cotton mill turned to whisky in 1966, guided tours and tastings in the old weaving sheds, powered by its own hydro turbines; the waxy 12 year old is the core dram.
Glengoyne Distillery
Highland single malt distillery below Dumgoyne hill on the A81 near Killearn, distilling since 1833 and home to Scotland's slowest stills: unpeated, sherry-cask whisky, guided tours and tastings, chocolate pairings and a blend-your-own Malt Master session. Open all year.
Loch Katrine Pier Complex
Pier complex at the east end of Loch Katrine in the Trossachs, home port of the 1900 steamship Sir Walter Scott and the smaller Lady of the Lake; scenic cruises towards Stronachlachar through Rob Roy country, with bike hire, a cafe and a shop on site.
Loch Lomond Shores
Waterfront leisure and shopping complex at Balloch on the southern tip of Loch Lomond: the SEA LIFE aquarium in Drumkinnon Tower, a retail crescent and mall, cafes and a dinosaur-themed grill, a cruise and waterbus jetty, kayak and bike hire, adventure golf and free parking.
Scottish Real Ale Shop
Specialist shop at the Lade Inn in Kilmahog, a mile north of Callander, stocking the largest range of bottled Scottish beers in the country: over 200 ales from more than 40 microbreweries, Shetland to the Borders, plus the inn's own WayLade, LadeBack and LadeOut.
The Hill House
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 1904 Helensburgh masterpiece, currently enclosed in Carmody Groarke's "The Box" steel mesh conservation structure since 2019, elevated walkways round the exterior plus the original interior tour, tearoom and Mackintosh-inspired gift shop, run by NTS.