Our Story
The story of Re-Inversnaid begins with founder Jill, whose deep love for wild places and wildlife has shaped her life over the past three decades. An explorer at heart, Jill has traveled to over 70 countries, including 18 across Africa, where her passion for conservation truly took root.
Jill’s adventures in Africa—volunteering, guiding, trekking, and even cycling the continent—led her to retrain as a professional wildlife guide in Southern Africa. Time spent walking in the footsteps of elephants in Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, and South Africa grounded her respect for the wilderness and reinforced her belief that landscapes need both stewards and storytellers.
And Then...
Upon returning to Scotland, Jill sought a home that mirrored the landscapes she loved: rugged, raw, and full of quiet power. She found it in a former Hunting Lodge and Photographic Retreat, tucked within an ancient oak temperate rainforest. Overlooking Loch Lomond, where the West Highland Way meets the Great Trossachs Path, this tranquil wild spot has long inspired poets, painters, and creatives including Gerard Manley Hopkins, Wordsworth, and Sir Walter Scott.
Though many pass through Inversnaid briefly, few stay long enough to truly experience its wild essence. That’s when the idea for Re-Inversnaid was born: a place where people could connect with the land, stay longer, and become part of its living story.
Our Values
Wild, Warm & Regenerative
At Re-Inversnaid, sustainability isn’t an add-on, it’s the starting point. Sustainability maintains; regeneration restores. Everything we do, from how you arrive to how we restore the land, aims to give more than we take. We believe that when done with care, travel can be a force for ecological repair. Every stay, every retreat, every workshop supports active restoration of this unique landscape you walk through, sleep besides, and return home rejuvenated by. Regenerative travel isn't about ticking boxes, it’s about staying somewhere that stays with you. We hope that what you experience here changes how you see the world, and your role in it.
This is not about going back to nature, it’s about going forward with it.
Sustainable Regeneration
We’re restoring Victorian gardens into native woodland with oak, birch, alder, and hazel, bringing biodiversity back.
Low Carbon Journeys
From March to October, guests can reach us by public transport—via the Caledonian Sleeper and Cruise Loch Lomond ferry.
Low-Impact Living
We minimise our footprint with efficient stoves, biodegradable products, upcycled furnishings, and low-tech where possible.
Community & Connection
Through local partnerships, and conservation volunteer days, we create space for learning and connection with the land.
Global roots, Local Soil
Our founder brings her experience as an African wilderness guide—shaping travel that’s immersive and respectful.
Our Testimonials
A highlight of my experience was getting to learn all of the thought process behind Jill's projects-always with sustainability in mind.
Claire
France - January 2025
Jill's passion and efforts to restore the surrounding native woodland and cultivate self-sustaining practices on the land shine through each task at hand, no matter how small.
Shaye
Canada - December 2024
It’s evident that Jill cares deeply for this place and has a real vision for the lodge & land's restoration and potential.
Jolene
Canada - January 2025
Sustainable Travel
Located in the heart of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, Re-Inversnaid sits on the eastern banks of Loch Lomond, nestled within one of the UK’s last fragments of temperate rainforest — a globally rare ecosystem rich with oak, birch, mosses, lichens, and life.
Sustainability doesn’t begin when you get here — it begins with how you travel.
We actively promote sustainable travel, making it easy to reach us via public transport: bus or train, and then boat from Tarbet for seven months a year (April-October). Between November and March the nearest bus station is in Aberfoyle and the nearest mainline train stations are in Stirling and Glasgow. If flying is your only option, we are almost equidistant between Glasgow and Edinburgh International Airports.
About Us
A place shaped by wilderness, story and regeneration.