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Welcome
to 64 Commissioner Street.
This spacious self-contained accommodation sleeps up to six people, on the first and second floors of a traditional Victorian building.
The accommodation retains some fine features including high ceilings, casement windows and cornices, but has been recently modernised to a very high standard to ensure an excellent level of comfort for our guests.
To help you enjoy your holiday the flat is well equipped with TV, DVD, CD player, dish-washer, washing machine, tumble-dryer and other facilities.
The flat is in the centre of Crieff, a small town in Perthshire on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, within easy reach of many tourist attractions, castles, distilleries, mountains, golf courses, fishing and sailing, making it the ideal base for your Scottish holiday.
64 Commissioner Street Accommodation
· Central location in Crieff
· Sleeps six in two twin bedrooms and one double bedroom
· Large living room and dining area
· Well equipped modern kitchen with breakfast area
· Bathroom with whirlpool bath and shower
· Additional WC on first floor.
· Self-contained, with own front door from street.
· TV, DVD, radio and CD player
· Washing machine, tumble-dryer and dishwasher
· Just 2 minutes walk from supermarket and Crieff High Street
· On-street parking
· Bed linen and towels included in price
· Gas and electricity included in price
· Welcome tray on arrival
· Selection of toys and games
· Cot and high-chair available on request
· VisitScotland graded Three Star
· No Smoking establishment
· Sorry, no pets
Things to do in Crieff:
Crieff is a lovely town boasting a wealth of activities to attract visitors.
Its location on the edge of the Highlands makes it an ideal centre for
a Scottish holiday. Perth and Stirling are within 20 minutes, Edinburgh
and Glasgow are within 1 hour.
Crieff Hydro is just a ten minute walk from the accommodation and non
residents are welcome to hire their tennis and squash courts, horse riding
facilities, or to sit in the bars and restaurants and enjoy the stunning
views.
For Golfers there are two 18 hole courses in Crieff and
one 9 hole course. Nearby Muthill, Comrie and St. Fillans have 9 hole
courses and Gleneagles is just 11 miles away boasting three championship
courses.
The surrounding countryside offers a large selection of
The surrounding countryside offers a large selection of activities, including
hill walking, climbing, white water rafting, fishing and watersports at
Loch Earn.
Local shops, restaurants and attractions:
· There's an interesting site with a list of Shops on the High
Street. I've added a page with some photos from Crieff High Street
taken from October 2007 onwards, there are quite a few interesting shops.
· There are a lot of good restaurants, cafes and pubs in Crieff,
and there is a great delicatessen on the High Street. The Gallery
Restaurant just off the High Street on Hill Street is also worth
a visit (only open in the evening.)
· There is a very good restaurant, Delivino's, at 6 King's Street
just a minutes walk from the flat, serving pizza, tapas, pasta, cakes
and meringues in a very pleasant atmosphere. It's been a favourite with
our guests.
· Barley Bree is a French-style restaurant with
some very good reviews a few miles away in the town of Muthill (pronounced
"Mewthill"). Booking essential. I've not tried it myself yet.
· There's a very good baker's just a few yards away at 59 King
Street, you may be able to smell the baking. In winter, the stovies are
well recommended particularly on a cold day (weekdays only.) Campbell's
bakery has been running in Crieff since 1929.
· Crieff Hydro is a large hotel, dating from Victorian
times, with a lot of activities available to non-residents, and a very
popular location for weddings. If you are coming to Crieff for a wedding,
the flat is an ideal location, just 10 minutes walk away.
· Crieff Visitor Centre, opposite to the Caithness
Glass Visitors Centre, is worth a visit. You'll probably see the painted
cow at the front on the way into Crieff.
· The Famous Grouse
Experience at Glenturret Distillery is apparently the oldest (legal) distillery
in Scotland, although the title is hotly contested. There is, of course,
a visitor centre, guided tour, shop, restaurant, bar and cafe, but they
can also organise cooking classes or a day long whisky class. The distillery,
known as The Hosh, is about half a mile to the North of Crieff.
· The Ceramic
Experience is just outside Crieff on the road to Muthill. A nice way for
the family to spend a rainy day. You could also visit Crieff Ceramics
on Lodge Street in the centre of town.
· About 30 minutes away, The Maize Maze is just
next to Blair Drummond Safari Park, and is a great day out in late summer
once the maize has grown. There are a few good activities for the children
once you've found the way out, including bouncy pillows and pedal cars.
· There is no cinema in Crieff, the closest is
about 30 minutes away, either Perth Playhouse or the Vue Cinema in Stirling.
· Strathearn Music Society organise some concerts
in Crieff.
· The best independent bookshop in Scotland (according to The Scotsman)
is the Watermill in Aberfeldy, they have regular events for adults and
children, see their website for details.
· And most importantly, Gordon and Durward make
Scottish sweets on the High Street, you can see them make the sweets,
including sugar mice, in the shop.
Crieff Highland Games:
· A Highland Gathering takes place in Crieff each year, in 2010
it was on Sunday 22nd August. The day includes Highland Dancing, track
and field, traditional Scottish heavyweight events such as the caber,
and pipe bands and displays.
The event has taken place on Market Park since 1880, just a few hundred
yards from Commissioner Street. However, a new supermarket may be built
on the site instead, in which case the Gathering would move to a new sports
facility further out of town.
Parks and outdoor activities:
- Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre is about 8 miles away, on the other side
of Comrie, and is very popular with our visitors. They have a number of
animals and birds, including otter, wildcat, a tartan sheep, and lots
of play areas. Lots of prairie dogs, some of them will eat out of your
hand. Open all year round!
- MacRosty Park, on the west side of Crieff, is a large park with Victorian
bandstand, picnic areas, tennis courts, children's play area and a range
of short walks.
- The Forestry Commission has information about big trees in the area.
- There is a GoApe centre at Aberfoyle (33 miles from Crieff), where you
can take a zip-wire journey high above waterfalls in the forest.
- Pony trekking is available at a number of equestrian centres, including
Crieff Hydro and Gleneagles.
- There's an interesting website with information about cycling in Scotland,
although the flat doesn't have storage for bicycles. If you do want to
cycle in the area, this hostel in Comrie may be able to help.
- About 30 minutes away in Aberfeldy is a paintballing centre called Perthshire
Paintball.
Swimming and indoor sports:
- There is a swimming pool at the Strathearn Community Campus, just next
to Crieff High School. There is also a sports hall, fitness centre and
a range of other activities available on the campus.
- The recreation centre is about 10 minutes walk from Commissioner Street,
walk east about 100m then continue another 300m along Broich Terrace and
turn right down Pittenzie Road.
- Perth Leisure Pool is about twenty minutes drive away in Perth, on the
A93 (Glasgow Road) It has waterslides, waterfalls, bubble-beds, wild water
feature, outdoor lagoon, children's water play area and other facilities.
Good for a rainy day.
Fishing:
- The River Earn runs through Crieff, providing trout and salmon fishing.
Details available from Crieff Angling Club.
- You can get fly-fishing classes near Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre.
The company in Auchterarder that can organise these also do a range of
other outdoor activities, see their website for details.
- There's some good brown trout fishing on Loch Earn nearby.
Rafting, Canoeing & Sailing:
- The River Tay offers many opportunities for Canoeing & White Water
rafting, there are a few sites in Aberfeldy (about 30 minutes north of
Crieff) that can organise outings at a variety of different levels.
- Splash White Water Rafting
- Dunolly Activity Centre
- Nae Limits organise white water rafting and other outdoor activities
in the Perthshire area
- Legend Sailing on Loch Tay can rent you dinghies or offer sailing lessons,
or a range of other outdoor activities.
Running:
- Strathearn Harriers organise the Crieff 10K, usually in July. If a ten
kilometre run is too easy for you, they also organise the Comrie Hills
Relay Race, and they have regular training nights, there are more details
on their website.
Golf:
- Crieff Golf Club
- St. Fillans Golf Club
- Comrie Golf Club
Climbing and walking:
- There are many good walks in and around Crieff to suit all abilities.
Maps and details are available from the Tourist Information centre. One
of the better known and accessible walks is Lady Mary's Walk alongside
the River Earn.
Have a look for Mole's House after about a mile, and keep an eye out for
signs of beavers, some have been spotted recently in the River Earn.
Another very good one is the short walk to the Knock of Crieff, with excellent
views over the town and the surrounding area.
- Ben Chonzie is just to the north of Crieff, a relatively easily climbed
Munro (mountain over 3000ft) well known for the numerous hares on the
ridge leading to the summit. There's a good suggested route up the mountain
at this Scottish website
- Buchanty Spout, a waterfall on the River Almond is about six miles north
of Crieff, near to the B8063 at Buchanty. It is a good spot to see salmon
leaping in late summer, and there some good walks in the area.
- The Drovers' Tryst walking festival took place in Crieff in October
2009, and the next is planned for 9th to 17th October 2010.
This will be the 9th event, and will include a wide range of activities
including the Hairy Coo mountain bike challenge, not just hill walking.
- The Scottish Climbing Archive and the Scottish Mountaineering Club websites
provide some useful information about climbing.
- A good site for weather information is provided by the Mountain Weather
Information Service There's also a basic weather forecast below, although
it's not detailed enough to plan a walk it may give an indication
Weather Forecast | Weather Maps:
- Hillphones helps to plan walks to avoid deer stalking areas during August
to October. They provide general information, and a list of numbers to
phone to get a recorded message describing where stalking will be taking
place.
- Apparently there is some good rock-climbing at Bennybeg, near to the
garden centre. It's a bolted crag, with some short climbs graded from
3 to 6a+, there's more information about it here.
Castles and Historic Sites:
- The Doors Open Day event takes place in September each year, and means
that a number of buildings are open to the public. Around Crieff, these
have included the Keep at Drummond Castle, Gleneagles House and Chapel
and Morrison's Academy. Booking in advance is essential for many of these,
see the Doors Open website for more details.
- Just to the south of Crieff you can find Drummond Castle Gardens The
castle itself is not open to the public, but the formal gardens are, normally
from the Easter weekend through to the end of October, afternoons only.
The gardens date from the 15th century, and featured in the film "Rob
Roy." The gardens are part of the Perthshire Gardens Collections,
there are ten other gardens in the area well worth a visit.
- Innerpeffray Library, the oldest public library in Scotland, is a few
miles away from Crieff, and a good visit if you are interested in books
or Scottish history, with occasional Wednesday evening events.
- Doune Castle, about 30 minutes drive to the south, is famous for various
appearances in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It was built
in the 14th century, and was used as a hunting lodge by Scottish monarchs
including Mary Queen of Scots.
- There are many prehistoric sites and standing stones around Crieff,
you'll be able to find these marked on an OS map of the area.
Transport
- Crieff Taxis are based just round the corner at 12 King Street.
Churches:
- There are a number of churches in Crieff, including Crieff Parish Church
on Strathearn Terrace, St. Fillans RC Chapel House on Ford Road and St.
Columba's on Perth Road.
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