Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
walkers and mountain bikers, can whisk you up to 910m, near the top of the
Cairnwell
(933m).
Sleeping & Eating
Dalmunzie House£££
(
01250-885224;
www.dalmunzie.com
; s £105-145, d £165-235; )
A noble
estate with a dash of Antipodean hospitality thrown into the mix, this classy retreat lives
up to the best Highland stereotypes: roaring fires, leather armchairs, antlers and decanters
of malt. There are four classes of room, offering plenty of comfort (some with four-poster
beds); the tower rooms are particularly spacious and worth the splash out. There's also a
beautiful library set up to help research into Scottish forebears. Dinners (£45) in the res-
taurant are opulent affairs with three courses broken by a cleansing sorbet; there are
money-saving rates, including dinner. As well as wonderful walks hereabouts, the prop-
erty offers golf, tennis, fishing and other activities; bikes are also hired.
HOTEL
Spittal of Glenshee Hotel ££
(
01250-885215;
www.spittalofglenshee.co.uk
; dm/s/d £18/60/70; )
This ski-
lodge-style place has a good-time atmosphere and simple, comfortable rooms that drop
substantially in price outside of high summer and the snow season. There's a sociable bar
and a bunkhouse (without cooking facilities).
HOTEL, HOSTEL
B&B
Rosebank House££
(
01250-872912; colhotel@rosebank35.fsnet.co.uk; 42 Balmoral Rd; r per person £30;
Jan-Nov; )
This fine Georgian property with great original features is a bargain.
Good-sized rooms upstairs (rooms 2 and 4 are especially spacious) are well kept and have
small but clean en suites, and there's a large front garden. The friendly owners have been
running this for two decades and know how to take good care of their guests. They're
walker, cyclist and skier friendly and well-priced four-course dinners (£17) are available.
Information
Blairgowrie Information Centre
(
01250-872960;
www.perthshire.co.uk
;
26 Well-
meadow; daily Apr-Oct & Dec, Mon-Sat Nov & Jan-Mar)
On the central square in
Blairgowrie; has plenty of walking and skiing information.
