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7 Best Sightseeing Attractions In Perth and Kinross
Two of the seven records here share a loch and very nearly share a name, and they could not be less alike on the day. Lochleven Castle is a ruin with water round it and no indoor flag against it in our data, which tells you exactly where you will be standing. RSPB Loch Leven is a reserve with a visitor centre, logged in our data as free to enter, and flagged indoor as well as outdoor. Same water, same spelling row, one is an expedition and the other is somewhere to sit down when the weather turns. Read the names carefully before you set the postcode.
Top sightseeing attractions in Perth and Kinross
Showing 1–7 of 7
MuseumsThe Scottish Crannog Centre
SightseeingLochleven Castle
SightseeingMeigle Sculptured Stone Museum
SightseeingHuntingtower Castle
National ParksRSPB Loch Leven
SightseeingStanley Mills
AdventureThe Perth Treasure Hunt Treasure Trail
Past the loch pair, the county's sightseeing splits into stone and industry. Huntingtower Castle and Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum are the small, contained visits, both flagged indoor. The Scottish Crannog Centre and Stanley Mills ask more of a family and give more back. The Perth Treasure Hunt Treasure Trail is a route round the town rather than a place. Seven records is a thin set, so expect to build the day from two of them rather than one.
Sightseeing Attractions in Perth and Kinross: FAQs
Which of the two Loch Leven entries should we pick?
Depends entirely on your fallback plan. RSPB Loch Leven carries an indoor flag and free entry in our records, letting a family turn up uncommitted and retreat under a roof when the weather goes. Lochleven Castle has no indoor flag at all and is a firmer decision, better suited to a settled day and a child who will enjoy a ruin. Doing both in one outing is the obvious move if the day allows it.
What does the Crannog Centre give a child that a castle does not?
A reconstruction rather than a remnant. A castle asks a child to imagine what used to fill the empty rooms, which is a real ask of a seven-year-old. A rebuilt dwelling puts the thing in front of them already finished, and The Scottish Crannog Centre carries the highest rating in the county set, which suggests families find that easier going. It is flagged both indoor and outdoor, so a changeable afternoon does not sink it.
What if nobody fancies a museum?
Stanley Mills is the industrial option and works on a child who likes machinery and scale rather than cases and captions. The Perth Treasure Hunt Treasure Trail is the other answer, and it is a route round the town rather than a venue, so it costs you nothing in queueing and gives a bored child a job. Neither stretches to a whole day alone, so pair them.