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stock, and includes oysters and other goodies. If they run out of fresh fish, they shut, so
opening hours can be a bit variable.
CAFE, BAKERY
Mhor Bread£
(
www.mhor.net
;
8 Main St; light meals £2-6; 7am-5pm Mon-Sat, 8am-5pm Sun)
Great
bread for picnics is baked at this high-street spot, also a good stop for decent coffee and
tasty pies and filled rolls.
Lade Inn
(
www.theladeinn.com
;
Kilmahog; )
Callander's best pub isn't in Callander − it's a mile
west of town. They pull a good pint here (the real ales here are brewed to a house recipe),
and next door, the owners run a shop with a dazzling selection of Scottish beers. There's
low-key live music here at weekends, but it shuts early midweek. The food at last visit
was overpriced and mediocre.
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Information
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Visitor Centre
(
01389-722600;
www.lochlomond-trossachs.org
;
52 Main St; 9.30am-3.30pm Mon & Wed-Thu,
9.30am-4.30pm Tue & Fri)
This place is a useful centre for specific information on the
park. Closes half an hour for lunch.
Rob Roy & Trossachs Information Centre
(
01877-330342;
www.visitscottishheartlands.com
;
Ancaster Sq; 10am-5pm Apr-Oct, 10am-4pm Nov-
Mar)
This centre has heaps of info on the area. There's a 20-minute film on Rob Roy that
costs £1.50.
Getting There & Away
First
(
0871 200 2233;
www.firstgroup.com
)
operates buses from Stirling (45 minutes,
hourly Monday to Saturday, every two hours Sunday), while
Kingshouse
(
01877-384768;
www.kingshousetravel.com
)
buses run from Killin (45 minutes, two to six
daily). For Aberfoyle, get off a Stirling-bound bus at Blair Drummond safari park and
cross the road. There are also
Citylink
(
www.citylink.co.uk
)
buses from Edinburgh to
Oban or Fort William via Callander (£15.60, 1¾ hours, two daily).
LOCHS KATRINE & ACHRAY
This rugged area, 6 miles north of Aberfoyle and 10 miles west of Callander, is the heart
of the Trossachs. From April to October two
boats
(
01877-376315;
www.lochkatrine.com
;
Trossachs Pier; 1hr cruise adult/child £12/8)
run cruises from
