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outlet arranges Land Rover trips into the heather-clad
hills nearby in search of eagles, red deer and grouse. At
the lodge you can try your hand at gold and mineral
panning (£5).
Bike rental If you want to rent a bike (£20/day), head to
Dunolly Adventure Outdoors ( T 01887 820298
W dunollyadventures.co.uk), close to the River Tay on
Taybridge Drive.
ACCOMMODATION
Coshieville House Five and a half miles west of
Aberfeldy along the B846 T 01887 830319,
W aberfeldybandb.com. In peaceful surroundings, this
300-year-old inn provides modern accommodation with
nice touches li ke f resh flowers brightening up the
communal areas. £40
Balnearn Guest House Crieff Road T 01887 820431
W balnearnhouse.co.uk. Stylish and unpretentious rooms
close to the middle of town, with the added bonus of a
drying room for your outdoor gear. £65
The Bunkhouse Glassie Farm, three miles from
Aberfeldy along the winding track that starts near the
footbridge T 01887 820265, W thebunkhouse.co.uk.
The closest bunkhouse to Aberfeldy has small rooms that
share simple showers, plus two self-catering kitchens and a
communal area with mag nifice nt views over the town.
Popular with groups. Dorms £17
EATING AND DRINKING
Ailean Chraggan Across Wade's Bridge in Weem
W aileanchraggan.co.uk. The long, regularly updated
lunch and dinner menu at this hotel-restaurant includes
plenty of fishy mains (£11-16). Daily noon-2pm &
5.30pm-8/9pm.
Ì The Watermill Mill Street W aberfeldywatermill
.com. Aberfeldy isn't short on cafés, but the best bet for a
good cup of coffee, a bowl of lunchtime soup (£4.20) or
afternoon tea, is this relaxed, superbly restored early
nineteenth-century mill, with a pretty riverside garden.
There's also an inspiring bookshop. Daily 10/11am-5.30pm.
Loch Tay and around
Aberfeldy grew up around a crossing point on the River Tay, which leaves it six miles
adrift of Loch Tay , a fourteen-mile-long stretch of fresh water connecting the western
and eastern Highlands. Rising steeply above the loch's northern edge is Ben Lawers,
the tenth-highest peak in Scotland, whose mineral-rich slopes support plant life more
commonly seen in the Alps or Arctic.
Glen Lyon
North of Loch Tay, the mountains tumble down into Glen Lyon - at 34 miles long, the
longest enclosed glen in Scotland - where, legend has it, the Celtic warrior Fingal built
twelve castles. he narrow single-track road through the glen starts at Keltneyburn , near
Kenmore, at the northern end of the loch, although a road does struggle over the hills to
Bridge of Balgie , halfway down the glen. Either way, it's a long, winding journey.
Fortingall
A few miles on from Keltneyburn, the village of FORTINGALL is little more than a
handful of pretty thatched cottages, though locals make much of their 5000-year-old
yew tree - believed (by them at least) to be the oldest living thing in Europe. he
venerable tree can be found in the churchyard, with a timeline nearby listing some of
the events the yew has lived through. One of these, bizarrely, is the birth of Pontius
Pilate, reputedly the son of a Roman o cer stationed near Fortingall.
Ben Lawers
Dominating the northern side of Loch Tay is moody Ben Lawers (3984ft), Perthshire's
highest mountain; from the top there are incredible views towards both the Atlantic
and the North Sea. he ascent - which shouldn't be tackled unless you're properly
equipped for Scottish hillwalking - takes around three hours from the NTS car park,
which you can reach by following a winding, hilly road off the A827.
 
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