Highland Safaris – Beautiful and inspiring wildlife safaris in the
hills above Aberfeldy with a wonderful cafe.
Loch Tay Safaris – Explore the local history, heritage and folklore
of Loch Tay and experience the stunning scenery on this unique boat trip.
Beyond Adventure – Adventurous Activities for All. Choose from canoeing,
kayaking, hiking, paddle boarding and bouldering. Perfect days out for
friends, families and groups.
Splash White Water Rafting – Splash offer the best white water rafting and
canyoning in Scotland. More adventure experiences include River Bugs,
Duckies, Stand Up Paddle Boarding plus Climbing and Abseiling.
Wee Adventurers – Are you looking for something different for your
children during the holidays? Wee Adventures’ Activity Days are the answer!
Scottish Crannog Centre – Discover what life was like 2,500 years ago at the
Scottish Crannog Centre, a unique reconstruction of an ancient loch dwelling
in the heart of beautiful Perthshire. Fun, exciting, inspirational and
informative, this award winning centre has something for everyone, from the
youngest explorer to the serious knowledge seeker!
Visit Aberfeldy – An excellent resource to find out about the activities and
events in Aberfeldy and the surrounding area.
Aberfeldy Watermill – Situated in the heart of Aberfeldy, Perthshire,
The Watermill is a unique combination of award-winning bookshop,
gallery, cafe and design-led home ware, on three floors of a converted
oatmeal mill.
Ballintaggart – This company have 2 dining options! The Grandtully Hotel by
Ballintaggart which has a bar (with amazing cocktails!) and fabulous
restaurant and also Ballintaggart Farm which offers exquisite food in a unique
setting. They also offer a private chef and drop off supper service. Check out
their website for full details.
Three Lemons – Lovely cafe and restaurant in the centre of Aberfeldy
The Townhouse Restaurant – The Townhouse offers an informal, freshly
cooked to order, dining experience. Have a pre dinner drink in their
spacious lounge (the cocktails are great!) and enjoy the views over the
town & surrounding hills before moving through to the restaurant to
enjoy your meal.
Ballintaggart Farm – An amazing range of options including Feast Nights,
Private Dining, Lunches and Dinners. Good food is prepared with classical
skill and thought, championing local, artisan producers and Scottish flavours.
Where possible, ingredients are sourced from the kitchen garden and
foraged from surrounding hedgerows, fields and woodlands. A fabulous
dining experience! Booking is essential.
Errichel – Situated in the stunning roundhouse and gallery of Errichel
farmhouse, Thyme restaurant offers a great venue for elegant but
relaxed dining or smaller family celebrations and weddings all prepared
by their award winning chef, Paul Newman.
The Highland Chocolatier – Award-winning artisan chocolatier Iain Burnett
trained under Master Chocolatiers of the Belgian, Swiss and French schools,
and creates the multiple awarded Velvet Truffle as well as an internationally
renowned range of fresh cream truffles and spiced pralines. There is a rather
special Chocolate Saloon where you can try all sorts of amazing goodies
including their incredible hot chocolate which has been voted the best in Europe!
Castle Menzies – Castle Menzies is a spectacular sixteenth century Scottish
castle, restored during the twentieth century by the Menzies Clan Society.
Architecturally fascinating, it is a splendid Renaissance example of the
transition in Scottish castles from earlier rugged Highland fortresses to later
mansion houses.
The Aberfeldy Festival – The Aberfeldy Festival is held on the first weekend
of November, offering a range of theatre and live music events.
Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery – Voted Best Visitor Attraction at the thistle
Awards in 2017! Just three miles from the birth place of Dewars Whiskey
founder John Dewar, since 1898 Aberfeldy Distillery has been producing
beautifully balanced single malt at the heart of Dewar’s Scotch. The tours
and tastings are excellent and there is a wonderful cafe and shop.
The Birks Cinema – An amazing rural cinema showing the latest films.
Featuring a spacious 100-seat auditorium, comfy seats and state of the
art projection & sound. Owned by the community, the Birks Cinema is a
must-visit venue to see a film and relax over coffee & cake.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre – Attracting over 100,000 people each year,
Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) is a unique, theatrical phenomenon in the
heart of Perthshire.
Each Summer Season, they produce and perform 6 excellent shows, all of
which are played in daily rotation. That means you can see a different
show every day, two on Wednesdays and Saturdays, as well as Thursdays,
from September – October!
PFT is famous for large scale productions, delivered to international
standards, with multitudes of sumptuous costumes and exquisitely detailed
sets that quite often get their own round of applause!
Birnam Arts Institute – The Birnam Arts Centre is a delightful multi-purpose
arts, conferencing and entertainment venue encompassing the fantastic
Foyer Cafe, Potter’s JunctionGift Shop and the Beatrix Potter Exhibition.
Pop in to the Foyer Cafe for breakfast, grab a delicious coffee with a
selection of homemade baking or enjoy a light lunch whilst browsing on
the free WiFi.
Loch of the Lowes – Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve
covers 98 hectares near Dunkeld. From early April to late August, the star
attraction is a pair of breeding ospreys, which nest just 150 metres from
the observation hide.
The Hermitage, Dunkeld – This stretch of magical Perthshire forest was
originally designed as a pleasure ground in the 18th century for the Dukes
of Atholl. Douglas firs tower over the paths leading to the roaring Black Linn Falls,
where the River Braan crashes down into the deep, foaming pools below.
Overlooking the waterfall is the picturesque folly known as Ossian’s Hall, built in
1757 as the focal point in an extensive designed landscape.
The Birnam Oak – The Birnam Oak, a sessile oak, so called because its acorns
are not on stalks (the Latin word sessilis means stalkless), is believed to be a
remnant from the great forest celebrated in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Dunkeld Cathedral – Dunkeld is thought to date back to the sixth century when a
monastery was founded beside the River Tay. Kenneth MacAlpin, the first King of
Scotland, moved the bones of St Columba to Dunkeld around the middle of the
9th century, which established Dunkeld as the first ecclesiastical capital of
medieval Scotland . Building of the present day Dunkeld Cathedral began in
the 12th century and additions were added up to the 16th.