Guidebook for Kirkmichael
Essentials
Really well stocked for its size incl. deli stuff and home-made cakes and you can order in meat & fish (in advance if you want). It's also a post office and there's free wifi in the little cafe area.
8 locals recommend
Kirkmichael Village Shop
Main StreetReally well stocked for its size incl. deli stuff and home-made cakes and you can order in meat & fish (in advance if you want). It's also a post office and there's free wifi in the little cafe area.
Food Scene
Just outside the village on the road to Blairgowrie. It has a snug little bar room with the usual line of malts behind the bar, but also a full-blown restaurant serving classic Scottish fare.
8 locals recommend
The Strathardle Inn
A924Just outside the village on the road to Blairgowrie. It has a snug little bar room with the usual line of malts behind the bar, but also a full-blown restaurant serving classic Scottish fare.
Sightseeing
A lovely small scale distillery tucked away uphill from the town of Pitlochry itself.
46 locals recommend
Edradour Distillery
A lovely small scale distillery tucked away uphill from the town of Pitlochry itself.
An historic old town with a part-ruined old 'cathedral' church in grounds dominated by enormously tall trees.
24 locals recommend
Dunkeld Cathedral
10 Cathedral StAn historic old town with a part-ruined old 'cathedral' church in grounds dominated by enormously tall trees.
Shopping
A tourist honey pot, but very nice for all that, and with a good range of shops (including excellent fish and chips, and a fine off-licence).
54 locals recommend
Pitlochry
A tourist honey pot, but very nice for all that, and with a good range of shops (including excellent fish and chips, and a fine off-licence).
Everything Else
A pleasant market town and the other service centre for Kirkmichael (it has the big supermarkets etc.) Nice walks along the river.
17 locals recommend
Blairgowrie
A pleasant market town and the other service centre for Kirkmichael (it has the big supermarkets etc.) Nice walks along the river.
A lovely drive over the Glen Shee pass. Beautifully situated at the entry to the southern Cairngorms (and holding the record for the coldest recorded temperature in Britain). Balmoral's just outside.
30 locals recommend
Braemar
A lovely drive over the Glen Shee pass. Beautifully situated at the entry to the southern Cairngorms (and holding the record for the coldest recorded temperature in Britain). Balmoral's just outside.
A lovely drive up and over this pass (on the way to Braemar). It's also a ski area in season, and gives good access to some of the most accessible Munros
7 locals recommend
Glenshee
A lovely drive up and over this pass (on the way to Braemar). It's also a ski area in season, and gives good access to some of the most accessible Munros
Arts & Culture
A beautifully situated modern theatre with its own famous festival.
56 locals recommend
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Port-Na-Craig RoadA beautifully situated modern theatre with its own famous festival.