Tour Scotland Self Catering Holiday Cottages Recommendations Pitlochry Highland Perthshire


Tour Scotland self catering holiday cottage recommendation in Pitlochry, Highland Perthshire, Scotland.

Elnagar Cottage is a charming stone built cottage set in a quiet location yet close to the centre of town. Suitable for couples and an ideal base to visit the many local attractions in Highland Perthshire and beyond. The cottage is attached to the owner’s residence, Elnagar House. It is all on one level and has been tastefully restored, with modern fitted kitchen and shower room. Visitors may park their car close to the cottage door for ease of access. Guests frequently sit outside to enjoy the garden and the view over the town to the hills beyond. The accommodation comprises: open-plan living area / kitchen, double bedroom and shower room with w.c. The living area has a dining table with chairs, a cottage suite and television with DVD player. The kitchenette has fitted units with a ceramic hob/extractor, fan-assisted oven/grill, fridge, microwave oven, kettle and toaster. The tiled shower room has an electric shaving point.

Corrie Beag is a bright, detached bungalow, on the edge of Pitlochry. It's a few minutes walk from attractions like the Festival Theatre, Loch Faskally and the Hydro Dam and a short distance from the centre of this popular tourist town. We take part in VisitScotland's quality scheme and we are pleased that Corrie Beag is rated as Three Star, the equivalent of Very Good. Corrie Beag sleeps six, in four bedrooms, one double, one twin and two singles. There is also a large, well-equipped kitchen-diner, a comfortable, bright and airy lounge and two shower rooms. The Pitlochry area has many attractions for holiday makers of all ages and all interests from Blair Castle, one of Scotland's top attractions, to the Edradour and Blair Athol whisky distilleries. Pitlochry Festival Theatre draws audiences from across Scotland in summer and winter. For the sport minded, there is excellent walking in forests and hills, whitewater rafting, golf, fishing, climbing and cycling. Pitlochry has its own railway station and is on the direct line to Inverness, Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow. There is also a high speed bus service linking the town to the same destinations.

The Old Coach House
is a charming detached cottage with fully enclosed garden, a tranquil escape from modern day life. Enjoy superb mountain views in a peaceful location yet within walking distance of Pitlochry's famous Old Victorian Town. The cottage sleeps 4 people, open all year, short breaks welcome. Bedrooms have beamed ceilings, solid oak flooring and are beautifully furnished with Victorian bedsteads, mirrored wardrobes, dressing table, tiffany style lamps, radio/alarm clock, flat screen TV/DVD Players. Sitting/Dining Room is a very comfortable room with beamed ceiling/solid oak floor. Luxuriously fitted with leather corner suite, flat-screen TV/Blueray DVD Player. The cottage has electric stove and gas central heating. Linen/towels are included in rental cost. The kitchen is excellently equipped and has solid-oak floor, large picture window with beautiful garden & mountain views, Facilities include fridge, microwave, dishwasher, Nescafe Dolce Coffeemaker, sandwich toaster, electric hob & oven & much more. Freezer/washer & dryer are located in the outside utility building which can store 2 bicycles if required. Bathroom has power shower over bath and is located downstairs. Complimentary toiletries are provided. The cottage has a lovely large garden and patio area with outdoor furniture, wooden swing-bench, bird table & brick-built barbecue. Large drive with old-fashioned lamp-posts, fully enclosed with wooden gates.

Woodlands Cottage is a family run business situated in the heart of Highland Perthshire looking up the sweeping Tay Valley, this cottage has breathtaking views from its large dining conservatory. This is the perfect self-catering base for your holiday in the Highlands with an abundance of activities to suit everyone's needs. Woodlands cottage sleeps 7 in 3 large double or twin rooms with 3 bathrooms, two bedrooms being en-suite and the 3rd bathroom is a new large shower room. There is a brand new well-equipped dining kitchen, large sitting room with open fire, wrap-around conservatory with dining table and 2 large porches on the front and back of the cottage perfect for bikes, fishing rods, boots and wet coats after a days hiking in the woods. The cottage also has full central heating, large private gardens perfect for dogs and children to run around in and secure parking for plenty of vehicles. Woodlands can sleep up to 9 people if using the sofa bed in the living room, all prices quoted are based on the cottage being occupied by up to 7 people, if you wish for up to 9 people to stay or more there will be an extra charge. The Cottage has its very own 3 miles of double bank salmon fishing at Dalmarnock fishings, and has close ties with the local shooting estates. Salmon fishing and shooting days can be arranged.



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Tour Scotland Video Bull Stone Leslie Fife



Tour Scotland video of the Bull Stone on ancestry visit to Leslie, Fife, Scotland. This roughly shaped granite boulder stands on the town green. It is a relic of the old pastime of bull-baiting and bears deep grooves, made by the ropes which were used to secure the animals. A Bill for the suppression of this cruel blood sport practice was introduced into the House of Commons in 1802, but was defeated by thirteen votes. It was not finally outlawed until parliament passed the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1835, which forbid the keeping of any house, pit, or other place for baiting or fighting any bull, bear, dog, or other animal. This Scottish village bears the name of the Leslie family area descended from Bartolf or Bartholomew who was a Hungarian or maybe Flemish tradesman, who according to legend arrived in Scotland with Queen Margaret, the sister of Edgar the Ætheling in 1057.

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Tour Scotland Video Kneeling Woman Sculpture Edinburgh



Tour Scotland video of the Kneeling Woman sculpture by Frederick Edward McWilliam at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. F.E. McWilliam, D.Litt., C.B.E., born 30 April, died 13 May 1992), was a Northern Irish surrealist sculptor, born in Banbridge, County Down. He worked chiefly in stone, wood and bronze. He studied for a time at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, England, where he was later to end up teaching. During the first year of the Second World War he joined the Royal Air Force and was stationed in England where he was engaged in interpreting aerial reconnaissance photographs. Even during this time he was still able to exhibit and teach art.

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Tour Scotland Video Kolbenneblok Sculpture Edinburgh



Tour Scotland video of the Kolbenneblok sculpture by Tony Cragg on visit to the grounds of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. Tony Cragg was born in Liverpool on 9 April 1949. Between 1966 and 1968 he worked as a lab technician for the National Rubber Producers' Research Association. In 1969 he enrolled in the foundation course at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He studied at Wimbledon School of Art from 1970 to 1973, and then until 1977 at the Royal College of Art. Cragg moved to Wuppertal, in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany in 1977, and in 1978 began teaching at the Kunstakademie of Düsseldorf.

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Tour Scotland Video Butt To Butt Sculpture Edinburgh



Tour Scotland video of the Butt To Butt sculpture by Bruce Nauman at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. Bruce Nauman is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico, USA. Nauman was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but his father's work as an engineer for General Electric meant that the family moved often. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and art with William T. Wiley and Robert Arneson at the University of California, Davis. In 1964 he gave up painting to dedicate himself to sculpture, performance and cinema collaborations with William Allan and Robert Nelson. He worked as an assistant to Wayne Thiebaud. Upon graduation, he taught at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1966 to 1968, and at the University of California at Irvine in 1970. In 1968 he met the singer and performance artist Meredith Monk and signed with the dealer Leo Castelli. Nauman moved from Northern California to Pasadena in 1969. In 1979, Nauman further moved to Pecos, New Mexico.

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