|
| |
|
KEEPERS
COTTAGE APARTMENT is a beautifully done
2-person capacity accommodation on the second floor of a historic home in Rob Roy's home village. The
cottage is the historic centerpiece of the tiny village of Balquhidder and 100 yards from
the church where Scotland’s hero Rob Roy MacGregor is buried. There are lovely,
easy walks and more challenging hiking as well as
cycling on National Route 7 just outside the cottage's front
door.
Recently redone with new furnishings and
fixtures, the cozy apartment is comprised of a |
Comfortable, nicely
furnished living room
at historic Keepers Cottage Apartment. |
|
Pat Barber, owner and
hostess
at historic Keepers Cottage in
Balquhidder, Central Scotland. |
double bedroom with twin beds, a comfortable
open-plan
living/dining/kitchen (oven, microwave, range, coffeemaker, TV), and
small bathroom (with
shower, no tub). The historic cottage has individual electric heating units in each room
and an auxiliary electric fire in the living room. The
apartment's private entrance is at the front of
the house and the owner's entrance and living area is in the back.
THE OWNER/HOSTESS
a retired
HOME AT FIRST
staff person who resides elsewhere in Keepers Cottage is
both welcoming and knowledgeable, and makes
her guests feel comfortable at the cottage and in this beautiful part of Scotland
she
knows so well.
BALQUHIDDER
has history and wonderful views, but no shops or stores
or a pub. It does, however, have a small tea
room offering light meals and fresh baked goods, virtually
|
|
across the street from Keepers
Cottage. One must drive 5
minutes to reach the Kings House pub
and ten minutes to reach
the little shops, tea rooms, restaurants, and petrol stations of the
villages of Lochearnhead and Strathyre. Ten to
fifteen minutes south of Strathyre
brings one to the regions market town of
Callander, which has two larger groceries, several restaurants, several
other shops, including some noted woolen mills, and the tourist office
for the Trossachs region of Scotland's Central Highlands, Rob Roy
country. Interestingly, one of Britain's most awarded
country restaurants, Monachyle Mhor, is set among spectacular Highlands
scenery a five-minute drive west of Keepers Cottage |
Double bedroom with twin
beds at Keepers
Cottage Apartment. The thick walls of the
former tavern keep the cottage warm in
winter, cool in summer, and insulated
against any street noise. |
| |
|
Balquhidder Kirk,
final resting
place of Rob Roy MacGregor.
Photo Mike Mullen |
SCOTLAND'S
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS are, of
course, best known for their bad-boy favorite son,
Rob Roy MacGregor,
legendary Scottish patriot, whose infamous
cattle rustling, inter-clan feuding, and
Highland high jinks made him something of a Celtic Jesse James to the Crown’s
red-coated army of Scottish occupation. And, while it’s impossible to know where his
legend ends and historical reality begins, the Rob Roy story only adds dimension and color
to the already
mystical landscape
of mountains, glens, lochs, heather, and gorse that make the Trossachs
the beautiful southern gateway to the Scottish Highlands. Central
Scotland is a great base from which the Highlands, the Trossachs, the
Inner |
|
Hebrides isles,
coastal lands east and west, and the great Scottish cities of Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Inverness can be reached in a series of day trips
by car. (See two sample day trips:
Sail Loch Etive and
See Highland Seals, and
Hiking over
the Devil's Staircase from Glen Coe.
Our 100+ page accompanying "Scotland Activities Guide" provides dozens
of suggestions of all kinds.) The regions beauty, its friendly, welcoming residents, its
castles,
golf courses, Highlands festivals, challenging hiking, cycling,
salmon fishing, and many other attractions combine to provide Central Scotland with the
best of Scotland.
Hiking
in Rob Roy country
above Balquhidder village.
Photo Mike Mullen
|
 |
| |
|
AVAILABILITY: For current availability information, call
HOME AT FIRST
at
(800) 523-5842,
or contact us by e-mail at:
info@homeatfirst.com. |
|
