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Scotland’s Tay Country — Film and Literature - Locations to Visit

Macbeth at Castle

RRS Discovery,

St Monans Church, Drummond Gardens, near

Lights, Camera, Action Travel distances to and from V&A Dundee From beautiful beaches, to majestic glens and sparklingly rivers, ’s Tay Country Towns Miles Kilometres has inspired many writers and directors. The beauty, realism and historic landscape of this 13.5 21.7 area has featured as locations in many film and TV productions as well as inspiring some 14 22.5 great works of literature. From blockbuster movies to celebrations of local verse, discover 19 30.6 the diverse nature of this area and how it has featured across film, TV and literature. 17 27.3 Montrose 30 48.3 27 43.5 EVENTS Glamis 12 19.3 February Winter Words Festival, 16 25.75 pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com 40 64.4 30 48.3 march StAnza, St Andrews INVERNESS stanzapoetry.org Falkland 23 37

ANGUS 25 40.2

september Film Festival DUNDEE V&A Dundee Perth 22 35.4 onfife.com/glenrothes-film-festival PERTH FIFE ST ANDREWS Pitlochry 51 82.1 october Bookmark, Blairgowrie, Rattray and The Glens Crieff 41 66 bookmarkblair.com Blairgowrie 20 32.2 november Dundee Mountain Film Festival 39 62.8 dmff.co.uk Aberfeldy 56 90.1 Based on direct routes (car based) on Google maps

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Day 1 - Kingdom of Fife 1 2 3 4 5

Royal of – Explore and Palace – A Falkland – This pretty village at of Fife – This picturesque St Andrews – Visit the home of the cobbled streets of a beautifully place of Christian worship for more the foot of the was a part of the Fife coastline has featured and university town. Explore preserved 17th and 18th century than 1,000 years. The Abbey is the favourite of Mary Queen of Scots. in many film productions including the medieval streets, attractions, Scottish town. It has been used for resting place for many Scottish Visit the Renaissance-style Falkland Whisky Galore (2016), The Railway Man shopping, dining and of course its many film productions including monarchs including Robert the Palace and see one of Britain’s (2013) and The Winter Guest (1997). legendary golf courses. The West The Little Vampire (2000), Captain Bruce. The Abbey features in the oldest tennis courts. Falkland is now Explore the harbours, shops, pubs and Sands of St Andrews feature in one of America: The First Avenger (2011), and forthcoming film about the life of recognised as a filming location for restaurants in , , St the most iconic opening scenes, the Outlander (2014-). Also visit Culross , Outlaw King. the TV show Outlander. Monans and Anstruther. Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire (1981). Palace and Garden. 0131 668 8831 0131 458 0204 0345 155 555 0345 155 555 0131 458 0204 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.historicenvironment.scot/ www.nts.org.uk/TravelTrade www.welcometofife.com/region/ www.welcometofife.com/ www.nts.org.uk/TravelTrade visit-a-place/travel-trade east-neuk destination/st-andrews Day 2 - Dundee 1 2 3 4 5

Tay Bridges – The impressive RRS Discovery – Built in Dundee, Dundee City Centre – Dennis the Caird Hall – Located in the heart of Broughty Castle Museum – this 15th Tay Rail and Road Bridges are the Discovery took Captain Scott Menace and friends from the Beano Dundee, this concert, conference century castle houses four floors of the most majestic ways to enter and Ernest Shackleton on the first comic and everybody’s favourite, Oor and exhibition centre hosts a variety local history exhibits. From the castle Dundee across the silvery River expedition to Antarctica. Scott’s Wullie have been published every of events. In 1983, along with the observation deck, you can also see Tay. Dundee has been described by adventures were immortalised on week by Dundee’s DC Thomson. city centre, it was transformed into spectacular views across the of some as Scotland’s city of poetry, film in Scott of the Antarctic (1948). Take a walk through the city centre, Moscow for Alan’s Bennett’s An Tay. Frankenstein creator Mary Shelley its most famous poetic son William Step aboard the RRS Discovery look out for statues of DC Thomson Englishman Abroad, with Caird Hall spent her foremost teenage years in McGonagall is best known for his to experience life as a pioneering legends, Desperate Dan and Minnie standing in for a Moscow theatre in the area. poem The Disaster. adventurer. the Minx, as well as Oor Wullie. the BBC production. 0131 436 916 01382 309 060 01382 434 252 01382 431 500 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.leisureandculturedundee. www.leisureandculturedundee.com/ www.rrsdiscovery.com www.dundee.com com/culture/caird-hall broughty-castle-home Day 3 - Angus 1 2 3 4 5

Hospitalfield House – A centre for Arbroath Abbey – Explore the House of – A perfect 18th JM Barrie’s Birthplace – JM Barrie Glamis Castle – Glamis Castle is contemporary arts and ideas, this substantial ruins of the Abbey century laird’s home. Admire the was the author, playwright and a living, breathing monument to arts & crafts building is the former founded by William the Lion in 1178 Georgian architecture, period creator of the much loved Peter Scottish heritage, hospitality and home of artist and collector Patrick and famously associated with the furniture, embroideries and Pan. The exhibition rooms explore enjoyment for all. The family home Allan-Fraser and his wife Elizabeth Declaration of Arbroath of 1320 which paintings. House of Dun was the Barrie’s life, the inspirations from his of the Earls of Strathmore and Fraser. After a visit to Hospitalfield asserted Scotland’s independence birthplace of poet , best childhood and adult life, his route Kinghorne, Glamis Castle is the in 1813 Walter Scott was inspired from England. Featured in the film remembered for her historical novels to success, literary and stage works, legendary setting for Shakespeare’s to write his novel The Antiquary, Stone of Destiny (2008) based on and poems written in the distinctive and his enduring connection with , the also childhood home modelling Antiquary’s home on the real-life removal of the Stone of Angus dialect. Kirriemuir. See the house, where of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Hospitalfield. Scone from . 0131 458 0204 Barrie rehearsed and performed his Mother. 01241 656 124 0131 668 8831 [email protected] childhood plays. 01307 840393 [email protected] [email protected] www.nts.org.uk/TravelTrade 0131 458 0204 [email protected] www.hospitalfield.org.uk www.historicenvironment.scot/ [email protected] www.glamis-castle.co.uk visit-a-place/travel-trade www.nts.org.uk/TravelTrade Day 4 - Perthshire 1 2 3 4 5

Scone Palace – Family home of Birnam - In Shakespeare's Macbeth Blair Castle – Discover the ancient Kinloch – Pretty Drummond Gardens – One of the Earls of Mansfield and ancient the famous Birnam Wood, a great seat of the Dukes and Earls of Victorian village found at the Scotland’s most important formal crowning place of Scottish kings forest once straddled the banks of and the home to Europe’s eastern end of in gardens and amongst the finest including Macbeth and Robert the the . Today the pretty village last remaining private army, the Perthshire. The village in Europe. Designed in an Italian Bruce. Tour the palace and see of Birnam sits opposite its twin town Atholl Highlanders. A favourite place is a wonderful place for cycles, parterre style, Drummond Castle, the painting inspired by the movie of Dunkeld on the same spot. Visit of . Her visit was walks and other outdoor activities. doubled for the Palace of Versailles Belle (2013) and other treasures in Birnam Arts and the Beatrix Potter recreated for the TV drama Victoria Scenes from Outlander were filmed gardens in Outlander also featured in the collection followed by a walk in Exhibition, celebrating the writer’s (2017). Tour the castle, explore the on a nearby estate. Visit Rannoch Rob Roy (1995). the beautiful gardens and peaceful connection to the area. gardens and grounds. Station, one of the remotest railway 01764 681 433 woodland. 01350 727674 01796 481 207 stations in Britain. [email protected] 01738 552 300 [email protected] [email protected] www.kinlochrannoch.com www.drummondcastlegardens.co.uk [email protected] www.birnmarts.com www.blair-castle.co.uk www.scone-palace.co.uk Please note some attractions have seasonal opening hours. Please check opening times with the attraction. For more ideas and contacts go to www.visitscotlandtraveltrade.com or email [email protected]