The Last – and until recently, the only – time I visited Loch Tredach Inn & Retreat was in late 2024, when the region was in the depths of winter. Unsurprisingly, with the changing of the seasons comes a brighter, warmer feel to the setting and what – if memory serves correctly – are a number of small changes to the design. All of which gives plenty of reason for a return visit.
Welcome to the enchanting Loch Tredach Inn and Retreat – a place where romance and magic come together to create unforgettable memories.
Loch Tredach Inn and Retreat About Land description
The setting is a Full private region leveraging the Land Capacity bonus, and the majority of the landscaping and décor is by region holder Isabelle Larkspur.
I say largely, because the entire north-eastern extent of the region is given over to a private residence and its gardens and surrounds. These have been landscaped in keeping with the rest of the region by the property holder allowing them to merge seamlessly with it but are most definitely not open to public rambling. This property extends down a portion of the the east side of the region to butt up against the Landing Point.
Signs notify visitors that the land around the large house is private and a 30-second delay security system will also give fair warning before the hammer drops (to use an auctioneering term); but do take care when first arriving so as not to wander north from the Landing Point. Even with a long delay on actions being taken, encountering a warning from a security system so soon after arriving within a setting can be off-putting to the point of leaving anyway, which would be a shame because Loch Tredach has a lot that’s worth seeing.
Outside of this residence, the rest of the region is free to explore, and so long as you heed the signs the private residence doesn’t really interfere with ramblings and spending time relaxing along the way.
As noted, not a lot had physically changed since my December 2024 visit, but the colour Isabelle has brought forth for summer totally change the appearance of the setting from one of winter’s charm, excuses for skating and the excitement around Christmas and the New Year, to one very much of beauty, tranquillity and romance.
In my wanderings, I noted several elements I recalled from that first visit, if not their exact position in relation to one another. This made their rediscovery feel somewhat like bumping into old acquaintances. The Aviary, the ruined folly offering a bibliophile’s hideaway, the pavilions, the arching little wooden bridges – all served to pop-up in greeting as I explored.
With the arrival of summer, deer have come to enjoy the grazing of the grasslands and the shelter of the woodlands; geese patrol the shores of the inland lake, and foxes and rabbits roam and play whilst seagulls have come inland to circle overhead.
The Landing Point sits to the east of the region as noted, being located on the south-eastern headland. It presents my kind of coffee house (“Bad Day? Coffee. Good Day? Coffee. Lots of Work to Do? Coffee”). It offers indoor and outdoor seating, with more to be found in a garden shed converted into a little summer house close by (beyond which the private land commences). A large lighthouse sits out the southern bluff of the headland, with a little camp site between it and the coffee house.
Exploring the region from here is achieved by following the path down to a covered bridge passing over the narrow channel marking the exit point from the region’s large central lake – on the shore of which the Landing Point sat at the time of my original visit.
To the west the region retains its air of misty age and wintry mystery within the open-air event space occupying the north-west with its sense of age and history with the columns and ruins. The latter include the TLC Chapels Ruins, complete with wisps and phantoms of mist wrapping themselves around it. The Chapel is a personal favourite of mine I frequently use in my own builds, and here it offers a kind of “private” dance space set to one side of the main dance floor, although I cannot help but feel it really deserves some added décor; it was simply created to be decorated.
Alongside of this, but separated from it by a curtain wall of rock, is the mystical-feeling “winter’s gorge”. Here is a place of great crystalline walls backed against the high blocks of rock. The waters here are eternally frozen and snow surrounds them at the feet of the tall crystals. It’s a place watched over by the Spirit Maiden and where exotic flowers grow and a stone stairway climbs a gentle turn into the clouds to reach a floating island of rock, a romantic retreat in itself. It would perhaps be nice to see this location have its own EEP setting (shape allowing), but in lieu of this I do suggest flipping your time of day over to Midnight whilst within it to full capture its beauty.
Elsewhere, there’s the gentle looping walk that carries visitors to the reading nook folly as it and converted shed before returning to the large red house which sits to the south of the region on the main paths coming down from the Landing Point, and which appears to be open to the public. There’s also the path up another gorge to a little snug overlooking the feet of the waterfalls which created the gorge and fee its fast-flowing stream.
And all of this barely touches on the level of detail awaiting discovery. These include multiple places to sit, some obvious, others tucked away and perhaps easily missed. Itan dancing columns are also to be found throughout the region giving people the freedom to dance almost anywhere (including up on the floating island!), and more.
Whilst the public expanse of the region has its own Shared Environment which gives it a further air of romantic mystery, it also lends itself to other EEP settings for those wishing to experiment with their photography (I’ve used one personal EEP for the photos here). All of which reaffirms Loch Tredach Inn & Retreat an ideal visit and photogenic visit.
SLurl Details
- Loch Tredach Inn & Retreat (Tredach, rated Moderate)
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