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Loch Tummel from Queen's View in Perthshire, Scotland.

Visiting Queen’s View, Loch Tummel, Perthshire: practical guide for first-timers

Queen's View is a scenic viewpoint and visitor facility on the north shore of Loch Tummel in Highland Perthshire. It's managed by Forestry and Land Scotland on land adjacent to Tay Forest Park, with the café, visitor centre, and car parks now operated by a…

Visiting Blair Castle and Gardens, Blair Atholl: practical guide for first-timers

Blair Castle and Gardens is a white-harled Scottish baronial castle and 9-acre garden on the Atholl Estates, located at Blair Atholl near Pitlochry in Perthshire, and home to the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and the only private army in Europe legally permitted to bear…

Dunkeld Cathedral in Dunkeld, Perthshire.

Visiting Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire: practical guide for first-timers

Dunkeld Cathedral is a partly ruined medieval cathedral and active Church of Scotland parish church on the north bank of the River Tay in the village of Dunkeld, Perthshire. It is managed jointly by Historic Environment Scotland (the ruins and grounds) and Dunkeld Cathedral Parish…

The Deanston Distillery in Perthshire, Scotland.

Visiting Deanston Distillery, Doune: practical guide for first-timers

Deanston Distillery is a working Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in a converted 18th-century cotton mill on the banks of the River Teith, at Teith Road, Deanston, near Doune in Perthshire. This guide covers opening hours, tour and tasting prices, transport and parking,…

Visiting the Pitlochry Salmon Ladder: practical guide for first-timers

The Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre is a free visitor attraction operated by SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) at Armoury Road, Pitlochry, Perthshire, combining an exhibition about the Pitlochry hydroelectric dam with displays about the adjacent Pitlochry Fish Ladder — one of Scotland's best-known engineered salmon…