Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Stagecoach
(
www.stagecoachbus.com
)
runs to Aberfeldy (30 minutes, hourly Monday
to Saturday, three Sunday), Dunkeld (25 minutes, up to 10 daily Monday to Saturday) and
Perth (one hour, up to 10 daily Monday to Saturday).
Pitlochry is on the main railway from Perth (£12.30, 30 minutes, nine daily Monday to
Saturday, five on Sunday) to Inverness.
Getting Around
Escape Route
(
01796-473859;
www.escape-route.co.uk
;
3 Atholl Rd; bike hire per
half-/full day from £16/24; daily)
rents out bikes; it's worth booking ahead at week-
ends.
PASS OF KILLIECRANKIE
Drop into the
Killiecrankie visitor centre
(NTS; 01796-473233;
www.nts.org.uk
;
ad-
mission free, parking £2; 10am-5.30pm Apr-Oct)
in this beautiful, rugged gorge, 3.5
miles north of Pitlochry. It has great interactive displays on the Jacobite rebellion and loc-
al flora and fauna. There's plenty to touch, pull and open - great for kids. There are some
stunning walks into the wooded gorge, too; keep an eye out for red squirrels. Also here,
Highland Fling
(
0845 366 5844;
www.bungeejumpscotland.co.uk
;
£70, repeat jumps
£30)
offers breathtaking 40m jumps off the bridge over the gorge at weekends, plus Wed-
nesday and Friday in summer.
Just near the pass,
Killiecrankie House Hotel
(
01796-473220;
www.killiecrankiehotel.co.uk
;
d standard/superior dinner, bed & breakfast £230/260;
Mar-Dec; )
offers faultless hospitality in a peaceful setting. There's interesting art
exhibited on the walls, and rooms are elegant, relaxing retreats with views over the lovely
gardens. The best aspects of Scottish country-house hospitality are here without the musty
feel that sometimes goes with it. The food is also excellent. Two-night minimum stay at
busy times; B&B rates are also sometimes available.
Local buses run between Pitlochry and Blair Atholl via Killiecrankie (10 minutes, three
to seven daily).
BLAIR CASTLE & BLAIR ATHOLL
One of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland, magnificent
Blair Castle
(
01796-481207;
www.blair-castle.co.uk
;
adult/child/family £9.50/5.70/25.75;
9.30am-5.30pm Apr-Oct, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun Nov-Mar)
and the 108 square miles it sits
on, is the seat of the Duke of Atholl, head of the Murray clan. It's an impressive white
building set beneath forested slopes above the River Garry.
