Atholl Arms Hotel Dunkeld (Scotland)

General Information

The Atholl Arms Hotel with its attractive tranquil location facing the River Tay, in Dunkeld, Perthshire, features a big variety of cultural, training and relaxation activities within simple get to.
The Atholl Arms Hotel, built in 1790, imposes itself on the head of the marvellous 5 arched bridge, built by Thomas Telford. Located in the Historical Cathedral City of Dunkeld and just over a ten mile drive from Perth and Pitlochry, our placement is perfect for tourism all parts of Scotland (Perth, Pitlochry, Braemar, House of Bruar, Blair Atholl Castle, Aberfeldy, Loch Tay and GLen Lyon). There are plenty of more majestic and attractive places to stay and not to neglect Dunkeld and Birnam with its small butiques and gallaries and old center for visitors to stay and enjoy. The Atholl Arms Hotel provides you timeless ambiance. The unofficial and familiar atmosphere will invite you immediately. Enjoy chic comfort, open log fire in the brasserie, super food and conventional highland cordiality as appreciated by Princess Royal (Vicky) on 11th September 1844. All apartments are en-suite and decorated with taste in keeping with the character of this delightful Georgian building.

All the Atholl Arms Hotel bedrooms are stylishly embellished every with its own individual fashion in keeping with the character of this lovely Georgian building. Every room is complimented with en-suite amenities, color TV, straight dial phone with up-to-date connection and additionaly cordiality tray.

For that supplementary specific treat why not visit in our elegant Victoria Suite which commands vistas of the River Tay and Birnam Hill, the same hill mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Dunkeld itself was proclaimed the 1st ecclesiastical capital of Scotland by Scotland's 1st king, Kenneth MacAlpin. The sumptuous ruin of the cathedral dominates the city.

The Atholl Memorial fountain was erected in 1866 by social subscription in memory of the 6th Duke of Atholl. From here Cathedral Street leads to Dunkeld Cathedral, standing idyllically amid lawns that sweep down to the River Tay. Today part ruin and part parish church, the cathedral has the tomb of the notorious 'Wolf of Badenoch'.

The brightly coloured 'little houses' of Dunkeld were built in the early 1700s. Renewed to give homes for local persons, they are now in the attention of The National Trust For Scotland (NTS). Another NTS property is the Ell Shop featuring the original 'ell' measure, just over a metre long, used for measuring cloth.

A stroll along Atholl Street's range of specialist boutiques will prove interesting. A riverside path provides marvellous vistas of Thomas Telford's Dunkeld Bridge.

The hotel has to offer a casual dining restaurant in addition to the more unofficial River vista Restaurant.

Transportation

The Atholl Arms Hotel is located in the very heart of Dunkeld at the head of the wonderful 5 arched bridge built in 1909 by Thomas Telford. The town of Dunkeld is located just over ten miles north of Perth and south of Pitlochry on the A9 Perth to Inverness Road. Take the turning into Dunkeld (sign posted Blairgowrie Coupar Angus) head over the bridge and the Atholl Arms is located on the right hand side. We are the extensive white building with astonishing vistas over the Tay. To access the inn parking turn directly at the end of the bridge and then sharp right down the lane.