Loch Lomond, Helensburgh and West Dunbartonshire, Scotland - Official Scottish Area Tourist Board Website

Loch Lomond, Helenburgh and West Dunbartonshire is an area of dramatic contrasts.

From the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, the famous loch which fall within the boundaries of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, to Helensburgh’s elegant promenades and the shipping heritage of the Clyde, celebrated throughout West Dunbartonshire, there is quite literally something to please every visitor.

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Pleasure Cruises
The ultimate way to relax and soak up the scenery. Savour Loch Lomond from Balmaha, Balloch, Tarbet or Luss, or the Clyde, from Helensburgh and Kilcreggan.

Watersports
Loch Lomond offers a variety of activities from water-skiing to sailing, which is also hugely popular on the Gare Loch and Firth of Clyde.

Golf
Fine courses welcome the visitor at Alexandria, Cardross, Dumbarton, Helensburgh and two at Clydebank, with wonderful views over the Clyde.

Fishing
Choose from freshwater fishing on Loch Lomond and the River Leven or a spot of sea angling on the Gareloch or Loch Long.

Indoor leisure
Sports facilities are available at the modern leisure centres in Clydebank, Dumbarton, Helensburgh and Alexandria.
Shopping - Great shopping opportunities are on offer at Clydebank, Dumbarton and Helensburgh, or why not pick up a bargain at the retail factory outlets in Alexandria.

Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and the Trossachs

Loch Lomond Helensburgh & the Clyde Sealochs Vale of Leven & West Dunbartonshire Towns and Villages

Loch Lomond has long been immortalised in lyric verse and song. The single biggest expanse of inland water in the British Isles, Loch Lomond brings together two very different Scotlands.

Broad, island-dotted shallows in the south gradually narrowing and steepening into the mountains of the aptly named “Arrochar Alps” dominated by the Cobbler in the West and mighty Ben Lomond to the East.

The sheltered harbour at Balmaha is the ideal starting point for sailing and water-sports, while the championship golf course at Loch Lomond Golf Club regularly attracts household names to world class golfing tournaments. Walking and hiking enthusiasts are amply catered for.

A gentle stroll through the Balloch Castle Country Park or Queen Elizabeth Forest Park will lead you past charming lochside villages and sandy bays. For the adventurous, the mountains to the north offer more strenuous walks and climbs.

Heading westwards we encounter Helensburgh’s broad avenues, piers and promenades. Of the town’s graceful architecture, Charles Rennie MacKintosh’s Hill House is the jewel in the crown, but there is much else to commend Helensburgh as an ideal base from which to tour the area.

Balloch Castle & Country Park

Gareloch Sunset

Perhaps follow the Clyde Sea Lochs Trail, up through the picturesque highland village of Arrochar or travel down to the “green isle” - the Rosneath Peninsula’s ring of villages - and Cove’s Linn Botanic Gardens.

Beyond these lies Garelochhead and again the drama of changing landscapes as the hills dominate the skyline above Loch Long.