Local Amenities

Braidhaugh Holiday Park lies on the outskirts of Crieff on the River Earn, famous for it's Trout and Salmon fishing and is only a few miles away from Muthill and Comrie.

Crieff
Crieff is the main town  of Strathearn lying on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands. It has been a holiday resort since the Victorian times and is the second largest town in Perthshire with a population of almost 6000.

Crieff was once an ancient cattle market and Scottish "frontier town" where Highlanders would come for the great cattle trysts. Cattle were driven from all over the north of Scotland to be sold to lowland buyers. Montrose, Rob Roy Macgregor, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Robert Burns and many others from Scotland's colourful history have walked Crieff's historic High Street.

There are a number of tourist attractions such as the Crieff Visitor Centre, Glenturret Distillery  (Famous Grouse Experience and Scotlands oldest) and hotels including the grand Victorial Spa - the Crieff Hydro.

Macrosty Park was opened in 1902. It is named after it's benefactor, James Macrosty, who was Porvost of the town. The park is one of the most picturesque in Scotland, with a fine collection of mature specimen trees and the Turret Burn flowing through it. There are a variety of things to see and do including the Victorian bandstand, two children's play areas, picnic tables etc.

Lady Mary's Walk was gifted to the town in 1815 by Sir Patrick Murray  of Ochtertyre. The walk was a favourite of his daughter, Lady Mary and is a beautiful beech lined avenues of about 1500 meters.

Drummond Castle Gardens lie on the outskirts of Muthill, about 2 miles from the park includes a mile of beech lines avenues leading to a formidable ridge-top tower house. The gardens today form Scotland's most important formal gardes, amongst the finest in Europe.