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ROB ROY COTTAGE, CALLANDER, CENTRAL SCOTLAND
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At First
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THE ACCOMMODATIONS:
The Rob Roy Cottage is a purpose-built
garden flat connected to the home of its owners/hosts. The house and
flat occupy a landscaped lot at the end of a quiet non-through street
two blocks from the busy center of Callander, Central Scotland.
Conveniently located for touring, this comfortable one-story
cottage-apartment sleeps up to four persons with two double bedrooms
(one with a double bed & TV, one with twin beds), each with its own
bathroom (shower stalls, no bathtubs). |
BEDROOM AT ROB ROY
COTTAGE
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LIVING ROOM AT THE
ROB ROY COTTAGE |
Common rooms include a comfortable living room (with TV), with
overstuffed upholstered sofa and chairs. Sliding doors access a lovely,
useful, glass-enclosed conservatorya delightful place to sit and read
or dine at sunset. The cottage features a fully-equipped eat-in kitchen
(electric range, oven, microwave, large fridge, with freezer) plus
laundry area with washing machine and dryer. Guests have access to their
own private patio and garden area. Private off-street parking is by the
house. The cottage is warmed by gas central heat. Smoking and pets are
not permitted. |
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THE SETTING:
Attractive Callander (population 2,500) is an important regional market
town near the geographic center of Scotland. All of Callanders services
are within a five-eight minutes walking distance of the Rob Roy Cottage.
Callander has a good selection of pubs, restaurants, food shops, a
launderette, craft shops, woolen goods outlet stores, an outdoor
activities center, a challenging 18-hole golf course, and 2 or 3 banks.
The important regional tourist bureau anchors the center of town in a
building that also incorporates the Rob Roy Centre dedicated to the
regions most famous historical resident, Rob Roy MacGregor, legendary
Scottish patriot, whose infamous cattle rustling, inter-clan feuding,
and Highlands hi-jinks made him something of a Celtic Jesse James to the
Crowns red-coated army of Scottish occupation. Although its impossible
to know where legend ends and historical reality begins, the Rob Roy
story adds dimension and color to the already mystical landscape of
mountains, glens, lochs, heather, and gorse of the Scottish Highlands. |
ROB ROY'S GRAVESITE, 20 MINUTES NORTHWEST OF CALLANDER IN THE LOCH
LOMOND & TROSSACHS NATIONAL PARK. |
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THE LOCATION:
Callanders central location makes it possible to explore much of
Scotland in a series of day trip drives. The east coast at St. Andrews
and the Inner Hebrides islands just off the west coast are within reach,
as are the magnificent scenery of the Highlands, and Glasgow, Inverness,
and Edinburgh. Regardless of which direction you travel, you will always
feel your return to the Rob Roy Cottage is a warm Scottish homecoming.
WOOLENS
SHOP WINDOW: ONE OF MANY IN
CALLANDER FEATURING TWEEDS & TARTANS. |
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ACTIVITIES:
Callander is located in the Central Scotland
region called The Trossachs at the southeastern gateway to the Loch
Lomand & the Trossachs National Park and the Highlands of Central
Scotland. Outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, fishing,
kayaking, and climbing, are within easy reach.
THE RUGGED LANDSCAPE OF
SCOTLAND'S
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INVITES OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES: HIKING, FISHING, CYCLING,
TOURING, CLIMBING, KAYAKING, & MORE. |
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THE HOSTS:
The owners/hosts reside next door in their home, which is attached to
the cottage-apartment, but shares no facilities or entryways with the
guest lodging. The hosts actively see to the comfort of their guests.
ELEGANT DINING IN THE
GLASS-ENCLOSED CONSERVATORY
OF THE
ROB ROY COTTAGE. |
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Learn more about
HOME AT FIRST's travel program to:
CENTRAL
SCOTLAND. |
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