Can't say enough about my wonderful stay at this 400 year old castle. It exceeded my expectations…read more The castle is absolutely magnificent. The rooms are spacious and well appointed. They have spared no expense in joining modern comforts wth historic charm. Love the several hidden stairways the hosts will show you. They start the fireplace every evening. Wonderful atmosphere to sip in a whisky and relax. The city of Oban just 15 minutes away is the most charming and all around best village I visited while in Scotland. Add Oban and the Barcaldine Castle to your. "Must do" list for Scotland.

Abbie and Daniel are amazing hosts who lovingly take care of this castle. What a gem - this was our…read morefavorite place we stayed while traveling in the UK in January 2019. Abide and Daniel picked us up and dropped us off from the bus stop that's just a bit too far to walk from in a reasonable amount of time. They were so warm and welcoming, they are really great people. They accommodated us so nicely on their last night of being open for the year before the castle's yearly break in service. We felt like we had the whole castle to ourselves - we practically did! Just sitting by the fire in the main dining hall and sipping a dram was dreamy. Look up the history of this castle if you intend on going - it's fascinating! Breakfast wa superb and the best 'full scottish' we got on our trip. Thank you Abbie and Daniel!

My sister held her wedding reception in the Dumbuck Hotel three years ago. It was perfect for her…read moreas it was close to her home and accomodated a large amount of people. She was very pleased with the service the staff provided. The hotel allowed the guests to buy a stock of drinks from the bar and stay up to drink them until the last person went to bed.

The Dumbuck House is a very popular place to hold functions such as weddings…read more I have attended a few here and have always had a great time. The hall is big, the food is good and the drink prices are reasonable. As the previous reviewer said, the hotel lets you stay up as late as you want. The location near the river Clyde in Dumbarton is pretty good too.

The Clipper is quite a nice pub as it is really spacious with plenty of seating areas - benches,…read moretables or high chairs by the bar. We decided to come here for lunch as I was really craving pub food! For starter I ordered soup of the day which was potato and leek - my favourite! :) the soup tasted lovely, was just a little lumpy for me but thats just personal preference I guess. For the main I ordered a steak pie and a side of deep fried pickles. The steak pie was accompanied with some vegetables and thick chips - lovely but the portion was definitely too large for me :(. I had tried deep fried pickles in America before and loved it so I was happy they had this! Unfortunately I didn't enjoy it this time as I felt that it was over cooked so the batter was quite hard. The prices of the meals were fairly cheap and they had quite a large selection of meals. You definitely get your moneys worth here! Will definitely be returning again :)

The menu is massive as are the portions,…read more I go here quite often because its cheap, good and convienent. These are things I like and this is why i go here. They offer alot of deals and I love a deal. Drink is reasonably priced which is refreshing excuse the pun. All in all the clipper is a good bet if you are on a budget and out of ideas like I have been for the majority of my life. It used to be a shipping office but you stop caring when you are presented with a huge burger and chips.

Visited the Cruin 1st day of are stay @ Auchenglish Lodges a 2 min walk from the cruin…read more foot was superb we both had steak and scallops not cheap at £20 each but Steak was mouth watering worth a visit to be fair there isn't much in the area

Yep, the Cruin is one of my favourites in the area, never get a bad meal and everything is very…read morefresh and prepared to order. Starting to making a name for themselves with the fresh fish they are now serving. Plus there are some lovely views over the Loch (Lomond) particularly if it is a nice day.

As a boy, I used to loiter around here stealing golfballs. As a manboy, I go for private functions…read moreas a respectable citizen. Unfortunately, the majority of the times I have been here have been for funerals but it must be said, it is a lovely place for private functions like weddings with a fair few footballers going here on a number of occasions. It is primarily a golf club, with a great 18 hole course along with bowling green. A lovely place, tucked well away from the houses nearby. Not too fancy, but still quite elitist as far as sports clubs go with a long waiting list.

Colville Park has become the popular wedding venue for Motherwellians getting betrothed. The…read morepretty, leafy surroundings make for a perfect picture, and the sizeable halls can hold all of your excited wedding guests easily, with ample dancing space! The club does meals for non-patrons during the week too, with a lunchtime menu for anyone who fancies a bit of a swish lunch, at a very affordable price. Very nice with lovely grounds, have a look at the website if you are planning a wedding or special occasion, and i think you will b pleasantly surprised!

This centre, found in Bath Street, plays host to community events including occasional theatre…read moreproductions and can be rented for many other events. There are also various church/fellowship meetings held here including the Largs Spiritualist Church on Sunday afternoons. There is disabled access and toilets just inside the entrance. The corridor then opens out into a large hall with an attractive arched ceiling and a basic 'kitchen' at the back where tea and coffee can be made. There are many chairs stacked against the walls which can provide seating for quite a large number of people. Last year at this time of year (November) there was talk in the local press of closing down its current use, to save money (apparently just £3,700 per year) but, so far, it remains open. I think it's a pleasant and very useful building and it would be a shame to see it close down goodness knows what would happen to it then!

I had no idea of the existence of The Vu, until I was invited to a friend's wedding here. I got a…read morereal shock when I arrived at the venue, as it was absolutely not what I expected. You actually feel like you could be up north somewhere, out in the country, as opposed to half an hour from Edinburgh. The Vu's main purpose is as a bar, restaurant and wedding venue, plus an events space for other functions. My friend's wedding ceremony was held in the Water Lily section of the venue, which is basically a small indoor space for the wedding vows, with a really striking location, jutting out over Ballencrieff Reservoir, on the waterfront. As a place for a wedding ceremony, I thought the views over the water, and the light and beams of sunshine spilling through the tall windows, made it particularly beautiful. The decor is classic, elegant, and mainly white, as weddings usually are, with a touch of purple, which comes through in the lighting scheme too. The Oasis Suite, where the reception was held, is a nice size, being not too overbearingly huge. The meal was really tasty, and there was a good bit of dance space for some ceilidh moves, and the band that played afterwards. This was truly a lovely, contemporary and intimate place to celebrate my friend's wedding.

I got married here just under two years ago, this was the second place I looked up online and fell…read morein love with it. The place is stunning, different and you can do everything in the one place out the way from roads, traffic and buildings. The food here is great and for the wedding meal you get great portions, the wedding packages are great too. Whatever your budget I'm sure you could find a package to suit you as I'm sure they do a Monday wedding for something ridiculous like £1000. This may have changed, just check. I have given it 3 stars for all the reasons above but I could not give it 5 stars as they ruined some of my wedding. They forgot a lot of stuff I asked for, forgot to put out things I had bought for the day for decoration and some of which had a special meaning. They broke my cake initials and the cake stand wasn't put up so my cake was flat and the tiers sat directly on one another. To be honest I have an arm length of issues from my special day which some what ruined it after the occasion as on the day I focused on my wedding day and didn't let it bother me. I complained but got nowhere, I got told they would have a meeting to cover my issues and get back to me but heard nothing at all. I asked for it to be escalated to the manager and owner a couple of times but again did not hear back. I have had a couple of friends who got married here after I recommended the venue to them, this was before my wedding date. They had a few issues too which I hoped the Vu had sorted out by the time their wedding happened. I told them what happened to me so that it wouldn't happen to them but seems some things still went wrong :(. It is a lovely venue and I'm sure a lot of weddings go well and they do their job but they didn't for me and I wouldn't recommend them because of this. For a business that conducts around 2 weddings a day every day they need to learn a lot about the most special day in someone's life. I hope this helps you decide of it's the place for you or even stop any of the issues I had happen to you on your day.

Situated down what seems like a wee back-road in Uddingston, the Castle Rooms is a function suite…read morefor events hire. It's located right behind the Tunnocks factory. Don't trust your maps, just sneak up the back way! I went here for a friend's 21st, and was really impressed with the function room. It was held in the Mill Suite, which is a downstairs suite with 2 rooms, a coatroom, and bathroom facilities. The main room consists of a bar, a seating/lounge area, and a dance floor with long tables situated at either side. It's a lovely room, very clean, modern, and welcoming. It'd be a lovely place to hold any milestone birthday, engagement party, wedding reception, etc. The prices of drinks at the bar were pretty reasonable, and space to relax or to mingle and chat. The dancefloor is a good size - definitely plenty of room for all your friends' and families' embarrassing dance moves, and all those dance-along favourites like the (heeeey) Macarena! This is definitely the kind of place I'd think of hiring for any big special occasion.

We were here on Sunday for Mother's Day , what a great venue from the staff being very helpful and…read moreattentive, The food was excellent and warm , French martinis were fabulous and the entertainment very good , all in all we had a very good experience:-)) and will be looking out to see what's on here in the future! Well done castle rooms ! Mark Mason .

Make no doubts about it, Gean House is FANCY. You know somewhere is fancy fancy, and not just…read morefancy, when the toilets are worth a visit alone. Gean House indeed has a bathroom fit for a queen. Couples get married here; lots of them. I can see why. Having won awards as a wedding venue, Gean House is just perfect for tying the knot. Saying that, it'd be perfect for any occasion that requires a special place. - Gean House is luxurious, with room after beautiful room and a stunning garden. During my visit, I couldn't help but look out and imagine all the wedding shots taken there and all the future couples that would grace that gorgeous garden. Gean House is most certainly worthy of its place in all those wedding albums. - Yes, indeed! I wasn't getting married; I was here for work. I had booked a room for a day of interviews with several candidates. Since we're a charity I asked if it would be possible to reduce the cost of the room hire, as Gean House was quite expensive to book. Ordinarily we'd go for something a little more basic but there was nowhere in Alloa town centre that could accommodate us, so we had to look a bit farther out. Yes, they could give us the room from 9am - 3pm at a reduced rate. Why, thank you, Gean House! From start to finish, we were looked after. They even set the room up with notepads and pens, water and had a table of tea, coffee and fancy fancy biscuits outside for both the interview panel and candidates. And we had prime view of that lovely, lovely garden! If fancy fancy is the criteria, Gean House may well be the answer.