Scenic Diversions in Great Scotland
One
of the joys of Great Scotland is the beautiful scenery you will find
all around our members. Here are brief details of just a few of the
beautiful places you can enjoy on a visit to Great Scotland.
The Angus Glens
The
five Angus Glens - Glen Isla, Glen Prosen, Glen Clova, Glen Doll and
Glen Esk - are areas of outstanding natural beauty much loved by
walkers and cyclists. They link the rich farmlands of Strathmore with
the high Cairngorm Mountains and form narrow passes between the high
hills that were traditionally used by drovers (cattle dealers) to take
their beasts to market.
The Angus Glens are most easily visited from The Blairgowrie Golf Club and Glamis Castle.
Dunkeld
Dunkeld
is an historic village on the banks of the River Tay built around a
partly ruined medieval cathedral. The village contains many protected
historic buildings and is a well known centre of Scottish folk music as
well as the gateway to Perthshire's Big Tree Country. There are many
popular forest walks including The Hermitage, a trail to a Victorian
folly overlooking waterfalls.
Dunkeld is most easily visited from Murrayshall House Hotel & Golf Courses and Scone Palace.
East Neuk of Fife
The
East Neuk is a series of picturesque fishing villages on the east coast
of Scotland. Villages such as Anstruther, Crail and Elie boast working
harbours with small boats, long sandy beaches and some of the freshest
seas food in the country.
The East Neuk of Fife is most easily visited from Discovery Point, Fairmont St Andrews Golf Resort & Spa and Verdant Works.
Falkland
Falkland
is a beautiful conservation village built around a large medieval
palace that was once the home of Scottish kings. It lies at the foot of
the Lomond Hills, a popular area with walkers that offers spectacular
views across Great Scotland.
Falkland is most easily visited from Murrayshall House Hotel & Golf Courses and Scone Palace.
Glen Lyon
Known
as Scotland's longest, loneliest and loveliest glen, Glen Lyon is a
wild, almost deserted place of spectacular Highland scenery hemmed in
by high mountains. At its mouth lies the village of Fortingall, famed
for its thatched cottages and the 3,000 year old Fortingall Yew Tree,
the oldest living thing in Europe.
Glen Lyon is most easily visited from Bell's Blair Athol Distillery and Blair Castle.
Loch Earn
An
archetypal Highland loch, Loch Earn lies within Loch Lomond and
Trossachs National Park and sits in the shadow of Ben Vorlich. Popular
with anglers, walkers and water sports enthusiasts, the village of St
Fillans at its eastern end offers spectacular views down the full
length of the loch.
Loch Earn is most easily visited from Murrayshall House Hotel and Scone Palace..
Loch Tay
Loch
Tay is one of Scotland's largest lochs stretching almost 20 miles from
east to west. At its eastern end, the conservation village of Kenmore
has many historic buildings, including Scotland's oldest inn and an
Iron Age crannog (a loch dwelling on stilts), and is a popular centre
for water sports of all types.
Loch Tay is most easily visited from Bell's Blair Athol Distillery and Blair Castle.
Meikleour Beech Hedge
Officially recognised in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest hedge in the world, this incredible living wall of beech trees measures 30m high by 530m long and was originally planted in the 18th centurt to commemorate local Highlanders who fell at the Battle of Culloden. It is particularly spectacular in autumn when it is riot of different colours.Meikleour Beech Hedge is most easily visited from The Blairgowrie Golf Club, Murrayshall House Hotel & Golf Courses and Scone Palace.
Queen's View
Queen's View is one of the most famous and best recognised views in Scotland looking out across the forests of Loch Tummel to the distant mountains of Glencoe. This is the traditional "Road to the Isles" immortalised in the famous Scottish song of the same name.Queen's View is most easily visited from Bell's Blair Athol Distillery and Blair Castle.
The Sma' Glen
For many visitors, the Sma' Glen is their first taste of genuine, wild Highland scenery. Little more than two miles long, the Sma' Glen is a narrow pass hemmed in by mighty and barren mountains. It is one of the traditional drove roads linking Highland and Lowland Scotland.