Guidebook for Lawers
Arts & Culture
Scotland's Theatre in the Hills - year round events and a fabulous summer programme of exciting plays & musicals to suit all the family and a Christmas spectacular. Many "off-season" events including the popular Winter Words book festival in February. Excellent cafe & restaurant with stunning views of the river and hills. Well stocked gift shop and gallery.
Festival Theatre
Scotland's Theatre in the Hills - year round events and a fabulous summer programme of exciting plays & musicals to suit all the family and a Christmas spectacular. Many "off-season" events including the popular Winter Words book festival in February. Excellent cafe & restaurant with stunning views of the river and hills. Well stocked gift shop and gallery.
Informative museum with tour of distillery and whisky tasting. Good cafe.
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preporuka/e lokalacaDewar's Aberfeldy Distillery
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preporuka/e lokalacaInformative museum with tour of distillery and whisky tasting. Good cafe.
Castle Menzies
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preporuka/e lokalacaHousing the Beatrix Potter Exhibition and Garden, this welcoming building has an excellent cafe, arts & crafts Gallery and a year round programme of music, drama and cultural events.
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preporuka/e lokalacaBirnam Arts & Conference Centre
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preporuka/e lokalacaHousing the Beatrix Potter Exhibition and Garden, this welcoming building has an excellent cafe, arts & crafts Gallery and a year round programme of music, drama and cultural events.
Entertainment & Activities
A community cinema with a warm welcome, great cafe and a real social hub - plus great movies!
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preporuka/e lokalacaBirks Cinema
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preporuka/e lokalaca A community cinema with a warm welcome, great cafe and a real social hub - plus great movies!
Food Scene
Ben Lawers Hotel
Walking distance from Tulloch house
Mains of Taymouth Country Estate and Golf Course
Good food and service, ideal for families, etc. and only 15 minute drive away .
Bridge Of Lochay Hotel
Good food and service, ideal for families, etc. and only 15 minute drive away .
Ailean Chraggan
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preporuka/e lokalacaFriendly, cosy bar with excellent food and service.
Great restaurant, live music nights, guest beers, laid back atmosphere and good for families.
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preporuka/e lokalacaThe Old Mill Inn
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preporuka/e lokalacaGreat restaurant, live music nights, guest beers, laid back atmosphere and good for families.
A decadent treat - hand made chocolates, demonstrations and tastings plus excellent gift shop and chocolate lounge. Award winning chocolatier Iain Burnett has built this top quality emporium here in Highland Perthshire. A real must visit attraction.
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preporuka/e lokalacaIain Burnett Highland Chocolatier
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preporuka/e lokalacaA decadent treat - hand made chocolates, demonstrations and tastings plus excellent gift shop and chocolate lounge. Award winning chocolatier Iain Burnett has built this top quality emporium here in Highland Perthshire. A real must visit attraction.
Sightseeing
The Scottish Crannog Centre
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preporuka/e lokalacaFantastic experience of Iron Age home on the water
Home of the former Earls & Dukes of Atholl, over 700 hundred years of family history in this iconic "fairy tale" white Castle. 5 star visitor attraction, enough to see and do for the whole day with excellent restaurant, shop and gardens and grounds. Open Easter to end October.
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preporuka/e lokalacaBlair Castle
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preporuka/e lokalaca Home of the former Earls & Dukes of Atholl, over 700 hundred years of family history in this iconic "fairy tale" white Castle. 5 star visitor attraction, enough to see and do for the whole day with excellent restaurant, shop and gardens and grounds. Open Easter to end October.
Hydro electric dam with only Fish Ladder in UK plus informative visitor centre with cafe
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preporuka/e lokalacaPitlochry Dam Visitor Centre
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preporuka/e lokalacaHydro electric dam with only Fish Ladder in UK plus informative visitor centre with cafe
Magnificent building started in 1260 and completed in 1501, located in beautiful woodland alongside River Tay in popular village of Dunkeld.
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preporuka/e lokalacaDunkeld Cathedral
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preporuka/e lokalacaMagnificent building started in 1260 and completed in 1501, located in beautiful woodland alongside River Tay in popular village of Dunkeld.
Parks & Nature
Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve Office
The Birks of Aberfeldy
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preporuka/e lokalacaQueen's View
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preporuka/e lokalacaStunning views, quiet roads for cycling and leisure drive, beach area for paddling and boating at Kenmore and Killin.
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preporuka/e lokalacaLoch Tay
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preporuka/e lokalacaStunning views, quiet roads for cycling and leisure drive, beach area for paddling and boating at Kenmore and Killin.
Land Rover Safaris in the hills and visitor friendly deer park and wildlife centre with great cafe and gift shop.
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preporuka/e lokalacaHighland Safaris
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preporuka/e lokalacaLand Rover Safaris in the hills and visitor friendly deer park and wildlife centre with great cafe and gift shop.
Beautiful woodland trail through massive beech trees and other native woodland leading to (and beyond) the Hermitage building and viewing gallery overlooking the magnificent falls of the River Braan.
The Hermitage Car Park
Beautiful woodland trail through massive beech trees and other native woodland leading to (and beyond) the Hermitage building and viewing gallery overlooking the magnificent falls of the River Braan.
A beautiful circular stroll through woodland on an easy path along the magnificent falls of the burn. Fantastic views, excellent photo opportunities and close to Loch Tay, The Crannog and the Marina Cafe. Easy parking is sign posted in the wee village of Acharn.
Acharn Falls
A beautiful circular stroll through woodland on an easy path along the magnificent falls of the burn. Fantastic views, excellent photo opportunities and close to Loch Tay, The Crannog and the Marina Cafe. Easy parking is sign posted in the wee village of Acharn.
Shopping
Unique mill building housing excellent bookstore, modern art gallery and a cafe serving the best coffee in Perthshire!
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preporuka/e lokalacaAberfeldy Watermill Bookshop & Cafe
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preporuka/e lokalacaUnique mill building housing excellent bookstore, modern art gallery and a cafe serving the best coffee in Perthshire!
Aberfeldy
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preporuka/e lokalacaPitlochry
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preporuka/e lokalacaKnown locally as the "Harrods of the North" - excellent affordable restaurant, forest walks, loads of parking and fantastic upmarket shopping & browsing.
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preporuka/e lokalacaThe House of Bruar
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preporuka/e lokalacaKnown locally as the "Harrods of the North" - excellent affordable restaurant, forest walks, loads of parking and fantastic upmarket shopping & browsing.
Dunkeld and adjoining Birnam are two beautiful villages with a range of high quality, small private shops, boutiques and galleries along with excellent cafes and restaurants. Includes a local artisan jeweller, superb homeware store, sheepskin & woollen clothing supplier.
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preporuka/e lokalacaDunkeld
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preporuka/e lokalacaDunkeld and adjoining Birnam are two beautiful villages with a range of high quality, small private shops, boutiques and galleries along with excellent cafes and restaurants. Includes a local artisan jeweller, superb homeware store, sheepskin & woollen clothing supplier.