Lomond Woods Holiday Park

The Loch Lomond Park Centre just over five miles from Loch Lomond Holiday Park is the place to start for info and ideas about what to do in Scotland’s first national park. Watery activities include boating, waterskiing, canoeing and fishing; on land, active types can try climbing, hiking, biking and hacking on the 10 horse-riding paths to the park’s east, and golf at several acclaimed local courses. Elsewhere, pick up a loch cruise in Balloch half a mile away, or go on to the historic village of Luss and its visitor centre and museum at Purdie’s, 10 minutes' drive from the park. The famed wildlife haven and wallabies of Inchcailloch Island – yes, wallabies; there’s a colony here – can be reached from Balmaha (25 minutes) on the ferry or your own hired boat, or from Luss three times a day from April to October. Balmaha and Inchcailloch are both part of Loch Lomond Nature Reserve with more wildlife spotting and woodland walking trails. For urbanites, the Loch Lomond Shores Visitor Centre at Balloch is a good stop for shops, restaurants and antique and craft shops. There’s also a SEA Life aquarium and the Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre to bribe the kids with (or take them to Xscape Braehead to the south for rock climbing, ‘snow’ slopes, cinema and aerial adventure).