Luss Pier
Luss Pier
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Gaz
Scotland, UK1,115 contributions
Mar 2025 • Solo
I decided to visit Luss for a solo day trip and 1 hours visit from Glasgow Luss is lovley location which a small village and areas to visit. Few Restaurants and services - Just a tip they charge 50p to use the bathroom wile a security stands outside making sure payment is processed - Its coins no card.
The sea view is amazing and people were having little fires on the beach
at the far corner of the beach is Hot Tottie Hottub which is in a great location.
The sea view is amazing and people were having little fires on the beach
at the far corner of the beach is Hot Tottie Hottub which is in a great location.
Written March 21, 2025
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Michael Stainthorpe
Bishop Auckland, UK395 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
We stumbled upon Luss as visited as part of our tour of Loch Lomond.
We came off the main road to stop somewhere next to the Loch for a walk. We parked in the northern car park close to the pier and although it was pay and display it was very reasonable priced upto £1 an hour.
We put a couple of hours in an set off along the beach to the pier. Here there were boat cruises, paddle boats, wake boards and kayaking availble. The pier was more of a jetty but was a great place to watch some people fishing and have a great view up and down the lake.
From there we followed the beach south which too us along the river and along a kids fairy trail. Still didn't stop us resisting sitting in the fairy throne. A walk back onto the road in and back into the village we found a play park for the kids to be let loose in for a short time. It looked brand new and hardly used.
We walked through the winding village streets admiring the houses until we arrived back at the pier and our car.
By this point the beach are was full with people taking part in all kinds of water activities as well as a good splodge in the cool fresh water.
Due to covid its good to note that the toilet blocks are currently closed and replaced by a portaloo compound. I know the general opinion of portaloo's aren't great but these were very clean and don't smell, even in the hot heat.
A lovely place to stop off and depending on what you intend to do, you can spend a good few hours.
We came off the main road to stop somewhere next to the Loch for a walk. We parked in the northern car park close to the pier and although it was pay and display it was very reasonable priced upto £1 an hour.
We put a couple of hours in an set off along the beach to the pier. Here there were boat cruises, paddle boats, wake boards and kayaking availble. The pier was more of a jetty but was a great place to watch some people fishing and have a great view up and down the lake.
From there we followed the beach south which too us along the river and along a kids fairy trail. Still didn't stop us resisting sitting in the fairy throne. A walk back onto the road in and back into the village we found a play park for the kids to be let loose in for a short time. It looked brand new and hardly used.
We walked through the winding village streets admiring the houses until we arrived back at the pier and our car.
By this point the beach are was full with people taking part in all kinds of water activities as well as a good splodge in the cool fresh water.
Due to covid its good to note that the toilet blocks are currently closed and replaced by a portaloo compound. I know the general opinion of portaloo's aren't great but these were very clean and don't smell, even in the hot heat.
A lovely place to stop off and depending on what you intend to do, you can spend a good few hours.
Written August 25, 2021
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alibatty🦇
Dundee, UK21,946 contributions
Mar 2022 • Family
Unfortunately the pier was barricaded shut with no access upon our visit, but even so the shore beside it was thronged with people enjoying the unseasonable glorious 🌞 weather. The views over to Ben Lomond , 3196 ft above sea level , are amazing 🤩. In fact the scenery all around here is wonderful, and the village is charmingly quaint. It’s perfectly understandable why it’s been used as a backdrop for “Take the High Road” and other films & programmes.
Written March 29, 2022
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matthew p
Edinburgh, UK121 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
Luss pier is very small pier where you can get to jet ski around the Loch not sure how much it cost to do. Also you can get a boat from here that we got on and took us around loch lomond and the various islands starting with the word Inch. We where able to get refreshments and snacks on board from the mini bar. Trip lasted about a hour and a half also when we got back on land there is a gift shop bit pricey, but you can get ice creams from here. and there is benches near by so that you can have a rest.
Written September 10, 2023
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Hamish42
London, UK516 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Luss pier is as fine as ever but unfortunately to get there one has to park and use local amenities which have become a total disgrace.
Firstly, parking costs £1 per hour which is steep especially if you wish to spend money at a food outlet or gift shop, neither of which is cheap.
The most disgraceful of all is that admission to the toilet is 50p payable only by contactless card. It was painful to watch elderly folks and foreign visitors who did not have contactless facility. Is Luss aware that not all cards are contactless???
To add insult to injury the toilets were dirty and I would suggest a Health and Safety hazard.
We have often called in at Luss on way past but in future we wiill continue to Balloch where we will have more choice for our money.
This place is a blight on the shores of a beautiful Loch.
Firstly, parking costs £1 per hour which is steep especially if you wish to spend money at a food outlet or gift shop, neither of which is cheap.
The most disgraceful of all is that admission to the toilet is 50p payable only by contactless card. It was painful to watch elderly folks and foreign visitors who did not have contactless facility. Is Luss aware that not all cards are contactless???
To add insult to injury the toilets were dirty and I would suggest a Health and Safety hazard.
We have often called in at Luss on way past but in future we wiill continue to Balloch where we will have more choice for our money.
This place is a blight on the shores of a beautiful Loch.
Written September 19, 2023
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janethayes5
Preston, UK78 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Wouldn’t bother coming here, it was made clear more than once that the village does not like visitors. Parking is a nightmare!! Nothing is clear, the signage is ridiculous and you have to hunt to find it!
Fines being put on peoples cars when there are no clear road markings or parking restriction signs.
Get your act together council and be fair on the visitors.
The lake is beautiful, but just stop somewhere else to appreciate it, you will get a grumpy welcome and ripped off in Luss village.
Fines being put on peoples cars when there are no clear road markings or parking restriction signs.
Get your act together council and be fair on the visitors.
The lake is beautiful, but just stop somewhere else to appreciate it, you will get a grumpy welcome and ripped off in Luss village.
Written July 15, 2022
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Andrea
Lancashire719 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
****Advisory note for visitors to the are regarding parking****
Visited the area and whilst the village is pretty and the views were lovely the visit was marred by a parking firm called Parking Eye, stinging us for a £100 parking fine on the central car park just outside the village.
The instructions are not clear, they appear to infer that the automatic number plate recognition picked up your vehicle reg on entry to the car park and you then paid on departure typing in your vehicle number, we actually took 5 minutes to read the instructions to ensure we complied.
On return to the car park we went to the machine popped our vehicle registration in and were charged £1 for 1 hour 20min, we paid by card and 1 week later a £100 fine in the post!
We have appealed however I suspect the wording will have a different interpretation by this parking firm, that’s how they get away with their cowboy antics!
We also saw an elderly couple parked nearer to the village with a parking ticket on their vehicle, I believe this is because they were in a permit holder zone.
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Visited the area and whilst the village is pretty and the views were lovely the visit was marred by a parking firm called Parking Eye, stinging us for a £100 parking fine on the central car park just outside the village.
The instructions are not clear, they appear to infer that the automatic number plate recognition picked up your vehicle reg on entry to the car park and you then paid on departure typing in your vehicle number, we actually took 5 minutes to read the instructions to ensure we complied.
On return to the car park we went to the machine popped our vehicle registration in and were charged £1 for 1 hour 20min, we paid by card and 1 week later a £100 fine in the post!
We have appealed however I suspect the wording will have a different interpretation by this parking firm, that’s how they get away with their cowboy antics!
We also saw an elderly couple parked nearer to the village with a parking ticket on their vehicle, I believe this is because they were in a permit holder zone.
Making
Written June 28, 2021
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Not_Mrs_Gary_Barlow
Derby, UK58 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Terrible experience. Toilet charge of 50p was extortionate and the attendant exceptionally rude and grumpy. The queue to the ladies took you past the gents where the urinal was in full view 😮. Parking machine wasn't working. Who knows if we'll get a fine for the time it took us to use the toilets. Didn't bother to try to visit the the coffee shops as initially planned. Tourist trap. Avoid at all costs.
Written August 10, 2024
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Nathalie Blanc
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France4 contributions
Apr 2022
Incomprehensible buzz for this place, yes the street (it is not a village of beautiful houses, but a simple street of a few houses) is pretty. All the houses have signs to keep the curious away, we even saw an ordinary car with a message in 4 languages, so that people don't sit on the car to take pictures! I don't know whether to laugh or cry, are there really people so ill-bred as to lean on other people's property and is there really a car owner who thinks his car is the 9th wonder of the world worth taking pictures of? When we arrived at the pier, we were treated to the dance of two morons on jet skis who thought they were impressing the people by doing circles and trying to get the people on the pier wet. Now that's gasoline well spent. In such a beautiful place, one expects something other than noise and pollution. The two worst used parking pounds in Scotland.
Written April 20, 2022
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Deborah B
2 contributions
May 2024 • Family
Beware the car park payments. No machine working no internet connection went through laborious system to pay over phone. Signs says pay on exit but phone registered us as just arriving. Hopefully no ticket to follow. Avoid
Written May 6, 2024
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Hi, We are thinking of visitng Loch Lomond in August and possibly swimming in Luss.
1. Are there shallow spots which are relatively safe to swim in?
2. Where do people get changed and shower?
Written April 7, 2021
I am interested in placing a plaque on the pier for my Mother, do you know if you need permission before hand.
Written March 13, 2021
It would probably be worth asking the local council, and they will advise you further.
Written March 14, 2021
Does anyone know what parking machines are like at the toilets. Is it pay and display with tickets or do you pay and enter your registration number
Written July 5, 2018
It's pay and display. You can also park on the street for free
Written July 6, 2018
Is there parking available near the Pier?
Written May 6, 2017
Yes there is a parking area just past the road to the pier( coming from Glasgow direction )that you can walk through to the few shops and pier and also you can park in the road leading down to the pier but those spaces fill up quickly. We parked in the parking area and it was a Sunday the charge was £1 for 24 hrs. Hope this helps.
Written May 7, 2017
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