Pitlochry to see, Blair Athol Distillery first
The middle of Pitlochry has 5 places to visit within 1 km. Just outside, 4 more are mapped within 5 km of its edge. Look for 7 attractions and a museum. A drive of 11 km brings you to Blair Castle.
Start here in Pitlochry
Behind Blair Athol Distillery on the list are 4 attractions and a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the northwest.
The dashed line is Pitlochry’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The list by type
The biggest group is other attractions, with 7 of the 8.
Green: inside Pitlochry. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Pitlochry first, then nearby
First the 4 in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The 4 inside Pitlochry come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pitlochry’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pitlochry →
Trips out
Blair Castle, at 11 km, heads the 12.
CastleScone Palace36 km southeastCastleCastleTaymouth Castle20 km southwestCathedralCathedralSt Ninian's Cathedral39 km southeast
Historic houseMethven Castle34 km south
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntingtower Castle36 km southeast
CastleNewton Castle27 km southeastCastleCastleBalintore Castle35 km east
CastleBalhousie Castle38 km southeastCastleCastleAirlie Castle36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Pitlochry (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Pitlochry, answered
What are the main attractions in Pitlochry?
The best known inside Pitlochry’s locality are Blair Athol Distillery, Heather Gems, Pitlochry & Moulin Heritage Centre and Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Pitlochry have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Pitlochry: Pitlochry & Moulin Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Pitlochry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Huntingtower Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 36 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Pitlochry?
Within 40 km: Blair Castle (11 km), Dunkeld Cathedral (18 km), Castle Menzies (14 km), Scone Palace (36 km).
Where are Pitlochry’s historic buildings listed?
Pitlochry has 51 listed buildings, 3 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Pitlochry when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Scone Palace: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Methven Castle: Arthur Bruce, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingtower Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Castle: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balhousie Castle: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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