Museums & Galleries · Pitlochry
Atholl Country Life Museum
📍 PH18 5SR
Photo: Jim Barton (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Scotland's only stuffed Highland Cow on display
- Roadman's home-made device for painting road white lines
- Museum housed in the former village school
- Learn about local characters, their skills and achievements
Housed in the old village school in Blair Atholl, this small museum brings to life the social history of the local community, with displays covering local characters, their skills and achievements. Among the exhibits are Scotland's only stuffed Highland Cow and a roadman's home-made device once used to paint road white lines. It's a charity run entirely by volunteers, so opening hours are seasonal, with longer summer hours and appointment-only visits at other times. The museum offers full disabled access, accessible toilets and a large car park, with guide dogs welcome. Blair Atholl station is just 0.3 miles away, and with 51 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, it makes an easy addition to a stay in Perth and Kinross.
Practical details
- Open
- Seasonal opening, varying by month
- Booking
- Other times by appointment via contact form, email or phone
- Parking
- Large car park available
- Dogs
- Guide dogs welcome
- Accessibility
- Full disabled access and accessible toilets
From the attraction's own website on 21 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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