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Edradour Distillery
A tiny farm distillery in the hills above Pitlochry, long billed as the smallest traditional distillery in Scotland.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Pitlochry
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
About Pitlochry
Pitlochry works well as a base: 25 minutes from Aberfeldy, 27km from Cairnwell Pass (A93, Glenshee).
Pitlochry is in Scotland, United Kingdom, with about 2,900 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Aberfeldy, about 12 km away.
Pitlochry (; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chloichridh or Baile Chloichrigh) is a historic market town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and had a population of 2,694 in 2022.
It is largely a Victorian town, which developed into aRead more
tourist resort after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited the area in 1842 and bought a highland estate at Balmoral, and the arrival of the railway in 1863. It remains a popular tourist resort today and is particularly known for its Pitlochry Festival Theatre, salmon ladder and as a centre for hillwalking, surrounded by mountains such as Ben Vrackie and Schiehallion. It is popular as a base for coach holidays. The town has retained many stone Victorian buildings, and the high street has an unusual period cast iron canopy over one side.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pitlochry?
Within an hour or so of Pitlochry: Edradour Distillery (2 km), Queen's View, Loch Tummel (8 km), Falls of Bruar (14 km), The Hermitage (Black Linn Falls) (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Pitlochry?
The nearest famous roads are Cairnwell Pass, Glen Lyon and The Lecht (A939 Old Military Road).
Where is Pitlochry?
Pitlochry is in Scotland, United Kingdom, about 12 km from Aberfeldy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,880
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Scotland
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 56.7051, -3.7343
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Pitlochry
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Queen's View, Loch Tummel
A famous viewpoint on the B8019 looking west along Loch Tummel to the cone of Schiehallion.
8 km · about 15 min drive
waterfall
Falls of Bruar
A series of falls in a wooded gorge off the A9 at Blair Atholl, laid out with paths and bridges after Robert Burns complained about the bare banks.
14 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
The Hermitage (Black Linn Falls)
A folly viewing house perched over the Black Linn Falls near Dunkeld, in a gorge of towering Douglas firs.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Schiehallion
A conical Perthshire Munro whose regular shape was used in 1774 to weigh the Earth — the experiment that produced contour lines.
23 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
Cairnwell Pass
The highest main road in Britain at 670m, where the A93 crosses the Grampians at Glenshee between Braemar and the ski centre. The famously steep Devil's Elbow hairpins lie just below the summit.
27 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Cairnwell Pass (A93, Glenshee)
The highest public road in Britain at 670m, climbing the Devil's Elbow route through Glenshee to Braemar.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Scone Palace
The Perthshire palace beside Moot Hill, where Scottish kings were crowned on the Stone of Destiny.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Pitlochry
9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- Right hereQueen's View, Loch TummelA famous viewpoint on the B8019 looking west along Loch Tummel to the cone of Schiehallion.
- 23 kmSchiehallionA conical Perthshire Munro whose regular shape was used in 1774 to weigh the Earth — the experiment that produced contour lines.
- 27 kmCairnwell PassThe highest main road in Britain at 670m, where the A93 crosses the Grampians at Glenshee between Braemar and the ski centre. The famously steep Devil's Elbow hairpins lie just below the summit.
- 27 kmCairnwell Pass (A93, Glenshee)The highest public road in Britain at 670m, climbing the Devil's Elbow route through Glenshee to Braemar.
- 37 kmGlen LyonScotland's longest enclosed glen: 34 miles of single-track road along the River Lyon past Fortingall's 3,000-year-old yew, Bridge of Balgie tearoom and the Ben Lawers dam. Sir Walter Scott called it the longest, loneliest, loveliest glen.
- 47 kmCairngorm Mountain FunicularA funicular railway climbing high into the Cairngorms near Aviemore for panoramic alpine views and winter snowsports.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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