Cateran Rest

Where to begin your Perthshire adventures? Blairgowrie (half an hour’s drive) is a wise place to start. You could take yourself off on a hike between the sandy beaches that stretch out from Blairgowrie Beach, have a browse of the Wee Scottish Gallery or ready your game face for the historic golf course. If you’re keen on your outdoor sports, Glenshee (an hour) is worth the journey. In fact, there’s everything from skiing trails to mountain biking routes and the slightly more adrenaline-inducing abseiling, hang gliding and paragliding. Perhaps you’re quite interested in taking in some ancient sites too. Pitlochry (half an hour) is surrounded by stone circles and standing stones, including the Dunfallandy Stone (half an hour). There’s plenty of hill walking, golfing, cycling, bungee jumping and quad biking in or around the town too. After all that, you might want to call it a day and retire into one of the town’s pubs or visit the historic Blair Athol Distillery (half an hour) to assess their whisky offerings.