What Makes Poppies Hotel A Different Destination?
 Special Occasions
If you're seeking a very special venue in which to host a family occasion or a business gathering, then look no further than the superb private space at Poppies Hotel.
 Our Restaurant
Savour informal dining at its very best...complemented – tastefully - by great wines, carefully and expertly chosen to blend with the food.
 Our Dining
We passionately believe in our food at Poppies Hotel. We also believe you need to feel good to enjoy a great dining experience to the full and we are sure that you will enjoy our delightful, informal, stylish yet easy friendly atmosphere.
 Our Setting
The hotel’s quiet rural village location makes it irresistible as an alternative to the city for that quiet, personal, refreshing Scottish guest experience.
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the trossachs, scotland
The Trossachs, a land of shimmering lochs and craggy peaks, where the Highlands meet the Lowlands.
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Weekend breaks in Scotland are possibly the most popular leisure travel product in the UK
The Trossachs is an area of Scotland renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and historic interest. Whether you like hill walking, fishing, golfing, cycling, sailing and cruising, visiting historic monuments, touring beautiful landscapes or just relaxing the Trossachs has so much to offer. Where beauty, legend, history, activities and fun combine to make an unforgetable vacation experience.
Highlights are:
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
A large part of the greater Trossachs, that is the wider area from Loch Lomond to Callander, Thornhill, Doune and Strathyre, is covered by extensive tracts of forest. Much of this forest lies within The Queen Elizabeth Forest Park so designated in 1953 by the Forestry Commission to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
The forest park covers 50,000 acres of land consisting of a mixture of commercial forest, semi-natural and ancient woodland, and open space and is managed by Forest Enterprise. Within the boundaries of the park are three main forests, Loch Ard Forest, Achray Forest, and Strathyre Forest and these are particularly suitable for walkers and cyclists with many waymarked trails.
A good place to start is by visiting the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Visitor Centre on the A821 just outside Aberfoyle. Audio visual exhibits introduce you to the forest park with displays, exhibitions, and resident craftsmen. Three waymarked trails The Coppice Trail, The Waterfall Trail, and The Great Highland Fault Trail start at the centre offering enjoyable walks of various lengths.
SS Sir Walter Scott
Loch Katrine Steamship Sir Walter Scott is a major attraction to visitors in the Trossachs but few realise the story behind the old steam ship which has plied these waters for over 100 years.
'Sir Walter Scott’ is named after the 19th Century poet who wrote "The Lady of the Lake" and is the last of a series of ships to ply the loch. The story goes that the first steamer on Loch Katrine was sent to the bottom by the sailors who had been employed to row the previous craft!
The usual timetable provides a return trip from Trossachs pier to Stronachlacher in the mornings and two afternoon cruises which do not land at Stronachlacher.
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