PERTHSHIRE ATTRACTIONS

Abernethy Round Tower
74ft high, slender tapering tower, lower part dates from the 9th century - one of only two in Scotland

Perthshire Visitor Centre - Tel : 01738-787696
Incorporating the Macbeth Experience, restaurant and shops

Blair Castle
White, turreted baronial castle dating from 1269. Home to the Duke of Atholl and the Atholl Highlanders
The Bruar Falls - 3 miles to the west of Blair Atholl
River Bruar cascades down through rocky chasms and over great gleaming slabs of granite (visited by Robert Burns).
The Pass of Killiecrankie and the Soldier's Leap
Magnificent wooded gorge with the famous Soldier's Leap - a 54ft jump made by one of Mackay's soldiers to escape from the Highlanders!

Earthquake House
Built in 1874 to house one of the earliest seismometers in the world - still has a modern working instrument
Scottish Tartan Museum
Over 1300 tartans - look up your name and determine which tartan you are eligible to wear

Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre - Tel : 01764-679469
Award winning wildlife centre set in 100 acres of beautiful Perthshire hills
Crieff Visitor Centre - Tel : 01764-654014
Craft centre famous for its paperweights and pottery
Drummond Castle Gardens - Tel : 01764-681550
One of the finest formal gardens in Europe - first laid out in the early 17th century
Drummond Trout Farm & Fishery - Tel : 01764-670500
Feed the fish, enjoy the views, spy on the wildlife or catch your tea!
Glenturret Distillery - Tel : 01764-656565
Scotland's Oldest Distillery - home of The Glenturret single malt
Innerpeffray Library
The oldest public library in Scotland, founded in 1690
Macrosty Park
Crieff's Oasis - fun for all the family
Stuart Crystal - Tel : 01764-654004
Crystal and china emporium

National Trust Houses & Ell Shop - Tel : 013502-727460
20 Houses in Dunkeld dating from 1689
The Hermitage
Mixed conifer and deciduous woodlands with picturesque folly built in 1758
Loch of the Lowes
Nature Reserve where ospreys can be watched from a hide

Balvaird Castle
Castle ruins used in the filming of Macbeth

The Scottish Crannog Centre - Tel : 01887-830583
Travel back in time 2,500 years to see how crannog dwellers lived in their ancient loch dwellings

Ben Lawers
Perthshire's highest mountain (3984ft) with views from the Atlantic to the North Sea

RSPB Vane Farm
On the southern shores of Loch Leven learn about the many variety of migratory birds
Loch Leven Castle
Castle ruins where Mary, Queen of Scotswas imprisoned in 1567

Muthill Folk Museum
Museum depicting life in the village from by gone days

North Inch
"The playground of Perth" - recreation area
Moncrieffe Hill Wood
Two miles south of Perth - 333 acre wood with magnificent views and abundant wildlife
Perth Leisure Pool - Tel : 01738-630535
Fun and excitement for everyone - two giant flumes, wild water channel, whirlpools, waterfalls etc.
Fergusson Gallery - Tel : 01738-441944
Converted former waterworks (1832) containing the most extensive collection of J.D.Fergusson's work
The Black Watch Regimental Museum - Tel : 01738-621281
Housed in Balhousie Castle, Perth
Perth Mart Visitors Centre - Tel : 01738-474170
Higfhland Farm Life Show and Animal Farm adjacent to the famous Perth Auction Market
Caithness Glass - Tel : 01738-637373
Watch skilled glassmakers turn molten glass into beautiful handcrafted paperweights
Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park
Woodland walks and views across Perth to the Tay and beyond
Quarrymill Woodland Park
More outdoor activities north of Perth
Norie Miller Riverside Walk
Beautiful walk along the banks of the Tay through landscaped gardens
Perth Museum and Art Gallery
Ideal for a wet day
Rodney Gardens
Pleasant formal garden in the grounds of the Rodney Pavilion and close to the Norie Miller Riverside Walk
Lower City Mills
Working victorian oatmeal mill
Perth Theatre
Perth's Repertory Theatre with restaurant and bar - ideal for a night out when visiting Perth
Bell's Heather Garden
Garden devoted to Scotland's ubiquitous shrub
Branklyn Garden
The finest two acres of garden in the country
The Fair Maid's House
Home of the virtuous Catharine Glover, the Fair Maid of Perth
Perth Race Course - Tel: +44(0)1738 551597
at Scone Palace Park

Blair Athol Distillery - Tel : 01796-472234
Founded in 1798 distilling the malt whisky that goes into Bell's scotch whisky
Edradour Distillery - Tel : 01796-472095
Scotland's smallest distillery and last one to produce a handcrafted malt
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Drama, concerts and foyer events
Hydroelectric Dam and Fish Ladder
Has an observation chamber where you can see the ingenious method of ensuring that the salmon cycle is not broken

Scone Palace
19th century restoration of 16th century and earlier buildings - the home of the Stone of Destiny (now housed in Edinburgh Castle)