A word from our team
Our team is busy welcoming our visitors, but we managed to speak to Caroline Dick, Visitor Services Advisor, in our Balloch iCentre about how it’s going:
How’s the start of the Easter holidays going so far?
It has been going steady so far and hopefully that will continue as people make the most of their Easter holidays. Locally we have the Spring Festival taking place at Lomond Shores which has seen visitors returning to events.
Where are visitors to the iCentre’s coming from and what are their plans while here?
We’re definitely seeing a lot more visitors from overseas. We have spoken to visitors from the US, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Cuba, Belgium and England. We’ve also seen day-trippers from Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Some visitors are staying in the local area for a few days before traveling on, as well as a number of motorhomes on tours round Scotland.
What are people interested in doing or visiting?
We’ve had a lot of enquiries about local short walks and longer hikes as people take to the outdoors as well as local bus travel around the area for those spending time exploring in the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs wider area, and those who want to look at bike hire to explore on two wheels. There’s also been interest in cruises and ferries on Loch Lomond.
Overseas visitors are keen to visit castles. There’s been general interest in onward travel to other areas of Scotland, with Skye remaining a popular destination being asked about.
