Kilmardinny Loch

We visited here after discovering Gruffalo Wood through Ali’s review :)
My friend was visiting with her 6 and 3yr old girls and we took A in his pram. We really enjoyed walking round the loch in the sunshine, the path is pretty easy going for littles and the pram alike, and there are a few places to stop along the way and see the ducks or discover the awesome carvings.
We couldn’t find the play park, perhaps a little sign would help, but we asked someone and soon found the little path leading up to it. There were some different play areas to explore including an awesome rope swing that the adults enjoyed too!
We had a great, free day out and it worked well to tire out the kids. Would highly recommend.

A hidden gem which your Julia Donaldson loving little ones will love to visit!
We call this Gruffalo Wood because of the Gruffalo-​themed carvings dotted near the entrance of the Loch.
The Loch itself is fairly small, taking only 15 – 20 mins to walk around. There is lots of nature and wildlife to explore here from toadstools to frogs to wild raspberries to dragonflies… We met a particularly large, and bold, swan today whilst feeding the ducks! On our last visit we stumbled across hundreds and hundreds of baby frogs migrating across the pathway to the Loch.
This has become a regular location for us to visit with our little Julia Donaldson fan. There is a play park at the far end of the Loch from the little car park off Kilmardinny Avenue and if you need something to eat or liquid refreshments after your walk there is a recently opened Waitrose with a lovely café minutes away by car or foot!