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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.
Perth 800 Junior Ryder Cup Golf Tournament 27th and 28th September 2010 at Gleneagles.
The Junior Ryder Cup pitches 12 top juniors from Europe against their American counterparts. The match differs from the Ryder Cup in that each team contains 6 girls and 6 boys. The format will be: 27 September -
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. 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.
Highland Nights Every Monday until September - Pitlochry Town Hall - Tradition, Culture and Family
Festival of Orchids at Scone Palace 7 and 8th August 2010
Orchid enthusiasts and keen gardeners head for Scone as the Palace hosts its annual Orchid Festival.
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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.
Auchterarder Farmers Market
- Auchterarder Community School Bus Park on 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 - July2010 May 2011. - McDiarmid Park Perth. www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk
Perth Farmers Market held in King Edward Street Perth - please click for dates of markets.
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.
BBC Television Antiques Road Show - Blair Castle Thursday 9th September 2010
BBC One’s ever popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow will be filming its 33rd series at Blair Castle. The event will take place in the south-facing private gardens to the rear of the castle (not normally open to the public).
The British Touring Car Championships - Knockhill Racing Circuit - 4th and 5th September 2010 The Touring Cars are BACK! Come and see the frantic action of Touring Car Racing
The Scottish Vintage Tractor and Engine club Extravaganza at Scone Palace on the 11th and 12th September 2010.
The Singing Kettle - Perth Theatre presents Calamity Caslte - 5th - 7th August 2010 “Och aye the noo !” Scotland’s favourite children’s entertainers The Singing Kettle will dress to impress after being invited by Lord Spout of Glenkettle to help rescue his run down castle. |
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.
Visit St. Andrews - The Home of Golf
Welcome to St Andrews Links, the Home of Golf, where the game has been nurtured and developed for 600 years. Journey time from Morrisons Holiday Homes approx 50minutes.
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.
Crieff Highland Games - Sunday 22nd. August 2010 - Crieff Highland Gathering will once again play host to the Scottish Professional Heavyweight Championship
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 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 Perth Races at Scone Palace Click here for horse racing events at Scone Palace.
Braco Agricultural Show - 24th July 2010 Welcome to the Ardoch Agricultural Society website. The objective of the Society is to promote agriculture and the countryside to the community. Each year on the fourth Saturday in July the Society runs a one day agricultural show known as Braco Show.
Perth Agricultural Show - Friday 6th and Saturday 7th August 2010.
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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. 
