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“...this beautiful village, one of great resort in summer.”

From “Black’s Shilling Guide to Scotland,” published in 1906

The home of the Dukes of Atholl is one of Scotland’s top ten visitor attractions. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited regularly and Blair Castle has attracted visitors ever since. Today, you can experience five hundred years of history within the Castle while there are countryside activities for all the family in the extensive grounds. There are also special annual events such as the Blair Atholl Horse Trials.

Blair Castle

A trio of distilleries

Highland Perthshire has its own mini-Whisky Trail consisting of three vastly different distilleries.

Bell’s Blair Athol Distillery is five minutes walk from Corrie Beag and not in Blair Atholl as you might think. (Yes, the spelling is different). It claims to be the oldest working distillery in Scotland.

Edradour Distillery is on the edge of Pitlochry and is reckoned to be the smallest working distillery in Scotland.

Dewars World of Whisky is a little further afield, in Aberfeldy, and provides a popular multi-media exhibition about whisky and everything connected with it.

Do all the tours in one day if you wish. Some may prefer to spread them to avoid the possibility of a whisky-induced headache.

Historic beauty spots

Two of the area’s famed beauty spots are served by purpose-built visitor centres.

Queen Victoria graced Queen’s View on Loch Tummel although the location is not called after her. It commemorates an earlier queen, Isabella, wife of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland from 1306-1329. It’s worth following in Victoria’s footsteps for the superb view along the Loch to Schiehallion and Glencoe.

The Pass of Killiecrankie is the site of a battle in 1689. Today it is an area of natural beauty and the visitor centre provides information on its human and natural history. The Pass and surrounding areas also provide good walking.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is unique in providing a summer programme of plays and other entertainment from May to October. Its ambitious, quality productions are acknowledged by visitors and critics alike while its Sunday performances by visiting musicians, comedians and actors play to sell-out audiences.

The theatre has an attractive, year-round programme including its January “Winter Words” festival for writers and readers. “Winter Words” has featured writers such as Michael Palin, Elaine C. Smith, Ian Rankin and Christopher Brookmyre.

You don’t have to visit the theatre only for a performance. It’s open throughout the day for meals, teas and coffee, for a browse around its regular art exhibitions or just for a wander in its beautiful grounds on the banks of the River Tummel.

Whatever time of the year you come to Corrie Beag, you’ll find something of interest at Pitlochry Theatre, just ten minutes away.

Theatre in the hills