Date: 19/04/2019

The last paddle steamer built in Britain is opening up to visitors for the summer season. The Maid of the Loch is undergoing major restoration work at its berth at Balloch on Loch Lomond. From Friday, the public can enjoy the newly-refurbished tea room and go on tours of the boat and nearby slipway.

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Historic paddle steamer opens to visitors

BBC News

Loch Lomond's Maid of the Loch boasts a newly-refurbished tearoom as it reopens for Easter.

Related images

Pier in use - see the heaving line being thrown - as PS Maid of the Loch berths in 1976. Note the catenary at Balloch Pier station on the far right. Originally opened as Balloch Wharf in 1850, the station closed to passengers in September 1986.
Location: Balloch Pier
Company: Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
//1976 Colin Miller

Maid of the Loch berthed at Balloch Pier in September 2007 alongside the remains of the former station platform.
Location: Balloch Pier
Company: Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
09/09/2007 John Furnevel

The paddle steamer Maid of the Loch photographed on Loch Lomond in September 1955 on one of her regular trips out from Balloch Pier.
Location: Loch Lomond
Company: Piers on Loch Lomond
06/09/1955 A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)