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Things to do in Perthshire
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Perthshire, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
Showing museums, aquariums and attractions with indoor areas — the ones that work whatever the forecast.
🎟️ This weekend near Perthshire
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2.9 mi from Perthshire
Cluny House Gardens
Cluny House Gardens is a magical woodland garden near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, created by Bobby and Betty Masterton and now cared for by their daughter Wendy and her husband John M...
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6.6 mi from Perthshire
The Scottish Crannog Centre
The Scottish Crannog Centre tells the story of Iron Age loch-dwellers through a reconstructed Crannog, an Iron Age village and a museum holding thousands of ancient artefacts, incl...
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9.1 mi from Perthshire
Pitlochry & Moulin Heritage Centre
Pitlochry & Moulin Heritage Centre is a small museum in Moulin Kirk telling the story of local life through the centuries, from medieval times around the Black Castle of Moulin to...
11.5 mi from Perthshire
Atholl Country Life Museum
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...
17.7 mi from Perthshire
Cultybraggan Camp
Cultybraggan Camp is run by the Comrie Development Trust, which looks after the Camp Estate and Museum alongside other local community projects. The site brings together different...
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17.7 mi from Perthshire
Stanley Mills
Stanley Mills is a historic textile mill complex on the River Tay, built in the 1780s and open for 200 years before closing in 1989. Through interactive displays you can learn abou...
17.9 mi from Perthshire
The Library of Innerpeffray
Innerpeffray is a historic site in rural Perthshire centred on Scotland's first free public lending library, founded in 1680 and used by the local community until 1968. You can bro...
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20.8 mi from Perthshire
Black Watch Museum
The Black Watch Museum sits within Balhousie Castle in the heart of Perth, telling the story of Scotland's oldest Highland Regiment from its formation in 1739 to amalgamation in 20...
21.4 mi from Perthshire
Perth Museum
Perth Museum is a free, world-class heritage attraction set in a former Edwardian city hall, telling the story of Perth and Kinross's place at the heart of Scottish history. Its ce...
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26.2 mi from Perthshire
Meigle Sculptured Stone Musuem
Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum is a small Historic Scotland site in Meigle, Perthshire, home to a collection of 26 carved Pictish stones dating from the late 700s to late 900s. Hig...
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27.6 mi from Perthshire
Museum of Abernethy
The Museum of Abernethy tells the story of this historic Perthshire village, from Pictish times and the Roman fortress at Carpow through to the two World Wars. Inside an eighteenth...
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28.3 mi from Perthshire
Hamilton Toy Museum
The Hamilton Toy Museum & Collectors Shop is one of the largest privately owned toy collections in the UK, located in the town of Callander. It showcases 175 years of combined toy...
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28.7 mi from Perthshire
Dunblane Museum
Dunblane Museum sits at The Cross in Dunblane, opposite the Cathedral, and tells the town's story through themed rooms covering a 4000-year-old child's necklace, the medieval Cathe...
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Theme Parks
16.9 mi from Perthshire
Active Kids Adventure Park
Active Kids Adventure Park is a theme park set in the Perthshire countryside, combining 11 acres of outdoor play with a treehouse-themed indoor playground, so there's something to...
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Where to stay near Perthshire
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Perthshire?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Perthshire.
What can we do in Perthshire when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
Not booked yet? See the best places to stay in Perthshire.