Countryside holiday with toddlers

[Spanieljoker]

I have 2 daughters, 3 and 1 yo
We are considering a move around the area of Killearn/Balfron
We would like to book a holiday (1 or 2 weeks) in a countryside cottage to get a feel of the area and decide if we really like the area. I would like to try to do this off-season because it’s probably a better time to do this.
when would you recommend we book our stay? And any villages rec ?

many thanks ☺️

nice villages. blanefield is nice too. and drymen - if you like it there you can usually find deals online for the buchanan arms hotel and spa (the spa is not fancy). not sure about hotels in the places you like though sorry.

im not sure about schools these days but the main disadvantage for me is the lack of train station to all these places. the nearest one is milngavie.

it’s nice there too but a bigger town, busier with a large tesco, waitrose and aldi etc. My friend from balfron shopped in milngavie weekly and bought a few bits from the co-op in balfron or killearn during the week.

Drymen came to my mind too, there are quite a few decent sized hotels and some air b n b's there. Its also not far from glasgow/stirling if you want to do day trips.

September would be a good time to.visit as the weather can be ok then, although maybe seeing it in tne rain might give a more realistic representation of 90% of the time here.