Touring Scotland

Kingennie is perfect as a touring base for day tours in Scotland. Find yourself in the midst of beautiful unspoilt scenery, where rugged coastlines brace themselves against the North Sea, and gentle rolling foothills run into the eastern edge of the Cairngorms National Park.

Absorb yourself in first-rate visitor attractions; and celebrate Scotland's heritage and culture from its early Pictish roots, through to the present day House of Windsor.

Angus and Dundee are served by a mainline railway station, luxury long-distance coach services, and an excellent road system.

Whatever your itinerary, or time available you will find beautiful scenery, world-class sport, a unique mix of history and culture, wonderful visitor attractions with helpful guides, and great hospitality from warm and friendly folk.

Visit Perthshire

Great days out take you to the Perthshire Visitor Centre, to idyllic Dunkeld and the Hermitage, where Scotland's tallest tree stands, to Pitlochry with its 'Theatre in the Hills', its distilleries, dam and fish ladder, and its lovely highland shops. A little beyond Pitlochry, Blair Castle awaits and you can shop till you drop at the House of Bruar - 'Scotland's Harrods'. And also worth visiting are Blairgowrie, Crieff, with Scotland's oldest distillery, Glenturret - and a fine visitor centre too.

In Perth itself, outstanding local 'must visits' are the Fair Maid's House in Curfew Row, The City Art Gallery and Museum, the Theatre, the Black Watch Museum, The City Mills, The new Perth Concert Hall.....and of course Scone Palace, a stunningly beautiful building where Robert the Bruce and King Charles II were crowned, and whose grounds house a racecourse. Climb Kinnoull Hill for a stunning view of the Tay Valley.

Visit the Kingdom of Fife

Whatever you want to explore - the country's best-kept beaches, the world home of golf in St Andrews, the delightful East Neuk fishing villages, the historic capital of Dunfermline, it's all in the Kingdom of Fife. Discover a relaxed, refreshing environment less than 30 minutes away.

Fife's towns and villages are steeped in Scotland's history and a visit to the Kingdom is a step back in time. The nation's ancient capital for more than 500 years, Dunfermline stands as testimony to the Kingdom's rich heritage. Once the birthplace of monarchs and the final resting place of Robert the Bruce.

Falkland also displays its royal credentials in its stately Palace, the favourite hunting lodge of a succession of Stewart monarchs, while St Andrews, once the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland but now better known as a golfer's paradise, is home to our oldest university.

Kirkcaldy, the commercial centre of the Kingdom and birthplace of economist Adam Smith and architect Robert Adam, also houses a superb collection of Scottish Colourist paintings in its fine Museum and Art Gallery.

Meanwhile, in the picturesque villages of the East Neuk of Fife, whitewashed buildings with red pantiled roofs overlook cobbled winding streets leading to delightful, secluded little fishing harbours, which testify to the strong heritage of sea-fishing that lives on the area.

Day tours across Scotland

Here are just some of our selected highlights from the wealth of day trips possible from such a superb central location:-

Aberdeen, the Granite City – either via Dundee (City of Discovery) and the coastal route, or to Perth and through Glenshee, Braemar and Royal Deeside – or both!!

Royal Deeside – via Perth Pitlochry to Glenshee and Braemar, and onward to Balmoral and the delightful village of Ballater. Back via Glenshee to Blairgowrie then on to Dundee.

Edinburgh – a comfortable hour or so takes you to the capital city and all its shops, history and attractions.

Stirling – again a comfortable 1.5 hours drive. Stirling Castle is a must visit.

Loch Ness – a fairly extensive but very rewarding trip via Perth, Pitlochry and Laggan to Loch Ness then return via Fort William, Ben Nevis, Glencoe and Crianlarich back to Perth and Dundee.

Loch Tay and Glen Lyon – a beautiful trip via Perth to Aberfeldy and Scotland’s oldest tree at Fortingall. A welcome lunch stop at Killin perhaps.

Cairngorms – via Perth and Pitlochry visit the recently designated Cairngorms National Park, perhaps with a shopping stop at the House of Bruar.

Loch Lomond – yes closer than you think – go west.