点评:I have reviewed many places and hotels from various parts of the world, but this time I am reviewing an attraction just two miles from my home.
Loch Lomond shores is a mixed retail and leisure centre near the village of Balloch at the southern end of Loch Lomond. The retail part is a crescent of various shops and cafes. For many years the most prominent retailer was Jennings, an upmarket company whose flagship store was in Princes Street, Edinburgh. However, like many others, it stopped trading a few years ago, and their place was taken over by Mike Ashley, and houses two of his businesses, Sport Direct and Frasers.The other stores are a mix of clothing, Scottish souvenirs, a whisky shop, and one selling a great range of spices etc. However, be warned, make sure you have plenty of credit on your card, for prices are high.
Most people who visit don't come for the shopping, but to participate in activities on offer, or just to walk around the shoreline and admire the stunning views of the loch. There are boat trips, you can hire rowing boats, canoes, kayaks, paddle bords, pedalos and bikes.
A major attraction is the paddle steamer, Maid of the Loch, which operated for about 30 years until around 1980. Since then it has spent most of the time idle alongside a pier. In more recent years a group of volunteers set up a charity to restore the ship, it has been a very slow process with lack of funds making it difficult, but now she is out of the water and undergoing restoration to hopefully see her back sailing again.
Theer is also a Sea Life Centre, housed in a round tower building, at the top there is a cafe from which you get amazing views. You can access it without having to pay and visit the acquarium.
Other attraction include a bird of prey centre, a treetop experience with walkways suspended between the trees , picnic areas, crazy golf and a large childrens play area. At times there is a land train to take you around the area, and twice monthly there is a farmers market
Car parking is free, and there are hundreds of spaces, including a large number of disabled spaces. This is a popular visit for tourists, but being only 40 minutes from Glasgow by train, and similar to drive, weekends are busy during the spring to autumn seasons, but still popular even in winter, when the nearby Ben Lomond is often snow clad.
The village of Balloch is just a short walk away, here you will find a few shops, pubs, restaurants and a supermarket. More boat trips operate from here.
If you have never been, I would recommend you give it a visit.
翻译:我曾经评论过世界各地的许多地方和酒店,但这次我评论的是我家附近两英里的一个景点。
罗蒙湖岸是罗蒙湖南端巴洛赫村附近的一个混合零售和休闲中心。零售区是各种商店和咖啡馆的交汇处。多年来,最著名的零售商是詹宁斯,这是一家高档公司,其旗舰店位于爱丁堡的王子街。然而,和许多其他公司一样,它在几年前停止了营业,他们的旧址被迈克·阿什利接管,他的两家公司 Sport Direct 和 Frasers 也入驻其中。其他商店有服装、苏格兰纪念品、威士忌商店和一家销售各种香料等的商店。但是,请注意,请确保您的卡上有足够的信用额度,因为价格很高。
大多数游客不是为了购物而来,而是为了参加提供的活动,或者只是在海岸线上散步,欣赏湖泊的壮丽景色。这里有乘船游览,您可以租用划艇、独木舟、皮划艇、明轮船、脚踏船和自行车。
一个主要的景点是明轮船“Maid of the Loch”,它运行了大约 30 年,直到 1980 年左右。从那时起,它大部分时间都停在码头旁。近年来,一群志愿者成立了一个慈善机构来修复这艘船,这是一个非常缓慢的过程,因为缺乏资金,很难做到,但现在她已经出水并正在进行修复,希望她能再次航行。
这里还有一个海洋生物中心,位于一座圆形塔楼内,顶部有一个咖啡馆,从那里您可以欣赏到令人惊叹的景色。您可以免费进入并参观水族馆。
其他景点包括猛禽中心、树顶体验,树间有悬空的走道、野餐区、迷你高尔夫球场和一个大型儿童游乐区。有时,会有陆地火车带您游览该地区,每月两次,这里还有农贸市场
停车场是免费的,有数百个停车位,包括大量残疾人专用停车位。这里是游客的热门景点,但从格拉斯哥乘火车只需 40 分钟,与开车差不多,春秋季节的周末很忙,但即使在冬天,附近的本罗蒙德山经常被白雪覆盖,这里仍然很受欢迎。
巴洛赫村距离这里只有几步之遥,这里有几家商店、酒吧、餐馆和一家超市。这里还有更多的游船之旅。
如果你从来没有去过,我建议你去看看。