Glenbruach Country House Accommodation
in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
 The House
Glenbruach Country House offers visitors to Scotland’s first
National Park, ( The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ) a chance to stay in an
important Victorian mansion. Looking out over the heart of the Trossachs to Ben Venue and
Loch Achray, each room in Glenbruach gives stunning views from it’s elevated
position.
Mature trees and gardens ensure a quiet stay, with red and roe deer frequent visitors
to the gardens.
Glenbruach was built in 1875 by the Dunsmuir  family, a wealthy family who spared no expense in
the design and size of their family home. The family had a staff of ten including a full
time piper!
Before the central heating boilers were installed in 1923 it was a full time job to
keep the 26 open fires burning.
The magnificent main stairwell has large stained glass panels designed for the Dunsmuir
family, and a large stone fireplace with Landseer "Monarch of the Glen" tiles.
This fire still burns coal in an open grate to this day. Modem efficient oil boilers
installed in 2001 keep the house warm in the coldest weather.
 All the public rooms are spacious, the guest lounge being 50 square metres. A
west-facing conservatory is a fine way to watch the sun set behind Ben Venue in the summer
months, perhaps with a book from our large collection.
Sadly the Dunsmuir heirs were killed in the First World War and their father died
around the same time. The house was sold to the Blair family, who owned many tourist
businesses at that time, including the Trossachs Hotel and the Sir Walter Scott cruise
ship on Loch Katrine.
Glenbruach house is still shown on Ordinance Survey maps as BLAIR HOUSE. (national grid
ref :NN5 106).
Both the Dunsmuir and Blair families are laid to rest in the nearby Trossachs
Churchyard in sight of their former home. Trossachs church is a favourite venue for
weddings for people from all over the world.
John Ruskin and Sir John Everett Millais spent some time in Brig o Turk and Millais
described a visit to the church in his diaries of 1853.
The Accommodation
James and Marina Lindsay, the current owners of Glenbruach, have restored many of the
fine  features and complemented them sympathetically with comfortable
fumiture and interesting interior design. The vast wall spaces are covered in original
artwork and fine prints. The restoration work continues so that more rooms can be
available for guest’s use.
The guest bedrooms are individual in style. Four-poster bed, sleigh bed, iron bed, take
your pick. Huge cast iron baths or modem electric showers, the choice is yours. All
bedrooms have facilities for making fresh coffee and all have a sofa to relax on.
 There is a separate dining room, which contains a collection of blue and white
china and has spectacular views to Ben Venue. All diets are catered for and evening meal
is available if required, however there are excellent restaurants in the area.
Acres of colourful rhododendrons and azaleas surround the house and the best time to
see them in full bloom is May and June. Visitors are welcome to relax in the formal
gardens surrounding the house on warm days and for those who are more energetic a rowing
boat is available on Loch Achray. Safe storage is available for mountain bikes and there
is a drying room for wet clothes.
More Photographs of the interior
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Further Information
Prices from £30 to £40 pp.pn.
70% of our business is repeat bookings.
Come and stay with us and you will return!
Advance booking is recommended and in peak season essential.
Click here for area map(Loch
Achray is 10m west of Callander)
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