Visit Scotland - get Perth Tourist Information
Perth is the 'Fair City'
of Sir Walter Scott's tale. It is also to some the fairest city in Scotland, lying at the
centre of beautiful green countryside surrounded by rolling hills and on the north bank of
the river Tay at the end of the red sandstone bridge built by Smeaton. Over the water from
Perth is the 'village' of Bridgend which lies at the foot of the famous 'Hill of
Kinnoull'.
Perth lies just south of the Highland boundary fault which separates the highlands from the lowlands and was once the ancient capital of Scotland near to Scone where the ancient kings of 'Alba' were crowned.
Perth was once a thriving market town as it
was a major crossroad in Scotland with roads radiating in all directions; Dundee,
Aberdeen, Inverness, Crieff, Stirling and Edinburgh, all of these lie on main 'A' roads
leading from Perth. In the past Perth was a major railway junction with lines to all of
these cities having two railway stations and a marshalling yard. Perth harbour was
frequented by ships from all over the world and Perth even 
had its own Steam Packet Company - the 'DPL' or Dundee, Perth and London
shipping line.This excellent transport network helped Perth to flourish with some well known names providing employment for the people of the town. Pullars of Perth, Dewar's Whisky, General Accident Insurance MacDonald Frazers Mart and Bell's Whisky, to name but a few.
Much of this employment has gone now but the prosperity of the town still
shows with a pedestrianised town centre and an excellent variety of shops, hotels, eating
places and entertainment. Including the famed Perth Rep. Theatre
The leisure needs of the town's folk are also well catered for with the
two 'Inches' or public parks, the North Inch and the South Inch, providing large grassy
play and sports areas. There are 3 golf courses, probably 7 or 8 bowling clubs, a covered
sports arena - the Bell's. There's an ice rink, an excellent swimming centre for the kids,
St Johnstone's football stadiun, a pitch and put course - and trout & salmon fishing
on the tay and its tributaries.
As Perth is such a historic city, it would be wrong to finish without mention of Perth
City museum and art gallery located at the north end of Smeatons old Perth Bridge.
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