Guidebook for Blairgowrie and Rattray
Food Scene
A few places to eat some walkable, some needing a short drive.
Fantastic fish-based restaurant. We have sent countless guests to Little's and no one has ever returned without a big smile.
32 locals recommend
Little's Restaurant
1 Riverside RdFantastic fish-based restaurant. We have sent countless guests to Little's and no one has ever returned without a big smile.
Just ten minutes drive away this is an excellent place for a bite to eat.
15 locals recommend
Meikleour Arms
Just ten minutes drive away this is an excellent place for a bite to eat.
Dalmore Inn & Restaurant
Perth RoadUisge Bar and Restaurant
Station RoadThe Fair O'Blair
25-29 Allan StWetherspoons. So you know exactly what you’ll get.
Right in the centre of Blairgowrie with outdoor seating, this is a great place for a relaxed lunch.
9 locals recommend
Cateran Cafe
5 High StRight in the centre of Blairgowrie with outdoor seating, this is a great place for a relaxed lunch.
This is a real treat place. Very high class hotel in Braemar. Owned by a Swiss art dealing couple so you can have afternoon tea under a Picasso and there’s a Lucien Freud in the lobby. Worth a visit for the art alone.
18 locals recommend
The Fife Arms
Mar RoadThis is a real treat place. Very high class hotel in Braemar. Owned by a Swiss art dealing couple so you can have afternoon tea under a Picasso and there’s a Lucien Freud in the lobby. Worth a visit for the art alone.
Sightseeing
Good guided tours and extensive gardens for walking in - this was the home of the mother of Queen Elizabeth II
58 locals recommend
Glamis Castle station
Good guided tours and extensive gardens for walking in - this was the home of the mother of Queen Elizabeth II
The Royal Family's Scottish home - unavailable in late summer because the royals are staying.
120 locals recommend
Balmoral Castle
The Royal Family's Scottish home - unavailable in late summer because the royals are staying.
This is the Scottish offshoot of the famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London - focussing on design.
117 locals recommend
V&A Dundee
1 Riverside EsplanadeThis is the Scottish offshoot of the famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London - focussing on design.
There is a fish ladder here to help the salmon get past the dam on the river.
38 locals recommend
Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre
Armoury RoadThere is a fish ladder here to help the salmon get past the dam on the river.
Meikleour Beech Hedge
Activities
Two championship courses at Blairgowrie. There are also about 20 courses within a half hour radius. St Andrews is about 75 minutes away and Gleneagles 45 minutes.
10 locals recommend
The Blairgowrie Golf Club
Golf Course RoadTwo championship courses at Blairgowrie. There are also about 20 courses within a half hour radius. St Andrews is about 75 minutes away and Gleneagles 45 minutes.
Piotr offers kayaking, archery and mountain biking - his kayak trips to Perth and Dundee and night-time trips on local lochs are very popular.
12 locals recommend
Outdoor Explore
Balmoral RoadPiotr offers kayaking, archery and mountain biking - his kayak trips to Perth and Dundee and night-time trips on local lochs are very popular.
Over 20 tows and lifts - if the snow is here and the roads open, there is some (perhaps surprisingly) great ski-ing to be had just 45 minutes north of Rosebank.
51 locals recommend
Glenshee Ski Centre
Old Military RoadOver 20 tows and lifts - if the snow is here and the roads open, there is some (perhaps surprisingly) great ski-ing to be had just 45 minutes north of Rosebank.
Our local gin distillery where you can watch the distilling process and enjoy the various flavoured gins they produce
6 locals recommend
Persie Distillery
A93Our local gin distillery where you can watch the distilling process and enjoy the various flavoured gins they produce
Glenshee Ski Centre
Old Military RoadPlenty of good fishing for salmon and trout close to Blairgowrie. Lintrathen is a large trout loch.
Loch of Lintrathen, Kirriemuir DD8 5JJ, UK
Plenty of good fishing for salmon and trout close to Blairgowrie. Lintrathen is a large trout loch.
Bluebell Wood Loop
Nice easy walk and obviously best when the bluebells are out!
We’ll known for its annually returning ospreys, there are a few hides with scopes focussed on the osprey nest. Plenty of other birds to see as well.
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld PH8, UK
We’ll known for its annually returning ospreys, there are a few hides with scopes focussed on the osprey nest. Plenty of other birds to see as well.
City advice
Getting around
You will really need a car
The nearest train stations are in Perth, (30 minutes away by car) and Dunkeld, (also about 30 minutes by car). Buses can take you to Perth and Dundee but are infrequent.