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Blair Atholl
Atholl
Estates is one of Scotland’s best known Highland estates. Its history
dates back to the 13th century but through the ages it has adapted to
its time and today it manages a range of operations in the tourism, events,
forestry, farming, property and country sport sectors.
Steeped in history, the castle and gardens are open to the public for day visitors, corporate events, functions and weddings. Equal to this is the magnificent landscape of the 145,000 acre estate offering scenes of rolling farmland and wild open hills.
We invite you to take a break in comfort in a modern and spacious woodland lodge only a short walk from all the conveniences of Blair Castle and Blair Atholl village, yet on the door step to many miles of way marked trails and open wilderness. Located in Highland Perthshire with offices in Blair Atholl, the estate is centred around the famous landmark of Blair Castle.
Blair Castle Woodland Lodges Accommodation
The lodges are also conveniently close to the amenities of our 5-star graded Caravan Park while remaining secluded in their own tranquil wooded area.
Blair Castle’s five Woodland Lodges are named after the rivers on Atholl Estates – Errochty, Tummel, Garry, Fender and Tilt. All are beautifully designed and have a contemporary feel and an informal and naturally light atmosphere. They benefit fully fitted and modern self-catering kitchens adjacent to open plan areas for dining and relaxation.
Each has an en-suite master bedroom and a separate bathroom. Errochty, Fender and Tilt lodges can sleep 4 people, in a double and a twin bedroom, whilst Garry and Tummel lodges each have an additional twin bedroom to sleep 6 people each.
The sitting rooms of our holiday lodges open out through double doors on to spacious verandas with patio furniture, providing private, open air space with direct views into the surrounding woodland and further views to Tulloch Hill.
Relax in comfort in a tranquil woodland setting surrounded by the magnificent mountain scenery of Highland Perthshire.
Type of Board
· No Food Arrangements
Dining
Blair Castle Tullibardine Restaurant
Located within Blair Castle, adjacent to the Banvie Hall. With space for
100, this modern restaurant serves a choice of refreshments between 10.00am
and 5.00pm daily April-October. Lunch is served between 12.00 noon and
3.00pm every day and includes hot meals, many of which are typically Scottish
dishes.
Menu options for children are also available, including small portions
of the hot meals on offer that day. Before 12.00noon and after 3.00pm,
toasted sandwiches and baked potatoes are usually available should you
wish to have hot food.
High Teas
Blair Castle Woodland Lodges Facilities
Cleaning:
The lodges are fully cleaned and prepared prior to the arrival of guests.
However, should you require additional cleaning during your stay, or a
mid-week linen change, this can usually be arranged given sufficient notice.
Clothes Washing:
Full clothes washing and drying facilities are available at the caravan
park reception building. The lodges do not have a washing machine.
Groceries:
The Tilt Stores in Blair Atholl offer lodge parties a comprehensive grocery
service. The store stocks an extensive grocery range for all your catering
needs, as well as a wide choice of wines and spirits. The store also supplies
locally sourced fresh produce, including fresh meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.
For your convenience initial orders can be delivered direct to your lodge,
just in time for your arrival.
Why not compliment your stay on the estate with organic beef and lamb
sourced directly from our farmers?
The meat is not only local and naturally reared but incredibly delicious.
Things To Do
Perthshire is a largely rural area of Scotland, with a rich abundance
of the flora and fauna that is characteristic of the Highland region.
Wildlife lovers will appreciate seeing red squirrels and roe deer at close
quarters, as these often-elusive creatures live on the doorstep of our
woodland lodges.
Walkers and cyclists need only go a few steps to find themselves on our 40-mile network of way-marked trails. There is a route to suit every need, from the gentle mile-long Red Squirrel Trail to the more demanding 10-mile Glen Tilt Trail.
A hundred and sixty-three miles of paths and tracks offer plenty of opportunity to explore, whilst Atholl Estates’ seven Munros (hills above 3000 feet in elevation) provide a challenge for even the hardiest of hill walkers.
Regardless of taste or weather, our guests are never short of things to do during their holiday. Entry to Blair Castle, Restaurant, Shop and Gardens are free to our woodland lodge guests and opportunities to go exploring by pony or to hire a bike are conveniently close by.
The more energetic may decide to try some adventure sports with one of the highly professional organizations who operate on the estate. Those who enjoy retail therapy can indulge themselves at The House of Bruar, and for those with an interest in the arts, Pitlochry Theatre is only a short drive from your door.
Subject to season, keen fishermen can arrange a day on one of our three salmon rivers, or venture further into the estate to one of the three hill lochs in search of wild brown trout.
Horse riding is a wonderful way to enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Highlands and as Atholl Estates prides itself on having some of the best views in the region, what better way to see them than from the back of one of our safe, steady Highland ponies?
The Atholl Estates Trekking Centre is one of the oldest in the UK, having opened its doors to the public in the 1950s. However, the Atholl ponies were in use long before then for carrying deer in from the hills and travel across the moors.
Even Queen Victoria enjoyed a hack during a visit to Blair Castle, so much so that she wrote about her experience of horse riding in Scotland in her diary.
Land rover safaris
As one of the largest Scottish estates, Atholl Estates has a huge variety
of terrain to explore - and what better way to do so than with an exciting
and informative Land Rover safari? Our breathtaking Land Rover Safaris
take in some of the most remote, dramatic and tranquil areas of the estate
from peaceful glen to mountain riverside.
Our drivers live and work on the estate, and will be more than happy to share their specialist knowledge of the natural area with you, detailing its rich wildlife that includes red squirrels, birds of prey, mountain hares and red deer.
Every tour offers a unique opportunity to experience the wildlife, our work and the landscape, beyond the way-marked trails. Each season offers a new spectacle, and within that variety, each period of the day a different perspective.
The maximum capacity of the Land Rover is six people, and most safaris are 2.5 hours in duration, which gives you plenty of time to really get to know this unique Scottish estate from a brand new perspective.
Tractor tours
Children's Activities - Tractor Tours
Among the most popular children's holiday activities for visitors to Blair
Castle are our tractor tours.
If you want to know more about Atholl Estates, you can explore the surrounding landscape on a 90-minute vintage tractor and trailer ride. Coasting along at a leisurely pace, you’ll visit parts of the castle grounds that many visitors never get to see, including farmland, woodland and the maze of estate tracks.
A fun and educational children's holiday activity, this tour is a great way to discover more of the estate. The tractor tours are one of many children's holiday activities at Atholl Estates that adults are also sure to enjoy.
Wildlife
There is a lot of interesting wildlife to be seen on Atholl Estates if
you are quiet, patient and lucky. Please enjoy the wildlife, but keep
disturbance to a minimum.
For the quiet and observant visitor, each trail has its own rewards, and with many miles of way-marked trails to help you discover the wildlife of this working landscape, there need be no shortage of opportunities. In the woods, red squirrels are common, with grey squirrels only being found at the southern end of the estate around Dunkeld.
The woods are being actively managed by the estate to help conserve red squirrels. Try walking our Red Squirrel Trail for a good chance of seeing one. Otters, dippers, wagtails and salmon can all be seen down at the riverside. Higher up in the moors and mountains, red deer, golden eagles, red grouse, ptarmigan, hen harriers, merlin and osprey can all be seen.
There is also a wide diversity of interesting upland plant species.
Come on a ranger-led walk or a land rover safari to see wildlife with
the experts.
DIRECTIONS
By Road:
Blair Castle Caravan Park and Woodland Lodges are just off the main A9
road at Blair Atholl in Highland Perthshire between Perth and Inverness.
They are some 35 miles (56km) north of Perth. Travelling by road, take
the turn signposted to Blair Atholl some 7 miles north of Pitlochry.
The Woodland Lodges are in the same location as the Blair Castle Caravan Park which is well sign-posted throughout Blair Atholl.
From Inverness:
Take the A9 all the way south to Blair Atholl. The Blair Castle Caravan
Park is well sign-posted throughout Blair Atholl.
From Glasgow:
Take the A/M80 north to Stirling, remembering to bypass the city and follow
the signs for Perth then Inverness which will take you on to the A9 north.
Take the turn signposted to Blair Atholl some 7 miles north of Pitlochry. The Woodland Lodges are in the same location as the Blair Castle Caravan Park which is well sign-posted throughout Blair Atholl.
From Edinburgh:
Take the M90 to Perth outskirts where you will follow the signs for and
join the A9 north to Inverness. Bypass Pitlochry and proceed as above.
From Aberdeen:
The more scenic route is the A93 road via Ballater, Braemar and Glenshee
to the A924 turn-off at Bridge of Cally, for Kirkmichael then head west
to Pitlochry.
Look out at Pitlochry for the signs for the A9 north to Blair Atholl (7 miles) The quickest route from Aberdeen is to come south on the A90 via Forfar, then Coupar Angus and Dunkeld.
From Dundee:
Take the A90 to the outskirts of Perth then proceed as for Edinburgh above.
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