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Short Breaks from Perth

Description: Ever needed to just get away, but you can't go for too long? Please tell us about your short breaks away (e.g. day ... more

Short Breaks from Perth ... trips, road trips or weekend breaks), whether it be for ultimate relaxation, or to be active and practice hobbies you may have (fishing,

Newest Review: ... is another easy (30 miles) trip from Perth, and a visit can be combined with an entirely different experience of visiting the Falkirk wheel, a rotating boat lift that replaced a chain of 11 canal locks, or a trip to Blairdrummond Safari Park. **EAST OF PERTH: THE KINGDOM AND DUNDEE** Fife is a small county between the Tay and Forth, and has its own category on dooyoo, but all of Fife is ... more

... within an easy drive of Perth and one of the trips we make a point of taking our visitors on is St Andrews, less for the golfing connections (neither of us plays) and more because it has nice beaches, fantastic historical remains in the Abbey and th...more

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Short Breaks from Perth: Four Corners of Perthshire and Beyond (1458 words)
by - written on 24/05/09 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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The idea of a "short break from" Perth I find rather strange - if a short break a means 2-3 nights away). Most of Europe and at a stretch, probably a few other places are within reach for such purposes, as Perth is within easy reach of major Scottish airports. Thus, I have translated "short breaks" as "full day trips with a potential for staying a night" and thus came up with the ideas following below. We live about 8 miles south of Perth and most of those trips are are tried and tested on friends, family and couch surfers coming to stay for a few days. Perth advertises itself rather grandly as a "perfect ... Read the complete review