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Self-catering rental accommodation
in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Glasgow 60 minutes, Stirling 45 mins. Sleeping 6/7.

View of Blairhullichan across the loch
Blairhullichan

Blairhullichan
Kinlochard
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Perthshire
Scotland

Above; Geese in the foreground and Blairhullichan seen from across Loch Ard.
Right; The self-catering wing looks onto the garden.

Bridget and John Lewis's home, Blairhullichan, was originally a Victorian shooting lodge. Parts of the garden wing date back even earlier to the 1600's and it is this wing they have set aside to make a comfortable self-contained, self-catering rental for families or friends in parties of up to six or seven.

Courtyard entrance

The entrance door is in the wall on the right. Guests are welcome to sit or dine at the table in this sheltered courtyard.

The Lewises own 40 acres of grassland and ancient oakwoods including about half a mile of the shore of Loch Ard where you can fish for trout, pike and perch. Meadows slope down from the house to the shore where there is a sandy beach and mossy boulders under old oaks and beech. The surrounding Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park is one of Scotland's most beautiful areas, and from the house there is almost unlimited walking and climbing, and a labrynth of cycle tracks in the forested foothills of Ben Lomond (3192 ft) which rise behind the house.

Blairhullichan was once part of thousands of acres of the Duke of Montrose's Estate. In 1694 the annual rent was £38 6s 8p, a stone of butter and a chicken.

Bridget has counted 52 species of birds (the birdsong at Blairhullichan is remarkable) including a breeding pair of Ospreys which are often seen fishing. This is an ancient and historic place dotted with Neolithic habitations and evidence of lake-dwellers: the remains of a crannog in the loch. At the time the earliest parts of the house were built Rob Roy used to wine and dine at the farm next door.

In summer it is often possible to wade to Eilean Gorm, a small wooded private island in the loch where you can explore and picnic in romantic isolation. Boats can be hired in the village of Kinlochard a short walk away, and there you'll find a good village shop and a tea room. Main provisions can be got in Aberfoyle (5 miles) where there is one of Scotland's best butchers.

Accommodation:

Upstairs

Below left; Bathroom with bath, 2 basins , wc and separate shower.
Below right; Double Bedroom with bathroom (bath with shower over, basin and wc) en suite (door visible on the right).

Bathroom Double Bedroom

Below left; Twin bedroom overlooking the lawn.
Below right; Twin bedroom in the gable end overlooking trees and shrubs in the garden.

Twin bedroom Twin bedroom

Downstairs

Below left; Dining room. The oldest part of the house it dates from the 1600's, and was once the game larder, hence the hook in the cieling.
Below right; Sitting room with a wood-burning stove (free logs) and Sky television and DVD. Both these rooms look onto the lawn and garden.

Dining room Sitting room

Kitchen:

Right;
The kitchen widows look onto the lawn.
Equipment includes:

  • Electric cooker
  • Microwave oven
  • Dishwasher

There is also a barbeque house outside.

Guests are welcome to share the use of the Lewis's washing room. It has a washing machine and - should it rain - drying facilities for wet clothes.

 Kitchen

Tariff:

Prices range between £400 and £800, depending on the season, per week for up to 6/7.

Bed and breakfast is also available at Blairhullichan- please enquire.

Rental is normally Friday to Friday. Short breaks are sometimes available.

Prices include electricity and central heating, linen and towels.

No smoking and no pets please.

Right;
At certain times of the year Highland cows graze the meadows in front of the house.

Highland cows and Blairhullichan

To enquire or to book:

The shore

Above; The shore of Loch Ard below the house.
Below; Loch Ard. Eilean Gorm, the Blairhullichan private island, is in the middle of the photograph.

Please contact:
Bridget and John Lewis

Blairhullichan
Kinlochard
by Stirling
Perthshire, FK8 3TN
Scotland, UK
Tel: 01877 387 341
or from outside the UK:
Tel: 44 1877 387 341

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View of Gorm Island across the loch

Map of the area:

Glasgow 60 minutes, Stirling 45 mins, Edinburgh 90 mins, Loch Fyne 90 mins.

Map of the area