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A weekend in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs with kids

Stay in Balloch. Day 1: Hill House near Luss (museum) and Kidston Park; day 2: Loch Lomond Shores and Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre.

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Day 1 · Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

  1. Hill House near Luss (museum) 11 km from Luss, just outside the park
  2. Kidston Park 13 km from Luss, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
Vanilla 13 km from Luss, just outside the park
If it rains
Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre in Balloch
On the way
Rhu Road Lower, Dalmore House Category A listed, 13 km from Luss, just outside the park

Night 1 · Balloch

train station: Balloch Rail Station; 7 bus stops within 400 m; boats from Balloch Castle Pier, Balloch Pier

Day 2 · Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

  1. Loch Lomond Shores in Balloch
  2. Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre 1.1 km from Balloch Next door to the last stop
Lunch
Sweeney's Cruises in Balloch
If it rains
Scottish Submarine Centre 12 km from Luss, just outside the park

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Loch Lomond and the Trossachs's pages rank, for a family, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, two a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a weekend with kids in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs?

Balloch. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Balloch: train station: Balloch Rail Station; 7 bus stops within 400 m; boats from Balloch Castle Pier, Balloch Pier.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Hill House near Luss (museum) and Kidston Park: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full

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