Elite Traveler Spring 2022

EXPLORE NEWHOTELS by Samantha Coles

Cameron House SCOTLAND

While Scotland is magical all year round, it holds a particular majesty in the winter months, when it’s a veritable cornucopia of ethereal beauty, with deep green forests, snowcapped mountains and eerie, serene landscapes. It is my preferred time to visit — so book ahead for your winter getaway. Well-known the world over for its many, many lochs (there are some 30,000 in the country), the magical waters hold a captivating allure (and apparently some monsters...). Loch Lomond is a vast freshwater loch — 24 miles long — that crosses the Highland Boundary Fault (the boundary between the Lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands) and is often referred to as a gateway to the Highlands. Loch Lomond is surrounded by hills, including Ben Lomond on the eastern shore, which is 3,196 ft in height and the most southerly of the Scottish Munro peaks. Sitting prettily on the banks of the loch is Cameron House, a 17th-century baronial mansion-