Activities
Local Walks
Spoilt for choice right from the doorstep with trips to the Lochs Broom, Tummel, Ordie and Oisinneach, as well as the walks around Loch Faskally, Pitlochry Dam, Killiecrankie and of course the grounds of Blair Castle where entry is free with your stay.
Walk through towering Douglas Fir & watch the thunderous Black Linn Falls, The Hermitage in Dunkeld is a favourite.
Nearby Munros:
• Beinn Jearg & the three peaks of Beinn a’ghlo including Carn Liath, Blair Atholl
• Ben Vrackie, Pitlochry
• Schiehallion, Breadalbane
Equestrian
• Riders of the storm in Killiecrankie
• Mains of Taymouth Riding Stables
Golf
• Blair Atholl Golf
• Pitlochry Golf
• Dunkeld and Birnam Golf Club
Activities
You can plan more extreme outdoor activities in nearby towns and villages. Suitable for all ages, there’s something for everyone.
• Nae Limits, Ballinluig
• Landmark, Aviemore
• Highland Wildlife Park, Kingussie
• Active kids, Stanley
• Clay Pigeon Shooting, Dunkeld
• Bunjee jump in Killiekrankie
• Landrover Experience
• Rannoch & Tummel Watersports
• Scottish Quads, Pitlochry
• Private foraging tours can be arranged with Tamara Colchester from Plant Listening or join the seasonal walks at Blair Castle.
If you are visiting in winter, Aviemore and Glenshee ski centres are both approximately an hour’s drive away. The chair lifts are also open throughout the summer months, great for mountain biking and hiking.
Bike Hire
• Progression Bikes Scotland
• Etape Caledonia Biking Event
• Escape Route, Pitlochry
Historic Sites and Museums
• Blair Castle & Gardens (Free entry with your stay)
• The Hermitage, Dunkeld
• Dunkeld Cathedral
• Scone Palace
• Glamis Castle
• The Fortingall Yew
• Pitlochry Dam visitor centre
• Birnam Arts & Beatrix Potter Museum
Cinema & Theatre
Local Cinemas are in Aberfeldy or Perth
• Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy
• Perth Playhouse
There is the wonderful Festival Theatre in Pitlochry.
Blair Castle hosts events including theatre, cinema and orchestra performances.
Breweries and Distilleries
• Blair Athol, Pitlochry
• Dewar’s Distillery, Aberfeldy
• Persie Gin
Shopping
Dunkeld has a charming array of shops, boutique food shops, famous bakeries and a great craft & antiques centre. Pitlochry has gift shops and lots of mountaineering and outdoor equipment shops.
Or head north to the House of Bruar (the Harrods of the north) just past Blair Atholl.
For antique lovers, the Rait Antique Centre located outside Perth.