The Waterside, Carrick Castle
Water sports
Hire a motor boat and cruise in style up Loch Goil - take in the scenery and wildlife, it’s fabulous fun - but advance booking essential !
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Loch Goil Cruisers
Hire a motor boat and cruise in style up Loch Goil - take in the scenery and wildlife, it’s fabulous fun - but advance booking essential !
If you love water sports, then in our village at Carrick castle is the place to hire kayaks & paddle boards - it’s popular, so do advance book !
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lochgoilhead kayak hire
If you love water sports, then in our village at Carrick castle is the place to hire kayaks & paddle boards - it’s popular, so do advance book !
lochgoilhead kayak hire
Food scene - essential to book in advance
1. The View, Drymsynie Park (10 min drive) - Tel 01301 703344
(also does fish n chips/takeaway at shop next door)
2. The Goil Inn (10 min drive). Tel 01301 703208
3. Boatshed - lunch (5 min drive) - don't need to book
4. Strachar (30 mins drive). The Creggans Inn Tel 01369 860279
5. Ardentinny Hotel (55 min drive or 3 hour coastal walk from thewaterside house). Tel 01369 810126
6. Inverary (42 min drive). Samphire seafood Tel 01499 302321
7. Arrochar (44 mins drive). The Village Inn Tel 01301 702279
8. Loch Fyne Oster bar (30 mins drive). Tel 01499 600482
Great place for coffee and lunch. Right next to loch goil cruisers … 5 mins drive from the house, the waterside. Not open evenings.
The Boat Shed Café Loch Goil
Great place for coffee and lunch. Right next to loch goil cruisers … 5 mins drive from the house, the waterside. Not open evenings.
The Views right over Loch Goil are truly stunning. Advance book and ask for a window seat !!
The View Bar & Restaurant
The Views right over Loch Goil are truly stunning. Advance book and ask for a window seat !!
Our closest local pub - a fantastic place to sit outside on a sunny day at the head of the loch! Advance booking essential
The Goil Inn
Our closest local pub - a fantastic place to sit outside on a sunny day at the head of the loch! Advance booking essential
What a place to sit outside on a sunny day … ! You can walk here from the waterside house, right around the coast (takes 2.5 hours) or drive (55 mins). Call in advance to ensure open.
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The Ardentinny Bar and Restaurant
Shore RoadWhat a place to sit outside on a sunny day … ! You can walk here from the waterside house, right around the coast (takes 2.5 hours) or drive (55 mins). Call in advance to ensure open.
Samphire
6 ArklandVillage Inn
Shore RoadLoch Fyne Oysters Ltd
Great restaurant and deli well worth a visit
One of our favourite daytrips. Have lunch overlooking the marina on Loch Lomond. 55 min drive from house
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The Boat House
One of our favourite daytrips. Have lunch overlooking the marina on Loch Lomond. 55 min drive from house
A great restaurant to sit have lunch and / or coffee and just watch the multi million $$$ boats sail in …. 😎. A 1 hour 10 min drive from house
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Portavadie
A great restaurant to sit have lunch and / or coffee and just watch the multi million $$$ boats sail in …. 😎. A 1 hour 10 min drive from house
A 40 minute drive from Carrick Castle over to Strachan and enroute to Dunoon. Great food stop !
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Whistlefield Inn
A 40 minute drive from Carrick Castle over to Strachan and enroute to Dunoon. Great food stop !
new Bistro in Arrochar, gets a lot of 5 star reviews -menu covers pizza, and wide range of burgers,
Cù Mara Bistro & Takeaway
new Bistro in Arrochar, gets a lot of 5 star reviews -menu covers pizza, and wide range of burgers,
Events are sometimes on at The Shore House in Lochgoilhead village - quite close to the Goil Inn. Sometimes gin events or curry nights. worth checking what is on
The Shore House
Events are sometimes on at The Shore House in Lochgoilhead village - quite close to the Goil Inn. Sometimes gin events or curry nights. worth checking what is on
Drymsynie Holiday Park with facilities
Drymsynie holiday park has so much going on for holiday makers - everyone is welcome. You can enjoy :
Swimming pool (fee payable)
Fun arcade - machines and sports
Wellness spa and beauty
9 holes of golf
Yoga and loch dips with instructor
Kids Swing parks
Bars and restaurants
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Drimsynie Estate Leisure Centre
Drymsynie holiday park has so much going on for holiday makers - everyone is welcome. You can enjoy :
Swimming pool (fee payable)
Fun arcade - machines and sports
Wellness spa and beauty
9 holes of golf
Yoga and loch dips with instructor
Kids Swing parks
Bars and restaurants
Relax and revitalise with a treatment in the Sequoia Spa. With a range of Holistic and Beauty Treatments, from Massages and Facials to Manicures, there is something guaranteed to help you unwind. Located inside the beautiful Drimsynie Estate, unwind and feel revive! 10 mins drive from the house
Sequoia Spa
Relax and revitalise with a treatment in the Sequoia Spa. With a range of Holistic and Beauty Treatments, from Massages and Facials to Manicures, there is something guaranteed to help you unwind. Located inside the beautiful Drimsynie Estate, unwind and feel revive! 10 mins drive from the house
Why not try a Yoga & Loch Dip class … or a canoe safari ?? Call reception for details.
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Drimsynie Estate Leisure Centre
Why not try a Yoga & Loch Dip class … or a canoe safari ?? Call reception for details.
Outdoors - Walking
There are an abundance of fabulous walking trails in the area - from forestry, waterfalls, coastal trails to up over mountain peaks.
This walk is a circular 2-3 hour walk starting from the waterside house …. Stunning views up the top
Loch Goil
This walk is a circular 2-3 hour walk starting from the waterside house …. Stunning views up the top
Walking trails are around the rest and be thankful - a popular stopping point for tourists
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Rest and be Thankful Viewpoint
Walking trails are around the rest and be thankful - a popular stopping point for tourists
Кормоначейн Вудлендс
worth a walk up to viewpoint can park at bottom/entrance
Golf
Lochgoilhead Golf Course
Bring your clubs and enjoy driving some balls right next to the loch
Sightseeing
Fancy a cruise up Loch Lomond ? Try this for a fabulous day trip out (35 min drive from house)
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Cruise Loch Lomond Ltd
Fancy a cruise up Loch Lomond ? Try this for a fabulous day trip out (35 min drive from house)
Oban is the gateway to the Scottish Isles. It’s a bustling town with port - a 1.5 hour drive from Carrick Castle
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Oban
Oban is the gateway to the Scottish Isles. It’s a bustling town with port - a 1.5 hour drive from Carrick Castle
If a rainy day, why not take a 1.5 hour drive and hit Glasgow city, filled with shopping malls, cinemas, snowdome (ski centre), and a whole host of activities
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Glasgow
If a rainy day, why not take a 1.5 hour drive and hit Glasgow city, filled with shopping malls, cinemas, snowdome (ski centre), and a whole host of activities
If you fancy sampling some Scottish beer, you could try out this brewery - take your own picnic (it’s allowed) or head over to loch Fyne oyster bar for lunch !
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Fyne Ales Brewery Tap & Shop
If you fancy sampling some Scottish beer, you could try out this brewery - take your own picnic (it’s allowed) or head over to loch Fyne oyster bar for lunch !