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Market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Crieff is a town in Perth and Kinross on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, with a population in 2021 of 7330. It's a well-preserved Victorian resort town, along with Comrie to the west. The main reason to visit is to see the terraced gardens of Drummond Castle.
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Ornate formal terraced gardens with much topiary, laid out from 1630 and embellished by the Victorians. The castle itself isn't open for visits.
This claims to be the oldest working distillery in Scotland, first documented in 1763. They produce Glenturret Single Malt, but much of their output is blended into The Famous Grouse.
Good Indian and Nepalese food, and the servings are huge.
Open all year with caravan pitches, glamping pods and lodges; they don't offer self-camping.
Opened in 1868, applying a mixture of healthy activity and dingbat spa therapies to jaded Victorians. It still majors on outdoor activities, many family-oriented, in a great hillside location. Some areas are modernised, some remain in period. It often has groups in, can get noisy. They also run the Hydro in Peebles.
formerly Barley Bree
Village inn with excellent rooms and cuisine.
Plush hotel in grand Edwardian building, great comfort, service and food, wide range of outdoor activities.
Caithness Glass is no longer made in Caithness, and the company of that name went bust. It was bought in 2006 by Darlington Crystal and nowadays makes glass paperweights and similar artwork at this small factory in Crieff. There's a gallery where you can view the process (M-F) and even make your own paperweight with prior notice.
Perth is the most convenient railway station, with frequent long-distance trains and onward transport. With a bicycle you could get off at Gleneagles near Auchterarder, or at Dunblane.
Read in the guideYou can reach the castle and the distillery on foot. You need wheels to reach the loch in Glen Turret.
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