Guidebook for Blairgowrie and Rattray
Food Scene
A few places to eat some walkable, some needing a short drive.
Fantastic fish-based restaurant. We have sent countless guests to Little's and no one has ever returned without a big smile.
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Little's Restaurant
1 Riverside RdFantastic fish-based restaurant. We have sent countless guests to Little's and no one has ever returned without a big smile.
Just ten minutes drive away this is an excellent place for a bite to eat.
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Meikleour Arms
Just ten minutes drive away this is an excellent place for a bite to eat.
Dalmore Inn & Restaurant
Perth RoadUisge Bar and Restaurant
Station RoadThe Fair O'Blair
25-29 Allan StWetherspoons. So you know exactly what you’ll get.
This is a real treat place. Very high class hotel in Braemar. Owned by a Swiss art dealing couple so you can have afternoon tea under a Picasso and there’s a Lucien Freud in the lobby. Worth a visit for the art alone.
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The Fife Arms
Mar RoadThis is a real treat place. Very high class hotel in Braemar. Owned by a Swiss art dealing couple so you can have afternoon tea under a Picasso and there’s a Lucien Freud in the lobby. Worth a visit for the art alone.
Sightseeing
Good guided tours and extensive gardens for walking in - this was the home of the mother of Queen Elizabeth II
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Stazione di Glamis Castle
Good guided tours and extensive gardens for walking in - this was the home of the mother of Queen Elizabeth II
The Royal Family's Scottish home - unavailable in late summer because the royals are staying.
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Castello di Balmoral
The Royal Family's Scottish home - unavailable in late summer because the royals are staying.
This is the Scottish offshoot of the famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London - focussing on design.
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V&A Dundee
1 Riverside EsplanadeThis is the Scottish offshoot of the famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London - focussing on design.
There is a fish ladder here to help the salmon get past the dam on the river.
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Centro visitatori della diga di Pitlochry
Armoury RoadThere is a fish ladder here to help the salmon get past the dam on the river.
Meikleour Beech Hedge
Activities
Two championship courses at Blairgowrie. There are also about 20 courses within a half hour radius. St Andrews is about 75 minutes away and Gleneagles 45 minutes.
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The Blairgowrie Golf Club
Golf Course RoadTwo championship courses at Blairgowrie. There are also about 20 courses within a half hour radius. St Andrews is about 75 minutes away and Gleneagles 45 minutes.
Piotr offers kayaking, archery and mountain biking - his kayak trips to Perth and Dundee and night-time trips on local lochs are very popular.
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Outdoor Explore
Balmoral RoadPiotr offers kayaking, archery and mountain biking - his kayak trips to Perth and Dundee and night-time trips on local lochs are very popular.
Over 20 tows and lifts - if the snow is here and the roads open, there is some (perhaps surprisingly) great ski-ing to be had just 45 minutes north of Rosebank.
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Glenshee Ski Centre
Old Military RoadOver 20 tows and lifts - if the snow is here and the roads open, there is some (perhaps surprisingly) great ski-ing to be had just 45 minutes north of Rosebank.
Our local gin distillery where you can watch the distilling process and enjoy the various flavoured gins they produce
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Persie Distillery
A93Our local gin distillery where you can watch the distilling process and enjoy the various flavoured gins they produce
Glenshee Ski Centre
Old Military RoadPlenty of good fishing for salmon and trout close to Blairgowrie. Lintrathen is a large trout loch.
Loch of Lintrathen, Kirriemuir DD8 5JJ, Regno Unito
Plenty of good fishing for salmon and trout close to Blairgowrie. Lintrathen is a large trout loch.
Bluebell Wood Loop
Nice easy walk and obviously best when the bluebells are out!
We’ll known for its annually returning ospreys, there are a few hides with scopes focussed on the osprey nest. Plenty of other birds to see as well.
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld PH8, Regno Unito
We’ll known for its annually returning ospreys, there are a few hides with scopes focussed on the osprey nest. Plenty of other birds to see as well.
Consigli per viaggiatori
Muoversi in zona
You will really need a car
The nearest train stations are in Perth, (30 minutes away by car) and Dunkeld, (also about 30 minutes by car). Buses can take you to Perth and Dundee but are infrequent.