📌 Perth, Perth & Kinross
★★★
“Visit the crowning place of Scottish Kings!” declares the website for Scone Palace. This is one of Scotland’s better-known visitor attractions, where indeed coronations were held for almost all Scottish Kings in the 500 years up to James IV in 1488. A house tour reveals the suitably opulent interior, including the longest room in Scotland and a huge library. Meanwhile, 100 acres of grounds are surely equally worthy of your time, peacocks strolling over manicured lawns and around the chapel with a replica of the Stone of Scone (used for coronations) in front. Doesn’t it sound magnificent? Well, we were (slightly) underwhelmed. The building lacked atmosphere for us, perhaps partly as a result of the grey skies and time of season. Nevertheless, the history might prove too much of a draw to resist a visit.
🌍 Location
📌 By the A93 2 mi north of Perth
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 113266
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.422914,-3.438493
🚌 Bus stops on A93 at palace’s east gate
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily, April to October
🎫 £19.50 adult / £13.50 child
