The Old Cross Inn is in Rattray, part of the burgh of
Blairgowrie and Rattray. Blairgowrie is about 18 miles (25 km) north of Perth - see
the sketch map for its location.
The location of the Old Cross Inn in Rattray is indicated by the arrow on
this map on the streetmap.co.uk site.
For
accommodation we would be pleased to recommend the following local
establishments, all of whom frequently direct clients to us for evening
meals. Click on the name to visit their website:
Here
are a few suggestions for making a day out when you come to the Old Cross
for a meal (all links open in a new window).
You can click here for the
Perthshire tourist site.
Glenshee Ski
Centre, 25 miles north of Blairgowrie, has two ski schools and a snow-boarding
academy while
Blairgowrie Tourist Information Centre provides up-to-date skiing
information in the winter months.
Blairgowrie Tourist Information Centre or the specialist shops in the town
can also provide information on fishing in the area.
Blairgowrie Golf Club,
Alyth Golf Course,
Strathmore Golf Centre,
Dalmunzie Golf
Course and
Glenisla Golf Course are all around Blairgowrie and Alyth.
Cargill's Leap, Blairgowrie, offers woodland and riverside walks along the River
Ericht. Meikleour Beech Hedge is the largest hedge in the world.
The Hermitage, Dunkeld (National
Trust for Scotland) also offers woodland walks.
Nature reserves include
Stormont Loch, Blairgowrie,
Loch
of Lintrathen, near Kirriemuir and
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld (all
Scottish
Wildlife Trust) and Loch of Kinnordy, near Kirriemuir (RSPB).
The
Cateran Trail
is a
60-mile circular waymarked route. The
Angus
Glens cut deep into the Grampian Mountains and provide
excellent scenery and walking opportunities.
In nearby Coupar Anus, visit the
Coupar Abbey & the Tolbooth Tower. Museums include
Alyth Folk Museum,
Meigle Museum with its collection of sculpted stones from the Celtic Christian
period and. Angus Folk Museum in Glamis, while
Glamis Castle
was the childhood home to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Further afield may be found
Perth
- the 'fair city' and former capital of Scotland -
Dundee - the city of discovery - and
Royal
Deeside.