Activity - Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The Festival Theatre is famous in Pitlochry and beyond as one of Scotland's best venues for local and touring performances. It is home to regular theatre productions as well as music and local events.
Activity - Nae Limits
Pitlochry has become one of the adventure/activity sports hotspots in the UK. For the adrenaline seekers amongst you there are a wealth of hair raising activities provided by Nae Limits, these include white water rafting, adventure tubing, sphering, cliff jumping, quad biking, paintballing to name just a few.
NEW: Pitlochry is set to be the home to the first purpose built, bungee jumping site , this 154ft jump platform is on the underside of the Garry Bridge, which spans the River Garry, with spectator pods being be set-up in a small clearing off the wooded walk at the popular Pass of Killiecrankie beauty spot. See the You Tube video to the right below - have you got what it takes!!
Activity - Perth Racecourse
Perth entertains over 58,500 visitors per year, from across the UK. Set in the picturesque grounds of Scone Palace, Perth is one of the most beautiful racecourses in the UK.
Historical Site - Blair Castle
To the north of Pitlochry near the village of Blair Atholl you will find the majestic Blair Castle, ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl.Thirty fully furnished rooms are open to public viewing and each contain fine collections. There is great variety, with ancestral and landscape paintings, arms and armour, china, lace, embroidery and tapestry collections. Diana's Grove, Hercules Garden and the ruins of historic St Bride's Kirk are features of the magnificent grounds.
Historical Site - Scone Palace
Once the crowning place of the Kings of Scots, Scone Palace occupies a unique position in the history of Scotland. A breathtakingly beautiful place of power and mystery and the rightful home of the celebrated Stone of Scone - also known as the Stone of Destiny.
Historical Site - The Scottish Crannog Centre
A crannog is a type of ancient loch-dwelling found throughout Scotland and Ireland dating from 5,000 years ago. The Scottish Crannog Centre features a unique reconstruction of an early Iron Age loch-dwelling, built by the Scottish Trust for Underwater Archaeology (STUA).
Golf - The Pitlochry Golf Course
At 5700 yards with a par of 69, is close to Scotland's Hotel & Spa, labelled the Switzerland of Scotland in Golf Illustrated magazine. Never intended to be a long course, its small, fast, sloping greens make it a tasking but rewarding course on any golf tour of Scotland.
Pitlochry Golf Course will be hosting three day golf breaks in 2011 for golfers of all abilities in the beauty of highland Perthshire. Part of the intinery is play a competition in the morning with the option of expert coaching followed by dinner and entertainment at the clubhouse on Sunday and Monday nights. The three day golf breaks are on the following dates in 2011: 17th April, 8th May & 4th September for only £89 per person.
Pitlochry Golf is also hosting a golf week on 11th to 17th June 2011. This has been running since 1979 and is packed with golfing fun for all levels and entertainment over 7 days for only £129 per person.
Fishing - Pitlochry Boating Station
Located on the shores of Loch Faskally and is a magnificent setting in which to fish. Loch Faskally gets on average 5250 salmon passing through it's waters and also has a good number of brown trout, perch and pike. You can hire fishing rods and tackle if you need to and even hire a boat, getting you close to the action.
Whisky - Blair Athol Distillery
Established in 1798 in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Blair Athol Distillery is one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland. The distillery produces a 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish.
Whisky - Edradour Distillery
Edradour is produced in Scotland's smallest distillery - and is hand made today as it was over 150 years ago by just three men who are devoted to the time-honoured methods of whisky making.