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heart of the Strathmore Valley, close to the River
Ericht and Dunkeld Cathedral.
On the main artery North - South of Scotland
on route to Braemar Visit Glamis Castle,
Scone Palace. Golf Blairgowrie, Rosemount,
Alyth.
Ideal touring Royal Deeside, Angus, Perthshire and east coast.
Dundee, Perth, Carnoustie within 40 minut . Approximately forty minutes drive
to the Rosyth / Edinburgh Superfast
ferry port and one hour to either Edinburgh or Aberdeen.Walking distance of
Blairgowrie town centre.
Ideally
situated for shooting, fishing and golf.
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visit from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland UK
Glamis Castle, Scone Palace, Dunkeld Cathedral, Gardens and Visitor Centres.
many bordering the Angus Glens and Perthshire
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- Barries Birthplace
- Alyth Museum (may until October)
- Loch of the Lowes RSPB
- The Glens Museum - Kirriemuir
- Glamis Castle
- Camera Obscurer
- Pony trekking Glen Isla
- Hillwalking
- Fishing on Lintrathen Loch
- Bird Watching Kinnordy Loch RSPB
- Kirriemuir walking festival - June
- Kirriemuir Music festival - Sept
- Aviation museum in Kirriemuir
- Reekie Linn waterfall
- Highland Adventure Glenisla.
- Walking - Glenshee,
Glen Clova,
Glenprosen
- Botanical gardens Dundee
- Noahs Ark Perth - a good visit for children on a wet day
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- Brechin Cathedral
- Pictavia Center and
Brechin Castle Centre
- Pitmuies gardens
- Aucterhouse Clay Pigeon Centre & off road activities
- R.R.S. Discovery, Dundee, visitor centre
- Flower show September
- Unicorn - Warship
- Shopping Centres in Dundee and Perth
- Scone Palace
- Cherrybank gardens
- Arbroath Abbey
- Arbroath - Walk the cliffs
- Barry mill
- Dundee- Sensations' hands on science centre
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Around sixty minutes drive |
Golf Courses include: |
- House of Dun
- Montrose basin visitor centre
- Braemar and Royal Deeside
- Balmoral Castle
- Crathes Castle
- St Andrews and fishing villages
- The East Neuk of Fife
- Aberdeen - Duthie park Winter Gardens
- Glen Esk
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- Glenisla
- Alyth
- Strathmore
- Kirriemuir
- Rosemount at Blairgowrie
- Forfar golf course
- Carnoustie championship course
- St. Andrews
- Montrose
- Edzell golf course
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Meigle Museum
Twenty five Pictish and early Christian
carved stones.
The Grouse Experience Glenturret Distillery Crieff.
Branklyn Garden Perth.
Described as the finest 2 acres of private garden in the country. Gardeners
from all over world visit this
collection of plants
including rhododendrons, alpines and herbaceous plants.
Scone Palace
Kings of Scotland were crowned in this pink-stone
Castellated Mansion
formerly Bishops Palace around
16th-century and earlier buildings - enlarged in 1803.
Collection of china, ivories,
clocks and exquisite French furniture
including Marie Antoinette's writing table. Beautiful grounds include woodland,
children's
play-ground
and picnic area.
Historic Glamis Castle
Family home of the Earls of Strathmore
and Kinghorne. Childhood home of
“Her Majesty The Queen Mother” and the legendary setting of Shakespeare’s
play “Macbeth”.
Stanley Mills a recently renovated Jute Mill and 'hands on' visitor centre.
Dunkeld
Beautiful walks by the River Tay. Ruined Cathedral dates from 12th
Century.
High Streets have restored 17th-century houses.
Scottish Horse Museum, memorabilia of one of Scotland's two Highland Yeomanry
regiments
Golf
Rosemount, Blairgowrie, Alyth, Glenisla, Strathmore and
over 60 others are around one
hours drive, including Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, St.Andrews,
Gleneagles, Pitlochry, Monifieth,
Taymouth Castle, Crieff and Murrayshall.
Skiing
Glenshee Ski Centre is twenty-six miles north of Blairgowrie.
Conditions permitting the winter sports
enthusiast can take advantage of the largest ski area in Britain.
Walking
The Cateran Trail - A five day serviced walk.
Angus Glens - Glenisla, Glenprosen and Glenclova
. Many “Munros” are within this area. Including, Driesh,
Mayar Tom Buidhe, Tolmount, Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Carn A Claise, Carn a
Gheoidh Creag Leacach.
Glenshee Ski area car park 2000 feet above sea level, only 35 minutes from Blairgowrie
offers splendid hill
walking
with easy access to several “Munros,” Including Carn Aosda Glas Maol
Cairnwell, Carn an Tuirc.
The River Tay is one of the world’s renowned rivers for Salmon fishing.
Around one hundred miles of river dominate the county as it flows from west to
east from
Loch Tay to the North Sea. Fishing widely available including Trout and Salmon
on the River Tay and its tributaries The Ericht, Isla Garry, Tilt, Tummel, Earn,
Almond.
By bank and boat,
in lochs and rivers.
Tackle shops and fishing agents, Permits, information,
country
wear, fishing equipment, flies/lures and advice.
Kate Fleming – Blairgowrie - 01250 873990:
James Crockhart and Son – Blairgowrie - 01250 872056
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