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Tel: 0845 293 73 73
Local Attractions
Comrie
- Deil’s Cauldron waterfall
- Auchingarrich Wildlife Park
- Earthquake House, the world’s first seismographic station
Crieff
- Famous Grouse Experience at Sctland’s oldest
distillery
- Drummond Castle Gradens.
- Innerpeffray Library, the oldest lending library in
Scotland.
- Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park starts between Comrie
and St Fillans.
- Loch Earn is 10 minutes away, with watersports, fishing and
lovely scenery.
Eating and drinking
Comrie is only five minutes away. Comrie Hotel
and Royal Hotel both do bar-meals. Deil’s Cauldron restaurant does
high quality food. Carrick fish and chips does range a of fried
food
Comrie Café and the Deli both do coffees and
snacks
Just west of Comrie, on the A85 is Tullybannocher
café
Auchingarrich wildlife park also have a coffee
shop
Crieff, which is only 10 minutes away has a
very wide range of cafes and restaurants to suit all tastes and
budgets
Mountain Biking
Comrie Croft has its own mountain bike hire company, together
with our own trails, used for the annual Hairy Coo Mountain Bike
Challenge. Nearby are easier, and family-friendly routes, both on
quiet roads and also off-road. A bike delivery/collection service
is available.
National route 77 will soon go past the hostel, whilst the new
Core Paths routes for Strathearn go through our land.
Families
We pride ourselves on being family-friendly. We can supply a
cot, high chair and private rooms. There are two TVs. We have our
own 232 acres of safe walking, a playing field and a games room, as
well as a play barn for wet weather and evening play. Most of the
year our fields are full of lambs and their mums.
Walkers
Comrie Croft has its own farm, with walks from our front door.
Comrie lies at the end of Glen Lednock, with loads of walks of all
standards, many way-marked. We have two Munros, Ben Chonzie and Ben
Vorlich on our doorstep. Some suggested walks include:
Deil’s Cauldron
Circularr Walk, from
Comrie Golf Club car park
2 hours, approx 4 miles
Maam Road
Meanders through woods and open ground in lower Glen Lednock and
Strathearn. Beautiful countryside
6 miles, 3-3.5 hrs
Ruchil Walk
Along Water of Ruchill to SW
of Comrie. Gentle riverside strolling
4.5 miles, 2-2.5 hrs
Lady Mary’s Walk
Along the River Earn near
Crieff
3.5 miles, 2 hrs
Ben Chonzie
our nearest Munro. Starts only
10-15 minutes away in Glen Lednock
1000m, 3-4 hrs
Ben Vorlich
Our next Munro. Starts at
Ardvorlich 20 minutes away on Loch Earn
1000 metres. 4-5 hours
In addition there are loads of routes of all lengths and degrees
of difficulty (both in the Highlands), which start on our doorstep,
or in the lesser hills to the south.
Disclaimer: All
walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can
hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like
to acknowledge the British
Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC
recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a
danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these
activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be
responsible for their own actions".
Active & Adventure
Fishing
Available in the River Earn, and
in Loch Earn. Boats are available from Lochearnhead. Comrie Fishery
is 10 minutes to the south, on the Braco road, and Orchil fishery
is 15 minutes away
Horse riding
Available for all ages and standards in Crieff, at both Crieff
Hydro and at Alichmore Riding School
Watersports
Organised at Crieff Hydro
Activities Centre and at Lochearnhaed Watersports Centre
Snow sports
Nearest centres are Glen Shee and Glen Coe
Crieff Hydro
provides us discount rates for quad biking, archery, high ropes
etc
Golf courses
to suit all abilities and pockets within 10 minutes of Comrie
Croft (St Fillans, Comrie, Crieff –2 courses.
Muthil)
Wildlife
On Comrie Croft estate we have a range of habits, all with their
different wildlife. Roe Deer wander through our woodlands and we
have Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Strathearn is great for birding,
with ospreys, red kites and occasional golden eagles, as well as
the usual range of birds. There are hundreds of red deer a few
minutes away in Glen Lednock, and nearby Loch Earn is a super site
for water-birds.