Buachaille Etive Mòr at the head of Glen Coe in winter

Beyond Edinburgh · north into the mountains

The Highlands: two days north

Highland Perthshire, Glencoe, the Cairngorms and Loch Ness.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Into the Highlands: Perthshire, Glencoe and the Cairngorms

    Pitlochry·In depth

    North by train or road into Highland Perthshire, on to the Cairngorms, west to Glencoe and, for a long day or a night away, Loch Ness.

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What to see

  1. Scotland’s Theatre in the Hills

    Pitlochry Festival Theatre

    Pitlochry·Theatre

    Theatre in the heart of Highland Perthshire.

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  2. Atholl Estates

    Blair Castle

    Blair Atholl·Castle

    The white castle of the Atholl estates, near Pitlochry.

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  3. The crowning place of Scottish kings

    Scone Palace

    Perth·Palace

    The palace and gardens outside Perth, original home of the Stone of Destiny.

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  4. Scotland’s oldest working distillery

    The Glenturret

    Crieff·Distillery

    The distillery at Crieff, in its own words Scotland’s oldest working distillery.

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  5. The UK’s largest national park

    Cairngorms National Park

    Aviemore·National park

    Mountains, forests and rivers in the heart of the Highlands.

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  6. National Trust for Scotland

    Glencoe

    Glencoe·Glen

    The great glen of the western Highlands.

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  7. Historic Environment Scotland

    Urquhart Castle

    Loch Ness·Castle

    The ruined stronghold on the shore of Loch Ness.

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  8. In the Cairngorms

    The Fife Arms

    Braemar·Hotel

    A boutique five-star hotel in Braemar, in the Cairngorms.

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  9. Near Ben Nevis

    Inverlochy Castle

    Fort William·Hotel

    A 19th-century castle hotel near Fort William and Ben Nevis.

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  10. Pitlochry

    Atholl Palace

    Pitlochry·Hotel

    A hotel above the town of Pitlochry.

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