Kippen - the best of Scotland

Kippen is a small, quiet village situated among the gentle hills overlooking the Forth Valley near the town of Stirling in Scotland.

Among the amenities Kippen has to offer are 2 pub-restaurants, village shop, delicatessen and post office.

From Kippen, you can clearly see the wall of mountains that form the Highland Line, separating the pleasant green farmlands of Central Scotland from the more rugged North. This superb central location is next to the lochs and mountains, yet within an hour's drive of the city attractions of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Beautiful Loch Lomond with its national park is only 12 miles away. Also within a short fifteen minute drive is the picturesque region of the Trossachs and its many lochs and mountains.

There are various places of interest to visit, including the nearby town of Stirling with its historic castle and the Wallace Monument.

Sporting enthusiasts are well catered for and will enjoy the excellent walking, golf, watersports etc on offer. For the less active, or those wishing to just take it easy, there is ample opportunity to relax and unwind in the peaceful surroundings.

Views from around Kippen

Clockwise from the top left:

Ben Ledi from Kippen Muir
Ben Lomond and the Arrochar Alps from Dumgoyne
Stirling Castle
Loch Lomond from Ben Lomond
Meikle Bin, Carron Valley
Loch Katrine, Trossachs

Have a look at the gallery for more views

Walks Around Kippen

The village of Kippen is surrounded by several scenic walks. One in particular (Back road & Broich) is right next to Arngomery Cottage. This goes through fields and parkland to the pretty village of Kippen. It is a lovely walk that includes some splendid scenery of the nearby carse (flatland) with Ben Lomond and Ben Ledi in the distance. The village of Kippen commands enviable views over some of Scotland's finest scenery. Kippen and the nearby Kippen Muir are steeped in some of Scotland's most colourful history.

'Oot o' the world and into Kippen'

The situation of the village is so sequestered that a common saying of the country folks is as above. The phrase is the title of the following lines composed by Stewart A. Robertson, M.A., Stirling High School, and are supposed to be spoken by a husband to his wife, both natives of the ' Kingdom,' dwelling in New York:-

'Oot o' the world and into Kippen'
Eh! Jean, d'ye mind the braes
That rise sae bonnie frae the carse?
D'ye mind the summer days
When you and I were bairnies there
And never thocht we'd be
Sae far frae hame in this far land
Across the saut, saut sea?

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Golf near Kippen

Balfron Golf Course This central location is excellent for golfers who are keen to play various courses throughout Scotland while staying at the same place. Gleneagles is approximately half an hours drive away. Cawder, Stirling, Aberfoyle, Drymen, Callander and Dunblane are all 15-30 minutes away. There are several good courses in nearby Perthshire, eg Kenmore, Crieff and Pitlochry which are about a 40 minute drive away. Slightly further afield but easily reached in approximately 1 hour's drive is Dalmahoy in Edinburgh. St Andrews and Gullane are about an hour and a half's drive away.

Our Holiday Cottages

Arngomery Cottage, beautiful, spacious holiday accommodation near Kippen in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Arngomery Cottage, our Scottish holiday property is set in beautiful countryside overlooking the Forth valley towards the Highlands. The building dates from the 17th century, and has been tastefully and sympathetically renovated to provide an ideal holiday home. Arngomery Cottage is ideal for shorts breaks, special breaks, romantic retreats, family holidays, fishing holidays, golfing holidays, sailing and sporting holidays. The location of Arngomery Cottage, near the village of Kippen in rural Stirlingshire, is ideal for exploring the southern highlands of Scotland, including the Trossachs, Loch Lomond and Argyll. It is also within easy travel of the shopping and cultural activities available in Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Sporting enthusiasts will be rewarded by nearby salmon and trout fishing, game and clay pigeon shooting, golf courses, hill walking, mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, sailing, water skiing and swimming, not to mention easy access to many of Scotlands finest football stadiums and sporting arenas.

Please also consider our holiday house in Perros-Guirec, on Brittany's beautiful red granite coast. Perros-Guirec makes a perfect family seaside location, and our spacious and well equipped holiday house can accommodate up to 8 people, making it suitable for large families, extended families or groups. There is so much to do in Perros-Guirec and the surrounding area, including sailing, swimming, coast walking, bird watching, surfing, wind-surfing, diving, exploring and relaxing. The area includes sea water therapy spas, boutique shopping, and dining options from creperies to fine retaurants.

Arngomery Cottage Kippen, Scotland