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The turreted Atholl Palace on its hill above Pitlochry, mountains behind.
Perthshire

Atholl Palace Hotel

A grand Scots Baronial hotel on the hill above Pitlochry, opened in 1878 as the Athole Hydropathic, with its own museum of its history.

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Welcome

On the wooded hillside above Pitlochry, a great turreted building of grey stone looks out over the town to the hills beyond.

The Atholl Palace was built as a hotel, but of a particular Victorian kind: it opened on 7 June 1878 as the Athole Hydropathic, offering the water cure, with Turkish baths and treatment rooms for its guests.

The Perthshire architect Andrew Heiton designed it in the Scots Baronial style, and it took 150 men four years to build. Apart from the years of the two world wars, when schools moved in, it has been a hotel ever since, and it still carries the feel of a Victorian resort.

Its story is told in its own small museum on the garden level, which was the first hotel museum in the UK when it opened in 2005. Rooms, dinner and afternoon tea are booked through the hotel.

Close byThe Old Mill InnA family-run inn in a former corn mill off Atholl Road in Pitlochry, with a bistro and bar of local food, a courtyard, live music and rooms.4 min by roadSee itThe Old Mill Inn
Before you go

A hotel, open all year.

Rooms, dinner and afternoon tea are booked through the hotel, and the museum is on the garden level.

Where
On the hill above Pitlochry, PH16 5LX.
Telephone
01796 472400.

Opening hours

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Monday
Open all day and night
Tuesday
Open all day and night
Wednesday
Open all day and night
Thursday
Open all day and night
Friday
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Saturday
Open all day and night
Sunday
Open all day and night
Where it is

On the hill above the east end of Pitlochry.

Close byPitlochry.
  1. Escape RouteEscape RouteUnder a mile3 min by road
  2. Blair Athol DistilleryBlair Athol DistilleryAn ivy-clad distillery of 1798 on the edge of Pitlochry.Under a mile3 min by road
  3. The Perthshire Gallery, PerthshireThe Perthshire GalleryContemporary Scottish art and craft on Bonnethill Road.Under a mile3 min by road
  4. Victoria'sVictoria'sUnder a mile3 min by road
  5. Quiet high street with canopied shopfronts and a red telephone box in the distancePitlochryA Victorian resort town on the Tummel.Under a mile3 min by road
Directions
The Old Mill Inn's stone façade covered in ivy, with picnic tables outsideRestaurantsThe Old Mill Inn0.8 miles
Café Calluna storefront with hanging flower baskets and diners seated outsideCafeCafe Calluna0.8 miles
John Muir Trust's Wild Space gallery, with hanging sign, on a Pitlochry street cornerShoppingJohn Muir Trust Centre0.9 miles
Loch Tummel viewed through autumn trees from Queen's View, PerthshireAttractionsQueen's View0.9 miles
Turquoise-fronted Hetties tearoom, offering "Great Food, Cakery, Takeaway" and ice creamCafeHettie's Tea Rooms0.9 miles
Highland Soap Co shopfront with bay window on a stone corner buildingShoppingThe Highland Soap Company0.9 miles
Wooden hut with stag emblem beside a picnic bench and lawnAttractionsPitlochry Putting Green1.1 miles
Pitlochry dam and hydroelectric power station beside the fish ladderAttractionsPitlochry Dam Visitor Centre1.3 miles
Whitewashed Moulin Hotel with green parasols and hanging flower baskets on a village streetRestaurantsMoulin Hotel and Brewery1.3 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the hotel, and when each is next free.

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