First time here and surely not the last!! Had planned to do and
visit alot, but only did half or not even half. The accommodation
and surroundings made our 'daily train' stop and relax. So we have
to come back and do the other half!
We will be missing the ducks alot and our little girl Ted is
already crying two nights that she cannot get to sleep as she has
to leave the ducks behind. We have two cats at home, so keeping
ducks is not an option...
Cross Keys in Kippen was our favourite, for sure! Rowing to
Inchmaholme was very special. All put together in Dutch: een
juweeltye!! very unique!!
From Sevenum with love. Willy, Joke and Ted (7) all
Dutch!
29th April - 6th May 2011.
Most relaxing holiday ever. Our girls will go home with the
beleif that Scotland is a lakeside paradise - which Lochend
certainly is. Will come back time and time again. A very special
place.
Paul, Carmen, cassie, Mia and Nina Hamill. Co Tyrone,
N.Ireland. 9-16th July 2011.
About Us - Lochend Chalets
Our family has been here since 1962, when Grandma and Grandpa Abell set up a park for caravans. In 1974, their daughter Irene, and her husband, Jimmy Nairn, bought the place over, and the first chalets were born. Keeping the family tradition alive, Jimmy and Irene's youngest son, Topher, bought the business upon their retirement in 1987, and in 1996, was joined by me, his sister Victoria, and my husband Chris. In 2003, our cousin Kate MacKechnie joined the team, returning to Lochend after a childhood split between Africa and Kent. On the odd busy Saturday, mum and dad - Jimmy and Irene - can still be seen brandishing a cleaning cloth!
Not far from the chalets, in what had been a piggery when Grandpa bought Lochend in 1962, the internationally acclaimed Cook School was established in 2000 by my brother, Nick Nairn. A stylish, state-of-the-art building and five-star visitor attraction, with a small but tantalising shop at reception, it's well worth a visit when you're here.
From landscaping and gardening, to fencing and grass-cutting, we try to do as much maintenance ourselves at Lochend but when our basic skills let us down we have an amazing group of local tradesmen to call on: Bobby Cameron, joiner extraordinaire who has been involved with all the buildings here; Stewart Hollington electrician by trade but with a vast knowledge of all sorts of useful things! John Hutchison, one-man-band plumber who in equal parts praises and despairs of our basic efforts; Alan Hollington carpet fitter and brother of Stewart; Andy Rae, painter, who we see every year due to a rolling maintenance programme; and finally, the builder of foundations and stone work at Lochend, Duncan Kinloch, and his team. We had a big fire at Lochend house in 1995 and everyone pulled together to rebuild it.
Web Design.
It has been a long arduous journey to our new website,
involving 2 company's that didn't work out, so we were delighted
when we hooked up with 'One Space Creative'.
The very talented Simon and Amanda (design and photography) turned
our website fortunes around and have made us very happy with the
outcome. We hope you agree.
Amanda is putting together a wee brochure for us too so look out
for that. http://www.onespacecreative.co.uk
Web Optimisation.
Simon introduced us to John Taylor, a master in his field
and very patient with techno dafties like us! Another pleasure to
meet and work with someone who is passionate about his work and we
couldn't be happier that he's working on our site.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ebusinessadvisor
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Frozen Lake of Menteith - December 2010
