Tag: Pitlochry

Located in Perthshire, Pitlochry is a town surrounded by beauty and steeped in history. You will find that the food is locally sourced and offers you a true taste of this beautiful part of the world. Pitlochry is very much a holiday destination and offers something for the visitor all year round. The town has been a popular holiday destination for more than 150 years and has welcomed many guests including Queen Victoria, as such the people that live and work here are more than welcoming, able to offer advice…

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Pitlochry owes its popularity to two things – one is the building of the military route to the north of the country organised by General Wade in the 1700’s, which opened up this part of Scotland, and the other is the visit made to the town by Queen Victoria, while she holidayed in Blair Castle. It was the many favourable remarks that she made about the town that lead to an increase in people wanting to come to the area. The arrival of the railway to the region in 1863…

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