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Pet-Friendly Getaways: Exploring Scotland with Your Furry Friend

There’s no denying it: leaving your four-legged companion behind when you go on holiday feels just a little bit wrong. After all, what’s a countryside walk without muddy paws trotting alongside you, or a cosy evening by the fire without a dog snoring gently at your feet?

Wildlife / Highland Cow: Always a winner with readers! Loch Katrine

Summer Serenity: Exploring the Best of Rural Scotland.

If you’re dreaming of misty lochs, winding scenic drives, and the kind of peace that only birdsong and babbling burns can bring — then welcome to Stronachlachar, the quiet heart of the Highlands. Tucked just beside the sparkling waters of Loch Katrine, our little slice of paradise is everything you imagine when someone says rural Scotland — and so much more.

Lodge Visitor Centre, Aberfoyle

Learn how to identify birds and wildlife at the Lodge Visitor Centre or celebrate the return of the ospreys For more information, please see here.

The Great Tartan Skidaddle

To celebrate the opening of their new Visitor Gateways and The Great Trossachs Path, The Great Trossachs Forest are planning a fantastic week of events.

View over Loch Katrine from the surrounding hills, showing loch katrine history either side of the image

Loch Katrine – A brief history

An outlaw born on its shores. A poem that started Scottish tourism. A queen who opened one of Victorian Britain’s greatest engineering feats. Loch Katrine’s history is richer than most people realise — here’s the full story.

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