Loch Lomond's western shore
Inverbeg
A small, spread-out stop where a changing art collection, a relaxed inn and the loch itself set the pace.
- Best for
- Lochside walking, art and relaxed dining
- At Inverbeg
- A gallery, an inn and the Douglas Water
- Don't miss
- The level, surfaced Firkin Point path
The Fox verdict
A west-shore stop with no need for a village centre
Inverbeg is small and spread around the A82, the inn, the gallery and the holiday park rather than gathered into a compact centre.
Come for the clear contrasts: a relaxed lochside inn, a three-mile level surfaced path close to the shore and an eighteenth-century bridge over the Douglas Water. Nearby Luss adds a beach, pier, short paths and a historic church when you want a fuller outing.
Where to go
Places in Inverbeg
Every place below is checked against a published source, listed with what it is and how long to give it.
Local signatures
3 placesLuss
A conservation village with a centre, beach, pier, four short paths and views towards Ben Lomond.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: around 60 minutes
- Locality
- about three miles south of Inverbeg
Luss Parish Church (St Mackessog's)
A Category B listed church built in 1875, with an older graveyard containing early medieval stones and an eleventh-century Viking hogback grave.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: around 30 minutes
- Locality
- in Luss
Loch Lomond Faerie Trail
Follow woodland paths, solve clues and challenges, then meet Highland cattle and goats at Faerie Tale Farm. A separate nature trail explores plants and wildlife.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: around 90 minutes
- Locality
- in Luss
Food & drink
1 placeThe Inn on Loch Lomond
A relaxed lochside country inn with a hand-finished elm bar, leather and cowhide furnishings, an oak mantelpiece, casual Scottish-leaning dining and live folk music at weekends.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: around 90 minutes
- Locality
- Loch Lomond's western shore
- Access
- Dogs are welcome in designated restaurant and bar areas. Some rooms restrict pet size or number.
Walks & outdoors
1 placeFirkin Point / Old Road lochside walk
From Firkin Point, a level surfaced path follows the Loch Lomond shore for three miles north or south. Parking, a picnic area and toilets are at the starting point.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: around 120 minutes
- Locality
- between Inverbeg and Tarbet
- Access
- The level surfaced path suits wheelchair users and families with prams; the start has parking, a picnic area and toilets.
History & heritage
1 placeInverbeg Bridge
A Category C listed bridge whose original portion is a single stone arch over Douglas Water; its parapet records construction in 1762 and widening in 1914.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: around 30 minutes
- Locality
- just south of the inn
- Access
- Gates at the bridge's north end enclose private space; stay outside them.
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Three ways to explore Inverbeg
Signature outings
Scottish flavours at the inn
Choose relaxed dining, a range of real ales and Loch Lomond whiskies, with live folk music at weekends.
Three level miles beside the loch
A level, surfaced lochside path runs three miles in either direction from Firkin Point car park; choose how far to go.
Riverside and quarry paths
In Luss, choose the flat Riverside Path along Luss Water or the Slate Quarry Path, which has steeper sections and steps.
The village story
Inverbeg's Gallery, Old Ferry and Lochside Path
Art, food, ferry history and a level lochside path at a small west-shore hamlet.
Gallery rooms and lochside dining
A commercial art gallery with four showrooms sits beside the road here. Inverbeg Galleries is run by the Scottish artist John M Boyd, and its rooms change constantly: landscapes and seascapes, wildlife, aviation, cityscapes, paddle steamers and ocean liners, alongside prints, artists' supplies and a framing service.
Next door, The Inn on Loch Lomond stands on the western shore looking east across the water to Ben Lomond. Inside are a hand-finished elm bar, an oak mantelpiece and leather and cowhide furnishings. The relaxed restaurant serves fish and seasonal dishes, and live folk music plays at weekends. Guest Margaret W praised the food as "top class" and the service as "superb".
Ales, dogs and an inn with history
The bar offers real ales and Loch Lomond whiskies, including Inchmurrin, Inchmoan, Single Grain and 12 Year Old, alongside local Helles lager. Dogs are welcome in designated restaurant and bar areas, with outdoor seating beside a grassed area.
An earlier inn served travellers here in 1814; the present building is late Victorian. It was known first as the Ferry Inn and later as the Inverbeg Inn. Owners included the MacFarlanes, the Robertsons and Miss Jessie Martin, who took over in 1918. The Ryan family have owned it since 2023.
The ferry, the cattle and the name
The ferry in that older name did real work. Drovers moving cattle from Argyll towards the Falkirk trysts used the crossing as a shortcut: the men went by boat while the cattle swam the loch from Inverbeg to Rowardennan, led across by experienced beasts kept in a field beside the ferry. The name itself is a small puzzle — "inver" means a river mouth, but there is no River Beg. What arrives here is the Douglas Water, coming down out of Glen Douglas.
Firkin Point and Inverbeg Bridge
For walking, start at Firkin Point, where a level surfaced path follows the loch for three miles north or south of the car park and picnic area. It suits prams and wheelchairs. Just south of the inn, the original section of Inverbeg Bridge is a single stone arch over the Douglas Water. The bridge marks the boundary between the old parishes of Luss and Arrochar; a parapet stone records construction in 1762 and widening in 1914.
The A82, the coach and nearby Luss
Luss is three miles south along the A82, with a compact village centre, beach and pier; Tarbet is five miles north. Scottish Citylink coaches on the Glasgow–Loch Lomond–Fort William corridor stop beside the hotel. Inverbeg's buildings spread along the western shore rather than around a village square.
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Sources
Every place on this page is checked against a published source. Each entry links the record we used and names who publishes it.
- The Inn on Loch Lomond — innonlochlomond.co.uk operator, sector body or destination organisation
- Firkin Point / Old Road lochside walk — visit-lochlomond.com operator, sector body or destination organisation
- Inverbeg Bridge — portal.historicenvironment.scot statutory register or public authority
- Luss — lochlomond-trossachs.org statutory register or public authority
- Luss Parish Church (St Mackessog's) — portal.historicenvironment.scot statutory register or public authority
- Loch Lomond Faerie Trail — lochlomondfaerietrail.com operator, sector body or destination organisation