Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TROSSACHS TRANSPORT
In a bid to cut public transport costs, 'Demand Responsive Transport' (DRT) now covers the Trossachs area. Sounds
complex, but basically it means you get a taxi to where you want to go, for the price of a bus. There are various
zones. Taxis run Monday to Saturday and should preferably be booked 24 hours in advance; call or text 0844-567
5670 between 7am and 7pm Monday to Saturday, or book online at
www.aberfoylecoaches.com
.
Sights & Activities
There are also some good (and not too busy) walking trails in the woods south of Loch
Ard, west of town.
Inchmahome Priory
(HS;
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
; adult/child incl ferry £5/3; 9.30am-5.30pm Apr-
Sep, to 4.30pm Oct, last ferry to island 1hr before closing)
From the
Lake of Menteith
(called lake not loch due to a mistranslation from Gaelic), 3 miles east of Aberfoyle, a
ferry takes visitors to these substantial ruins. Mary, Queen of Scots, was kept safe here as
a child during Henry VIII's 'Rough Wooing'. Henry attacked Stirling trying to force Mary
to marry his son in order to unite the kingdoms.
RUIN
NATURE CENTRE
David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre
(
www.forestry.gov.uk
;
car park £1-3; 10am-4pm Oct-Mar, 10am-5pm Apr-Sep, to 6pm
Jul & Aug)
Half a mile north of Aberfoyle on the A821 is this nature centre in the Queen
Elizabeth Forest Park, which has info about the many walks and cycle routes in and
around the park. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has a display here
on local bird life, the highlight being live video links to local osprey and buzzard nests.
The centre is worth visiting solely for the views.
Several picturesque but busy waymarked trails start from here, ranging from a light
20-minute stroll to a nearby waterfall to a hilly 4-mile circuit. Also here,
Go Ape!
(
www.goape.co.uk
;
adult/child £30/20; daily Apr-Oct, Wed-Mon Feb-Jun & Sep-Oct)
will bring out the monkey in you on its exhilarating adventure course of long zip lines,
swings and rope bridges through the forest.
Cycling
CYCLING
