📌 Town in Perth & Kinross
★★
Pitlochry has been a popular tourist destination since Victorian times, and it’s easy to see why. The few thousand permanent residents enjoy a superb setting next to the River Tummel, overlooked by the majestic summit of Ben Vrackie. The town is situated at the heart of verdant Perthshire: a region famed for foaming rivers, iconic Scottish wildlife and spectacular autumn colours. The A9 road and Highland Main Line railway make access straightforward, and once you’re installed in one of the many hotels or guest houses there’s plenty to do locally for fans of things beginning with W (walks, waterfalls, woodland and whisky, if you’re wondering). See below for a few suggestions. The lion’s share of shops and services lie on the busy Atholl Road, including a useful string of outdoor shops and several hotels and eateries – some rather overpriced.
🌍 Location
📌 Perth & Kinross
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 938582
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.703563,-3.735301
🚶 Pitlochry is surrounded excellent footpath networks, with several excellent hill and lochside walks starting from the town centre. Edradour and Blair Athol distilleries are both within walking distance.
🚆🚌 Pitlochry is on the main Perth to Inverness railway line, with direct trains from Edinburgh and Glasgow. There are several local bus services, including long distance coaches on the Edinburgh / Glasgow to Inverness route.
🚗 Car parks in the town centre have a charge, with free options elsewhere.
Explore nearby
<1 mi away
>> Blair Athol Distillery ★★★
>> Pitlochry Dam & Visitor Centre ★★
>> Walk: Ben Vrackie & a leap of faith ★★★★ (map: red)
>> Walk: Craigower – Pitlochry’s petite panorama ★★★ (map: blue)
>> Walk: Pitlochry Dam – lakes & ladders ★★★ (map: green)
<3 mi away
>> Dunfallandy Stone ★ (1 mi ↓)
>> Walk: Squirrels & salmon at the Linn of Tummel page: walk ★★★; waterfall ★★★ (2 mi ←, map: gold)
