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Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. 6th - 28th August 2010.
To hear the sound of the Pipes and Drums at Edinburgh Military Tattoo please click on the above heading. and click on Tattoo Experience. Edinburgh is only one hour by car or train from Morrisons Holiday Homes.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 6th - 30st August 2010.
The fringe festival is held in the vibrant, historic city of Edinburgh. It's the biggest arts festival in the world, with something for everyone: theatre, comedy, music, dance, exhibitions and much, much more. In fact, it's the number-one tourist attraction in the whole of Britain.
Highland Adventure Safaris Aberfeldy. Award winning Adventure Safaris. Bring the great outdoors closer from our 4X4 landrovers on our Ecotours, wildlife-watching trips or exciting off-road driving experiences . Visit the website and read more about Gold Pannig days .
Johnnie Walker Golf Championship at Gleneagles - Thursday 26th August to Sunday 29th August 2010.
The Ryder Cup is being held at Gleneagles in 2014.
Galloway Antiques Fairs click on website for venues of Galloway Antiques Fairs.
Glamis Castle - childhood home of the late Queen Mother - apporx 45 minute drive from Morrisons Holiday Homes. Perthshire not only has many big and famous trees, it also offers much more for visitors and locals alike. Travel along leafy country roads and: explore remnants of Scotland's ancient wildwood Visit Big Tree Country in summer and enjoy the lush green countryside or sample the special attractions of our woodlands in spring, autumn, or winter: the darling buds of May, the blazing red and gold leaves of October, or the delicate web of frost covered branches in January. Loch Katrine in the heart of the Trossachs-
The perfect place to enjoy the timeless beauty of The Trossachs. Magnificent landscapes shaped by nature, and immortalised in poetry by Sir Walter Scott.
Take in the view and enjoy the special experience of a classic steamship cruise on board Sir Walter Scott.
Blair Drummond and Adventure Safari Park - near Stirling. A great day out for the family.
Find out about the role the safari Park plays in the protection and conservation of endangered species.
The Jacobite Steam Train
Another spectacular scenic journey - between Fort William and Mallaig. This can be part of a day out from Morrisons Holiday Homes. Join the Glasgow to Fort William Train at Crianlarrich and catch the Steam Train from Fort William to Mallaig or stay on the diesel train, have 3 hours in Mallaig and return. This is a wonderful full day out.
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The National Wallace Monument in Stirling -
15 to 20 minutes drive from Morrisons Holiday Homes. Standing tall and proud outside the city of Stirling, and overlooking the scene of Scotland's victory at The Battle of Stirling Bridge.
Perth Festival of the Arts - 19th - 30th May 2010 Welcome to the 39th Perth Festival of the Arts. An annual arts event taking place in Perth in Scotland. It will be a special Festival as it will be part of Perth's year long celebration, Perth 800, which marks the founding of Perth in 1210.
Auchterarder Farmers Market
- Auchterarder Community School Bus Park. 1st market Saturday 9th January 2010 and thereafter the 2nd. Saturday of every month.
British Open Golf Championship - 150th anniversary from 15th - 18th July 2010 at St. Andrews.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is a wonderful place to spend a summer evening. Click to see what is on.
Britains Best Breaks -Dundee, Angus and Perthshire - see our area of Southern Perthshire - www.britainsbestbreaks.co.uk and click on Video link for Dundee Angus and Perthshire.
St. Johnstone FC Fixtures - July 2009 May 2010. - McDiarmid Park Perth. www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk
Perth Farmers Market held in King Edward Street Perth - please click for dates of markets.
Crieff and Strathearn Monthly Farmers Market Crieff Country Market runs on the second Saturday of each month from April to October and a special market at Christmas in James Square, Crieff. As well as produce and local crafts, you will find guest chefs cooking up local and seasonal fare
Pony Trekking on Exmoor Ponies in the Ochil Hills at Glendevon Perthshire and the Pentland Hills Edinburgh. Visit the website for more information. www.exmoorponytrekking.co.uk
More Events listed under Local Events heading.
Historic Occasion in 2010 Special Events will be marking the 800th anniversary of Perth. he foundation of Perth as a Roayl Burgh dates back to King William the Lion charter of 1210.
Scotland's Gardens Scheme in Perth and Kinross and Stirlingshire - Visit Scotland's Gardens Scheme to discover what gardens are well worth a visit.
Stirling Albert Halls:-
Click here for a full programme of events.
Snow White on Ice 11th - 14th February 2010 at Perth Concert Hall.
Perth 800 Joint British Isles Bowling and Home International Series for 2010 from 11th - 19th March at Dewars Rinks.
Fakland Palace in Fife:The only Royal Palace in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, Falkland Palace is an impressive Renaissance building set in the heart of the town at the foot of the Lomond Hills. Built by James IV and James V between 1450 and 1541 the Palace was a country residence of the Stuart monarchs of Scotland for over 200 years. Lush green lawns, colourful herbaceous borders and many unusual shrubs and trees complete the setting for this memorable property.
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Visit Glasgow is also a wonderful city to visit and is less than a one hour car or train journey from Morrisons Holiday Homes. clidk to read about what's on.
Visit Edinburgh and make this a must when visiting Scotland Click to read about whats on - Edinburgh is less than a one hour car or train journey from Morrisons Holiday Homes.
Visit Historic Stirling - 20 minutes drive from Morrisons Holiday Homes.
Stirling is one of Scotland’s oldest towns and its newest city.With a setting of mountains, rocky crags and the winding river Forth, Stirling is ‘the brooch which clasps together the Highlands and the Lowlands'.
The city is the gateway to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Scotland’s first national park.
‘He who holds Stirling holds Scotland’ – advice that fired William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. Stirling was the battlefield of a young nation – experience the heritage today.
Further information about Perth Concert Hall events go to www.horsecross.co.uk
Highland Games events in Scotland for 2009. Please read all dates and locations of our Traditional Highland Games Events.
Dundee Heritage Trust.
Visit The Discovery Ship and Verdant Works in Dundee.
Dundee Heritage Trust and its operating compnay Dundee Industrial Heritage Ltd are both registered charities fromed in 1985 to preserve and interpret Dundee's industrial past. Scottish Crannog Centre - Aberfeldy. A crannog is a type of ancient loch-dwelling found throughout Scotland and Ireland dating from 5,000 years ago. Many crannogs were built out in the water as defensive homesteads and represented symbols of power and wealth. Scottish Antiques Centre : A great place to visit - Visitor Centre in Perthshire (Abernyte) and Stirlingshire (Doune). Antiques, design led furniture, art, luxury food shop, Ruryk Fare and restaurant, Cafe Circa. Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm. Perth Concert Hall Events - click to see programme. Many more events being held at Scone Palace please click for programme of events Scottish Snowdrop Festival 1st February - 15th March 2010
Perth 800 World Rotary Curling Championships - 28th March - 2nd. April 2010
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society -
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society is dedicated to the advancement of Scottish railway heritage. It has the largest collection of railway locomotives, carriages, wagons, equipment and artefacts outside the National Railway Museum.
Travel on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway along the south shore of the Firth of Forth, or board a day excursion organised by SRPS Railtours over Britain's most scenic railways.
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Welcome to The Old Dairy Cottage self-catering holiday cottages situated in the Royal Burgh of Auchterarder in scenic Perthshire Scotland. This unique cottage accommodation dates back to 1709.
History of the Old Dairy Cottage 
Elcho has been in the ownership of the Wemyss family for five and a half centuries, if not longer. It was part of the possessions confirmed to Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss by James III in 1468, and is still owned by the earls of Wemyss. The date when the present castle began to be built is uncertain, though it was probably in the third quarter of the sixteenth century. We know that the lands were confirmed to Sir John Wemyss in 1552, and this may have been a way of ensuring that his title to it was sound before he started a major campaign of rebuilding. He was certainly able to sign a charter at Elcho in 1558, though that does not necessarily mean that the new house was complete, since there must already have been a house on the site before the one we now see. However, there is a record that in 1570 the laird of Wemyss owed the late Thomas Bryson or Boynting the sum of £7 for ironwork, and it is tempting to suspect that this was for the wrought iron grilles or yetts at the windows and main doorway, and that the main work was complete by then. 
