What's on in Pitlochry and Highland Perthshire December 2013

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What’s On in Highland Perthshire December 2013 www.HighlandPerthsire.com Continuous Events

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feed, stroll into our Deer Park with a knowledgeable Safari Ranger to be met by our friendly Red Deer Herd. Feed 20th April- 31st December and stroke these magnificent animals Cinema, Live Event/Broadcasts as your Safari Ranger tells you about The Birks Cinema PO Box 7517 their fascinating life cycle, likes, disAberfeldy PH15 2WH likes, habits and personalities. A unique see website for details & listings book experience with great photo opportuonline or Tel 0871 902 5754 nities, ideal for families or individuals www.birkscinema.co.uk seeking a close encounter with nature Blair Castle Winter Opening Times at its best. Our Red Deer Park also Blair Castle Blair Atholl PH18 5TL has a viewing platform which is totally free and you can get some great views Open 8th to 10th November and 14th of our Herd. Duration: 20 mins Cost and 15th & 21st&22nd December. £5.00/person Adults £7.90 Seniors/Students £6.60 Children £4.60 - Family ticket £20 (2Ad Tel: 01887 820071 www.highlandsafaris.net & 3 Children) Access to grounds/gardens free in winFriday 4th October - Friday 31st ter. Tel: 01796 481207 January Modern Print Masters Exhibition Edradour Distillery 2013 Season Finished on 19th October. The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. PH15 2BG 2014 Season Opens 17th April Exhibition open 10 - 5pm (11-5 Sunto 18th October Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm Closed Sundays day) Includes Three Reds in Green by last tour always starts 1hr before stated Patrick Heron, ‘Untitled’ by Eduardo Paolozzi, Mingulay by William Scott, closing time. Cave of Calypso by Victor Pasmore, Tel 01887 822896 Every day 1230hrs email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com Red Deer Encounter. www.aberfeldywatermill.com Highland Safaris By Aberfeldy Perthshire PH15 2JQ Come face to face with Britain’s largest native land mammal – the majestic Red Deer on our Red Deer Encounter, This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get up really close to these magnificent animals. Armed with a handful of deer

7th November to 28th February Winter Alpine Safaris Highland Safaris By Aberfeldy Perthshire PH15 2JQ Head into the hills to experience the sub arctic wilderness and search for elusive White Hares, Ptarmigan and

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What’s On Highland Perthshire

The Christmas Collection Birnam Arts & Conference Centre Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS An exciting and eclectic collection of 7th November to 28th February works for sale by Scottish artists Winter Watch/Land Rover Spotexclusive, individual gifts perfect for light Safaris Christmas present-giving – ranging Highland Safaris By Aberfeldy from small pieces of jewellery to larger, Perthshire PH15 2JQ more substantial pieces of art work… As dusk turns into night, climb aboard there’ll be something to suit all pockyour Land Rover and use the spotlight ets, from a small, extra Christmas gift as a window into this mysterious night- to a main present. time world. Free. Tel: 01887 820071 Tel: Box Office: 01350 727674 www.highlandsafaris.net admin@birnaminstitute.com www.birnamarts.com Last Saturday of Every Month Doors Open 7pm. Show starts December 2013 8.30pm Music at The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane Just Laugh Comedy Club - at McK- Pitlochry PH16 5BH ays Bar Friday 6th Fozzie free McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Saturday 7th The Red Pine Timber Co Atholl Road Pitlochry . PH16 5AG free 1 host, 3 stand up comedians - lots of Friday 13th 4Play (Covers Band) free laughter Enjoy Just laugh Comedy Club Saturday 14th TBA FREE , last Saturday of every month £10 pp Friday 20th Splendid Gentlemen (CovGiggle and dine deal - 2 comedy tickets ers band) free and a meal for 2 - £20pp Saturday 21st Last Orders After hit the floor as our DJ has you Saturday 28th Last Orders free dancing until the early hours. Head Tuesday 31st Old Mill Hogmanay Party Liner tbc - Main Support John McGolft The Red Pine Timber Co free drick Support David Innes Tel 01796 474020 Tel: 01796 473888 www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk Email: info@mckayshotel.co.uk www.mckayshotel.co.uk December 2013 Music at Mckays Bar & Restaurnat Friday 29th November - Sunday 138 Atholl Road 22nd December Pitlochry PH16 5AG It’s A Wonderful Life (a new musi- Friday 6th December 8pm cal) John Davidson and Sandy Marshall Pitlochry Festival Theatre PH16 Friday 13th December 8pm 5DR Pete Clarke and Gregor Lowery 15 Matinee performances at 2pm Friday 20th December 8pm 13 Evening performances at 7.30pm Jack Badcock and Carrie Thomas Adapted from Frank Capra’s classic Friday 27th December 8pm Christmas film, this uplifting, bitterMacpolvo sweet tale of small town lifeis one of Tuesday 31st December after 9pm the greatest festive stories ever told. If Hogmanay - Dancing Feet Ceilidh Band you enjoyed last year’s hugely success- then DJ from 12am ful production of White Christmas, then £5 entry fee for Hogmanay after 9pm you can’t afford to miss the Scottish Tel 01796 473888 première of Thomas M. Sharkey’s new Email: info@mckayshotel.co.uk musical! http://www.mckayshotel.co.uk/pitTel: 01796 484626 lochry_entertainment/programme.htm www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com Red Deer. Enjoy refreshments in our cosy Mountain Bothy Tel: 01887 820071 www.highlandsafaris.net

Monday 2nd December - Tuesday 31st December 10am-5pm daily Various Artists and Craftworkers -

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Weekly Events

Every Sunday “Sunday Session” 8-11pm

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McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Session night where a mixture of musicians or those of you learning a musical talent gather round to sing, strum or drum what they know best, a great fun night open to everyone. Free entry. McKays, Atholl Road, Pitlochry Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk Every Tuesday 7.30pm Whisky Tasting McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Whisky Tasting from 7.30pm with a variety of distilleries. Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk Every Tuesday from 8.30pm The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ Donny McElligott and Alan Dickson, lead the Tuesday night session with an eccelctic mix of old and new tunes anyone welcome to come and join from 8.30pm. Free entry. Tel: 01350 727340 www.thetaybank.co.uk Every Wednesday Wonderful Golf Wednesdays Pitlochry Golf Club Golf Course Rd Pitlochry PH16 5QY An open competition every Wednesday for Gents Ladies & jnrs - Non members welcome £10 entry incl Gree Frees. Tel 01796 472792 or e.mail info@pitlochrygolf.co.uk Every Wednesday, 9pm Open Music Sessions Bankfoot Inn, Main Street, Bankfoot PH1 4AB Open session for musicians of all abilities to gather and play music - any music. Local musicians assemble to play a variety of instruments and sing songs. Open to all. Join in if you want, play an instrument, or just sit in and enjoy good music. Tel: 01738 787243 www.bankfootinn.co.uk Every 2nd Wednesday from 8.30pm The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ Open Mic Night in the bar from 8.30pm


What’s On Highland Perthshire - anyone is welcome to come and join or simply come and enjoy the music Free entry. Tel: 01350 727340 www.thetaybank.co.uk Thursday 7.30pm Moulin Scottish Country Dance Class Moulin Hall Moulin Pitlochry If you have not danced before or just need a refresher come along and join us. All levels of dancers welcome. Great fun and good excersie no partner required. £2 per night Tel June Templeman on 01796 473488

Every Saturday from 9pm Live Music Old Mill Restaurant-Pub, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH Top quality Perthshire Bands, playing a variety of styles including covers, blues, rock, jazz … Tel: 01796 474020 www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk

“Saturday night live@McKays” 9-11pm McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Live bands from Scottish, Irish, Pop, rock, Blues, Jazz, Motown and many Every Thursday “Traditional Thurs- more. Sing dance and clap the night days” 8-11pm away... Free entry. McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Tel: 01796473888 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG www.mckayshotel.co.uk A night of traditional Scottish music, dine in a relaxed atmosphere while “Saturday Night Fever” 11-1.30am listening to our live musicians playing McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 an abundance of foot tapping tunes.... Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Free entry. resident DJ plays some of the latest Tel: 01796473888 tunes to dance the night from 11pmwww.mckayshotel.co.uk late, if you come in after 11pn there is a £3.00 door charge. Every Thursday Tel: 01796473888 Traditional Fiddle Session www.mckayshotel.co.uk The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ Last Saturday of Every Month Pete Clark leads a traditional fiddle Doors Open 7pm. Show starts session in the bar from 8.30 - again all 8.30pm musicians are welcome to come and Just Laugh Comedy Club - at McKjoin!! ays Bar Tel: 01350 727340 McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 www.thetaybank.co.uk Atholl Road Pitlochry . PH16 5AG 1 host, 3 stand up comedians - lots of “Friday night Folk” 8-11pmlaughter Enjoy Just laugh Comedy Club McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 , last Saturday of every month £10 pp Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Giggle and dine deal - 2 comedy tickets Traditional folk music from musicians all and a meal for 2 - £20pp over Scotland using an array of differ- After hit the floor as our DJ has you ent instruments to bring you some of dancing until the early hours. Head the best Scottish beasts and sounds. Liner tbc - Main Support John McGolFree entry. drick Support David Innes Tel: 01796473888 Tel: 01796 473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk Email: info@mckayshotel.co.uk www.mckayshotel.co.uk Every Friday Night Music Sessions Daily Diary Events Atholl Arms Hotel Bridgehead, Dunkeld, PH8 OAQ Saturday 30th November 10am An open session for musicians of all 7pm, abilities to gather and play music - any Sunday 1st December 1pm - 6pm music. Or just come and enjoy the Pitlochry Church of Scotland 1st music. Free Entry. Tel: 01350 727 219 Annual Christmas Tree Festival www.athollarmshotel.com Pitlochry Church of Scotland and

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Tryst, Church Road, Pitlochry, PH16 5EB This year Pitlochry Church of Scotland is holding a Christmas Tree Festival which will be a brand new community venture for us in Pitlochry and the surrounding area, and will kick off the Christmas season in style. A Christmas Tree Festival is an invitation for local businesses, voluntary organisations, charities, schools, nurseries, families and individuals to provide an artificial Christmas Tree which they also decorate in a way which advertises or promotes their interests. The Trees will all be displayed inside Pitlochry Church of Scotland over a period of two days. There will also be craft and produce stalls, together with a range of refreshments in the Tryst Hall. Trees won’t just be traditional green pine, or even tree shaped, there will be original, imaginative and individual trees! There will be a Christmas Carol Concert on the evening of 1 December to celebrate the end of the Festival and reveal the winner of the Best Tree Competition and details of the monies raised for our Charity Partners; The Children’s Hospice Association, Scotland (CHAS) and the work of our former Minister Malcolm Ramsay and his wife Cati with United Mission Nepal. Adults, £2.50 each (includes a hot drink), Children under 16, £1.00 (includes a juice and a dip in Santa’s Sack) Tel Rachael Wood 07976 214 967 or 01796 470 470 or the Tryst Church Office : 01796 472 160 Sunday December 1st in the Blair Atholl village hall from 12 noon to 3pm Blair Atholl Christmas Market Village Hall Blair Atholl Twenty five stalls located in the Blair Atholl village hall will provide an ideal opportunity to do some very productive Christmas shopping. Come and check out a wide range of quality gift ideas and food items including jams, bread and cakes and locally raised meat products as well as plants, cards and photographs. Try your hand at the Tombola. Enjoy home made soup and a chat over a cup of tea and tasty treats! Santa is expected to make an appearance and there’ll be Christmas music to

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What’s On Highland Perthshire put you in the festive mood. Parking is not a problem. The event is promoted by the Blair Atholl Area Tourism Association. For more information telephone Jenny Davidson on 01796 481 206. Saturday 30th November & Sunday 1st December 11.00am 3.00pm. A Christmas Cracker! Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre Dunkeld PH8 0HH Family Fun & Christmas shopping... Time to let the kids get crafty making Christmas crackers & cards while you have some festive fun shopping for stocking fillers. Wrap up warm to do the Winter Wildlife Trail. No additional charge. Adults, £4.00 Conc £3.50 Family Ticket: £7.50 – SWT Member FREE Tel: 01350 727337 http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/loch-of-the-lowes/

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www.birnamarts.com Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th Dec 12 noon -5pm The House of Menzies Christmas Winte Tasting Event Castle Menzies Farm Aberfeldy Tel: 01887 829666 Open December Thursday Friday and Saturday. December 7-8th wine tasting weekend Gifts and food items for sale and hampers. free entry all welcome. Cafe Open for refreshments.

Saturday 7th December 9.45pm Pitlochry in Bloom’s Reindeer Parade Fishers Hotel Atholl Road to Bells donations of home bakng and prizes Distillery Courtyard gratefully received. We will leave Fishers Hotel at 9.45 am and the Parade will go down Atholl Friday 6th and Saturday December Road to Bells Distillery Courtyard, eve7th at 8pm ryone is welcome to join in the parade. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? it’s At the Distillery Pitlochry in Bloom will Archie! hold their Christmas Coffee Morning, Sunday 1st December 11am - 1pm Birnam Arts Station Road Birnam while Mums & Dads and Grandparents Dunkeld PH8 0DS Guinness World Record Attempt enjoy coffee and a mince pie, the chilIs it a bird? Is it a plane? it’s Archie! For Largest Tree Hug dren can go in to see Father Christmas Birnam Institute Players, BIPS present and be entertained. The usual ChristHilton Dunkeld, Dunkeld, Perth‘Archie MacDonald & A Lifetime in Avia- mas Raffle will be held too. shire, PH8 0HX tion’ written and directed by our very Come along and celebrate the National Tickets sold on the door on the day at own multi award winning, massively tree collection of Scotland’s new tree the Distillery to meet Santa. trail by helping us to try and break the talented all rounder Bob Davidson, he Guinness World Record for the largest is also starring in it by the way! Saturday 7th December10.45am Born at the exact same moment as the Jack & the Beanstalk & Billy Goats tree hug ever recorded. Wright Brothers made their historic first Gruff Free flight at Kittyhawk, Archie MacDonald Birnam Arts & Conference Centre was to become a flying legend. Raised Station Road Birnam Dunkeld Wed 4th December 10.00am – by his mother, Maggie in a Perthshire 1.00pm. PH8 0DS farm cottage, Archie grows up to be Nuno Silk Scarf No introduction needed to this very an aviation pioneer. Leaving school at Karelia House, Kenmore Road popular story of the Three Billy Goats Comrie Bridge By Aberfeldy PH15 14 he spends WW1 thinning neeps. Gruff and their tussle with a grumpy Passionate about flying and a man of 2LS Troll, who is determined to stop them vision with an eye to the future, he Create a beautiful scarf – using nuno crossing the bridge. Lots of trippetybecomes a barnstormer and then a silk you will learn how to do delicate trap and fun with these beautifully pilot with a fledgling Scottish airline. and decorative felting onto the silk to made cloth puppets. We hear of his heroic flying exploits, his Fee Fi Fo Fum, this is a lively version make a unique scarf. (All levels) Cost experiences during WW2 and on into £25.00 Tel: 01887 822027 of this famous story about Jack who the jet age as a test pilot on the De email: kaye@kareliahouse.co.uk plants a magic bean, grows a beanstalk Havilland Comet. In Archie’s life time www.kareliahouse.co.uk and ventures into the Giant’s Castle. . the Wright Brothers made the first ever Faithful to the original stories, Clydepowered flight and the Apollo space Thursday 5th December 10am built have created a show with baskets programme was preparing to send men and boxes that become a house or 12noon to the moon. Charity Coffee Morining even a castle. Just bring your imAll this and more on the Birnam Stage, agination and your family and enjoy Blair Castle Caravan Park Recepwith no expense spared! Bring family tion storytelling with puppets at their best. and friends - Friday December 6th and Suitable for family sudiences. In aid of the Philippines Typhoon ApSaturday December 7th at 8pm Tickpeal. Bring and buy home baking, afAge range 3 upwards. Tickets £5 ternoon tea hamper to be won & some ets £8 (no concessions) available from Tel: Box Office: 01350 727674 Birnam Arts 01350 727674 Christmas Fun! Everyone Welcome all admin@birnaminstitute.com

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What’s On Highland Perthshire www.birnamarts.com Saturday 7th December 10:30am Ages 7+ Deck the Halls Birnam Arts & Conference Centre Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS Join the Birnam Arts team and make fabulous decorations and unusual gifty things to keep or give away, but we bet you’ll want to keep them all to yourselves! We’ve lots of brilliant ideas which we can’t wait to show you, but you’ll have to come along to find out… get your place booked! Tickets: £5 Tel: Box Office: 01350 727674 admin@birnaminstitute.com www.birnamarts.com Saturday 7th December 1pm Santa Day Dunkeld & Birnam. Santa’s Reindeer Parade starting from outside the Birnam Hotel at 1.00 pm over Telford Bridge to Santa’s Grotto in the Square, Dunkeld. Two lucky children will ride with Santa in his sleigh drawn by the reindeer – a prize draw will be held at the puppet show (see above) to select the winners. Santa’s grotto 1.30 & 4pm. See the Reindeer in their pen, Community Market with lots of stalls and hot food 11am - 4pm. www.dunkeldandbirnam.com

ence to join in with popular Christmas songs. A great evening out to get you in the Christmas spirit! Adult: £15, Child £5, Family (2+2) £30. Tickets are available from Blair Castle on 01796 481207. Refreshments are included, courtesy of our catering team, Sodexo. www.atholl-estates.co.uk Friday 13th December 10:302:00pm Christmas Market Breadalbane Community Campus Assembly Hall, Aberfeldy Everyone welcome to come and enjoy Santa’s Grotto, various stalls and musical entertainment. Friday 13th December 8:00am Lateshift - Christmas Party Night Birnam Arts & Conference Centre Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a good old-fashioned party night without Dave Amos, Pete Caban and the gang! All the great hits from the 70s and 80s, satisfaction guaranteed! Get your tickets quickly… they fly out for this. Tickets: £12 Tel: Box Office: 01350 727674 admin@birnaminstitute.com www.birnamarts.com

Saturday 14th December 11am (ages 3+) 11:00am Red Riding Hood’s Magic Purse Birnam Arts & Conference Centre Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS As part of the Dunkeld & Birnam Santa’s Day festivities, Birnam Arts presents the classic Red Riding Hood Story with a difference...favourite characters abound - an adventurous Red Riding Hood, an independent Granny (home at last from her trip round the world), and of course the wonderful, Wicked Wolf Sunday 8 December 6.30pm who plans to have “Grannie for lunch (Doors open at 5.30pm) and Little Rosie for afternoon tea!” Pitlochry & District Choral Society Find out how Red Riding Hood’s Magic Concert Purse saves the day in this delightful Blair Castle Blair Atholl PH18 5TL show, brought to life by rod-glove pupJoin the Pitlochry & District Choral pets and shadow theatre. Society for a night of festive cheer in Tickets: £5 Blair Castle’s magnificent ballroom. The Tel: Box Office: 01350 727674 Choral Society will perform Handel’s admin@birnaminstitute.com Messiah Part 1 before inviting the audi- www.birnamarts.com Sunday 8th December 10.30am 3.30pm Fit Camp Perthshire Fitness Therapy Killiecrankie Hall Killiecrankie Including circuits, running, hill walking, tone & flex, boxing, exercise ball routines and talks on nutrition, weight management and lifestyle changes. £35 per person including lunch and healthy snacks. Tel 07784119377 or email info@pertshirefitnesstherapy.co.uk

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For further information on Santa’s Day keep a look out for posters or go to www.dunkeldandbirnam.co.uk Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th 2013 Blair Castle Christmas Activities Blair Castle Blair Atholl Pitlochry PH18 5TL Experience the Christmas Castle, decorated as it was in the Victorian era, when the 7th Duke lived here with his wife Louisa and their 6 children: Dorothea, Helen, Evelyn, Bardie (the future Duke), George and James. The rooms are decorated to give an insight into how they might have celebrated Christmas. Enjoy a break from Christmas shopping with a 3 course Christmas Sunday Lunch next to the roaring fire in the historic ballroom and finish off your visit with a trip to Santa’s magical woodland grotto in the castle grounds. Back by popular demand, Santa will be returning with his bagpipes this year, entertaining boys and girls with Christmas jingles and special requests. Prices Full Christmas Castle tour Adult:£7.90 Concession: £6.60 Child: £4.60 Family: £20 Santa’s Grotto: Child £6 call 01796 481207. Tel: 01796 481207 Email: bookings@blair-castle.co.uk. http://atholl-estates.co.uk/christmas2013.cfm on Saturday 14th December from 11am till 3pm Christmas Craft Fair The Big Shed, Tombreck, Lawers, Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2PB Local & international craftsmanship, gifts, food and drinks Georgia Crook (paper & willow) Charlotte Flower (chocolates) - Anne Gilchrist (prints & cards) - Dave & Gill Hunt (photography) - Andrew Hunter (paintings, prints & portable fowl) - Sue McGhie (paper lampshades) – Nausika Raes (porcelain jewellery) - Susanne Sporleder (Christmas wreaths & herbs) - Tombreck Farm Shop (farm produces) - Gabriella Varda (aloe vera products & massages) - Kate West (original jewellery & cards) – and more FREE entry The Big shed is on the north side of

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What’s On Highland Perthshire Loch Tay at Tombreck Farm. Coming from Killin, it’s 6 miles east of Killin. Coming from Kenmore, it’s 2 miles beyond Lawers village. Access is signposted from the main road. More information www.bigshed.org.uk Sunday 15th December Sunday Lunch in the Ballroom 12pm - 3pm Blair Castle Blair Atholl Pitlochry PH18 5TL Christmas Sunday Lunches (15 & 22 Dec, 12pm-3pm): £22.50 pp. Booking essential, to make a reservation, call Tel: 01796 481207 Email: bookings@blair-castle.co.uk. http://atholl-estates.co.uk/christmas2013.cfm Monday 16th December - Tuesday 17th December 5.30pm Mary Poppins - Birnam Arts Ballet Birnam Arts & Conference Centre Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS The annual christmas show - an event which everyone looks forward to throughout the year - join Emma the children, teenagers and adults of Birnam Arts Ballet and be entertained by their dazzling dancing. Tickets £5 Tel: Box Office: 01350 727674 admin@birnaminstitute.com www.birnamarts.com Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd December Blair Castle Christmas Activities Blair Castle Blair Atholl Pitlochry PH18 5TL Experience the Christmas Castle, decorated as it was in the Victorian era, when the 7th Duke lived here with his wife Louisa and their 6 children: Dorothea, Helen, Evelyn, Bardie (the future Duke), George and James. The rooms are decorated to give an insight into how they might have celebrated Christmas. Enjoy a break from Christmas shopping with a 3 course Christmas Sunday Lunch next to the roaring fire in the historic ballroom and finish off your visit with a trip to Santa’s magical woodland grotto in the castle grounds. Back by popular demand, Santa will be returning with his bagpipes this year, entertaining boys and girls with Christ-

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mas jingles and special requests. Prices Full Christmas Castle tour Adult:£7.90 Concession: £6.60 Child: £4.60 Family: £20 Santa’s Grotto: Child £6 Tel: 01796 481207 Email: bookings@blair-castle.co.uk. http://atholl-estates.co.uk/christmas2013.cfm Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd December 11.00am - 3.00pm. Winter Solstice, Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre Dunkeld PH8 0HH Family Fun Day finding out about the special event that happens today (21st December) to make it the heart of winter. What a solstice is, how it affects wildlife and as it’s the “season to be jolly”, celebrate Winter! Crafts, Quizzes and Nature Trails. No additional charge. Adults, £4.00 Conc £3.50 Family Ticket: £7.50 – SWT Member FREE Tel: 01350 727337 http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/loch-of-the-lowes/ Sunday 22nd December 12pm - 3pm Sunday Lunch in the Ballroom Blair Castle Blair Atholl Pitlochry PH18 5TL Christmas Sunday Lunches (15 & 22 Dec, 12pm-3pm): £22.50 pp. Booking essential, to make a reservation, call Tel: 01796 481207 Email: bookings@blair-castle.co.uk. http://atholl-estates.co.uk/christmas2013.cfm Sunday 22nd December 2pm3.30pm Douglas Craik and Linda Dewar play seasonal songs The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy PH15 2BG Douglas Craik and Linda Dewar play seasonal songs and old favourites in the cafe. Come along and be prepared to join in! all free, no need to book. tel: 01887 822896 www.aberfeldywatermill.com Monday 23rd December 11am Christmas Storytime (for 4-7 year olds) The Watermill, Mill Street, Aber-

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feldy PH15 2BG all free, no need to book. tel: 01887 822896 www.aberfeldywatermill.com Friday 27th December 11am Christmas holiday Storytime (for 4-7 year olds) The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy PH15 2BG all free, no need to book. tel: 01887 822896 www.aberfeldywatermill.com Monday 30th December 11am Christmas holiday Storytime (for 4-7 year olds) The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy PH15 2BG all free, no need to book. tel: 01887 822896 www.aberfeldywatermill.com


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