Welcome to
Stronachlachar Lodge, on the banks of Loch Katrine
Loch View Large Family Accommodation
Just before the road ends, your escape begins.
Stronachlachar Lodge sits at the peaceful western tip of Loch Katrine, a historic sanctuary where the gardens meet the shoreline, and the world slows down. From the light-filled main rooms, gaze across miles of shimmering water to hills that transform with every season. It is a place of grand scale and deep, restorative silence.
There is space for the Whole Clan, specifically designed for multigenerational families and groups of friends. The Lodge offers six generous bedrooms and four bathrooms. It’s that rare find: a house large enough for everyone to gather yet thoughtfully arranged so you never feel crowded.
The kitchen is a culinary powerhouse featuring three ovens, two dishwashers, and expansive prep space. Whether it's a lazy brunch or a festive feast, the massive dining table ensures everyone has a seat at the heart of the home.
The Lounge, with views across the loch, is a great gathering space for loch-side sunsets.
The Games Room is a dedicated space with a pool table, perfect for giving younger guests their own territory while staying close to the action.
Every bedroom frames the ancient pines or the mesmeric quality of the loch’s waters.
Guests describe the house as:
“A huge house with amazing views from every room.”
“Spacious, well-equipped and perfect for a big family gathering.”
“One of the best breaks we have ever had.
Steamship, Forest and Dark Skies
From late March to early October, the historic Steamship Sir Walter Scott, launched here in 1900 after being transported north in sections and hauled overland by horse, sails between Stronachlachar and Trossachs Pier, arriving twice daily at 11.30am and 3.30pm
The Lodge sits within the Great Trossachs Forest, a 200-year woodland restoration project covering an area larger than Greater Glasgow. Red squirrels move through the trees. Ospreys fish on the loch. Pine martens have returned.
At night, there are no streetlights. On clear evenings, the stars are sharp and abundant, reflected faintly on still water.
Just a few miles away lies the RSPB Inversnaid Reserve on Loch Lomond. Ancient Atlantic oak woodland and waterfalls can be reached by a short drive or a longer walk.
Loch Katrine, Scotland’s Most Historic Loch
Loch Katrine is eleven miles long and more than 540 feet deep. Since 1859, it has supplied fresh water to Glasgow via a 23.5-mile gravity-fed aqueduct system opened by Queen Victoria, who arrived here by steamer for the ceremony. The water still travels fourteen hours by gravity alone to the city.
In the late seventeenth century, the outlaw and clan chief Rob Roy MacGregor, born across the loch at Glengyle, imprisoned the Duke of Montrose’s estate factor on the island during a dispute over land rents. When the loch’s level was raised for the waterworks, the island became smaller than it had been in Rob Roy’s lifetime. It remains clearly visible from the house.
In 1810, Sir Walter Scott published The Lady of the Lake, set at Loch Katrine. It sold 25,000 copies within eight months and transformed this landscape into the birthplace of Scottish tourism. Visitors arrived by rail and steamship as part of the celebrated Trossachs Tour, formalised by Thomas Cook. They disembarked at Stronachlachar and continued by horse-drawn carriage to Loch Lomond.
The Lodge occupies that former hotel building.
You are not staying near the history. You are staying within it.
At the Heart of the Trossachs
Aberfoyle is eleven miles away, around twenty-five minutes by car, with cafés, a Co-op supermarket, gift shops, gravel bike trails, and cycle hire.
Callander, Stirling Castle, the National Wallace Monument, Doune Castle, Deanston Distillery, Blair Drummond Safari Park, The Kelpies and The Falkirk Wheel are all within easy reach.
You can explore widely across the Trossachs and Central Scotland.
Or you can stay by the water and let the days unfold at their own pace, in Scotland’s first National Park.
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