Perth City from the Royal George Hotel

The Royal George Hotel
Tay Street
Perth PH1 5LD, Scotland
Phone : 01738 624455 Fax : 01738 630345

Once Scotland’s ancient capital, Perth is surrounded by glorious countryside and steeped in history, making The Royal George Hotel an excellent base from which to explore the delights of Perthshire, The Scottish Highlands including the Trossachs and indeed the rest of Scotland. Plenty of history can be found on Perth’s doorstep, including Blair Castle and Scone Palace. Within the town Perth Museum & Art Gallery is well worth a visit.
There is an abundance of local walking routes including Kinnoull Hill, which offers stunning views over The Carse of Gowrie with the River Tay meandering into the distance. Or a walk along the North Inch in Perth itself, the location of the Battle of The Clans in 1396, and once home to medieval witch hunts and Horse Racing. A visit to the Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, Scotland’s oldest distillery, offers you the chance to learn about the Whisky making process and sample the final product for yourself, with the option of the guided tour. The Caithness Glass Centre is a memorable day out where you can enjoy watching the glassmakers turning molten glass into world renouned paperweights, and where the visitor centre offers you time to relax and browse the Tourist Information Centre. Step outside The Royal George Hotel and you are in one of Perth’s main shopping precincts where you will find everything on offer from big name high street stores to individual and distinctive locally managed shops. You will find top designer fashions in McEwans of Perth, or why not choose one of over 100 handmade sporrans from Janet Eagleton in George Street.

For further information on any of the above please do not hesitate to contact reception at The Royal George Hotel where we will be more than happy to help and point you in the right direction!

Perth City From The Royal George Hotel, Perth

Perth Museum & Art Gallery is one of Perth's most notable buildings and the headquarters of Perth & Kinross Council's Arts & Heritage Services. The local authority has provided a Museum Service since 1902. Most of our collections are based within Perth Museum and Art Gallery together with most of our Arts & Heritage staff. The present building was opened on 10 August 1935. It was financed by the bequests of 2 local benefactors, Robert Hay Robertson and Robert Brough. It incorporates the original distinctive domed rotunda museum building of the Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth, which was erected between 1822-24. The Society, our direct predecessor, was founded over 225 years ago in 1774. That makes us one of the oldest Museum Services in the world, based in one of the oldest museum buildings in Britain! The Museum and Art Gallery has won several awards for the quality of its displays and other activities. It is a fully registered Museum and Art Gallery under the National Museum Registration scheme.

Scone is a place that breathes history like nowhere else in Scotland. Today it is the home of the Earls of Mansfield, and a major attraction to visitors from all over the world. Fifteen hundred years ago, it was the capital of the Pictish kingdom and the centre of the ancient Celtic church. In the intervening centuries, it has been the seat of parliaments and the crowning place of Kings. It has housed the Stone of Destiny and been immortalised in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Poised above the River Tay, the Palace overlooks the routes north to the Highlands and east through Strathmore to the coast. The Grampian mountains form a distant backdrop, and across the river stands the city of Perth. Two thousand years ago, the Romans camped here, at the very limit of their empire. They never defeated the warlike Picts, who later came to rule Scone, but the followers of St Columba had more success. By the early 7th century, a group of early Christians, the Culdees or servants of God, had established themselves here.

The National Trust For Scotland was established in 1931 to act as a guardian of the nation's magnificent heritage of architectural, scenic and historic treasures. The National Trust for Scotland is a registered charity and acts on behalf of everyone iin safeguarding our heritage. Please visit our properties, becoming a member, making a donation or arranging a legacy. By joining, you support the conservation of these fine parts of Scottish heritage and there is the additional benefit of free entry to all the properties.

Caithness Glass is a world leader in the creation of high quality artglass. Since 1961 we have taken our inspiration from the colours of the Scottish landscape - warm peaty tones, heather purple, golden sunsets, the grey blue of the lochs. In 1968, we added glass engraving to our skills, and in 1969, we developed innovative techniques for producing abstract paperweights. Today, over 30 years later, our paperweight studios in Perth combine the finest design and traditional skills to create pieces which are entirely unique, and we are now justifiably regarded as one of the world's most respected producers of museum-quality paperweights.

The Scottish Liqueur Centre is a wholly owned family Company from the Island of Mull off the west coast of Scotland. This island, which with its neighbour Iona is so steeped in history, has played an important part in the development of our original product, Columba Cream. At the Scottish Liqueur Centre we make by hand our own-recipe Scottish liqueurs using the finest natural ingredients, from Highland Malt Whisky, honey, cream and real fruit to the soft Perthshire water in which we carefully blend our products. We are proud that all of the main ingredients of our liqueurs can be distinguished on the palate. They say the proof of the pudding is in the eating - we are confident that our products are second to none and we therefore offer free tastings to all who visit us.

Glenturret Distillery is the oldest single highland malt distillery in Scotland. It was established in 1775, but dates back to 1717 when there were numerous bothies in Glenturret and it is believed that there were as many as five on the distillery site -all had 'Illicit Stills' and drew their water from the Turret Burn. Glenturret Distillery was originally in the hands of smugglers who smuggled the whisky to England to avoid paying taxes, and the site had been selected not only for its convenient slope to the river but also because there were two high hills on either side which provided excellent look ou points for the smugglers. The unique atmosphere is like no other in the country. Its intimacy ensures that everyone is close to the action, and able to rub shoulders with the superstars of the jumping game. A day at Perth is as much a social occasion as anything else, and whether you want to arrive in your Sunday best or a pair of denims, drink champagne or beer, our friendly staff will do their best to give you the time of your life.

Janet Eagleton, maker of exclusive Scottish Sporrans welcomes you to Scottish Sporrans.co.uk. We produce only the finest quality sporrans and highland dress products and are exclusive suppliers to various military divisions such as the world famous 'Black Watch', The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, The Queens Own Scottish Borderers and The Queens Pipers at Balmoral. Whatever your needs, we will definately find a sporran to fit the occasion. Janet Eagleton started her exclusive Sporranmakers in 1981 in a tiny room. Her Grandfather was a shoemaker & father a saddler. She is now joined by her son Marcus who has entered the family business. You could say its in the blood!