When can I check in and check out of Duncan Family Farms?

On-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. There is self check-in using a key code. Read more

Duncan Family Farms

The Hirsel pod (added by manager 25 Mar 2022)

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Pods on a family farm in the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
A short walk to the West Highland Way; more hikes and cycles nearby
Large decking with area with a picnic table; shop five minutes' drive

Long hikes and bike rides? Lochs, mountains and distilleries? That’s quite a combo even by Scottish standards and the sort of thing that you’ll be well-situated for at Duncan Family Farms in the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. This Stirlingshire site has bespoke luxury glamping pods on a family farm, each with a roomy decking for alfresco eating. The pods are designed to be thoroughly relaxing, with plenty of privacy (spaced 20 metres apart) and an ensuite shower room, double bed and a double sofa bed (while they’ve been created for two, they can sleep up to four). Expect to have your own handmade country-style kitchen featuring a Belfast sink, hob, microwave, TV, wifi and heating. One of the highlights has to be the outside too: the decking has a picnic table and a barbecue area (provided in high season only). All those eating options – plus a food shop five minutes’ drive away – is good news for those of you who are stopping off while hiking along the West Highland Way. The end of the first leg is under 15 minutes’ walk away. Other good news – the site has teamed up with baggage transfer organisations if you want your bags dropped off and collected from the pods while you walk the route. Other hikes and bike rides are never too far away – these include the John Muir Way from Helensburgh in the west to Dunbar on the east coast, which can be joined approximately 15 minutes’ drive away, and the Rob Roy Way, which starts in Drymen (five minutes’ drive) and heads all the way to Pitlochry down old drove roads used by Scottish cattle thieves.

Site type

Open all year

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Duncan Family Farms

Gartness Road

Drymen

Stirlingshire

Scotland

G63 0BE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

56.05114°N
-4.4239°W

Nearest transport

Coach

7.6 mi Lower Stoneymollan Road

8.5 mi Barloan Toll

9.2 mi Kilbowie Roundabout Westbound

Rail

7 mi Balloch Rail Station

7.5 mi Alexandria Rail Station

8.4 mi Renton Rail Station

Ferry

5.3 mi Balmaha Pier

6.9 mi Balloch Castle Pier

7 mi Balloch Village Ferry Landing

Airport

13 mi Glasgow International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

What other ways to take in the lochs, forests and hills? National Cycle Route 7 runs by the site and in the mountains there’s the big bucket-list-worthy hike up Ben Lomond (50 minutes’ drive), a short but steep climb up Conic Hill (15 minutes) and splendid views from Dumgoyne (15 minutes), a volcanic neck on the edge of the Campsie Fells. Glengoyne Distillery (15 minutes) uses water from Dumgoyne in its whisky-making process – sample it on a tour and nab a bottle of Highlands-style malt for sunset later. It’s a short drive for various golfing and fishing destinations. Even closer by, watch wild salmon leap over the Pots of Gartness (15 minutes’ walk) and chase waterfalls at The Devil's Pulpit (50 minutes). Historic places include The Hill House (half an hour's drive) designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Stirling Castle (35 minutes). Cities? Glasgow (50 minutes) and Edinburgh (an hour and a half) are doable as a day trip.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Lunderston Bay	19.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Largs (Pencil Beach)	25.2 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good
Millport Bay	28.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Loch Lomond Park Centre 5.6 mi

Clydebuilt (Scottish Maritime Museum Braehead) 12.3 mi

Glasgow Botanic Gardens 13 mi

Hunterian Art Gallery 13.5 mi

Hunterian Museum 13.5 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Drymen to Balmaha 1.5 mi

Through The Whangie! 4 mi

Conic Hill from Balmaha 5 mi

Carbeth Hill and its Hut Community 5.2 mi

Mugdock Country Park 6.5 mi

Local events

TRNSMT (Friday 12 July 2024 – Friday 12 July 2024)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire 15.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Does Duncan Family Farms have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near Duncan Family Farms? What other ways to take in the lochs, forests and hills? National Cycle Route 7 runs by the site and in the mountains there’s the big bucket-list-worthy hike up Ben Lomond (50 … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Duncan Family Farms?

On-site accommodation

Arrive: 3 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Depart by: 10 a.m.

There is self check-in using a key code.
Read more