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Jan 17, 2024
Dumbarton castle visit
Today we’re off to Dumbarton Castle.  Sitting on top of the volcanic plug known as Dumbarton the castle has a history stretching back...


Jan 8, 2024
glengoyne distillery visit
A great start to the New Year is to take a tasting tour at Glengoyne Distillery. Glengoyne is the closest distillery to Appletree...


Dec 30, 2023
SNOWING AT APPLETREE COTTAGE
Today the temperature fell a few degrees. Then just as we were waiting to welcome our Hogmanay guests, snow started falling heavily...


Dec 29, 2023
MAID OF THE LOCH AT THE END OF 2023
On one of the few dry days after Christmas we were down by nearby Balloch at the southern end of Loch Lomond and decided to have a look...


Dec 28, 2023
RSPB SITE AND WALK AT Loch Lomond
On Boxing Day we posted a photo of Ben Lomond from the new RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) site, Loch Lomond. Here is a...


Dec 26, 2023
Beautiful Boxing Day by Loch Lomond
After several days of heavy rain over the days leading up to Christmas, and Christmas Day itself, it was great to get out into the open...




Sep 3, 2019
Happy Birthday Appletree Holiday Cottage!
Appletree Cottage is celebrating its third birthday Opened in 2016 our luxury self-catering cottage for eight people has become hugely...


Aug 29, 2019
Return visit to nearby Geilston Gardens
We visited the fantastic Geilston Gardens at Cardross in June and having been hugely impressed by the colour and variety of these gardens...


Aug 5, 2019
Hill House in a cage
From Appletree Cottage (Luxury Self Catering for eight people in Croftamie, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park) to Helensburgh...
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