check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. parking is available. theres also a cosy lounge with a fireplace. breakfast is included served in a warm restaurant offering garden views. set in a victorian house made of stone, this warm hotel with elegant accents is 14 minutes on foot from pitlochry train station, and 8 miles from blair castle, built in 1269, now serving as an art and antiques museum. some rooms add sofabeds. relaxed rooms, some with victorian-style decor, offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, tea and coffeemaking equipment, and en suite bathrooms. a security deposit applies Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 17
Highland Safaris (30 min) Local operator offering a wide range of safari packages, from helicopter tours to 4X4 adventures. Edradour Distillery (7 min) Tours & tastings are offered at this charming 1825 distillery known for single malt Scotch whisky. Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery (22 min) Scotch whiskey producer offering tastings, an interactive museum & tours of its 1890s distillery. Blair Athol Distillery (4 min) The Allt Dour supplies the water used at this distillery famous for its single-malt whiskies. Loch Tummel (30 min) 7-mi.-long lake offering a serene boating & fishing locale, plus wildlife & archeological sites. Pitlochry fish ladder (20 min) Salmon and river Castle Menzies (29 min) Fortified 16th-century mansion and clan seat, with kirk and garden. Available for private events. The Hermitage (19 min) Riverside national forest with towering Douglas firs, a waterfall & resident beavers & squirrels. Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre (18 min) Multimedia exhibitions on hydro-electricity, dam history & salmon breeding, plus a cafe & gift shop. Ben Vrackie (12 min) Trails lead into this mountainous site with an optional steep climb affording sweeping vistas. Blair Castle (13 min) Castle dating from 1269 with lavish rooms housing antiques, art and armour, plus walled garden. Faskally Forest (5 min) Wooded trails around a loch with kingfishers & herons, plus summer water lilies & fall color. Falls of Bruar (21 min) A vigorous walk leads through the woods to a gorge & waterfall viewing area with 2 stone bridges. Queen's View Visitor Centre (16 min) Historic viewpoint with iconic panoramas over Loch Tummel, a cafe/tea room & a visitor centre. Loch Faskally (6 min) Hilly trails & angling around a dam with a famed fish ladder helping salmon to swim uphill & spawn. |