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The
Smiddy Haugh Hotel began life as a traditional coaching inn.
Today the Smiddy Haugh Hotel is a family run hotel with a growing reputation for great hospitality combined with delicious cuisine, excellent service and a very distinctive ambience.
You can be sure of a warm welcome whether you visit the hotel for the accommodation, a bar meal, dinner in the restaurant or just a drink in the bar.
Chris, Ginnie and their enthusiastic team at Smiddy Haugh are whole-heartedly
committed to providing the kind of efficient, courteous service that will
help make your visit to Smiddy Haugh an enjoyable and memorable experience.
Every effort will be made to ensure that your visit is a happy one.
Smiddy Haugh Inn Hotel Accommodation
Most bedrooms are en-suite and each has its own unique view of the village. Maintaining a traditional feel, the rooms are each furnished individually yet are fully equipped with today’s amenities: central heating, hospitality trays, TV and warm, comfortable beds!
In the morning you'll enjoy a proper English breakfast (or Continental
if you prefer) in the dining room where you can plan the day’s events.
In the evenings enjoy a home cooked meal in the restaurant, relax in the
residents’ lounge or pop into the bar for a chat with the locals!
The Smiddy Haugh Hotel is gaining a reputation for its
excellent cuisine and friendly service.
Head chef Ewan Ross has created lunchtime and evening menus featuring
a traditional selection of dishes using the freshest fish, local game,
meat and locally sourced seasonal produce.
Bar meals are offered at lunch time and every evening as
well as à la carte dinners in the restaurant from 17:30.
To avoid disappointment, it is advisable to book a table , particularly
at the weekend.
A professional outside catering service is also offered for the local
area.
The Smiddy Haugh Hotel offers comfortable accommodation in Aberuthven
situated in the heart of Scotland.
How to find the Smiddy Haugh:
The hotel is on Aberuthven's main street, 400 yards from the
A9 and clearly sign-posted
We are roughly 10 miles south of Perth and 20 miles north of Stirling.
The nearest town is Auchterarder 3 miles along the road, and just beyond
it lies the world famous Gleneagles.
Being close to the A9 dual carriageway, Aberuthven is convenient for Scotland's
major cities, with Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport, both within one hour
journey time.
History of the Smiddy Haugh:
A mile and a half north of Auchterarder, on the east side of the Ruthven
Water, lies the village of Aberuthven.
The Ruthven falls into the Earn a short distance away, hence the name
of the village "Abe-(mouth)-ruthven".
Until the 19th century Aberuthven was "Smiddyhaugh", a blacksmith's
forge by the bridge over the Ruthven - a convenient halt for travellers.
This old resting place still survives in the form of The Smiddy Haugh
Hotel.
Aberuthven was also "Graham country", the demesne of the Montrose
family of Kincardine Castle. St. Kattans, an ancient Celtic chapel, was
unused as a church after 1697, but sheltered the Montrose Mausoleum.
The great Marquis himself, after dramatic turns of fortune, was not buried
here, being executed in Edinburgh in 1658 as a supporter of Charles I.
The village was a hive of industrious home weavers during the last century,
most of the villagers being employed in the Auchterarder textile mills
after they were built in 1872, the weaving being done by hand-looms previously.
The cloth was exported as far afield as China, New Zealand and India as
well as having a healthy local trade
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