The Pitlochry Blog

Guides and planning help for Pitlochry, written from what we found on the ground.

2 September 2026 Autumn in Highland Perthshire: Where to See the Colours When and where to see autumn colour around Pitlochry — Faskally, the Hermitage, Killiecrankie, Loch Tummel… Read more → 1 September 2026 Pitlochry Without a Car: The Train, the Dam and the Bus How to do Pitlochry without driving — Highland Main Line into the village, the dam and Faskally on foot… Read more → 31 August 2026 Faskally Forest: Loch Dunmore, Trails and Autumn How to walk Faskally Forest — the Dunmore and Foresters' trails, Loch Faskally from Pitlochry, Enchanted… Read more → 31 August 2026 Pitlochry Fish Ladder: The Dam, the Salmon and the Loch How to visit the Pitlochry fish ladder — thirty-four pools beside the SSE dam, cameras in the visitor centre… Read more → 30 August 2026 When to Visit Pitlochry: Salmon, Theatre and the Two Peaks The best time to come to Pitlochry — spring salmon and quieter woods, the Festival Theatre summer, October… Read more → 29 August 2026 Parking in Pitlochry: Park Once on the A924 Where to leave the car in Pitlochry — Atholl Road, Ferry Road and Rie-Achan, the dam park for the fish… Read more → 5 August 2026 Whisky in Pitlochry: Blair Athol, Edradour and Beyond Two distilleries within walking distance of a Highland village — how the tours work, what makes Edradour one… Read more → 27 July 2026 Day Trips From Pitlochry: Perthshire and the Southern Highlands Where to go from Pitlochry — Blair Atholl, Dunkeld and the Hermitage, Loch Tummel and Schiehallion, Perth and… Read more →
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