Abernyte – Antiques, a Food Hall and Lunch at Cafe Circa
A few hours.
The route
At Abernyte, halfway between Perth and Dundee, the Scottish Antique & Arts Centre fills one big building with dealers' stands of antiques, vintage finds and art.
Browse it slowly, finish in its food hall, then sit down to lunch at Cafe Circa, whose windows look into the centre.
The day
Abernyte
An unhurried late morning among the dealers' stands at Abernyte, then a sit-down lunch at Cafe Circa.
A morning, with lunch after
Scottish Antique & Arts Centre
The centre is just off the A90 at the Inchture junction, with free parking outside and an EV charging point. Since it opened in 1997 it has spread to more than 30,000 square feet of dealers' stands and glass cabinets, with antique furniture, silver and jewellery, pottery, vintage clothing and paintings among them. There's a showroom of new furniture and homeware and a ladies' clothing department as well, and a food hall of Scottish and European treats, with beer from the Abernyte Brewery and Scottish gins. It opens every day from 10am to 5pm, with wheelchair access throughout and accessible toilets. Only assistance dogs are allowed in the centre and the café.
About 2 min on foot
Cafe Circa
Lunch
Cafe Circa is the centre's own licensed bistro, inside the same building. Lunch is served from noon to 3.30pm: home-made soups, daily specials and Scottish favourites, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. Soup and sandwiches run from 11.30am to 4pm, and home-made cakes and traybakes all day until it closes at 4.30pm. You can book a table on 01828 686044.
If it rains
The whole day is indoors.
Photographs by K. Stepken, Scottish Antique & Arts Centre, and Restaurant and Leslie Mitchell via Google