Holiday Cottages in Perthshire

Perth's medieval origins as once the capital of Scotland ensures it still retains many of its heritage buildings :- the 12th century Church of St.Jphn, where John Knox established the Scottish Presbyterian Church in 1560 with his imflammatory sermons against the Roman Catholic Mary Queen of Scots, and where Sir Walter Scott established his fictional "Fair Maid of Perth" in the Fair Maid's House. The Black Watch has an aexcellent regimental display in their headquarters in Balhousie Castle, while in Scone Palace, the Stone of Destiny was guarded between the 9th and 13th centuries until Edward the First took it to Westminster Abbey where it stayed until its removal on behalf of the new Scottish Parliament to Edinburgh Castle. Dunkeld enjoys an idyllic situation by the River Tay with its row of Little Houses hard by the ruined Cathedral and where Beatrix Potter gave Peter Rabbit his home in the surrounding countryside. In early Summer watch, from a special viewing area, the salmon swim up the ladder into the Power Station Dam in Pitlochry on their way to spawning grounds further upriver. Tour and taste the Blair Athol Distillery where the world-famous Bell's Whisky is made, and each Summer the Scottish Festival Theatre stages a dramatic programme which changes daily How about an exhilarating experience tubing down the River Garry, navigating the rapids and climbing the craggy hillsides then jumping into the fast flowing water after your "tube" Revel in the nature reserve at Vane Farm at Loch Lever, where meadows have been organically planted with wild flowers especially attractive to the rare blaeberry bumblebees Bird-watch from the Loch's three hides and observe the flight of peregrines and kestrels in the skies for a captivating twitching day. There's an excellent RSPB cafe which has a wide window covering the area of the whole of the loch. Blair Castle, near Blair Atholl, where the Dukes of Atholl have lived for 700 years, is a repository of Scottish aristocratic life, magnificent paintings and even the gloves and pipe of Bonnie Prince Charlie. The Atholl Highlanders is a private army commanded and maintained by the Dukes ever since 1844 when Queen Victoria conferred that distinction upon them. Admire the gardens at Drummond Castle near Mothill, where they are laid out in the shape of St. Andrew's Cross and then lead you on to the wild woodlands. The Gardens have been cultivated, albeit in many differing styles since the late 15th century Fancy some ski-ing whether as a beginner or a veteran? Then make for Glenshee with is 36 runs and 40km of piste.

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