Welcome to Strathfillan, Tyndrum

The highland villages of Crianlarich and Tyndrum nestle quietly in The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park halfway between the northern end of Loch Lomond's famous 'Bonnie Banks', and the southern end of the spectacular, awesome and historic Glencoe.

If you are heading to Glencoe, Fort William, Oban, Loch Ness, Skye or the Western Isles you will almost certainly pass through Crianlarich and Tyndrum. Over one thousand years ago one of our ‘passing through’ visitors liked the area so much he decided to stay awhile and make his home in the area. When he eventually moved on he left behind the name by which the area is now known. He was, of course, St Fillan and the area is best known as Strathfillan. Thousands since then also enjoyed the area is much that they have also stayed awhile – and explored an area that is one of Scotland's best kept secrets. The Strathfillan area encompasses both the villages of Crianlarich and Tyndrum, and is part of the wider area of Breadalbane; opinion is divided on whether Breadalbane is from the Gaelic Braghaid Albainn meaning the high country of Scotland or from Breagh de Albainn meaning the beautiful country of Scotland. If you visit you will find the argument is quite irrelevant as both are accurate. Strathfillan sits in both high (from 800 feet above sea level) and beautiful country.

You'll find history aplenty right on the doorstep with tales of King Robert the Bruce and Rob Roy MacGregor among others. For Munrobaggers there's a plethora of rugged peaks rising from a valley floor carved out ten thousand years ago by glaciation; hillwalkers can explore Scotland's most popular long distance walking trail, the West Highland Way, which passes right through the area; geologists and botanists will delight in the glaciated valley that runs from Ben Lui to Ben Lawers (with the largest collection of Alpine flora in the UK); fisherman will find brown and rainbow trout as well as salmon just waiting to meet them; naturalists can spot deer, pine martens, ptarmigan, eagles, dippers, crossbills and a whole lot more besides, and photographers will delight in the stunning bens and glens and everchanging light conditions. Others will just enjoy the peace and tranquility of the area.

For those touring by car or motorbike Oban, Fort William, Stirling, Glasgow, Callander, Inveraray and the Trossachs are all reachable within an hour, with Edinburgh, Loch Ness (and Nessie, the monster) and the Island of Mull (and Tobermory/Balamory) being just a bit further. We are near to all of all these places, but many people stay with us and look no further – just as St. Fillan did all those years ago.

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