Loch Lubnaig
Loch Lubnaig
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alfie50
Southwold, UK2,756 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
Great little parking area with picnic benches bbq areas, a little beach. Lots of fun being had paddle boarders and kayaks.
Great to watch all the goings on.
There is a cafe about half a mile further down
Beautiful lake surrounded by scenic mountains
Crystal clear water.
Great to watch all the goings on.
There is a cafe about half a mile further down
Beautiful lake surrounded by scenic mountains
Crystal clear water.
Written May 25, 2021
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Urban_Angel2015
9 contributions
Jul 2022
My family visited this place years ago. It’s in the middle of nowhere and you need a car to visit. We had our picnic and took over an hour from where we live to arrive. It was our aim in lockdown to go back. Being disabled, this was my one and. We arrived to find a lot of cars coming out. We went through the car park to find no spaces available. However the place we parked on our last visit was cornered off.
One man was kind enough to let us into the car park and moved the cone. Happy our aim was about to happen, someone came out and said we weren’t allowed to park the disabled bay.
“It’s a staff car park” we were told. This was confusing and I explained a gentleman moved the cone for us to park. “He doesn’t work here. The staff are parked and the car park there.” Pointing to the full car park which contradicted what she just said.
“The boss is on her lunch break and she’s wanting this car park pedestrianised.”
Rather than give us the moment to eat our lunch then move on so we knew next time, the kindness wasn’t available. To put it bluntly this beautiful tourist spot is now catering for LESS tourists which is baffling. What made it worse was seeing the two empty picnic tables available and not being used! Perhaps this is isn’t a tourist destination for us Scottish people to enjoy anymore. Lots of visitors turned away. Car park is for staff only and some tourists. Utterly baffled by the treatment
One man was kind enough to let us into the car park and moved the cone. Happy our aim was about to happen, someone came out and said we weren’t allowed to park the disabled bay.
“It’s a staff car park” we were told. This was confusing and I explained a gentleman moved the cone for us to park. “He doesn’t work here. The staff are parked and the car park there.” Pointing to the full car park which contradicted what she just said.
“The boss is on her lunch break and she’s wanting this car park pedestrianised.”
Rather than give us the moment to eat our lunch then move on so we knew next time, the kindness wasn’t available. To put it bluntly this beautiful tourist spot is now catering for LESS tourists which is baffling. What made it worse was seeing the two empty picnic tables available and not being used! Perhaps this is isn’t a tourist destination for us Scottish people to enjoy anymore. Lots of visitors turned away. Car park is for staff only and some tourists. Utterly baffled by the treatment
Written July 30, 2022
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Hugh M
Stirling, UK6 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
Fabulous service from the cafe on the roadside side of the loch. Friendly staff and good quality food. Great place to relax, swim, sail, fish and have a barbecue on pre set frame (for portable types only.) Toilets on site are spotless.
Our favourite place.
Our favourite place.
Written May 27, 2021
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Christopoher Reay
35 contributions
Oct 2021
This loch is along side one of the main roads of this part of the Highlands. However, it would be better put as the main road is along side of the Loch. Since it is set at rightangles to many of the other lochs, it can be mirror calm when the others are ruffled. This loch deserves your time.
Written October 21, 2021
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lesley865
Glasgow, UK17 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
My friend and I travelled up from Glasgow today for a swim in Loch Lubnaig. My review is not about the Loch, area or our swim, but is about the miserable and extremely rude Man who was obviously part of either the Visitor Centre or Cafe that’s located at that spot.
He was picking litter off the beach area and I tried to ask him about swimming conditions in the Loch. It took three times of me saying excuse me before he even vaguely acknowledged me and then when I asked him, he just laughed and said (patronisingly) that it was one of the safest and most popular places to swim in Scotland, and that there was “nothing in there that will eat you”!! During this exchange he didn’t once make eye contact or attempt to be pleasant in any way. We were left thinking that if this is what real tourists are experiencing then what a shocking example he is of a Scotsman. He was wearing a kilt, some type of beret and a park top. Absolutely dreadful attitude and very much not appreciated by 2 nice, friendly Glaswegian women who were asking a simple question.
Needless to say that due to this we did not use the cafe for our lunch but decided to return into Callendar instead where we had a lovely lunch and experienced pleasant staff.
He was picking litter off the beach area and I tried to ask him about swimming conditions in the Loch. It took three times of me saying excuse me before he even vaguely acknowledged me and then when I asked him, he just laughed and said (patronisingly) that it was one of the safest and most popular places to swim in Scotland, and that there was “nothing in there that will eat you”!! During this exchange he didn’t once make eye contact or attempt to be pleasant in any way. We were left thinking that if this is what real tourists are experiencing then what a shocking example he is of a Scotsman. He was wearing a kilt, some type of beret and a park top. Absolutely dreadful attitude and very much not appreciated by 2 nice, friendly Glaswegian women who were asking a simple question.
Needless to say that due to this we did not use the cafe for our lunch but decided to return into Callendar instead where we had a lovely lunch and experienced pleasant staff.
Written September 6, 2023
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tarimeando
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain3,801 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
On the way to Fort Augustus we stopped for a while at this lake (there are parking lots) to take a couple of photos and browse around. There are a couple of picnic tables and a small store that in our case was closed due to electrical problems (that's what they told us)..., they did let us enter the bathroom. We saw people swimming in the middle of January!! Apparently Loch Lubnaig is a popular place for swimming, kayaking, fishing, etc.
Some hiking trails leave from here but we had to settle for going a little further along a path that went up next to the road.
Some hiking trails leave from here but we had to settle for going a little further along a path that went up next to the road.
Written February 1, 2024
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David-McNiven
Liverpool, UK281 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
This is a beautiful Loch surrounded by trees and in the shadow of Ben Ledi. We stayed at the Forest Holidays Strathyre location with our lodge directly looking out over the loch. We swam in the Loch a couple of times and took out the SUP on a flat calm day. Simply magical on the right day.
Written September 1, 2020
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BenFamily1998
Wakefield, UK38 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
Beautiful loch by main road above Callander en route to Lochearnhead. 3rd carpark out of Callander "The Cabin" is great. Pay & display, cheap parking, beautiful beach, good to swim, paddleboard, canoe from. Loos, coffee, tea, freshly baked cake. Never busy as carpark isnt big. Lovely place on good weather day.
Written July 2, 2021
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Dom
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK323 contributions
Aug 2020 • Friends
Took the Kayak to Loch Lubnaig on a sunny Thursday. V easy assess to the water, great place to paddle.
One of the parking places has a cafe. Or 5 mins north on the road there is a lovely cafe.
£1 an hour to park
One of the parking places has a cafe. Or 5 mins north on the road there is a lovely cafe.
£1 an hour to park
Written August 13, 2020
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Swedishtomcat
Diss, UK4,522 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
We parked in the pay & display car park as it is right on the shore. There are picnic tables, designated BBQ areas, public toilets and even a small takeaway. Gorgeous views over the loch and easy access into the water from the small beach.
Written March 6, 2022
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studiobefo
Molfetta, Italy
Hp un quadro che riporta un ponte ..."Callander Bridge" dipinto da G. Yamali. Potete darmi qualche ulteriore informazione? Dove si trova questo lago?
Written February 15, 2018
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