Things to do locally
Activities: Arts/Crafts Birnam Arts and Conference Centre. Changing programme of visual arts, music, dance and drama. Beatrix Potter garden, exhibition and shop. Bird watching Loch of the Lowes Ceramic Studio Going Pottie. Paint your own ceramics studio. Fishing Butterstone Loch Golfing Excellent courses in Dunkeld, Blairgowrie, Alyth and Pitlochry Mountain Biking Various paths, cycle route map available Outdoor activities PGL Activity Day camps for 8 -16 year olds with abseiling, kayaking, motor sports and more. Naelimits - White water rafting, cliff jumping, canyoning, river bugging etc.
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Sites of interest: Blair Atholl Castle Ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl Dunkeld Cathedral Beautifully preserved 15th Cathedral Scone Palace Original home of the stone of destiny. Crowning place of the Scottish Kings The Crannog Iron age dwelling at Kenmore Loch Tay Eradour Whisky distillery at Moulin Pitlochry |
Walks: Birnam Walk A lovely walk along the banks of the River Tay past the Birnam Oak so famous in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The Hermitage An interesting walk along the river Braan. Take in a spectacular waterfall, some of the largest trees in Britain and walk through a variety of woodland to Ossian’s cave home of the giant! Loch Ordie Uphill from Butterstone to this beautiful loch. Wildlife in abundance. The Dunkeld Larches Short ramble along a riverside, woodland path on the doorstep. Birnam Hill Fairly strenuous walk climbing to over 1000 feet with spectacular views. |