www.perthshire.co.uk Website for Perthshire

www.angusanddundee.co.uk  Website for Angus

www.greatscotland.co.uk  Perthshire and Angus

Take your holiday this year in the heartland of Scotland. 

PERTHSHIRE

Perthshire is the heart of Scotland, with lochs and woods and fertile farming countryside. Pitlochry, Dunkeld, Blair Atholl, and Crieff – all are attractive holiday towns with Thistle Parks nearby from where it is easy to take day trips to explore the surrounding area. Blair Castle, near Pitlochry, is one of the major visitor attractions in Scotland and in the town  are Blair Atholl Distillery and the smallest distillery in the country – Edradour.  it is fascinating to learn about the craft, whether or not you like the product!  In Perth you should visit the Farmers' Market - one of the best in Scotland - on the first Saturday in the month.

In Blair Atholl you can hire bikes and try out the local trails, or visit the Heritage Museum and the working Blair Atholl Watermill, where you can also try out the home-baking.

Head west from Pitlochry and you pass through Aberfeldy (Dewar’s World of Whisky and Castle Menzies) before reaching Kenmore and Loch Tay, home of the Scottish Crannog Centre, an accurate representation of what a dwelling was like in the Iron Age; fascinating for both adults and children.  If you enjoy wild countryside, then head west along Rannoch Moor to Rannoch Station, one of the most remote in Scotland.

If you want some retail therapy on holiday, then Perth on the River Tay has interesting shops while nearby is Scone Palace (the original home of the Stone of Destiny,, stolen by Edward I of England in the 13th century..  If it's a race-day at Scone Racecourse, enjoy the races and perhaps take a gamble! 

ANGUS
The county of Angus has plenty to attract visitors – Blairgowrie is a busy market town in the heart of this farming county, and is a good starting point from which to explore the Angus Glens, ideal for walking. - try Glen Prosen, Glen Isla, Glen Clova and Glen Esk. 

Arbroath on the east coast has good beaches and facilities to entertain the children. For castle-lovers, Glamis Castle, not far from Forfar, with its royal connections (Queen Elizabeth, the late Queen Mother, was born here), and House of Dun by Montrose, owned by the National Trust of Scotland, are both well worth a visit. 

Perthshire and Angus are also great for bird-watchers.  Loch of the Lowes near Dunkel has ospreys, great crested grebes, coots, mallards, herons and goldeneye ducks.  Montrose Basin is great for sea-birds and migrating birds. 

DUNDEE, CITY OF DISCOVERY
Dundee, on the Firth of Tay, is the home of the RRS Discovery – the ship on which Scott sailed to the Antarctic. The ship and its qvisitor centre present a vivid picture of what life was like for these intrepid explorers a hundred years ago. Near Discovery is Sensation, the science centre, which will entertain you and your children for hours;  lots of hands-on activities for you all to try out. And not far away is Verdant Works, a visitor centre which illustrates the lives of the people who worked in the jute factories in the 19th century.
 
 

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