This will be the boat's first complete season in five years, with the steamship brought back into action after a major restoration.
The curtain is being raised on the main tourist season at Loch Katrine tomorrow with the reintroduction of three daily sailings of the 124-year-old Steamship Sir Walter Scott.
The appeal was successful in generating generous public donations and support from a range of grant funders, including the National Lottery Heritage Fund, who recognised the ship’s historical importance and the positive contribution it makes to the public enjoyment of Loch Katrine with the provision of a fully accessible water-based visitor experience and pier to pier transport links for cyclists and walkers.
“For the first time in a long time, we have the historic steamship back for an entire season. There was a great response from the public when she returned after her restoration midway through last summer with good passenger numbers and, very encouragingly, advance bookings for this season from overseas and UK group tour organisers and individuals are well up on last year so we are hopeful this will be a busy season.
“We have also invested £1 million over the past two years in improving the visitor facilities at either end of the loch with funding support from VisitScotland’s Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund.
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