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The Oak Tree Inn
A popular stopping point on the A82 beside Loch Lomond, where road trippers heading to the Scottish Highlands pause to take in one of Scotland's most beautiful lochs.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Alexandria works well as a base: 10 minutes from Cardross, 11km from Loch Lomond.
Alexandria is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 6,940, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Alexandria sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Alexandria to your route.
The Argyll Motor Works, currently known as Lomond Galleries, is a former car factory in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was opened in 1906 by Argyll Motors Ltd, at the time the largest producer of cars in Scotland. After the Argyll company folded it was used as a torpedo factory, subsequently lying emptyRead more
for many years, and is now a shopping centre. The elaborate structure is protected as a category A listed building.
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Alexandria is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.9938 latitude, -4.5864 longitude.
Alexandria has a population of approximately 6,940 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Full driving guide for United Kingdom8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
A popular stopping point on the A82 beside Loch Lomond, where road trippers heading to the Scottish Highlands pause to take in one of Scotland's most beautiful lochs.
10 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Britain's largest freshwater lake by surface area, where Highland mountains meet Lowland shores in a landscape immortalised in song.
11 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Glasgow's Zaha Hadid-designed transport museum on the Clyde, packed with classic cars, a recreated cobbled street of vintage vehicles, and the tall ship Glenlee moored outside.
23 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
The famous climb out of Glen Croe in Argyll with the old military road beside it; landslide-prone but a spectacular gateway to the west coast.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
The loch of Scott's Lady of the Lake, cruised by the 1899 steamship Sir Walter Scott and encircled by a traffic-free cycle road.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A small Trossachs loch under Ben A'an, whose short steep path yields one of Scotland's best effort-to-view ratios.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A famous viewpoint at the top of Glen Croe where 18th-century soldiers carved the name into a stone after completing the military road.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A well-preserved 14th-century courtyard castle near Stirling, filmed for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Game of Thrones and Outlander.
39 km · about 45 min drive
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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