Perth (Scotland) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
About Perth (Scotland)
You think you've reached the Highlands as you approach the ridge south of town, but it's just a spur of the Ochils, with the true boundary another ten miles north. Nevertheless it does make Perth a "Gateway to the Highlands", an over-used tourist phrase but well justified here. Cattle drovers, traders and warriors all came this way, following the Tay valley to the lowest point it could be forded. Medieval Scottish kings did the same: they didn't have a fixed capital but their usual abode was "Saint John's Town" at nearby Scone - that name lives on in the local football team St Johnstone. The writer Sir Walter Scott wove the royal dynastic intrigues and adventures into his novelThe Fair Maid of Perth,and the place became known as "The Fair City".Perthin Western Australia takes its name from
Top Attractions in Perth (Scotland)
Explore the best things to see and do in Perth (Scotland):
- ★Black Watch Museum
- ★Branklyn Garden
- ★Dewars
- ★Elcho Castle
- ★Fair Maid's House
- ★Huntingtower
- ★Perth Art Gallery
- ★Perth Leisure Pool
Where to Eat in Perth (Scotland)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴63 Tay Street
- 🍴Bothy Perth
- 🍴Café Breizh
- 🍴Cafe Tabou
- 🍴Deans
- 🍴Jade Garden
Where to Stay in Perth (Scotland)
- 🏨Ballathie House
- 🏨Leonardo Boutique Huntingtower Hotel
- 🏨Lovat Hotel
- 🏨Mercure Perth Hotel
- 🏨Murrayshall Country Estate
- 🏨Parklands Hotel
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