Recent reviews Perth
[magdadh, 12/12/2011] It's the nearest proper castle from Perth, and although not particularly fantastic, it's easily accessible from the town.
Two massive keep-like tower houses are linked together to create this pile built from pinkish sandstone. The grounds are not particularly big but OK. Inside, some info about castle's history (connected with the Ruthven family originally) and a very pretty wooden ceiling in one of the rooms.
This castle is run by the Historic Scotland and has an admission charge (around 4.50 per adult as far as I remember).
If you have a car and a bit more time, go to Elcho Castle in R
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[ralph1972, 17/09/2011] Stayed here with the wife for a weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. Staff welcoming and food in Bistro fantastic. Good Breakfast with a good spread on the buffet. Will return for sure!
[ScottishTraveller, 17/09/2011] Stayed one night in September 2011 and am glad I chose this hotel.
Staff very friendly, food in Opus One Restaurant first class!!
Would recommend to anyone visiting Perth to definitely try The New County Hotel.
[neighbour, 07/07/2010] Public toilets are available on the South inch and east on the Lesser South Inch. I believe that they were closed for a while. Pond is being refurbished, play park facilities excellent.
I agree that the crocuses, though short lived this year 2010, are wonderful.
Cafe facilities at the pavilion run by volunteers from the local charity, Giraffe, which I believe aims to promote good mental health.
A nice park to sit in close to the town centre or while waiting for the train, 2 minutes away.
[JohnSmart, 28/02/2010] This Restaurant is by far the best in Perth and probably the best I have ever eaten in!!..
Every little detail is perfect from the minute you come through the front door until you leave..
Staff friendly and attentive, food presentation and flavours are out of this world and i would not hesitate to recommend anyone to visit this restaurant when in perth.
[magdadh, 16/02/2010] I visited the Gallery today for the first time in about three years, with my three year old, and very much enjoyed the hours or so we spent there.
The gallery is located in a beautiful building - restored old water works for Perth, but looking more like a temple of art than an engineering structure, stones throw from the Tay, and near the South Inch park.
The space inside is quite small, but works well, with the two main rooms circular and very well suited to exhibiting artwork. There are three rooms altogether devoted to ever-changing exhibitions. As the collection has about 5,000 item
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[magdadh, 31/01/2010] We live about 7 miles from the Brig and as I pass through the village several times a week I have visited it many times in the last couple of years.
I always had a feeling that the cafe did much more business than the shop, and it frequently seems quite busy - not just at lunchtime, but also in the late morning and even around 3-4 a clock. I suspect that mothers driving their children to the two nearby public schools and one state one often pop round after or before the school run for some sustenance.
The Brig cafe is a decent one, with no pretensions to be a restaurant or anything f
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[magdadh, 11/01/2010] South Inch is one of the two Perth parks near Tay, called Inches. This is the smaller of the two and overall not as good as the other, though it has some advantages, namely its extensive playpark (it even has a paddling pool, operational in the summer) with facilities for toddlers and bigger children, including a great crow's nest type climbing frame.
The park itself is mostly open grassland, and in the spring it gets amazing displays of crocuses and then daffodils.
There is no public toilets anywhere on site - appalling!
[magdadh, 04/01/2010] I suppose Kirkstyle Inn is my local (though it's still a 5 miles and 7 minutes drive away in the next village of Dunning).
It sits in the very middle of the village, and is one of the three pubs in Dunning and definitely the best (the only, really, apart from a paltry and daytime-only tea-shop-cum-bakery) to eat in Dunning. It considers itself a gastropub, and it's in this capacity that I have always visited it, so I won't be able to comment here on the beers or really on any tipples.
The building is about 200 years old (almost the whole of the village was destroyed an then rebuilt after
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[magdadh, 30/12/2009] Balhousie Castle houses The Regimental Museum of the Black Watch, which is, for some reason, touted as a major tourist attraction in Perth. In reality, it can only be seen as such for those who have a particular interest in military history, emotional connection of the Regiment itself or at least a lot of interest in history in general - although the museum focuses on the Black Watch and doesn't really put it in a particularly wide historical context, possibly for a reason.
The castle itself is quite a picturesque building - a 17th century L-plan tower house which undertook major developme
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[magdadh, 13/12/2009] Elcho Castle is situated about five miles from Perth, near the river Tay, couple of miles from the village of Rhynd. It's not a particularly famous or iconic castle, but it's a well preserved one and in a superb setting.
The castle goes back to late 16th / early 17th century and the estate has been in the Wemyss family since 1468. It's still nominally owned by the Earl of Wemyss, but it's in care of Historic Scotland (3.70 GBP adult admission price, free to members or holders of the Explorer Pass).
The castle itself is still standing, and is much more than a picturesque ruin. All walls, floo
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