Perth

📌 City in Perth & Kinross
★★★

The Fair City of Perth is sited at a key crossroads of transport corridors near the Lowland / Highland boundary. This historic riverside settlement officially became Scotland’s 7th city in 2012, and you really should spend some time here if you’re in the country for an extended trip. The “perfect centre” (as another motto claims) forms a compact grid, formerly hugged by defensive walls and fortified gates. Inside this zone you’ll find a handful of excellent museums and galleries, welcoming churches and reasonable High Street shopping – though interspersed with a few scruffier parts and too many vacant premises. Look beyond the centre and nature takes centre stage; the salmon-rich River Tay forms a blue border on the east side, while the meadows of the North and South Inches stretch away to the, err, north and south. The finest local beauty spot has to be Kinnoull Hill: this smallish summit with an excitingly big view is within walking distance of the city centre.

🌍 Location

📌 Perth & Kinross. Junction of High Street & Kinnoull Street in the city centre is at:

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 117236

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.396675,-3.432433

🚶 The city is usefully compact, with all central attractions easily walkable. Hop on a bus for Scone Palace or Huntingtower Castle.

🚆🚌 Perth has good rail and coach links with the rest of Scotland, as well as an extensive network of local bus routes.

🚗 City centre parking is chargeable, but there are free spots further out.

<1 mi away

>> Black Watch Museum & Castle ★★★

>> Branklyn Garden ★★★

>> North Inch (Perth) ★★

>> Perth Art Gallery (not yet featured)

>> Perth Cathedral ★★

>> Perth Museum (not yet featured)

>> Rodney Gardens ★★

>> St John’s Kirk (Perth) ★★

>> Walk: Blue Kinnoull views – drama above the Fair City ★★★★

<3 mi away

>> Huntingtower Castle ★★★ (2 mi ←)

>> Scone Palace ★★★ (2 mi ↑)

>> Walk: Scone 200 ★★★ (2 mi ↑)