Local Area

Situated in the very heart of Scotland, Perthshire represents the perfect place to find all that you expect of a great Scottish holiday or short break. Most of Perthshire is little more than one hour by road or rail from Glasgow or Edinburgh, but a world apart.

Towns and places to visit in Perthshire include Aberfeldy, Loch Tay and Glen Lyon, Auchterarder, Gleneagles and the Ochils, Blairgowrie and East Perthshire, Crieff, Comrie and Strathearn, Dunkeld and Birnam, Kinross-shire and Loch Leven, the Fair City of Perth, Pitlochry and Highland Perthshire, and some of the most scenic Scottish glens.

Discover Perthshire on your visit through the various towns and villages and choose everything from traditional museums to innovative and interactive visitor attractions and unique and exciting natural attractions. Whether your special interest is historical sites, genealogy, flora and fauna, speciality shopping or culinary delicacies, you will find places to expand your knowledge, feed your imagination and delight your senses. This variety gives you the wonderful freedom of choosing exactly the holiday experience you are looking for.

Perthshire is the irrefutable Adventure Capital of Scotland and as well as the traditional activities of walking, cycling, angling and golf boasts an additional and unrivalled range of unique outdoor experiences (36 in total) - all within a compact area and all with a firm accent on safety and FUN!

In Perthshire you'll find world class fishing, walking routes ranging from waymarked forest trails to lofty treks in the mountains, great cycling routes both on and off road and an unsurpassed range of golf courses to satisfy all abilities. But there's much more to Perthshire than just mainstream activities - revitalise your senses with a spin in a sphere, test your nerve with a spot of cliff jumping and canyoning, enjoy an eagle's eye view with a microlight flight, or simply get closer to nature with a relaxing Highland Adventure Safari.