Nearest {0} Airport:
Edinburgh at 55 Miles
Nearest {0} Ferry:
Rosyth, by Edinburgh at 50 Miles
Nearest {0} Train:
Perth at 18 Miles
Nearest {0} Motorway:
Perth, on M90 at 18 Miles
Nearest {0} Beach:
beach at 25.0 Miles
Car:
recommended
Blairgowrie is a pleasant market town which offers a good range of locally-owned shops and restaurants, pubs and takeaways. For more extensive facilties, the cities of Dundee and Perth offer modern shopping centres with easy parking, leisure centres with swimming pools, cinemas, ice-skating, and bowling. This region showcases all that is best about Scotland - being the gateway to the Highlands the area is rich in glens, castles, lochs and mountain views. Favourite places to visit on a day out include Balmoral, Glamis Castle, Scone Palace, Blair Atholl Castle and the Hermitage at Dunkeld. A little further afield takes the visitor to the historic town of St Andrews which offers outstanding golf, atmospheric buildings, lovely beaches and good shopping and dining.
For a taste of local culture, organised events include Highland Games as well as very good theatres in Perth, Dundee and Pitlochry. The area is also rich in country houses and gardens as well as museums and art galleries.