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Crieff
Welcome
to Avonlea Self Catering Cottage, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.
Enjoy a relaxing holiday in the beautiful Perthshire town of Crieff.
This owner maintained self catering property accommodates up to 4 people in a two bedroomed period semi-detached cottage complete with gas central heating and triple glazing to the upstairs bedrooms throughout.
We are literally less than a minutes walk from the town centre where there is a good selection of excellent pubs, restaurants and interesting local shops to meander through.
This is an ideal base, both for those who like to relax and take things easy, and those who enjoy outdoor activities like hill-walking, golfing, cycling and fishing.
Avonlea Facilities
This is a non-smoking property.
This accommodation is unsuitable if you have walking difficulties or require
wheelchair access.
· Visit Scotland Quality Assurance Rating **** (4 stars)
· Walkers and Cyclists Welcome
· Gas & electricity included
· All duvets, linen & towels provided
· Bicycle/Ski equipment storage provided
· Drying facilities
· Street Parking available
Attractions:
· Crieff sits between the highlands and the lowlands on a south-facing
slope in the Grampian foothills.
· The town boasts the oldest distillery in Scotland, Glenturret,
founded in 1775. It has a visitor centre offering tours all year.
· Just north of the distillery is Glen Turret and some of the best hillwalking in the area: including the Munro, Ben Chonzie. Following the River Earn west from Glen Turret brings you to Comrie, a settlement whose origins go back at least to the Romans.
· In the eighteenth century Crieff was a busy market town with farmers coming down from the highlands and from as far away as Skye to trade their livestock. In Victorian times the town developed as a spa resort; today it remains popular as a tourist destination.
· Crieff Visitor Centre has its own pottery offering factory tours and a shop. The Stuart Crystal Centre has Stuart, Waterford and Wedgwood goods for sale.
· The history of Scotland goes beyond bloody battles and castles.
Away from the famous conflicts associated with Wallace, Bruce and Bonnie
Prince Charlie, ordinary folk just got on with their lives. Crieff and
Strathearn Drovers’ Tryst annually in October celebrates the life,
work and play of the people who made Crieff the crossroads of Scotland
in the 1700s.
This innovative festival seeks to recreate the atmosphere of the droving
days - without the inconvenience of 30,000 cattle! The Drovers Tryst Centre
is open to visitors all year round.
· Drummond Castle Gardens, south of Crieff, are open to the public. They were laid out by John Drummond, second Earl of Perth, in 1630. The view from the castle terrace reveals the grand symmetrical design and strong French and Italian influences.
· South of Drummond Castle is the village of Muthill, complete with its old church and 11th century tower. Muthill is, like Comrie, on the route of the Coast to Coast Walk from Oban to St Andrews.
· Auchterarder itself is an 800 year old Royal Burgh. There is
a heritage centre in the town and the long High Street has a range of
interesting shops.
On the outskirts of Auchterarder is the town’s best known attraction:
the internationally famous Gleneagles Hotel with its four golf courses,
including the PGA Centenary Course which will be the venue for the Ryder
Cup in 2014.
These course are open to visitors all year round, and there are in excess
of 20 more golf courses within 20 miles of Crieff!
East of Auchterarder is the historical village of Dunning, complete with its church built in 1200, now home to the pictish Dubbin Cross. Pictish connections also occur at St Fillans, at the eastern end of Loch Earn where the nearby fillfort of Dundurn was a major fortress.
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