Drymen lies on the eastern side of Loch Lomond, to all intents and purposes the gateway to the east side of the loch along with the water sports the are offers many camping opportunities from start to finish, a walking and trekking paradise, Your founder lives with-in the bounds of this lovely rural Stirlingshire village, alongside his family who both live and work in the area, his own personal take on the village, is thus, it is in a lovely quiet location to bring up the family, with many opportunities to both walk and partake in all types of water sports very close by, if you are looking for fun filled night times you have most definitely come to the wrong place, it has a quiet ambiance about the whole village with everyone living locally both friendly and helpful, from a wild-camping point of view there are no areas with-in the village itself, although possible locations nearby would include the road from Drymen to Balmaha and Rowardenan or from Drymen to Gartmore possibly but in all honesty this is a village to visit not to set camp up in, most of the wild-camping areas are to be found on the south side of the Loch between Balloch and Tarbert which we will be covering next month 

[The Clachan the oldest pub in the UK] 

The Clachan Inn, on a corner of The Square, dates back to this period and carries signs proclaiming that it was first licensed in 1734

Drymen just south of where Endrick Water is bridged as it flowed into Loch Lomond a couple of miles to the west. The remains of a medieval motte built to guard the crossing can still be seen near the modern bridge carrying the A811 across the river. The Endrick Water was bridged in stone in 1765. In the 1700s Drymen found itself on the route of the military road from Stirling to Dumbarton

The leisure boom of the late 1900s and the establishment of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park have cemented Drymen's popularity, to the point where it can be both very busy and difficult to park at times. The main parking area is just to the east of The Square, off Stirling Road.

The West Highland Way and Rob Roy Way Long Distance Paths pass just to the east of the village and many on the route make the short detour into Drymen to take advantage of the wide range of facilities here. The Rob Roy Way long distance walking route some 98 miles later finishing in Pitclchry, trailling it's way through many Trossachs villages, from Aberfoyle to Killin, Aberfeldy and Pitlochry, whilst the village also plays host to the second stage in the better known West Highland Way long distance walking route, starting in Milngavie and concluding in Fortwilliam, meandering through again some of Scotland's most beautifulest counrtyside in many locations least of all Glencoe and the Nevis Ranges.

These include the already mentioned Clachan Inn, while the Winnock Hotel has been converted from a row of cottages on the west side of the square, built in 1702. with a major redevelopment taking place on 2006 A little to the south is the rather larger Buchanan Arms Hotel, alongside many bed and breakfast establishments both in and around the village square, the village boasts a Spar convienience store, a Rbs bank with 24hr autoteller machine, a good variety of local craft and gift shops, and all ranges of dinning our experiences.

Further south still, not far from the southern junction with th A811 (which now bypasses the village), is Drymen Parish Church. This was built in 1771 and spent much of its life in the red sandstone coat its builders intended. It was painted white in 1961 and today it is difficult to image it looking as it had until then, fitting in well with its natural surroundings both in and around