Trossachs Woollen Mill in Stirling

We made a quick stop on our long journey for snacks and to say hello to the Highland Coos. Well worth the stop as these beautiful animals ate carrots right out of our hands and also posed for photos. Inside there are lots of snacks to choose from.

The store has good offerings, but they truly take a back seat to the three Highland "coos" -- suspicious and aloof Hamish, very friendly Baxter, and adorable Honey. Certainly worth a stop on any drive or tour.

Questo posto dotato di bagni, caffetteria e negozio di souvenir vale una sosta per la possibilità di incontrare le tipiche mucche delle Highland. Le mucche sono abituate ai turisti: prendono il cibo dalle mani e si lasciano accarezzare. Sono carinissime

We had a surprise stop here on a bus tour. Loved it! The tour guide had bags of carrots for us to feed the cows. They were gorgeous! Fantastic experience.

Acheter un beau pull En vrai cachemire , ou des objets touristiques à prix raisonnable c’est la qu’il faut aller Plein de choses originales , de futurs calendriers des gâteaux très écossais .. et

Fabulous spot with a lot of opportunities for food plus you could feed Hamish and honey the Highland coos and see the sheep up the road also

Food was excellent. Staff were so friendly, place was spotlessly clean. Very impressed, definitely recommend

Very nice and pleasant staff. Had tea/ coffee and cakes . Reasonable prices for it being a tourist attraction.

I came here as part of a bus tour stop, but didn't have the best experience at this place. The folks running the breakfast cafe were constantly snippy with each other and with customers, it was unpleasant. Everything was also sold out by like 9:30 am which was disappointing. Don't bother eating here, just spend your time enjoying the adorable cows <3.

This was really fun. We stopped by just before closing and bought two bags of vegetables for a pound each. There were three cows but only one was interested in the food. They are quick, so get your camera ready.

We stopped here, the cafe was clearly overwhelmed with visitors. One of the male members of the team was exceptionally rude and impolite. Coffee was served split all over and over filled, there was a guy from the shop part trying to help out. Food was service station style.

Went to see the highland coos but they was away for a bit I was gutted but the shop made up for it lovely shop lovely staff cafe staff were also lovely had a very nice visit thank you for making us feel so welcome

Disgusted. WONT BE BACK!. FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER, MID DAY. A coach load of us called for a visit and refreshments. The Scottish gentleman, (YEAH RIGHT) was very rude to atleast one of the members, directly to the old ladies face... HE'LL KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT! SHAME ON YOU! If you hate us English visitors so much!!! Don't worry!.. This one will not be coming back! Hoping he gets his wish of the English needing a passport if the Scottish get their own way... AND HAS HE SAID... He hates the English as a nation. SORT YOUR STAFF OUT!!!!

A great opportunity to see and feed a highland cow in Scotland. We very much enjoyed seeing Honey and Hamish, they were definitely enjoying the fame, as every-time we drove past there were floods of people visiting them. The gift shop is full of gifts and clothes and there is a cafe at the other end. Best avoid the morning though as the car park is full of coaches at this time. A must if you are staying local to the area!

Visited with family, lovely to be able to feed the Highland coos ,Honey and Hamish ...Kids loved it ...Lovely cafe and was able to sit outside due to great weather, staff really friendly, shop great to browse and was plenty on offer ,Scottish through and through...Kids also loved spending in there lol...Staff so helpful....Public toilets were so clean ,especially with the high footfall that uses them ...would highly recommend a visit here .

A much needed stop for toilet and food during the highland business trip. Food is warm and great and nice to see the cow.

Personnel désagréable et peu compétent. La nourriture est passable. Ne s’arrêter ici que pour la vue et les petites vaches des Highlands.

We have been here few times in the past. Great for tourists to see highland cattle, and get a chance to buy Scottish gifts. A nice tea room as well

Good place to stop, but I was ssssoooo frustrated that having brought my reusable keep cup, my coffee was made in a disposable cup then poured into mine! Kind of defeats the object really! But it matters... wexall need to do our but for the environment, one cup at a time perhaps. I think the chap was having an off day as he seemed a bit grumpy, and my 'regular' coffee was a very full large cup, which was sooo milky, I suspect I had a regular coffee with more milk than it should have had, it was horrible. Having said that others in our group said their coffee was lovely...

We stopped here a few times to see the beautiful highland cows hamish and honey, Who are adorable. We popped into the shop were the staff were so helpful and friendly then we popped in to get some breakfast and were greeted by a very unpleasant woman shouting at us repeatedly next please when we were still choosing our food. She was very rude and then told us she didn't have bacon, sausage or tattie scones and she would bring it to the table but never asked us if we were sitting in or taking it away, when we said we wanted to take away, we were abruptly cut us short. She clearly needs to learn some customer service skills....

Luckily I’d read online before hand that the main attractions (Hamish and co!) were away until spring, but it is a shame as they’re really lovely to meet and we are lucky enough to have met them several times before. The shop and cafe is...

I'm not a shopper but this stop has a large store and food bar, but the best fun was feeding the harry coos. I thought there were going to be more hairy cows to see in Scottland but in two bus trips through the highlands,...

We stopped as saw the Highland cows and have an obsessions with them. We were on our honeymoon and I wanted to see some up close. This place does not disappoint as you can buy food from the shop and feed them too. Best day...

I am travelling with some friends through scotland and stumbled across this lovely caf, after we bought our food, which was superb by the way especially recomend the soup and the toasted sandwiches. They wished us wel on our travels and recomended places to stay...

We didn’t get chance to visit the shop or cafe so I can’t comment on those, but I just wanted to say that it is so lovely that passers-by have the opportunity to just stop by and meet a couple of adorable heiland coos for...

I thought this dinning place was very cozy with a warm atmosphere, the service was kind, and will defiantly visit again!

The first thing that catches your eye when you pull into the parking lot are some Highland Cows across the fence. These delightful cows are very photogenic. The shop itself has a wide variety of woolen clothing, as well as a coffee shop in back.

Myself and husband visited here with our dog and travelled from Ardlui to get there only to find that there was no cows during the winter months and the shop was very much the same, Scottish Nik Nacs, poor selection of tweed even tho they...

Unfortunately it was February and we was told they go off to a farm for the winter, not back till april. Being highland coo mad I was gutted, had a look around the shop and bought quite a few highland coo items, staff very friendly

Mais uma parada rápida no passeio ao Loch Lomond e castelo de Stirling, com uma lojinha de artigos escoceses e...

Called in here on our way to Glasgow from Killin. We had a good look around freely and made a few purchases.

We stopped in here today and so glad we did, lovely wee place, loads of stuff to look through and a very welcoming lady and gent serving. Lovely clean toilets and just a lovely place in general. Will def be back soon.

Visited here while on a coach tour to see the hairy coos. Unfortunately didnt get a chance to go into the shop maybe next time. The coos are fab though I have a bit of an obsession with hairy coos so it made my day...

There is a lovely big car park here and ideal for the likes of buses wanting quick stop for tourists to be able to use the toilet, cafe and see and feed Highland Cattle as well as stock up on various souveneirs from cashmere to...

We stopped off here on our return to our hotel the building looked interesting but inside it was much like any other Scottish woollen mills in fact the prices were higher than the ones here in Norwich I was rather disappointed and sadly didn’t see...

Just as you enter Callendar from the north this is a Very good quality clothing and gift store for the visitor and the local person needing any clothing attire or giftware. They also have an attached restaurant with excellent home cooked meals.

Well... there are two sides to my review of this place... the food and the staff.

small shop with cafe behind, huge carpark which gets full of coaches very quickly. we had a cooked breakfast here and it was good value for money and very nice. good place to get souvenirs and biscuits to take back home too

Parada de carretera bien montada y acojedora, Tiene unas vacas de grandes cuernos en un redil, perfecto para hacer fotos, una tienda, una zona de cafes y de comidas. Servicio rapido, tienda completa, y una cantidad de servicios mas que suficiente, incluso uno extra que para mujeres para evitar largas esperas ( servicio extra con posibilidad de apertura)

Definitely a highlight of the trip – lovely and friendly shop, and was so excited to get to feed and pet the Highland cows!

La parada es solo por las vacas autóctonas, las vacas highlandesas. Son una monada las vacas lanudas. Por otra cosa no merece la pena

Great breakfast rolls and fab home made scotch pancakes. Good value and service. Decent shop & coo’s. Friendly staff - thank you. Would like to come at another time to try those scones and cakes! (2 adult & teenager)

Stopped by for a break and went into the cafe for tea.The staff four of them were sat at a table at the top of the stairs. One eventually came to the counter to serve. She was miserable and quite honestly rude. Everybody knows the look" do I really have to be here" The tables were dirty and the floor even worse. My tip is do not bother with this place, it needs envoiremental health to pop round unanounced if it is to change. Cannot imagine it will change the staffs attitude towards customers though, it's obviously a training issue so mangement must be just as bad.

We have been here recently but came back.. The highland cows are an attraction with the people...A good car park with plenty of spaces and toilets available..

Aunque sólo sea por ver a las famosas “vacas escocesas” (hairy coo), merece la pena la parada en esta tienda de souvenirs, que cuenta también con una pequeña cafetería. Es la típica parada de circuitos, por lo que suele estar muy concurrida. Un café o tentempié, estirar las piernas y, sobre todo, fotografiar las mencionadas vacas, que da gusto verlas, y además, se dejan acariciar.

Like most woollen mill shops, felt some of their prices rather high compared to others. Staff helpful and pleasant.

We came to the mill area specifically to see the Highland hairy cows. The mill had three cows. The female was a ginger color, the male black and the calf ginger. You can purchase food at the mill to feed the cows. A trip to Scotland isn't complete without seeing the hairy cows.

If you want to see (and feed) two adorable highland cattle, this is a must stop. The woolen store has a great selection of high quality products, as well.

Called in today and went to the cafe...Staff were unhelpful and food was disappointing...the place needs overhauled...such a shame as it used to be quite good! My advice....keep driving on!

This is where Hamish Dubh, son of Hamish the Highland Cow, lives with his wife Heather and their daughter Honey. The shop sells prepared bags of chopped tatties & carrots which the heavily-fringed cows somehow manage to spot you with and will come up to the fence for a snack. Whenever we pass, we always like to pop in and see these hirsute horned bovine beasts.

Go there get ripped off, cafe is expensive and staff unwelcoming, shop expensive, but if the target clientele (coach tours) are happy to get ripped off that’s their choice, personally I’ll be steering clear in future.

Reasonable car park..Lots of goods to buy in the shop...Restaurant attached to building...Outside toilets were clean.Outside novelty of feeding the cattle..Staff inside were friendly...Definitely worth a visit.

We stopped here to buy some warm clothing while on our holiday break. There is a good range for all ages, souvenirs, clothing, drink, food and there is a cafe out the back and some cows on site.

Plenty of products inside. Lots of Scottish items, tartan etc. Do buy feed for Hamish the Aberdeen Angus Cow outside, he's lovely!

Stopped in for a bite to eat today and they do an all day breakfast for £6.50 including tea and slice of toast and it is amazing. The staff are friendly and welcoming.They will help with any questions you have either it be about whisky,tartan or even tourist info.Will be back to this wee gem.

I really like this place! The previous reviews are all over the place; I think you just need to consider where and why you are here. The woolen is some of the best you will find in Scotland. The gift shop is loaded for shoppers. It is just minutes outside of Callander. As for the highland cattle....Hamish is the best. Make sure you have someone tell you the story of the little guy; seems his mom had a wandering eye.

We were on a 3-day tour in Scotland. We stopped here for lunch. It was very busy but we were told that it worths to wait as the food is amazing traditional Scottish. Omg, yes it was. We had the Cullen Skink soup and the Roasted Beef and some dessert. The soup was the best during our whole Scotland trip. The beef and the dessert were also so delicious.

Enormous amount of stock ( though I could have done with finding Chrystal's shortbread ), excellent prices and friendly staff.

Trossachs Woollen Mill is a nice stop, a convenient stop on your way to wherever you are heading. You can have a drink or a bite to eat, or you can do some last minute touristy shopping, if you wish. Prices are a bit expensive, but overall, perhaps reasonable. The highlight for us were their two "hairy coos" (cows), Honey and Hamish!

Very crowded when we stopped form lots of bus traffic so we'd say the time to stop is NOT 9:30 am . The food was fresh. The store had plenty of the usual Scotland buys and the staff were mediocre in friendliness.

You will find virtually everything you want at this pretty shop. They carry beautiful woolen socks, gloves cashmere scarfs and hats for those cold Scottish nights. Maybe you would enjoy a soft shawl for yourself or as a gift for someone back home. Lots of men’s women’s and children’s clothing and gifts. Also everything Scottish as a souvenir. Lots and lots of famous Walker shortbread to choose from.

A large gift shop with adjoins cafe. Toilet fascilities available. Friendly service from a traditional quick-stop cafe. Plenty of free car parking available.

What a fun roadside attraction. The woolen products are lovely but lost to us Floridians. Their knitwear, Lambs wool, outdoor clothing and Cashmere products are just beautiful. If not in the mood for such finery, they offer every imaginable Highland cow souvenirs. The facilities in an adjacent building were welcome to us road weary travelers. But never did I expect to see these two, giant docile creatures, Honey and hamish Dubh…like a cross between wooly mammoths and Texas Long Horn steers who have a huge appetite for the eggplant-like treats that are available in the store. Honey and Dubh are Highland cattle, a Scottish cattle breed. Most notable are their long horns and long wavy coats. They are raised primarily for the meat (and ability to draw in curious travelers.)

Stopped for a 3.50 delicious breakfast

Stopped at Kilmahog Woollen meal today. Ordered the soup for lunch (good) but when I asked for a glass of tap water to take my tablets I was told I had to buy bottled!! Thought they had to supply tap water by law?? Will never go back on principle

Es una tienda de souvenirs, que es parada de los tours, ya que tienen el toro y la vaca tipica de Escocia, con su pelaje, y su joven ternero. Este puesto tiene la ventaja de que los souvenirs, estan más baratos que el restos de sitios que he visitado por Escocia (salvo error u omisión).

Pubblicizzato ampiamente su brochure, riviste e web, questo negozio “puzza” di trappola per turisti fin troppo. Infatti, al suo interno si possono trovare quasi esclusivamente prodotti “made in China”, che di scozzese hanno dunque ben poco. I prezzi, tuttavia, sono allineati a quelli dei prodotti nazionali, dunque è meglio lasciar perdere, bersi un caffè al vicino coffe shop e proseguire verso altre destinazioni più convenienti e interessanti.

Not happy with the poor service at the restaurant - staff were not interested and simply pointed to a pre-packed toastie when asked. I will not be back

Area di sota con ampio parcheggio e recinto con le mucche Hamish, tipiche delle Highland. Negozio vasto e molto ben fornito con prezzi abbastanza buoni. Ristorante annesso ma non provato.

We stopped here on the route north for a short break. The location is magnificent with the surrounding hills.

Visited for breakfast. The woman serving was unwelcoming and looked like she hated her job. The food came out slowly in dribs and drabs. The actual food tasted good but totally let down by shocking service. Would not recommend or visit again.

The man with glasses maybe the owner can’t keep his eyes off the kids We ended up leaving early because of it Very uncomfortable place

We were looking forward to seeing local knitted garments but were presented with normal Edinburgh wool merchandise as seen in most town shopping malls.

We went to visit yesterday around noon,looking forward to a couple of nice rolls and sausage or bacon after a long journey,to be told no hot rolls after 11am,my autistic son was visibly upset as he doesn't do well with disappointment and certainly would not be pacified with a scone .The staff made no attempt to apologise or cheer us up in any way,infact they looked thoroughly bored and annoyed at having to work .We won't be going back

Went to the so called "restaurant" a few days ago and found the staff simply incompetent. When we arrived at 11:40 and asked for filled rolls with sausage etc they replied that they couldnt serve these after 11:30. Any other cafe/restaurant with any staff that actually want business would serve these all day. They are surrounded by farms for a start and they don't even sell burgers as a lunch etc. The only things you could get are out of date cheese rolls which someone in my family had to eat. The staff look bored and just seem like they have nothing better to do. I am pretty sure that they don't read their reviews either because nothing has improved. It is all going downhill there.

The tea was very nice but the scones must have been from a commercial mix because they were very dry. Suggest the jam would be better a spoonful from a normal sized bottle. The ladies toilet did not flush!

It took an hour to get three breakfasts done. We also had one order of breakfast rolls that they gave to us 15 minutes in and then proceeded to leave us empty handed for another 45 min. One breakfast arrive at the half hour mark and the other ten minutes later and the last one still hasn't come, I'm writing this review while I wait. The food when it came is quite small portions, but y'know that's Okay, but the eggs were overcooked and whilst I received two hash browns my boyfriend received two bits of bacon. Neither of us asked for that it just seems they have no portion sizes. It's not a bad 5hing to receive more it was just weird that it was more of a different thing for us both. Overall very disorganised and not worth the expense.

Hairy Highland coos! Can't tell you much about the woollen mill but can definitely say it's worth a visit to see Hamish and family. Hamish will happily eat out of your hand if you have a carrot or two to spare.

Most things made in China. Tourist trap. Don't bother going. Cows are cute, but so much fencing in front, can't even get a decent picture. We did not eat there, just went shopping

It was a cold and rainy day during our Highlands tour, and we stopped in this quaint small town for a break and snacks with tea. My wife was quite chilled, so we popped into the woolen mill store to find a scarf or shawl. She found a great "puffy" wool wraparound scarf, which she loves. And it kept her comfortable and warm for the rest of our Scotland tour. Good selections and varieties, reasonable prices, and some "bargain" or reduced items were available.

Cuando preparé el viaje, al traducir literalmente era fábrica de lanas, y pensé que era precisamente eso. Esperaba encontrar telares, ruecas, cardadores... pero resulta que es una parada de turistas. Hay una cafetería un poco cutre y una tienda de recuerdos con una luz muy tenue.

Leuke stop op onze trip door de highlands. Grote koeien en een restaurant voor een kop koffie. Een korte stop.

We stopped to have some breakfast on our way to Loch Ness and the experience couldnt have been worst. We ordered four large coffee and some cakes, but when we opened the lits of the take-away coffees, we realized that one of them was practically empty so although there was a long queue, I have just asked if they can prepared me the LARGE COFFEE I paid for. But the duty manager, a rude big man, took a jar of cold milk and put some in my coffee. I asked him for a LARGE COFFEE, not a small one with extra cold milk, and his answer was that the coffee had exactly 3 shoots of coffee as any other large coffee. I will definitely not come back to this place.

Nicely set out and with some good bargains at specific times of the year. Not just for the tourists this is well worth a visit for locals too. Nice friendly staff, a lovely location and an excellent café for snack and light lunch items, their breakfast rolls are excellent.

Stopped for lunch and wish we hadn't. Stale scones and poor tea. The water stains on the walls and ceilings behind the serving area make you wonder. The cafe area is needing a complete over haul.

With National Holidays coach and we stopped for a quick visit here. Nice shopping area with plenty of good ideas for gifts. Did not go to the café so can't rate the food, service or value for money. We simply didn't have time to drink a coffee. Lovely little place for shopping though.

Nicely set out, with some great gift ideas. A brilliant selection of alcoholic beverages. The Staff are really warm and welcoming.

Equivalente a un área de servicio. Suelen parar ahí las excursiones organizadas en autobús. Te lo venden como un lugar...

I popped in here in October for a snack lunch. At first I was impressed by the gift shop which looks bright and well stocked, but was less impressed by the adjoining tearoom where I had to wait for several minutes before someone appeared to serve me. I asked for soup and a filled roll and sat at one of the smaller empty tables. There were two other occupied tables at the time, but three of the remaining empty ones had used dishes on them, including mine. A woman appeared and ambled around, carefully ignoring me and took some dishes from one of the other tables, then started having a lengthy shouted conversation with a couple of the other visitors (presumably locals) from across the room. I was still ignored, but she then managed to remove the dishes from the second table, but didn't bother to clear up the crumbs and spilled drinks from the table surface. My table was only cleared of dishes when the soup and roll arrived, but the dirty table was never attended to the whole time I was there. The soup was OK, the roll less so, but if they can't be bothered to clean the tables it makes me wonder what the kitchen must look like. The whole place had a cheap and amateurish approach, and I won't be back. I expect as others have said they cater for the coach tours in summer, however if you go to the bother of building a tourist facility why not make it a decent one? It's not rocket science.

stopped off here just to browse and have ended up buying as we seem to catch bargains, with an added bonus of a café we enjoyed soup of the day went for a regular and should have really gone for a large as it was lush.

Parada de del tour por las Highlands de Viajar por Escocia. Buen desayuno, recomiendo el bacon roll (bocadillo de beacon) por 3£.

Ok, full disclosure... I've never had a meal here (in fact, I didn't even know they served food until I read some of the other reviews...) and only bought one scarf, which I lost within the week. But I'm ever the sucker for fluffy animals and when I found out you could buy bags of veggies to feed to the shaggy coos, I was sold. Yes, it's touristy. Yes, you're bascially paying them to feed their animals. Yes, you have to fight for room with the hordes of coach tourists who've seemingly made this place one of their must-see stops. But when you're stuffing carrots into the face of a young shaggy coo and inadvertently get your hand licked, it's worth it. Ah lubs these animals.

Light lunch good coffee and a pleasant area to sit after a bit of shopping staff very helpful can get busy

The disabled access here is not good. signage very poor and when you do find it, it is a very long way round.

Just another tacky touristy ' woolen mill ' type shop. The cafe is even worse. My ice cream had been melted and refrozen, a health hazzard in my opinion. This is just a stop off point for coaches full of gullible members of the tea and a pee brigade.

We called in this morning, theoretically for coffee on our journey North, but all the various tour companies seem to make for this cafe as an initial stop, and in the busy summer season, and additionally with Edinburgh full of Festival visitors, there appeared to be no plan or increased staff numbers to cope with the influx. The net result was an impossibly long queue and disappointment. Surely there is a case here for added staff, or alternatively for the tour companies to stagger their visiting times or spread themselves between more cafes.

Thought this place was pretty grotty and in need of refurbishment. If it wasn't for the Highland Cows I'm afraid we wouldn't of bothered stopping!

Great place with very helpful staff. Coffee &amp; cake break before long road trip. Prefect shop to pick up a few presents and plenty parking.

Lovely place with very helpful staff. Coffee and cake break and a time to stretch one's legs. Well stocked shop, a good selection of eats in the café.Hairy cows in the adjacent field, good parking.

Dropped in on a drive around the area found that both the shop and restaurant are good value for the money.Quick lunch, freshly made sandwiches and soup after spending too long browsing and buying in the shop.Highland cattle are friendly and photogenic, it is a pity that they are now so far behind safety barriers.