Waverley Hotel, 88-92 Main Street, Callander, FK17 8BD. Tel. 01877 330245.

FORTH VALLEY PUB OF THE YEAR 2006

This pub is renowned for its range and quality of beers with 4 handpumps in use during the winter and eight during the summer. The hotel is on the edge of the Trossachs National Park and is on the Perthshire Whisky Trail. Meals available. Runs local beer festivals during September and December.