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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Vale of Leven is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cardross, 14km from Loch Lomond.
Vale of Leven is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 24,640, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vale of Leven 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 Vale of Leven to your route.
The Vale of Leven (Scottish Gaelic: Magh Leamhna) is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, comprising the valley of the River Leven. It historically formed the core of the region of Lennox.
Geographically, the Vale runs from Loch Lomond in the north to Dumbarton in the south, where the River Leven empties into theRead more
Clyde. However, the name is often applied specifically to the urban area towards the north of the valley, consisting of a number of communities. These were historically separate villages but have expanded into one conurbation. The largest of these communities is the town of Alexandria, which sits on the west bank of the Leven. Alexandria is connected to the village of Renton to the south and to the village of Balloch to the north. Across the river from Alexandria is Bonhill, which is connected to Jamestown to the north. The combined population of these areas in 2020 was approximately 22,000.
The area's name lends itself to Alexandria's local football club, Vale of Leven F.C.; the secondary school, Vale of Leven Academy; the Vale of Leven District General Hospital; and other local organisations.
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Vale of Leven is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.9713 latitude, -4.5793 longitude.
Vale of Leven has a population of approximately 24,640 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Britain's largest freshwater lake by surface area, where Highland mountains meet Lowland shores in a landscape immortalised in song.
14 km · about 25 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.
21 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.
31 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.
32 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.
32 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.
33 km · about 40 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.
41 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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