Attractions + Activities

From their base at the heart of the Crieff community, they have a genuine reverence for tradition. Although the rest of the whisky world has moved away from the traditional mashing by hand and cutting by eye as vital components of the whisky-making process, they maintain and continue with both these traditions. At Glenturret, their idea of progress is to stick to what they, Scotland’s oldest working distillery, have always done best, making scotch malt whisky the traditional way. 

Telephone: 01764 656565
Email: enquiries@theglenturret.com

Explore this 14th century courtyard castle in Doune, with a striking 100 ft high gatehouse and one of the best preserved great halls in Scotland. Built as the home of Regent Albany, ‘Scotland’s uncrowned king’. His rich tastes can be seen clearly in the architecture of the medieval courtyard castle. As well as being heavily featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Doune Castle was also used for the castle known as Winterfell in the pilot of the award winning TV series Game of Thrones as well as Castle Leoch in Outlander.

More info on website here.

Loch Earn Watersports Centre is a hidden gem located on the south side of the Loch. At LWC their packages offer a range of thrilling Watersports from Paddle board & Kayak hire to private Waterski and Wakeboard lessons. If you are looking for an activity for family/friends for the day, corporate activity day or even a stag/hen party day out, they can guarantee to put a smile on your face.

Telephone: 07377447741

Email: lochearnwatersports@gmail.com

Numerous low-level walks are accessible from Achray and the newly built cycle lane behind the village offers a cycle or scenic stroll, of about 10km to Comrie (east) or Lochearnhead (west). Other walks include: Riverside walk (2 km), South Loch Earn walk (3 km), Dunfillan hill (5.5 km) past ruins of the old chapel and burial ground, Glen Goinean Intake Dam walk (5.5. km), Old Morell Village Ruins (4 km), Scree walk (2.6 km - climbing to about 140 m).

For the adventurous about 50 Munros (mountains over 1000 m) are within an hour’s drive from our village. Ben Chonzie, North of Crieff, is accessible from tracks on the West. Ben Lawyers offer several Munros, connected along the north banks of Loch Tay. The Schiehallion is popular and easily accessible, with spectacular views.

Geocaching enthusiasts can access 1000 caches within 25 miles. Birds of prey, red deer, white-fronted geese, and red squirrels are common around the loch. The Ospreys love. showing off over Loch Earn in summer, in full view of diners in the Lochview Restaurant.

Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre has something for everyone with lots of animals to see, places to discover, things to do and plenty of play areas for the kids to let off steam! There are over 40 species of animals from wallabies, meerkats and lemurs to native red deer and Scottish wildcats. The hatchery with its baby and small animals section offers animal handling and daily hatchings of chicks, quail and ducklings throughout the spring and summer. There is an indoor soft play area, adventure play barn, outdoor play park, flying fox and pony rides in the summer months. There are various walks, a family fishery, 2 gift shops and Mountain View Cafe. 

Situated just a mile outside the picturesque village of Comrie, Cultybraggan Camp can be found nestling beneath the rugged Aberuchill Hills and alongside the Water of Ruchill. Whether you are interested in its origins as a World War II prisoner of war camp, or want to reminisce about your stays here in the military or as a cadet or maybe you just want to learn about the way in which the Trust and local community are using and developing the camp, you can find more information here. 

Drummond Castle Gardens is one of Europe’s and Scotland’s most important and impressive formal gardens. Located in Perthshire near Crieff, it dates back to the 17th Century. The gardens were redesigned and terraced in the 19th Century. The formal gardens that you see today were replanted in the 1950s but preserve many of the original features, the ancient yew hedges and the remaining beech tree planted by Queen Victoria, commemorating her visit in 1842. The Gardens have featured in many films, TV programmes and adverts, most notably in the United Artist feature film Rob Roy and the Starz Outlander series.

Deanston Distillery is a Single Malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the banks of the River Teith, eight miles from the historic town of Stirling. Having been a cotton mill for 180 years, Deanston was transformed into a distillery in the 1960's and has been distilling whisky using traditional methods ever since.

Stirling Gin & Distillery's first batch of gin was distilled on the 28th October 2015 and Stirling Distillery opened in Summer 2019. It is the first gin distillery in the beautiful city of Stirling and Stirling Gin are proud to use local ingredients to create their outstanding Scottish spirits.

The McQueen Gin’s Trossachs Distillery, is a must-visit location if you’re spending some time in and around the Trossachs National Park area. Having launched in 2016, McQueen Gin has seen incredible levels of growth in its still young life as a brand, resulting in the opening of the brand-new McQueen Gin distillery on location at the foot of Ben Ledi in 2019. 

Crieff Golf Club is rated as one of Scotland’s top inland courses. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, at the heart of golfing Perthshire, it provides a feeling of escape as well as spectacular views. Built on gently sloping parkland, once the grounds of Ferntower House, the courses provide a fair, but challenging experience for all levels of golfer. Excellent playing conditions and friendly reception to visitors led to the club being voted as one of the top UK golf courses by readers of Golf World magazine.

Telephone 01764 652909

Action Glen is in the middle of the Strathearn Valley, in Crieff – just one hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is a 900 acre estate – complete with a golf course, offroad sand and gravel quarry,  treetop ropes course and more! Perfect if you're joining us at Achray House for a corporate retreat, we can arrange transport straight there for some outdoor fun. 

Heart 200 is a new touring route of approximately 200 miles around Perth, Stirling, The Trossachs and Highland Perthshire – the very Heart of Scotland. What’s more, this stunning journey uniquely links Scotland’s two national parks, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs and the Cairngorms.