Greenbank, Lochgoilhead, holiday home near Loch Lomond, West Scotland

12/06/2024

The lovely river walk is now repaired and open after the storm damage last autumn. Suitable for a stroll, dog walking, tiny tots walking and push chairs. Please go and enjoy. At the far end, near the bridge, you can cross the road and extend your stroll.

08/06/2024

Greenbank garden flowers this summer 🤩

22/05/2024

Such a wet dreary day here in Bedfordshire. Nothing but rain, rain, rain.
So I'm reminding myself of the glorious sunshine at Greenbank last weekend.

18/05/2024

8am Saturday 18th May.
What a morning 😍

17/05/2024

I've just found my favourite flower in full bloom. You'll have to walk up to the top of the garden to find it. And probably stay in May to see it!

17/05/2024

We've just arrived this afternoon to sunshine and 24C. What a weekend it's going to be if we can tear ourselves away from the jobs! 🤣

03/05/2024

There's been some lovely sunshine in Lochgoilhead recently. Just right for some water activities!

25/03/2024

Children's Easter fun activity 🐣🐣🐣
A short scenic drive from Greenbank.

It's almost EASTER TIME 🐰

Wild About Argyll

16/03/2024

If you are coming soon, book ahead!
I love being out on the water and to visit (respectfully) the seal colony.

11/03/2024

03/03/2024

Holiday time is coming.

24/02/2024

Travel north-west on a day out and you'll pass St Conan's kirk. One of Argyll's hidden gems.
Dramatic location on Loch Awe.
Entrance by donation
https://www.stconanskirk.org.uk/

St. Conans Kirk, Loch Awe💫

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22/02/2024

For guests that love gardens. The Benmore Botanic Garden is definitely worth a visit.

Gorgeous Rhododendron meddianum var. atrokermesinum collected by Francis Kingdon-Ward, English botanist, explorer and author, flowering now at Benmore Botanic Garden.

Open daily from the 1st of March - time to plan your visit...

https://www.rbge.org.uk/visit/benmore-botanic-garden/

21/02/2024

Great afternoon activity for adults 😋
Fyne Ales Brewery, Cairndow
A short scenic drive from Greenbank (so you'll need a nominated driver!)

14/02/2024

Even on a family and friends holiday, there are opportunities for a bit of romance. 👩‍❤️‍👨👩‍❤️‍👩👨‍❤️‍👨Boat hire for two Loch Goil Kayak & SUP Hire

Thank you to Wilderness Highlands for the photo

14/01/2024

Walks from the door Lochgoilhead

13/01/2024

Boating Loch Goil

12/01/2024

On the water Loch Goil

09/11/2023

We had a great morning out in Inveraray a couple of weeks ago. Just a short drive away from Greenbank and on the shores of Loch Fyne. It really is a very picturesque small town. As a group of friends we all enjoyed the walk up to the viewpoint and then we each did our own 'thing'. Some visited the castle 🏰 and the surrounding estate, others just the castle cafe 😋 and others browsed the shops. And we had blue skies and sunny weather in mid-October!
We'd recommend Inveraray to anyone looking for an enjoyable day out.

01/11/2023

As we wait for Storm Ciaran, let me show you some photographs from our long weekend at Greenbank whilst Storm Babet battered the east side of the UK 10 days ago. We had glorious sunshine and a gentle breeze. So often Lochgoilhead has a micro-climate all of it's own!

22/10/2023

Fabulous Sunday morning weather.

18/10/2023

Lovely evening today. The calm before Storm Babet arrives tomorrow 💨💦💨

19/09/2023

Winter hours update from The Goil Inn.
In summary:
They will be open for beverages every evening but not doing food. Their chefs are transferring up the The View restaurant for the winter, just a slightly longer walk from Greenbank.

04/09/2023

This walk, to this viewpoint, is on my to-do list! Maybe we'll get there on our next visit to Greenbank. It looks like a hike our group of friends would enjoy 🤩

We have many walks on the estate with views like this one!

This is the view from the top of Dùn na Cuaiche, one of our woodland walks. The viewpoint provides stunning panoramic views of the estate.

Have YOU visited the top?

31/08/2023

So pleased Neil and his family enjoyed their holiday. Thank you Neil for this review.

13/02/2018

Book your Holiday Direct

Worth a read. Just in case you are worried about booking direct with an owner.

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It is time to say NO to exorbitant booking fees that cripple small independent holiday home owners and make your holiday more expensive than it needs to be.

Thank you.

12/02/2018

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

Loch Lomond is just a short drive away from Greenbank- 25-30 mins through spectacular scenery. Well worth exploring on a days outing. Meanwhile one of these little fellas has taken up residency at Greenbank! Its a huge garden so there is room for you all. 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦👨‍👦‍👦👩‍👩‍👧🐶🐕🐾🐿️

Great news! The native red squirrels may have been under threat from the grey ones which often out compete them for food, but recent conservation work has meant the red squirrel numbers are now increasing in the National Park! 🐿️🐿️

11/02/2018

Look right and you'll be facing the road to Lochgoilhead: 6 miles of single track to one of Scotland's best kept secrets. Greenbank has an idyllic position facing the loch and mountains. Uninterrupted beautiful views.

Rest and Be Thankful.

The view down Glen Croe from Rest and be Thankful.

This now famous stopping point for visitors on the way to and fro Argyll’s western coast marks the summit of the long and arduous climb up the Old Military Road from Dumbarton and Inveraray, it is part of a network of roads and bridges built by General Wade in the 18th century to help with the quelling of the highland Clans, this section was built in 1743.

At the top of the road there is a stone bidding all who have made the 260 meter climb to “Rest and be Thankful”.

William Wordsworth wrote this after he had made a journey up the glen.

Doubling and doubling with laborious walk
Who, that has gained at length
The wished for Height
This brief simple wayside. Call on slight,
And rest not thankful?.

05/02/2018

Cnoc Coinnich

This walk starts on the hills behind Greenbank. When we did it one Easter there was still snow on the tops! You can also extend this walk to Arrochar if you want to do more.

At 764mts the recent addition to the Corbett family (July 2016) provides an excellent walk. The walk beginning in Lochgoilhead initially takes in part the Cowal Way before heading away from the way…

31/01/2018

Heart of Argyll

The supermoon as seen from the dark skies of the Heart of Argyll. Explore Argyll