Things To Do - Activities and Events - Lochearnhead
www.robroycountry.com/blisstrail
Working Together For Tourism
Visit the BLiSS trail of art installations mapped at www.robroycountry.com/blisstrail. Follow the trail around four neighbouring villages: Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Strathyre and St Fillans. You can preview a slide show of the award winning sculpture and outdoor art installation trail. Our local tourism group (LETi) won a regional Scottish Thistle Award for this trail
Whats On Monthly event information for Lochearnhead, Stirlingshire, The Trossachs and The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park See Foot of this page
Annual Highland Games Lochearnhead 21st July 2018
There are many things to do and see around Lochearnhead including sports and outdoor activities, tourist attractions and unique annual events in the village.
Food lovers are spoilt for choice with area restaurants.
Lochearnhead is so central within Scotland that you can experience wonderful scenic day trips by car.
Buy The Villagers news. £1 in local shops /hotels for " Whats On" Info or visit The Villagers Archives http://robroycountry.com/archives.html
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Jetty at Briar Cottages Loch Earn. Fishing March 15 to October 6th
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MSP Bruce Crawford opens the Strathyre to Kingshouse Cycle Path Sustrans Route 7
#BLiSStrail Drover's Bho sculpture on the Lochearnhead to Strathyre cycle path . Sustrans NCR7
Lochearn Watersports Centre -tuition and fun -St Fillans
Live Band at Hogmanay in Lochearnhead
Regular visitors to Lochearnhead
Play Petanque at Briar Cottages
Fishing Loch Earn from Briar Cottages or contact Drummond Estates fishing and boat hire
Water Sports: Kayak or canoe from Briar Cottages slipway to Loch Earn
Ryder Cup at St Fillans Golf Club, Loch Earn
Lawn putting in the garden on Loch Earn
Bespoke Fishing Central Scotland
Spring Food Fayre MHOR84 Balquhidder
MacRosty Swing Park Crieff
Falls of Dochart Killin - Autumn
Heavenly Cakes Selection at MHOR84
The Famous Fraser - Make your own label at Glenturret Whisky Distillery, an ideal gift from Scotland
Events, Attractions & Tourist Information
Annual May Music Festival Strathyre
Strathyre Music Festival May 27-29
Local Village Events
Book A Canoe Safari
with Strathyre Outdoors
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VisitScotland Tourist Information Centre: Your nearest VisitScotland Information Centre is in Callander. Advisors will provide inspiration and ideas on places to visit, things to see and do, where to stay and eat in the Trossachs and further afield. Pick up free leaflets, ask questions and browse quality gifts, souvenirs, local crafts, jewellery, clothing, books, maps. Buy tickets for many local events, like the Callander Jazz Festival, cruises on Loch Katrine or Loch Lomond with reduced entry to Historic Scotland properties. Guests can
also pre-book CalMac ferries to the islands. Shopping: 1: Visit MHOR-In-Store at Kingshouse Balquhidder (c 2 miles) for cashmere, jewellery, candles, paintings, interiors and other quality gifts and designer artist products. 2: Trial Stirling Shopping Bus from Lochearnhead to Stirling. Christmas shopping for £5 return starts 2nd December 2017 via Stirling Council. The bu runs every 2 weeks for 4 month and stops in Balquhidder and Strathyre. Printed timetables in the cottages and local shops 3: Lochearnhead village shop opens 9 to 5 and closes for lunch 1- 2pm. Good selection of essentials, plus newspapers, fishing permits in season and more. Say hello to owner Owen Mckee and his team, Hattie and Noretta. Buy The Villagers newspaper (£1) for local info and Whats on. 4: Order groceries to be delivered to your cottage using postcode FK19 8PU with Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's Distilleries -Whisky
experience.thefamousgrouse.com/ Ask us for the special 10% discount code for any of the Grouse Whisky Experience options when you stay with us
Aquila Ecology Nature Walks
Explore the regions flora and fauna accompanied by our local experts. An abundance of creatures and wild plants to spot including bat detection, dippers, eagles, red squirrels, badgers, wild orchids and so much more. Find out about organised walking events or talk to the team about your family or parties preferences. Contact Andrea Hudspeth 07960 391297 based in St Fillans at Aquila Ecology Holistic Therapy Treatments at Briar Cottages
Contact Alison Inglis to discuss your choice of treatment Tel: 07796 327765 and book a session in the comfort of luxury Briar Steading or pet friendly Little Briar Cottage on Loch Earn.
Energy balancing organic facials, Indian Champissage (head massage), Indian Ayurvedic (foot massage), Swedish style deep tissue massage and more. From £25 for 30 minutes. Visit Rejuvenating and re-balancing massage treatments for full details. Learn the art of Indian Head Massage on weekend Diploma Certificate courses. Visit the enchanted cottage pop up shop in Balquhidder for magical gifts and organic beauty and health products and therapies. 
Play Petanque at The Broch Cafe Strathyre
PetanqueGuests can play petanque in the loch garden at Briar Cottages. There is also a petanque boulodrome and scoreboard at The Broch Cafe in Strathyre open 7 days. Free to play though it is customary to at least buy a beverage in return for borrowing the boules, cochonnet, starting rings and measuring string. You may find that the home baked cakes and scones are too tempting. Why not make a day of it and have lunch between games. Great fun for all ages and the hosts Bill and Lesley can assist with the rules of play.
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Look out for information and activities celebrating Year of History Heritage and Architecture 2017
YHHA2017
Visit other towns and attractions in Scotland from Lochearnhead: Lochearnhead is so central within Scotland that you can easily explore other places and attractions, e.g. Killin and The Falls of Dochart, Horse Riding and segway at Rednock Farm (17 miles), Auchingarrich wildlife park in Comrie, Sea World at Loch Lomond, Doune Castle and Stirling Castle, The Scottish Antique centre Doune, Grouse Distillery Glenturret, Crieff, The Peak Leisure Centre Stirling (swimming, indoor wall climbing, ice skating). Go Ape Forest Tree Tops rope walk, Aberfoyle, Crieff Hydro, Loch Katrine steam ship cruises and cycle hire, The Falkirk Wheel, The Kelpies and The Helix Park plus Callander Park House, Falkirk, Oban on the west coast with ferries to Mull and Kerera, Glencoe with a chair lift into the mountains for walks in summer or skiing in winter, Rob Roy MacGregor's Burial Place in the kirk (church) at Balquhidder, Hidden Glen Safaris Balquhidder (a Land Rover picks you up to see deer and eagles off road in the Braes of Balquhidder), Gold Panning and the old Cinema at Aberfeldy, The Crannog (Iron Age Thatched House in Water) at Kenmore, oldest Yew tree in Europe at Fortingall, Sustrans cycle track 7 on The Rob Roy Way passes Lochearnhead with lovely off road walks on the old disbanded railway line including The Glen Ogle Trail, Inverary Castle and jail. Stirling (30 miles) Perth city (40 miles). Glasgow and Edinburgh cities (less than 60 miles by road or park at Stirling Railway Station for £3.50 all day and take the train or get on at Dunblane. Day trip to Inverness via Fortwilliam. Day trip from Crianlarich train station via Fortwilliam to Mallaig.
Whats On June 2018 in
The Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Find out whats on in Lochearnhead and Stirling
Please visit www.visitscotland.com/events for national information
BLiSS Trail
National and Regional Scottish Thistle Award winning
Sculpture and art installation trail
Linking; Strathyre, Balquhidder, Lochearnhead and St.Fillans villages.
www.robroycountry.com/blisstrail
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BLiSS trail - Innovation in Tourism
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BLISS trail - Working Together For Tourism
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For other Lochearnhead, Balquhidder, Strathyre, St Fillans events visit robroycountry.com/local-events
The Crown Hotel,Callander
13 Main Street FK17 8DU
Cabaret Singers
Saturdays 9pm—Midnight
Folk music Sunday 8.30—11.30pm
info@thecrownhotelcallander.co.uk
01877 330040
Meals served all day until 9pm.
The Old Rectory
Leny Road,Callander,FK17 8AL
01877 339215
Scots Folk Music
Wednesdays 8.30pm &
Sundays 4pm
Meals served all day Sunday
The Lade Inn, Kilmahog
By Callander,FK17 8HN
www.theladeinn.com
01877 330152
Scots Folk Music
Fridays-Saturdays 8.30—11.30
Meals available, booking advised.
01/06 Pure Malt
02/06 Baran
08/06 Haggerdash
09/06 Pure Malt
15/06 Sannock
16/06 Pure Malt
22/06 Baran
23/06 Pure malt
29/06 John Davidson
30/06 Brac’linn
Meals available bookings advised.
The Riverside Inn
Leny Road, Callander,Fk17 8AL
Live music, Saturdays 9pm—12pm
01877 331762
www.riversideinncallander.co.uk
Dalgair House Hotel
Weekend entertainments
Friday & Saturday evenings
Sunday afternoons.
01877 330283
Ceilidh and Hog Roast
Midsummer Dance Party
Saturday 23d June 2018
Balquhidder Hall 20th Celebration
Tickets £12 for details visit
http://balquhidderhall.wixsite.com/balquhidderhall
Widflower Walk
Introduction to wildflower identification
Saturday 9th June 1pm—5pm
Glen Finglas, Brig o’ Turk
Visitor Gateway FK17 8HR
Booking essential 03303335302
Email centalevents@woodlandtrust.org.uk
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
Gardens Open for Charity
Stirlingshire
The Japanese Garden at
Cowden Dollar FK14 7PJ
Sunday 3d June 12—6pm
The Mill House
Kippen Road, Fintry, G63 0YD
9th---17th June 10am—5pm
Except Monday 11th -12am—5pm.
Kippen Village
West Stirlingshire, FK8 3DN
Sunday 17th June 1.30—5.30pm
Gean House
Tullibody Road, Alloa, FK10 2EL
Tuesday 19th 2—5pm
Thorntree
Arnprior , FK8 3EY
Sunday 24th 2—5pm
St Fillan’s Episcopal Church,
Killin FK21 8TN
Opposite McLaren Hall
Come and try Ukulele Workshop
Saturday 16th June 1.30—2.30pm
Ages11 years +
Booking essential
mrsebarrie@yahoo.co.uk
St Fillan’s Episcopal Church
Killin, FK21 8TN
Opposite McLaren Hall
Performance of Scottish
Folk music singing,
Eleanor Macdonald, guitar,vocals
And hammered dulcimer.
Lorna Swan, fiddle and clarsach.
Saturday 16th June 3—4.30pm
Callander Rambling Club
Incallander.co.uk/ramblers.htm
Saturday 2nd depart 08.30
The Cobbler ( 884m )
Hill Walk
Contact 01877 382924
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Wednesday 6th depart 09.30
Achray Ramble 5mile Stroll.
Contact 01877 382617
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Wednesday 20th depart 09.30
Ramble in and around Blane Valley.
8 miles. Contact 01877 330446
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Saturday 23d depart 08.30
LDP : TLW2
Helensburgh to Garelochhead 9 miles.
Contact 01877 330032
Meet Ancaster Square, with waterproofs and packed lunch,
Let the contact know you are coming.
The Arts Society Stirling
Jane Austen
Albert Halls Stirling
Thursday 21st June
Lecture 10.50 for 11am
www.theartssocietystirling.org.uk
Forth Valley : ArtBeat
Central Scotland’s Open Studios &
Art Event. 9th—17th June
www.forthvalleyartbeat.com
McLaren High School : Presents
Sister Act
20th—22nd June 2018
McLaren High School 7.30pm
Tickets Adult £9 Concessions £7
From the school office 01877 330156
