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The stone steading of Rait Antiques Centre, ANTIQUES in white letters along the wall, with arched windows and picnic tables in front.
Perthshire

Rait Antiques Centre

An antiques centre in the old stone farm steading at Rait, in the Sidlaw foothills, with dealers spread through its buildings and a tearoom.

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Rait Antiques Centre fills an old stone farm steading on the edge of the village of Rait, in the foothills of the Sidlaws between Perth and Dundee.

It began with a single shop in 1983, and the showrooms now spread through the old farm buildings, which still go by their farm names, the Turnip Shed, the Cart Shed and the Mill Room. They're filled by its dealers, and what you find ranges from Scottish glass and Wemyss Ware to militaria, tribal rugs, lamps, maps, secondhand books and antique woodworking tools. It's a place to take your time, wandering from one building to the next across the yard and back again. When you need a break, the Cart Shed Tearoom serves a full breakfast until noon, then soup with local bread, scones, cakes and loose-leaf tea in china cups. Parking is free, and it's open every day from 10am, closing at half past four in winter.

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Before you go

Open every day, with free parking.

Where
Rait, Perth, PH2 7RT, on the edge of the village.
Open
End of October to March, every day 10am to 4.30pm. End of March to October, Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4.30pm.
Tearoom
The Cart Shed Tearoom: breakfast until noon, then soup, scones, cakes and loose-leaf tea.
Parking
Free, on gravel; the easiest spaces for wheelchairs are by the Cart Shed and the Bothy.
Access
Most buildings are at ground level, linked by gravel and paved paths. The Mill Room is split-level and two shops have stepped entrances. Accessible toilets, with baby changing in the tearoom.
Phone
01821 670379

Opening hours

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Monday
10am–4.30pm
Tuesday
10am–4.30pm
Wednesday
10am–4.30pm
Thursday
10am–4.30pm
Friday
10am–4.30pm
Saturday
10am–4.30pm
Sunday
10am–4.30pm

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Where it is

On the edge of the village of Rait, in the Sidlaw foothills above the Carse of Gowrie, PH2 7RT.

Close byThe Carse of Gowrie.
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