The Waverley is a beautiful sight as she turns in front of the castle, showing off her towering funnels and deck packed full of people. The Waverley was built on the Clyde in 1947 to replace the original Waverley that sunk off Dunkirk in 1940. In 2003 she underwent a major restoration project that returned her to original 1940’s style. …
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Rhumhor in Days Gone By….
Rhumhor was built in 1890 and is typical of the villas that were built as holiday homes in Carrick Castle following the establishment of a regular steamer service on Loch Goil. Wealthy businessmen would bring their families to Carrick Castle in the summer months and commute on the steamer to Glasgow or Greenock. There was no road access to Carrick …
Staycations – Loch Goil is the ideal destination!
A recent survey of UK holidaymakers reveals that in 2011 there will be 10% more holiday makers choosing to stay in the UK for their annual holidays and short breaks. The threat of ash clouds, airline price increases and unrest in many foreign countries has turned the UK holidaymaker’s eye back to their very own British Isles. Tourists are looking …
A warm welcome in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
“ You’re lucky. No, seriously..(you are)…..in the middle of 720 square miles of some of the finest scenery in Scotland. If not the UK. If not the world. Where else can you find 39 miles of coastline curling round three sea lochs, island-studded freshwater lochs, 50 odd rivers and the land of the giants? All just an hour away from …