We are well placed and The Cairn makes the perfect base for exploring the delights of Perthshire and further afield thanks to the excellent Scottish motorway network.

The County of Perth is known as big tree country and has 200,000 acres of woodland which are beautiful to explore in all seasons.

• The delightful town of Dull in Perthshire is paired with Boring in Oregon, America.
• Perthshire’s Fortingall Yew Tree is believed to be the oldest tree in Britain and one of the oldest in all of Europe.
• Scotland’s oldest established family record shop, Concordemusic is in Perth.
• The River Tay, which flows from Loch Tay to Perth and beyond, is Scotland’s longest river.
• The Stone of Scotland, used for centuries in the coronations of Scottish monarchs used to be housed at the now ruined Scone Abbey in Scone.

Sir Walter Scott referred to Perthshire as ‘the fairest portion of the northern kingdom’ and he had a fair point! Perthshire as an area is overflowing with natural beauty. It has it all; glens, Munros, waterfalls, forests, moors, rivers, woodlands and gardens. A great way to see some of Perthshire’s scenic highlights is by following the Cateran Trail, which takes you on a 64 mile trek that can be done in five days.

As serene as all of this natural beauty is, Perthshire is also an outdoor adventure playground with water-rafting, biking, paintballing, climbing, bungee jumping, off-road driving and wildlife tours all available across the county.

A visit to the city of Perth, will bring you to the banks of the River Tay. The River Tay Public Art Train is a series of beautiful sculptures that follow the River through the city and help pay tribute to Perth’s heritage, though you may want to spend your time unwinding with a round of golf. Perthshire has some of the oldest and most famous golf courses in the world, including the three championship golf courses at Gleneagles.

There’s also Pitlochry Festival Theatre to visit. Scotland’s Theatre in the Hills is a magical performing arts space. And just around the corner from Pitlochry is The Queen’s View, a famous vantage point that overlooks Loch Tummel and beyond, to the iconic Schiehallion munro, and is said to have been named after Queen Victoria when she visited the area in 1866.