Things to See on YourScottish Holiday

So Many Places to Visit From Your Holiday Base in Blairgowrie.

The Cateran Ecomuseum - A Museum Without Walls

We have a really unusual museum in our area, IT IS OUR AREA! Use the fantastic Cateran Ecomuseum to discover the heritage and culture of our area. Find out more

Many of Scotland's most famous heritage sites lie in close proximity to Blairgowrie:

• Glamis Castle, Angus : Childhood home of the late Queen Mother and legendary setting for Shakespeare's ‘Macbeth'. 01307 840393
• Scone Palace, Perth : Historic crowning place of Kings of Scots 01738 552300
• Arbroath Abbey, Angus : Site of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 in which Scotland 's nobles swore their independence 01241 878756
• Balmoral Castle, Royal Deeside : Built for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert , a private home of the Royal family where they enjoy 2 months in Autumn. 013397 42534
• Edinburgh Castle : A year round lively programme of events for everyone at Edinburgh Castle.

Discover the traditional distilleries of Scotland:

there are 5 within an hour of Blairgowrie, and famous Speyside is only 2 hours drive away.

• Erdradour Distillery, Nr Pitlochry : Scotland's smallest Distillery 01796 472095
• The Glenturret Distillery Crieff : Scotland's oldest distillery and home of The Famous Grouse Blended whisky 01764 656565
• Dewar's World of Whisky, Aberfeldy : A global brand from small family beginnings . 01887822010
• Bell's Blair Athol Distillery, Pitlochry : Single malt production and follow the art of blending some of Scotland 's finest blends. 017996 472161
• Royal Lochnagar Ditillery, Ballater : Local distillery to Balmoral 013397 42700

Visitor Centres and Family attractions

offer something to everyone, no matter what your age or interest:

• Discovery Point & RRS Discovery : Soak up Martime history and experience life with Captain Scott on an epic Antartic adventure. 01382 309060
• Beatrix Potter Exhibition, Birnam Both children and adults alike will enjoy learning about how the wildlife rich Perthshire inspired many of her famous characters 01350 727674
• Loch of The Lowes Visitor Centre, (SWT) Dunkeld : Most popular in May to watch Ospreys. Excellent observation hide to view pine martin, red squirrel, many wildfowl and other birds. 01350 727337
• Active Kid Adventure Park, Stanley : Keep the kids happy with pedal go karts, trampolines, crazy golf, small animal farm, etc, reward yourself with excellent homebaking. 01738 827286
• Stanley Mills, Stanley (HS ): New hi tech interactive visitor experience at the spectacular 18th Century water mill complex on the majestic River Tay 01738 828268
• J M Barrie's birthplace, Kirriemuir : The creator of Peter Pan much to see in this delightful Angus country town from Camera Obscura to a living-willow crocodile 0844 4932142
• The Helix : The Helix has been around since 2003, borne from an idea to create a local greenspace that connects and engages with its local communities. Here you can see the Kelpies