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Welcome to the website for the Dunkeld and Birnam area, with information and news provided by The Dunkeld and Birnam Tourist Association for visitors and residents alike. Located centrally in the heart of Perthshire here in Scotland, Dunkeld and Binam is a perfect base for your holiday. With a wide choice of places to stay, a variety of eating experiences and many points of interest we are sure your visit to the Dunkeld and Birnam area will leave you wanting to return again and again.  The Dunkeld and Birnam area is a wealth of activity for all ages and abilities including golf, fishing, off roading and water sports. There are also plenty of walks for all abilities from a hike up Birnam Hill or a gentler paced walk to the Hermitage. The Loch of the Lowes is the home to the rare Ospreys and a host of other birds and wildlife are also encouraged into the area by the Visitor Centre staff.
In Dunkeld there are a selection of fine shops, including an Art Gallery, Antique Shops, beautiful Clothes Shops for all ages, Furniture Galleries, Jewellery and Gift Shops, excellent Cafes, eating and take away places, and, quality food shops offering Delicatessen, Butchers, Fruit and Vegetables, Grocery and Salmon Smokehouse. The VisitScotland Dunkeld Tourist Information Centre is located in The Cross as is The National Trust for Scotland Shop and the ceramic painting experience. There is also a Bank and Chemist in Dunkeld. In neighbouring Birnam there is The Beatrix Potter Exhibition and Garden, Post Office and Tea Room, The Birnam Institute, a community run arts and performance centre with Library, Internet facilities and cafe, garage facilities including fuel and mechanic, taxi services, cafe and within a few hundred metres of the centre of Birnam The famous Birnam Oak.  There are many other places around Perthshire, many accessible by a short car journey or train ride, including Castles, Gardens, Distilleries, Golf Courses, quaint towns and villages and major shopping areas. Those with children will be pleased to know that there is a variety of child based activities and child friendly places.
Across the two villages, which are joined by Dunkeld Bridge, there are a variety of quality accommodations, eating experiences and musical and evening entertainment. Located just off the A9, the main tourist route through Perthshire, Dunkeld and Birnam is easily accessible by road and only one hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports, two from Inverness. We also have access by rail at Dunkeld and Birnam train station which is on the London to Inverness route. There are regular bus and coach services to both Dunkeld and Birnam.
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