A warm welcome at Pitlochry Hotel

The fact that so many guests return to The Dundarach Hotel year after year is testimony to the special pleasure it provides, a friendly welcome, excellent food and all in the quiet comfort of the Vale of Pitlochry’s outstanding countryside.

Whether it’s business or pleasure, you can’t help but relax and unwind at Pitlochry Hotels .A rare blend of contentment  awaits you in a landscape of inrivalled natural beauty that is Highland Perthshire.

About the Pitlochry Hotel Dundarach Hotel

Standing in extensive grounds on the southern edge of this pleasant highland town, The Dundarach  became a hotel in 1935. The Pitlochry hotel proprietors look forward to making you welcome in this elegant and traditional former wine merchant’s home.You will be able to sample the original atmosphere of the house without compromising the level of comfort and service you expect from your hotel.

The hotel offers a  pleasant lounge giving uninterrupted views of the surrounding hills, a bar where you can sample many special malt whiskies and an excellent restaurant featuring Scottish produce, a quality wine list and outstanding decor.

All 40 bedrooms are en suite, some new and some traditional.There are direct dial telephones, hot drink making facilities, hair dryers and colour televisions with satellite.

Try a taste of Pitlochry Hotel.

This famous countryside offers you so much. You’ll find an abundance of different hill, riverside and forest walks. There is golf to suit all handicaps and beginners and salmon fishing for the experienced in the River Tummel below the Pitlochry hotel.There is also the “Theatre in the Hills”, a world renowned live arts experience for all.You can sample or indulge to suit yourself.

You can visit the stately and ancient castles of Glamis, Scone, Menzies and Blair, an epoch of Scottish history in the locality. In the Highland Games  field beside the hotel, during summer, there are weekly performances by the Vale of Athol pipe band in Pitlochry.You can learn about malt whisky and how it is made and sample it from the two distilleries here in the town.

From Pitlochry Hotels you can tour the whole of the highland area or just potter along the byways of Rannoch, Atholl and Killiecrankie in this quiet tranquil world that is Perthshire.

All the best the team at the Pitlochry Dundarach Hotel

Glamis Castle 

Situated on the A94 between Perth and Aberdeen

Home of the Earls of Strathmore and bitrthplace of our past
Queen Elizabeth the Queen mother,her daughter past Princess
Margaret. Legendary setting of Shakesperes Macbeth . The house
contains very old medieval furniture. Watch for the chapel
ceiling. There is a fine park, gardens, nature trail, pinetum
and yew hedges

There are 4 gift shops and a restaurant.

Taymouth Castle

Taymouth was completed in 1807 by the 1st Marquis of
Breadalbane. Like Blair Castle the building adjoins an estate
village-Kenmore, which was built in 1760 by the 3rd Earl of
Breadalbane. The Campbells, rulers of the area for several
centuries had a violent past but by the time Taymouth was built
they had become respectable members of the nobility and the
castle reflects their status. Built in the Gothic style from
massive blue/grey blocks, it is very imposing. It was not
designed for defence as it has large windows and some intricate
stained glass. The grand stairway is extravagantly decorated and
there are textile hangings and ornate wood panelled interiors.
Queen Victoria and Albert visited in 1842 and were lavishly
entertained. By 1920 things were different and the estate was
sold. Later uses include a hotel, a military establishment and a
hospital. It is now empty but is soon to be redeveloped.
Refreshments are available at the golf club house.

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Castle Menzies

This is a wonderfull example of a 16th century Z fortified
house. Now you can fully explore the tower

This Old castle lies on the B846 just out of Weem
nearAberfeldy. It was the seat of the chiefs of Clan Menzies
until 1918 and was one that gave hospitality to Bonnie Prince
Charlie in1746. It made the transition from fortified tower to
mansion house and contains many features including family
portraits, furniture and a small clan museum

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Huntingtower Castle

Just outside Perth it dates from the 15th Century and was built
by the Ruthvens who had been there 2 centuries before that. Mary
Queen of Scots visited while on honeymoon, the house was called
House of Ruthven at the time.In 1582 it was the scene of the the
Raid of Ruthven when Marys son the 15 yr old James 6th (1st of
England) was captured by Protestant nobles. The family forfeited
the castle after the Gowrie conspiracy and the tower has been
Huntingtower since. The oldest part is the 15th century keep and
16th century tower house. An additional part was built between
the two creating a single buildingHistoric Scotland…

Elcho Castle 

Standing on the edge of the River Tay near Rhynd, Elcho was
built by Sir John Wemyss in the 2nd half of the 16th century.
The family was granted an Earldom by Charled 1st in 1633 and
used the castle as their main residence for approx 200 years.
The design shows the need to create an easily defended structure
combined with some level of domestic comfort and privacy. The
castle owners chamber is a large, well lit room with inner
chamber and traces of an elaborate plaster cornice. As the other
bed chambers it has a fire place and adjoining latrine. Historic
Scotland are the guardians  charges apply

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Scone Palace 

In the early part  of the 8th century Scone was the capital of
Pictavia, one of the 4 kingdoms of Scotland and adopted as such
in 844 the ruler Kenneth McAlpin, it was he who brought the
“stone of destiny” to Scone upon which Scottish kings were
crowned. In 1296 the stone was taken by Edwards army to England.

Scone features most fine french furniture, wonderful porcelain
and astounding objets d’art. Outside there are a Laburnum arched
way, Douglas fir trail, arboretum of pines and acers, the star
maze. Childrens play area

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Glamis Castle  

Situated on the A94 between Perth and Aberdeen

Home of the Earls of Strathmore and bitrthplace of our past
Queen Elizabeth the Queen mother,her daughter past Princess
Margaret. Legendary setting of Shakesperes Macbeth . The house
contains very old medieval furniture. Watch for the chapel
ceiling. There is a fine park, gardens, nature trail, pinetum
and yew hedges

There are 4 gift shops and a restaurant.

A Pitlochry Hotel  Pitlochry hotels info sheet

Taymouth Castle

Taymouth was completed in 1807 by the 1st Marquis of
Breadalbane. Like Blair Castle the building adjoins an estate
village-Kenmore, which was built in 1760 by the 3rd Earl of
Breadalbane. The Campbells, rulers of the area for several
centuries had a violent past but by the time Taymouth was built
they had become respectable members of the nobility and the
castle reflects their status. Built in the Gothic style from
massive blue/grey blocks, it is very imposing. It was not
designed for defence as it has large windows and some intricate
stained glass. The grand stairway is extravagantly decorated and
there are textile hangings and ornate wood panelled interiors.
Queen Victoria and Albert visited in 1842 and were lavishly
entertained. By 1920 things were different and the estate was
sold. Later uses include a hotel, a military establishment and a
hospital. It is now empty but is soon to be redeveloped.
Refreshments are available at the golf club house.

The Dundarach hotel Pitlochry is an ideal base in Perthshire to
visit all the above and lots more!