MY family has recently joined the swarms in Scotland who can only holiday when schools are off.

I've not quite adjusted to this limitation, and so I approached the end of last term longing for a change of scene but with nothing organised.

Ignoring by father's warnings about venturing out in a motor vehicle on a public holiday, I jumped at a last minute opportunity to spend Easter at Inverbeg Holiday Park on the shores of Loch Lomond. On the morning of Good Friday my husband and I piled the three children in the car thinking even if the traffic was bad, it wasn't too far to travel.

In fact we arrived at Loch Lomond Shores, the shopping and leisure hub at the Glasgow end of the loch, with the sweetie stash largely in tact. We all enjoyed fish and chips and then headed for the Sea Life Aquarium to admire a range of species that had not been fried in batter.

The staff were fantastically friendly and, while it's not be a big centre, every effort had gone into engaging children of different ages.

Nothing, however, beat the excitement of arriving at our Inverbeg Holiday Park lodge. The children ran to explore the rooms while my husband and I sifted through the generous welcome pack.

The lodge was comfortable and very well furnished - a lovely place to relax. You might expect fluffier towels, given the five star rating, but that was pretty much the only drawback.

There are around 160 caravans and lodges at Inverbeg, with just a dozen currently available for hire. It has a calm air and it was lovely taking our young tribe down to the water to skim stones after tea and still have everyone in their pyjamas for a reasonable time.

On Saturday there was an activity afternoon with egg-and-spoon races, face painting and an Easter egg hunt. There was a really nice atmosphere. Inverbeg run other events through-out the year and they have a wee snug where older ones can take themselves to watch a DVD on rainy days.

Earlier on Saturday we took a Cruise Loch Lomond boat trip - though it felt like a crowded water-taxi with snatches of commentary added. It was good to explore the village of Luss though and browse cute shops like Luss General Store.We had an excellent meal at the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel which offers finer dining for adults and crowd-pleasing kids meals. The front of house staff should smile more because they are doing a great job.

We were all sorry to leave Iverbeg Holiday Park on Monday morning, and the roads were a bit jammed, but I'm sure we will go back - bank holiday or not.

Inverbeg Holiday Park can be found at www.inverbeg.com or contacted by telephone on 01436 860267.

To reach from Glasgow leave the M8 at junction 30, join the M898, then merge onto the A82 for Crianlarich. The park is on the right after Luss.

the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel is in Luss and found at www.lochlomondarmshotel.com For the Sea Life centre visit www.visitsealife.com/loch-lomond.