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CAFE
Real Food Café£
( 01838-400235; www.therealfoodcafe.com ; Tyndrum; mains £5-9; 11am-9pm Sun-
Thu, 11am-10pm Fri, 9am-9pm Sat; ) Tyndrum is in the heart of Munro-bagging territ-
ory, and hungry hillwalkers throng the tables in this justifiably popular eatery. The menu
looks familiar - with fish and chips, soups, salads and burgers - but the owners make an
effort to source sustainably and locally, and the quality of the food shines through.
Getting There & Away
Scottish Citylink ( www.citylink.co.uk ) runs several buses daily to Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Oban and Skye from both villages.
Trains run to Tyndrum and Crianlarich from Fort William (£17, 1¾ hours, four daily
Monday to Saturday, two on Sunday), Oban (£10, one hour, three or four daily) and Glas-
gow (£18, two hours, three or four daily).
Helensburgh
POP 16,500
With the coming of the railway in the mid-19th century, Helensburgh - named in the 18th
century after the wife of Sir James Colquhoun of Luss - became a popular seaside retreat
for wealthy Glaswegian families. Their spacious Victorian villas now populate the neat
grid of streets that covers the hillside above the Firth of Clyde, but none can compare with
the splendour of Hill House (NTS; 0844 493 2208; www.nts.org.uk ; Upper Colquhoun
St; adult/child £9.50/7; 1.30-5.30pm Apr-Oct) . Built in 1902 for the Glasgow publisher
Walter Blackie, it is perhaps architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh' s finest creation - its
timeless elegance feels as chic today as it no doubt did when the Blackies moved in a cen-
tury ago.
Helensburgh has a ferry connection with Gourock via Kilcreggan, and a frequent train
service to Glasgow (£5.60, 50 minutes, two per hour).
Arrochar
POP 650
The village of Arrochar has a wonderful location, looking across the head of Loch Long
to the jagged peaks of the Cobbler (881m). The mountain takes its name from the shape
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