This is a tranquil spot at the heart of the forest. Unwind in the cafe and watch woodland birds busy on the feeders or discover the lively waters that meet at stunning Loch Trool on scenic trails beneath the mighty Merrick. This area's history is also written into the landscape - look out for Bruce's Stone nearby, overlooking the Battle of Glen Trool in 1307, and a moving monument to 17th century covenanters, slain for their religious beliefs. Glentrool is also one of the world-famous 7stanes mountain bike trail centres, with a range of trails for novice and experienced riders.
Small cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. Good range of lunch options and cakes n coffee. We had Leek n potato soup which came with half a baguette. Really nice and for a fiver, was good value. There was a small shelf area with a good variety of merchandise and local maps at affordable prices. Located close to a car park and river and local walks and mountain bike trails. You'll need coins for the car park.
Small cafe at visitor centre that serves lovely food. We opted for potato and leek soup which came with warm baguette. Two homemade scones to take away. Great wks through forest from carpark. Well posted. Carpark is change or via RingGo parking app. Well worth a visit.
Friendly staff but as a vegan there wasn't anything I could order in the cafe other than a coffee with oat milk, so had to do without lunch. Simple changes could enable them to offer vegan options, such as having baked beans available with the jacket potatoes, purchasing small amounts of grated vegan cheese alternatives and freezing them and having a plant based butter. It doesn't require big changes, just a little thought
We had the haggis, cheese, salad and a tuna mayonnaise jacket potato. Enjoyed all of it. Service friendly. With 2 teas it was PS19.25
Beautiful walk from the visitors centre up to Loch Trool. Shame the circular walk is closed at the moment but it didn't spoil our day. Cafe/shop/toilets at the visitors centre car park were clean. Staff were very friendly and the food looked good. We just had an ice- cream. Well worth a visit.
Great set of walks and well sign posted paths. Clean and well kept. Would recommend boots as some were under a few inches of water. Went to the cafe afterwards, and the Haggis Toastie is well worth the price and a great combination.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
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Small cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. Good range of lunch options and cakes n coffee. We had Leek n potato soup which came with half a baguette. Really nice and for a fiver, was good value. There was a small shelf area with a good variety of merchandise and local maps at affordable prices. Located close to a car park and river and local walks and mountain bike trails. You'll need coins for the car park.
Small cafe at visitor centre that serves lovely food. We opted for potato and leek soup which came with warm baguette. Two homemade scones to take away. Great wks through forest from carpark. Well posted. Carpark is change or via RingGo parking app. Well worth a visit.
Friendly staff but as a vegan there wasn't anything I could order in the cafe other than a coffee with oat milk, so had to do without lunch. Simple changes could enable them to offer vegan options, such as having baked beans available with the jacket potatoes, purchasing small amounts of grated vegan cheese alternatives and freezing them and having a plant based butter. It doesn't require big changes, just a little thought
We had the haggis, cheese, salad and a tuna mayonnaise jacket potato. Enjoyed all of it. Service friendly. With 2 teas it was PS19.25
Beautiful walk from the visitors centre up to Loch Trool. Shame the circular walk is closed at the moment but it didn't spoil our day. Cafe/shop/toilets at the visitors centre car park were clean. Staff were very friendly and the food looked good. We just had an ice- cream. Well worth a visit.
Great set of walks and well sign posted paths. Clean and well kept. Would recommend boots as some were under a few inches of water. Went to the cafe afterwards, and the Haggis Toastie is well worth the price and a great combination.
