Balmaha Bunkhouse / Hostel
Scottish Hostels : Bunkhouse and Hostel on Loch Lomond
Balmaha Bunkhouse / Hostel, Balmaha, Loch Lomond, G63 0JQ
Overview
CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Set on the banks of Loch Lomond on the West Highland Way, Balmaha Bunkhouse offers quality assured accommodation for up to 14 at an affordable price. Continental breakfast, bedding, WiFi, tea and coffee are included and there is a self-catering kitchen. The bunkhouse is ideal for hen, stag and family get-togethers, corporate away-days, meetings, conferences or as a base to explore the wider area. There is a private self-catering chalet called The Roost sleeping 4 people in a double bed and one set of bunks and bed & breakfast in the main house with en suite rooms and breathtaking views over the loch. The accommodation is situated on the shores of Loch Lomond, just 5 minutes' paddling to the first of the islands (Inchcailloch), from where you can explore other islands with ancient graveyards with the burial place of Rob Roy`s cousin and scenic landscapes. Kayaks and canadian canoes can be hired on site. Welcome to the romantic, adventurous and beautiful experience of Loch Lomond.This accommodation is featured on our map of the Scottish Borders, Glasgow, Edinburgh and South Scotland.
Details
Beds & Rooms:
Bunkhouse 14: 1x6,1x4 (family),1x2 (double/twin),1x2 (twin); The Roost 4: 1x4; B&B: 1xdbl,1xtwin,1x single.Open:
Arrive 2pm-7pm, leave by 10amPrice per night:
£25pp incl. cont. b/fast. Sole use: B/H £350. The Roost £90. Dog £5pn. B&B (hot breakfast): Dbl £80, twin £80, single £35/40. No cards.Booking:
Book by phone or email.Directions:
Opposite the bay and the telephone box. Bus stop 100m from hostelPublic Transport:
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Balloch, then 309 bus.Walks:
Long Distance Walks
This accommodation allows dogs by arrangement, is in a National Park, is available to individuals, gives a Best Price Guarantee and has a pub within walking distance. It is on the IHUK signage page, the Hostels that welcome stag and hen parties map, the West Highland Way and the page of hostels with en suite rooms.
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News & Offers from Balmaha Bunkhouse / Hostel
Balmaha Hostel is closed for refurbishment
July 31st 2020
Re-opening spring 2021
Balmaha Bunkhouse/Hostel.
October 20th 2018
With the bunkhouse sleeping 14; “The Roost” containing one family room; and the B&B containing 1 single, 1 double, and 1 twin room, there is accommodation here to suit any group size!
We guarantee you the best price for the area with WiFi, a bike/equipment storage area, disabaled access, and with self catering facilities and breakfast available depending on which accommodation you book.
Bunkhouse is perfect for groups walking the West Highland Way, hen and stag dos, family get-togethers, cooperate away days, conferences, or as a base to explore the wider area.
The Roost is a charming, four bed, chalet, where breakfast will be provided for you in the main building.
Balmaha bunkhouse on the banks of Loch Lomond
October 15th 2017
Magical
I dropped in at Balmaha bunkhouse after taking the train from Glasgow and then the bus from Balloch. Straight away, out of Balloch, the scenery changed. High mountains on one side, too tall to see the tops from the bus window, and the glorious blue and green of Loch Lomond on the other side. The banks – those bonny banks of song – were rich with green woodland, and the loch was dominated by an archipelago. This took me by surprise, I don’t think I knew that Loch Lomond was so heavily islanded. The biggest island is Inchmurrin, but the one closest to Balmaha is Inchcailloch.
You can take the water ferry all up and down Loch Lomond, or hire a canoe from my host at Balmaha Bunkhouse but I chose to pay for one of the charming little boats to carry me across.
Visitors often jump off at the southern end, where there is a toilet block and space for your barbecue, but I climbed off the boat onto a rock jetty with rough steps cut from the face of the cliff. As I said goodbye to my transport, I genuinely felt that this island was mine and mine alone. This stayed with me as I climbed up and through the trees, following an ancient funeral route from the jetty to the clan graveyard by a ruined church. I paused there and at the peak of the hill, spellbound by the misty islands across the water. I had met no-one in all the time I explored.
Magical.
Later my boat returned and I disembarked on the wooden pier right outside Balmaha Bunkhouse.
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