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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 29, 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 28, 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...
Dec 26, 2023




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...
Sep 4, 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 30, 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...
Aug 5, 2019


Fabulous Geilston Gardens
Geilston Gardens, National Trust for Scotland Geilston Gardens are by the village of Cardross which is, on the road which runs along the...
Jun 20, 2019


Scottish National Rhododendron Society Show
Today we nipped over to Garelochhead which is about a 30 minute drive from Appletree Cottage to visit the Scottish National Rhododendron...
May 4, 2019


Apple Blossom Time at Appletree Cottage and Shandon Farm
Orchard Blooms with Apple Blossom at Shandon Farm and Appletree Cottage It is the beginning of May and our apple trees at Shandon Farm...
May 2, 2019
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