Aberfeldy, Loch Tay And Glen Lyon

Overview

Sitting almost exactly in the centre of Scotland, Aberfeldy, Loch Tay and Glen Lyon is an outdoor playground with great scenery.

Aberfeldy is situated on Scotland's longest river, the River Tay, in Perthshire. The town grew up around Wade's Bridge, the first bridge built across the Upper River Tay in 1733 by the English general who subjugated the Highlands after Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion in 1745.

Famous for the 'Birks of Aberfeldy', a poem penned by Robert Burns in 1787 in memory of the beautiful Falls of Moness, Aberfeldy has now become a popular holiday town. Today, visitors can watch tasty Scottish delicacies being produced at the Breadalbane Bakery, visit Dewar's World of Whisky, and enjoy outdoor pursuits of all kinds from walking and golfing to white water rafting and abseiling.

From Aberfeldy, visit the stunning natural beauty of Loch Tay and the conservation village of Kenmore; the unique iron age Scottish Crannog Centre; Perthshire's highest mountain Ben Lawers at 1214 m (3984 feet); and Glen Lyon, 'the longest and loveliest glen in Scotland'. Glen Lyon stretches for 34 miles, with some of Perthshire's finest scenery.

The area also boasts the 16th century tower house Castle Menzies, and Fortingall, a village where, legend has it, Pontious Pilate, who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, was born. Fortingall is also home to the Fortingall Yew, a tree between 3000 and 5000 years old that is believed to be the oldest living thing in Europe.