Aberfeldy

如何抵達

By road from Edinburgh or Glasgow follow the motorway past Perth, then A9 north onto A827. Stagecoach Bus 23 runs every two hours M-Sa from Perth via Birnam and Dunkeld to Aberfeldy, 90 min. On Sunday there's only one morning bus in and one evening bus out.

當地交通

Had you seen these roads before they were made, you would lift up your hands and bless General Wade! You can walk to the Castle and up the Birks. Dull is three miles away and you need a car to reach the path for Schiehallion ten miles away. Sweeney's Bus 91 plies between Aberfeldy and Kenmore twice M-F around 9AM and 4PM. It usually runs along the main road and takes 15 min, but some days makes a loop through Weem, Dull, Coshieville, Fortingall and Fearnan to Kenmore. Stagecoach Bus 892 similarly makes an occasional school run up the B-road from Aberfeldy to Coshieville then returns the same way.

必看景點

1 Wade's Bridge spans the Tay. Highland roads at the start of the 18th century were often little better than cattle tracks, struggling through fords and bogs. In 1715 the Jacobite rebellion rocked the government; it was quashed, but showed the need to be able to move troops swiftly into troublesome districts. General George Wade (1673-1748), as Scotland's military commander, set about building better roads and bridges. The Crieff to Dalnarcardoch road, built in 1730, crossed the Tay at Aberfeldy by this impressive bridge. Designed by William Adam, it was the most expensive structure in the whole network, and was only completed in 1734. When Wade retired, his assistant Major William Caulfeild took over, building many roads later credited to Wade, and coining the lines quoted above. Meanwhile the Jacobites rebelled again, and this time got as far south as Derby: bless these new roads! 2 Plastic Footbridge over the River Tay links two sections of the golf course. The name is an ironic nod to the great William McGonagall, who wrote numerous doggerel odes about the Tay and much else, but his poem about Aberfeldy is sublimely awful even by his exacting standards. 3 Castle Menzies, Weem PH15 2JD (B846 1.5 miles west of Aberfeldy), ☏ +44 1887 820982. Apr-Oct M-Sa 10:30AM-4:30PM, Su 2-4:30PM. Fine 16th-century castle, restored in the 20th century (this work continues), transitional in style between a defensive fortress and a decorative chateau. "The man who would be king": Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here in 1746, and the deposed Maharajah of the Sikh Empire was in residence 1855-58. Adult £12, conc £11, child £5.50. (updated Oct 2025)

The League of Extraordinary Communities: well one of them, not to overdo the excitement. Dull is a tiny farming community straggling along the B846 three miles west of Aberfeldy. There was a monastery in the 7th century; various associated carvings and grave slabs are now in the NMS in Edinburgh. There's nothing here nowadays. But in 2012 Du

體驗活動

Birks Cinema in town centre is a restored Art Deco building with films and other entertainment. The cafe is open daily. Walk the 1 Birks o'Aberfeldy, the birch-filled glen south of the village that inspired the poem by Robert Burns. The path leads up to the Falls of Moness. Find 2 St David's Well if you can, hidden in the woods above Weem off B846. The nearby rocks have cup-and-ring carvings: some may be prehistoric, but probably most are modern replicas. Climb Schiehallion, sometimes called "The Mount Fuji of Scotland" for its near-perfect cone and isolation from other peaks. It's a Munro of 1083 m (3553 ft) which looks volcanic but is quartzite polished by glaciation. Its shape made its volume easy to calculate, so in 1774 it was used to estimate the earth's mass and gravity by the deflection of a nearby pendulum. It's a popular ascent, usually from the car park at Brae of Foss, a 3-mile trail. Climb Ben Lawers, a Munro of 1214 m (3983 ft) brooding over Loch Tay, with alpine / arctic habitat on its upper slopes. Early geologists supposed that after a first volcanic phase of the earth's formation, later rocks were laid down by sedimentation. But they found more and more awkward anomalies, and at Ben Lawers they discovered that the entire sequence of strata was inverted, which turned conventional wisdom on its head. The path up the mountain is straightforward, from the NTS car park you ascend via the lesser peak of Beinn Ghlas. White-water rafting along the Tay and Tummel, both equally cold if you get soaked. The Rafting Company (☏ +44 1887 829292) are in town centre; Splash (☏ +44 1887 829706) are along Dunkeld Rd, with another base in Glasgow. Golf: Aberfeldy GC is next to the bridge. It's nine holes, so twice around off yellow tees is 5376 yards, par 68, visitor round costs £20. 3 Highland Safaris, off B846, Dull PH15 2JQ, ☏ +44 1887 820071. Daily 9AM-5PM. Lively informative off-road wildlife tours, with various costs and timings. It also has a red deer centre an

購物

Coop food and filling station in town centre is open daily 6AM-11PM. Karelia House is a craft shop on the back lane by the confluence of the Tay and Lyon rivers. It's open M-F 9AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-4PM.

美食

1 KB's Italian Kitchen, 25A Dunkeld Street PH15 2AA, ☏ +44 1887 822959. Apr-Oct M-Sa 11AM-1:30PM, 5-9PM, Su 5-9PM. Friendly little Italian place, closes in winter. (updated Mar 2024) Main street also has The Croft, Checheks, Three Lemons and Chillies, plus takeaways.

飲品與夜生活

Fountain Bar and Black Watch Inn are along the main street. 1 Aberfeldy Distillery, Aberfeldy PH15 2EB, ☏ +44 1887 822010. M-Sa 10AM-4PM. Whisky distillery opened in 1898, producing some single malts but mostly for blending into Dewar's Whisky. In February production is suspended for annual maintenance, visitors are still welcome but tours are amended. Standard tour £15. (updated Mar 2024)

住宿

1 Aberfeldy Caravan Park, Dunkeld St PH15 2AQ, ☏ +44 1887 822103. Open mid-March to Oct. Clean well-run site on riverside north edge of town. Tent £28, caravan £30. (updated Mar 2024) 2 Breadalbane Arms, Bridge End PH15 2DF, ☏ +44 333 344 6612. Good value, and improved since escaping the management of OYO. B&B double £90. (updated Mar 2024) 3 Schiehallion Hotel, 6 Dunkeld St PH15 2AF, ☏ +44 1887 820421. Smart friendly small hotel. B&B double £100. (updated Mar 2024) 4 Moness Resort, Crieff Rd PH15 2DY, ☏ +44 1887 822100. Small spa hotel, plus dog-friendly cottages. B&B double £120. (updated Mar 2024) 5 Mains of Taymouth Country Estate, Kenmore PH15 2HN (north bank of river), ☏ +44 1887 830226. Cluster of upscale self-catering lodges in Kenmore. It doesn't run as a hotel but there's a bar and restaurant on site and others in the village. With golf course and horse riding centre. The name is confusing, since the estate stands at the source of the Tay, not at the mouth which is in Dundee. Double from £240 / night. (updated Mar 2024) 6 Fortingall Hotel, Fortingall PH15 2NQ, ☏ +44 1887 830367. Elegant Arts & Crafts-styled small hotel in Glen Lyon. Double half-board £380. (updated Mar 2024) Grandtully Hotel is on A827 in Little Ballinluig: see Pitlochry#Sleep.

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