Things To Do - Activities and Events - Lochearnhead
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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 22nd July 2017
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 Hillwalking: We are situated amongst majestic mountains and Munro's. On the south side of Loch Earn are Ben Vorlich and Stuc a Chroin. Achraw Hill is behind Briar Cottages offering a stunning view of Loch Earn in its 6.5 mile entirety. Follow the Glen Ogle trail then access the hill from the edge of the forest. Ben Sheann and Ben Ledi are near Strathyre and Callander and Ben More & Stobinian are about 11 miles by road. For the Lawers range drive 7 miles to Killin, then follow Loch Tay for about 5 miles. There are many more Munros, lesser hills and walks within half an hours drive.
Walking: Locals will happily point out walks in this area e.g. The Glen Ogle Trail and the Rob Roy Way along the disused railway line, part of Scotland's National Trail. Or stroll to the south side of Loch Earn and up Glen Ample. See Walk Highlands for excellent information including timed walking guides for Strathyre, Balquhidder and Lochearnhead and The Rings of Breadalbane walks. Also check out the circular walks in St Fillans, Queen Elizabeth 11 forest park walks from Strathyre, walk to The Bracklin Falls in Callander. Cycling: The Callander to Killin cycleway passes through Lochearnhead just half a mile from Briar Cottages. Sustrans National cycle route 7 follows the old railway line. This means that the route is almost level or with very gentle inclines for most of its length. The route is also part of The Rob Roy Way and Scotland's National Trail. From Briar Cottages, turn left at the A84/A85 crossroads, follow the road to the end of the village and look for the number 7 sign and St Angus church turning on the right. These pretty, off road paths are excellent for walking, cycling and dog walking. Look out for wildlife, wild orchids and other flora and fauna. Follow the path and turn right for Glen Ogle and Killin or left for MHOR84, Balquhidder and Strathyre. Water Sports:The waters of Loch Earn have long been famous for water sport activities and events. Launch your own canoe, small boat or kayak from our slipway and open water swim from the garden or contact Charlie Leckie at Lochearn Water Sports St Fillans about water skiing, wakeboarding and kneeboarding behind a Mastercraft boat plus ringos, banana boat, surfing sofa, tornado! boat ride and paddle boarding. Take lessons or book fun rides with work colleagues, friends or family To book 07377 447741 - previous guests thoroughly recommend the service (open except Tuesday and Thursday see website for timings. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lochearnwatersports/ To Hire Bikes: Contact Jack Black from Strathyre Outdoors, an outdoor activities family business on the A84 near cycle route 7, Telephone 07794 535188. Bikes can also be hired in neighbouring villages Killin Outdoor Centre and Comrie Croft. EVENTS: Lochearnhead and Local Villages
Wildlife: Briar Cottages guests have seen many wildlife species in the garden and local area. You may witness pheasants in the garden, deer drinking from our stream autumn to winter (and eating our spring plants!), mallards hatching ducklings in Spring and pairs of ospreys fishing in Loch Earn all summer as well as, red squirrels, otters, dippers, bats, red kites, golden eagles, sea eagles, owls, sawfly, grey lag geese, oyster catchers, butterflies and an assortment of bumble bees amongst other creatures. Other opportunities to watch wildlife and discover wild plants
Golf: There are 8 excellent golf courses all within half an hours drive, the nearest being just 6 miles away at St Fillans Golf Club or Killin Golf Club. More on Golf in Perthshire Horse Riding: is available at Castle Rednock Farm 17 miles, where they also offer Segway and at The Equestrian Centre, Milton Morenish, on the north shore of Loch Tay near Killin as well as via Crieff Hydro. Fishing: UK's largest trout caught on Loch Earn 2016! It weighed in at 35lbs. Loch Earn holds a good stock of native brown trout and rainbow trout which found their way here from a private stocked lochan many years ago. Some wild salmon, arctic char and eels have been landed here too though eels are protected and must be returned safely to the water. Loch Earn is also home to one of the UK's rarest fish the Vendace, traced back to the ice age 13 000 years ago. This fish is protected of course. See a photo of one at Drummond Estates. Permits are required for most waters in Scotland, however, guests of Briar Steading and Little Briar cottage may fish from our loch-side garden and jetty without a permit during the trout season which is March 15th to October 6th. The Lochearnhead Village store sells bait, floats and value priced fishing rods. You can also hire fishing rods in the St Fillans Store east Loch Earn. Fishing boats and equipment can be hired from Drummond estates (2 miles) and at the St Fillans village shop (6 miles). If you prefer to arrange a bespoke fishing service, contact Ghillie Stuart Mathieson who will pick you up and take you fishing then drop you off again. He can even supply all the equipment on request. Email Stuart at fishonscotland@yahoo.co.uk or Fish On Scotland Sporting Estate Glenample is one of the finest for shooting and stalking enthusiasts. A varied range of wildgame from woodcock to grouse as well as red and roe deer and stags. Estate manager Mike Holiday was credited for his expertise during the filming of Channel 5's series A Year In The Wild narrated by Gordon Buchanan. Book with Glenample Estates and arrange to be picked up from Briar Cottages on the first day.
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 Local Activities For All The Family:
Contact Kenny and Barbara Higgins from Strathyre Outdoor Activities based in the village of Strathyre on the A84 (approx 7 miles from Lochearnhead) for a range of outdoor activity options for all age groups. For example;
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. |
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 April 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
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 Riverside Inn
Leny Road, Callander, FK17 8BA
01877 331762
Live music Saturdays 9pm
The Lade Inn, Kilmahog
By Callander, FK17 8HN
www.theladeinn.com
01877 330152
Scots Folk Music
Saturdays 8.30—11.30
07/04 Haggerdash
14/04 Pure Malt
21/04 Tarneybackle
28/04 Pure Malt
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Killearn Country Market
1stSunday of the month
Killearn Village Hall Balfron Road
Handmade goods, local crafts
& farm foods. G63 9NL
Stirling Farmers Market
2nd Saturday of the month
Located in pedestrian precinct
Outside M&S. FK8 2EN
A wide variety of produce from throughout Central Scotland.
Loch Lomond Shores,Balloch
Farmers Market G83 8QL
1st & 3rd Sunday of the month.
10am—4pm
Panoramic location, with a magnificent range of produce
Milngavie Farmers Market
1st Wednesday of the month
& 3d Saturday : G62 6PE
10am—2pm Douglas Street. Fresh produce from all over Scotland
Boquhan Farmers Market
Wednesdays & Thursdays
Each week, 7am—2pm
Boquhan Estate off A811
FK8 3JQ
Wednesdays ,fruit,veg & dairy
Thursdays add fresh fish, jams cakes
France Farm Fridays
Fridays 9am—5pm G83 8NP
Beside Millennium Hall Gartocharn
Family run market featuring a large selection of fresh & cooked meats
Cheese, fruit and veg, eggs.
Benview Farm Shop
Monday to Saturday 9.30-4.30pm
Sunday 10.30am—4.30pm
Ward Toll, Balfron Station G63 0QZ
Vegetables, cheeses, preserves biscuits and cakes.
Edenmill Farm Shop
Wednesday—Sunday9am—5pm
Stockiemuir Road Blanefield G63 9AX
01360 771707
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Live Bothy Music Sessions
White Stag Inn,FK18 8NL
First Sunday of month 2.30—5.30
Featuring local band Balvaig
Free entry. Details on website
www.balvaig.co.uk
Dalgair House Hotel
Weekend entertainments
Friday & Saturday evenings
Sunday afternoons.
01877 330283
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Scottish Wildlife Trust
Orchids Around Callander
Roy Sexton : Stirling SWT+ brief AGM
Tuesday 10th April 7.30pm
Kirk Hall, South Church St.
Callander, FK17 8BN
Entry £2.50 inc tea/coffee.
Hidden Glen 10K
Saturday 21st April 12 noon
Balquhidder
Info and entries contact
Pete Waugh ; Run Mhor
info@runmhor.net
Callander Film Society
Whisky Galore + AGM
April 28th 7.30pm
St.Kessog’s Ancaster Square.
Comical tale of high jinks
On the Western Isles.
Macrobert Arts Centre
University of Stirling FK9 4LA
The Shadow of Heaven
Thursday 12 & Friday 13th April.
7.30pm
Paradise Lost revisited in this
Explosive new production.
Tickets £10.50/ £8.50
Grandad & Me
Live music and beautifully
Simple projected animation
Saturday 14th April 2pm
Tickets £8.50 / £30 wee group saver
The Springsteen Sessions
Live tribute band on stage
Perform Springsteen’s
Best loved tracks
Saturday 14th April 7.30pm
Jay Lafferty : Besom
Stand up observational comedy
From this premier comedienne
Thursday 19th April 8pm
Tickets £10.50 / £8.50
Funbox : Dinosaur Safari
Singalong silliness with Anya,
Kevin, Gary & Bonzo
Saturday 21st April 3pm &
Sunday 2nd April 12noon & 3pm
Tickets £13.50/ £48 family
£11 groups of 10+
The Monster & Mary Shelley
June 1816 the year without a Summer
Mary is 18 and has lost her premature
baby girl, has a waking dream and is
Inspired to write the story of ‘Frankenstein’
Thursday 28th April 7.30pm
Tickets £12.50 / £10.50
Gary Lamont : Dropping the Soap
Comedy and music, with buckets
of charm and hilarity.
Friday 27th April 7.30pm
Tickets £12.50 / £10.50
Macrobert Box Office 01786 466666
www.macrobertartscentre.org
The Tolbooth : Stirling FK8 1DE
Jail Wynd, off Broad Street.
Hands Up for Trad : Distill
featuring compositions from
by some of Scotland’s leading
Traditional composers
Friday 6th April £8
Tickets £10
Tannahill Weavers
50th Anniversary Tour
Traditional Scots Folk Music
at it’s best.
Saturday 14th April.
Tickets £14 / £12
Declan O’Rourke
unique Irish singer/songwriter
brings depth and range to his
consummate storytelling ability
Sunday 15th April 8pm
Tickets £16
Aidan O’Rourke & Kit Downes
Introducing 365
This contemporary Jazz/Folk duo
Showcase new material.
Wednesday 18th April 8pm
Tickets £14 / £12 / £10
Musica Scotica : Trad Students from
RCS & Newcastle University
performance by students of
traditional and folk degrees.
Friday 20th April 7pm
Tickets £10 / £5
Musica Scotica : Scottish Voices
An ensemble of four women’s
Voices under the musical direction
of Graham Hair.
Saturday 21st April 5.30pm
Tickets £10 / £5
Broken Records
this Edinburgh band
celebrate the release of their
4th studio album, stripped back
to recapture the chaotic energy
of their earlier work
Friday 27th April 7.30pm age 14+
Tickets £9 in advance £11 on door.
Chris Stout & Catriona McKay
Awe inspiring duo take fiddle &
Clarsach embue them with a
Contemporary twist.
Saturday 28th April 8pm
Tickets £14 / £12
Tolbooth Stirling : FK8 1DE
Jail Wynd off Broad Street
Box Office 01786 274000
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The Albert Halls FK8 2QL
Dumbarton Road, Stirling
Nathan Carter + support
Irish country music sensatation
Celtic , country and folk
Sunday 8th April 7.30pm
Tickets £26 / £25
Rat Pack Live
50’s & 60’s Las Vegas
big band swing music of
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin &
Sammy Davis Jnr.
Friday 13th April 7.30pm
Tickets £25 /£24 /£23 /£22
The Searchers
All the greatest songs from this
multi million record selling band
Friday 20th April 7.30pm
Tickets £23 / £21
All Our Yesterdays
A feelgood trip down memory lane
Friday 27th April 7.30pm
Tickets £15 / £13
Albert Halls
Box office 01786 473544
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Easter Egg Assault
Glen Finglas
Sunday 1st April 2—4pm
£2 per person booking essential
0330 3335302
centralevents@woodlandstrust.org.uk
A self led walk through woodland
Collect your trail leaflet
From the Gateway Visitor Centre
FK17 8HR
Please dress appropriately with sturdy footwear and bring a hard-boiled egg.
Callander Kirk : Ayam Jarjour
Syrian Classical Guitarist
Sunday 22nd April 3pm
Entry by donation
Mad Hatter Easter Tea Party
Trossachs Pier : Loch Katrine
Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd April
Mad Hatter & White Rabbit assist
Children on an Easter egg hunt
enquiries@lochkatrine.com
01877 376315 : FK17 8HZ
Strathendrick Film Society
Paper Moon
Friday 6th April 7.30pm
www.strathfilmsoc.org.uk
entry £5
Mugdock Cinema
Paint Your Wagon
Monday 9th April 7.30pm
Holiday Monday 23d April 7.30pm
Children’s Cinema Club
Despicable Me 3
Sunday 22nd April 11am
Booking essential
0141 956 6100
www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk
Antiques Valuation Day
Great Western Auctions.
Killearn Kirk
Friday 27th April 10am—2pm
Entry £10 includes valuations
Of up to 3 items, tea/coffee
Information contact
Anne 01360 550605
Lynne “ 440507
Katie “ 449358
Callander Heritage Society
Gaelic Place Names
Around Callander a talk by
Peter McNiven
Wednesday 11th April 7.30pm
Masonic Hall, Callander
