The Trust that preserves the iconic 124-year-old Steamship Sir Walter Scott has recently secured a building warrant to start constructing a scenic tower and lookouts.

Over 2,000 visitors and locals celebrated the festive season at Loch Katrine by joining Santa Sailings and New Year Steamship cruises.

New stories reveal the role of Captain John MacKinnon and his family on the early years of the operation of the 123-year-old Steamship Sir Walter Scott.

Following a three-year absence due to cracked boilers, Loch Katrine's historic Steamship Sir Walter Scott, built in 1899, is due to resume sailing this weekend after completing a £750,000 restoration project.

Work is underway at Loch Katrine to install a 188-metre path to the landmark Rhoderick Dhu viewpoint, where Sir Walter Scott was inspired to write his epic poem Lady of the Lake, published in 1810.

The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust has secured a £231,000 grant for a stunning landmark lookout tower and two high-quality viewpoints at Loch Katrine.

The restoration of an historic Scottish steamship will not only secure the future of the much loved vessel it could also mark a turning point in delivering cleaner, more sustainable steam power.

After two challenging years there is some optimism at Loch Katrine about a strong recovery in the UK and overseas tourist markets during the season ahead.

The S.O.S., Save our Steamship public funding appeal, has entered a crucial phase with a final push to raise the outstanding funds required to restore the historic Steamship Sir Walter Scott.

Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust is spearheading an initiative which will result in over £1 million being invested in visitor infrastructure improvements at Loch Katrine and in the wider Trossachs area.

The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust has received the green light from the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park to reinstate the historic Roderick Dhu Path.

The charitable trust that looks after the 121-year-old Sir Walter Scott Steamship has launched an urgent appeal to preserve the iconic steamship and get her back sailing on Loch Katrine.

A new eco-camp opens on the shores of Loch Katrine, where some of the first early travellers to Scotland stayed in wicker and bracken huts in the late 1700s and early 1800s.