Award-winning writers, household names and exciting new talent is set to take to the stage in Blairgowrie at the popular BOOKMARK festival over the weekend of October 5-6th.
The wide-ranging programme has been curated to appeal to readers of all genres and features old favourites, BOOKMARK regulars and new writers.
The Cateran Yomp is the biggest, toughest charity event of its kind. This year, more than one thousand Yompers will gather on the edge of Blairgowrie in the heart of Scotland to traverse through the foothills of the Cairngorm mountains, walking continuously for 54, 36 or 22 miles over 24 hours and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for the Army Benevolent Fund.
The largest town in Perthshire, Blairgowrie is well-known for its plethora of independent retailers and small, boutique shops. We have award-winning florists, a silversmith and a jewellers, championship pie-making butchers, kilt-makers, bookshops, gift and card shops, cookshops, craft shops, hardware shops, clothes shops, delicatessens and newsagents.
Nestled on the banks of the River Ericht in the heart of Scotland, the historic Perthshire town of Blairgowrie and Rattray sits on either side of the River Ericht as it emerges from spectacular red sandstone gorges into the Vale of Strathmore.
The Cateran Ecomuseum is set across 1,000 square kilometres of the beautiful landscapes of eastern Perthshire and western Angus. The concept of ecomuseums is relatively new to Scotland – the Cateran Ecomuseum is only the country’s second such venture – and encompasses the idea of a museum linked to a territory rather than a traditional building or place, with community at its heart – a museum without walls.
Highland Games have been a part of Scotland’s culture for hundreds of years and are just as popular today as they have ever been.
Showcasing the traditional skills and talents of the heavyweights, Highland dancers and pipers, they are a great way to experience the sense of community and heritage of a place.
Cake school is the icing on top of a stay at the historic Strathardle Lodge. Strathardle Lodge sits on the eastern edge of the picturesque village of Kirkmichael in Cateran Country.
