After the Olympic Games excitement of last year, this summer may feel a little flat for sporting fans. However here in Scotland we have over 60 sporting events to enjoy annually as Highland game are run from May to mid September every year. In 2014 we will also be welcoming many Olympic stars to this area for a very special event, more on that later!

Highland games traditionally saw Scottish clans competing against each other and many of the games have been held for well over one hundred years.

Events range from tossing the caber and hammer throwing to cycling and running. Some games are small community events while others attract a large international crowd with thousands of spectators. The games are also celebrations of Scottish culture with plenty of opportunity to enjoy the emblematic bagpipes and highland dancing.

This Saturday the Luss Highland Games will commence on the shores of Loch Lomond while the world’s biggest Highland Games, the Cowal Highland Gathering, will take place on the last weekend in August. Both of these are within easy reach of Loch Goil and there are many others you could visit throughout the season.

Of course, next year we can also add the excitement of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to our calendars. The Opening Ceremony on the 23rd July 2014 heralds the start of eleven days of sporting competition with seventeen different sports.

We currently have a week’s availability at Rhumhor Holiday Lodge covering the first few days of the Commonwealth Games competition, so if you’d like to add some Commonwealth action to your self catering stay in Scotland contact us now to secure this opportunity.