Places to visit and things to
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| Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness,
St Andrews and the east coast with its' pretty
fishing towns, are about an hour and a half away.
Stirling and the lochs and mountains of the Highlands
are even closer. Our road network is good and
suffers far less traffic than the south and the
major centres can be reached by train as well. |
Pitlochry |
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Pitlochry
Festival Theatre
A professional company performing six plays over
six days in the summer. |
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Pitlochry
Dam and Fish Ladder
For the visiting angler this is a must see. Around
3000 salmon ascend the ladder every year. There
is an underwater viewing gallery. May, September
and October are the best time to go, but there
is always a chance of a seeing a passing salmon. |
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Edradour
Distillery
This is the smallest distillery in Scotland. |
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Loch
Faskally and the River
Tummel
Boating and fishing on a sheltered and very pretty
loch and a main tributary of the Tay.
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Walks
Numerous well signed walks from low level along
the river and loch to hills and mountains.
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Blair Atholl |
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Blair
Castle
One of the most famous Scottish
castles.
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Tay
Forest Park
Just six miles away, includes some of the most
scenic areas in the Highlands. Visit the Queens
View Visitor Centre and cycle or walk through
the forests. The Queens View is Scotland's most
photographed location. |
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Aberfeldy |
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AberfeldyWeather.com
The local Met Office weather forecaster. 5 day
forecasts and bags of info. |
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Aberfeldy
Gallery
Art Gallery for contemporary artists |
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Glenlyon
Gallery
Gallery by Alan Hayman one of Scotland's leading
wildlife artists. |
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Bolfracks
Gardens
Gardens open to the public at the Bolfracks Estate. |
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Dewars
World of Whisky
Extensive heritage centre and distillery tours.
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Loch
Tay
Fishing, boating, loads of
walks and picnic spots. |
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Perth |
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Scone
Palace
The place where all Scottish kings were crowned.
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Caithness
Crystal Factory
Home of Scottish glass making. Using traditional
paperweight manufacturing techniques such as millefiori
and lampwork Caithness Glass is able to produce
stunning contemporary, as well as abstract, glassware. |
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Perth
Racecourse |
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Glamis |
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Glamis
Castle
Childhood home of the late Queen Mother |
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Crieff |
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Glenturret
Distillery
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Crieff
Visitor Centre |
