Pitlochry Family Friendly

Play Parks in Pitlochry

Great fun to be had at any of the parks in Pitlochry. Swinging, climbing, running & jumping... the best way to occupy the kids. Or maybe just a simple picnic... enjoy!

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Kindrogan Field Centre

What a fantastic base for learning all about our Nature & Wildlife plus much, much more... Kindrogan House is a converted Victorian country house which now offers comfortable accommodation for groups & individuals, amazing surrounding including Kindrogan Forest and very knowledgeable staff running a comprehensive programme of environmental training courses and study holidays.

Kindrogan Field Centre offers something for everyone with week & weekend residential courses and day courses on a wide range of topics. Schools, universities and other groups use Kindrogan as a base for learning.

We have listed a small selection of courses below for your perusal but we have one question for parents... have you thought about a family holiday with your children in the majestic Scottish Highlands?

Family Holidays include:
Wildlife Explorers explore the amazing and diverse wildlife in the last undisturbed wilderness in the UK, the Highlands of Scotland. Activities include Osprey Hides, Mammal trapping, Bat/Otter/Pine Marten watching & the Highland Wildlife Park
Highland Adventure Mountains, Glens, Rivers & Lochs make Scotland the best place for adventure - Mountain Walking, High Ropes, Low Ropes, Teambuilding, White-water Rafting & Wildlife Watching

... parents remember you join in too!

Adult Courses include:
Scottish Spring Birds, GPS Training, Photography, Coracle Workshop, Willow Basketry, Flora & Fauna for Hillwalkers, Identification of Highland Plants, Wildlife Explorers, Highlights of Perthshire (local area & its history), Highland Adventure Course, Hedgerow Basketry.

The above list is not extensive, please contact Kindrogan Field Centre for full details of courses and availability.

Kindrogan is renowned for the wildlife such as Wild Cats, Deer, Pine Marten & Red Squirrels, watch the Squirrels feeding:

*Please note Kindrogan Field Centre is a learning facility not an accommodation provider or a day trip venue.

The Cuilc

The Cuilc is a charming small pond, situated on the edge of the Golf Course with a backdrop of Craigower & Ben Vrackie Moutain.

A great place for seeing & feeding the ducks with the kids, seeing the Squirrels playing in the tree tops above, maybe see a stray Roe Deer running about in the grasslands surrounding the pond. Swans are once again nesting around The Cuilc, these elegant birds have returned to the area after being absent for a number of years, remember they can be feisty! Oystercatchers can be seen and heard around The Cuilc, they can be very noisy and full of character, a beautiful sight.

Pitlochry Dam & Salmon Ladder

Pitlochry Dam was built between 1947 and 1951 as part of a networks of dams in the Highlands to generate electricity. The River Tummel was dammed, flooding the old Pitlochry Highland Games field, today known as Loch Faskally. Pitlochry Dam & Fish ladder is one of the town's more famous attractions, anyone who has visited Pitlochry has visited the Dam.

The Fish Ladder was built as part of Pitlochry Dam to allow the annual migration of thousands of Atlantic Salmon to pass through the dam wall. The Fish Ladder has a total of 34 chambers or small artificial pools, each one with a water level slightly higher than the one below, a series of steps, gradually taking the fish in to Loch Faskally. The fish swim from one chamber to the next via small circular entrances, which restrict the amount of water flowing from one chamber to the next. There is a viewing room where, if they're lucky, visitors can watch the mighty salmon. The viewing room is in one of the three resting chambers that allow the fish to catch their breath before the swim through the next set of chambers. The fish counter records how many fish have passed through each season.

When the water level in Loch Faskally rises due to heavy rainfall or fast snowmelt the dam gates are opened to allow water to pour into the River Tummel below the dam, the roar of Pitlochry Dam in full-spate is a sound to behold.

Loch Dunmore

This is a wonderfully idyllic loch, with its boat house and picturesque timber footbridge, set within Faskally Forest close to a car park and picnic site. The circular walk around the loch shore is approximately 0.75 miles long, follow the path around the loch keeping a sharp lookout for Heron fishing in the reeds and maybe a Kingfisher quickly skimming over the water, but remember to watch where you walk because the frogs don't know the highway code! Red Squirrels can often be seen dancing in the trees.

These tranquil shores are accessible for wheelchair users and pushchairs. Ample car parking is available, visitor toilets are situated wihtin the wooded car park.

This attractive lily covered loch holds carp, tench, roach, perch, pike, eels and rudd. Solitude in guaranteed for coarse anglers not wishing to be rod tip to rod tip with other anglers. There are seven fishing platforms for wheelchair users on the waters edge.

Permits are available from Faskally Boating Station from 9.00am (telephone 01796 472919), permits are charged at £6.00 per day ticket, limited to 6 rods only (Maximum 14 rods at venue).

Notes: Fishing is not permitted at night. 2 rods maximum per angler. No keep-nets. All fish to be returned.