Sense of place resting the weary feeding the soul
Located within The Trossachs National Park yet easily accessible, being an hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh and twenty minutes from both Loch Lomond and the ancient City of Stirling. The Lake of Menteith is a unique and special place, Scotland’s only natural Lake and an environmental oasis. On the banks is the delightful hamlet of Port of Menteith, so named as for centuries boats have made their way between the Lakeside and the Priory on the Isle of Inchmahome carrying Mary Queen of Scots, esteemed Priory visitors, munitions and in more recent years generations of visiting families. In the Port and on the banks you will find The Lake of Menteith Hotel, once the manse for the church and now a fine and popular hotel in the style of a New England Waterfront Inn.
No matter the weather nature plays out ever changing and exciting scenes: fishermen attempt to outwit wily trout, Osprey dive from great heights onto unsuspecting fish, Herons patrol the lakeside and in the late evening you can hear the splashing of the otters playing in the shallows and geese returning to roost.In such a wonderful setting this hotel is very much of the place as well as in it, unobtrusive, complimentary and unassuming. The food is honest, tasty and plentiful. Sourced as locally as possible and served without fuss and pretention.
The Lake of Menteith Hotel is a very intimate environment. That is why when you book your Wedding Day with us, you book the whole hotel as well. This allows you to have all your family and friends together with you in one place and makes for a more relaxing day.
Your entire Wedding Day will flow smoothly without interruption. We are a licensed civil ceremony venue conducted by a registrar or if you prefer a church venue for exchanging your vows, there is a delightful Church of Scotland church right at the Hotel front door. The church was built in 1878 to designs by John Honeyman on a site of earlier churches with medieval connections. It is Gothic in style with an original Victorian organ and a square tower containing carillon of eight bells. This was extensively refurbished in 2011.
We can accommodate up to 34 guests across all 17 newly refurbished bedrooms with some rooms being able to accommodate extra beds should you require them. We also have an extensive list of ‘tried and tested’ local Bed & Breakfasts and hotels for accommodating further guests.
Our Waterside restaurant has an excellent reputation and can seat a maximum of 160 guests for your Wedding Banquet with the addition of a Waterfront Marque, if required.