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December
2011 Events in Highland
Perthshire
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5th November to 25th March 2012
Blair Castle Winter Opening Times
Blair Castle Blair Atholl
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm (Free admission to gardens,
grounds, restaurant and shop.)
Sunday Lunch in the ballroom 12noon - 3pm
Festive Opening from 28th December to 31st December 2011
10am to 4pm (Last admission to castle 3pm)
Closed from 21st December to 20th January 2012 (except for
Festive Opening days)
email: 01796 481207 e.mail
office@blair-castle.co.uk
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
November to
March 2012
Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre
A923 off A9 2mls from Dunkeld PH8 0HH
Open Friday Saturday and Sunday 10.30am to 4pm
Red squirrels are now considered endangered, but here on the
reserve families of red squirrels visit our feeders, much to the
delight of our visitors. You’ll also be able to see woodland
birds such as treecreepers, siskins and great spotted
woodpeckers that all make great use of our feeders. Enjoy
seeing beautiful waterbirds including wigeon, moorhen to
mallards from the observation hides with the help of powerful
telescopes. The four star Visitor Centre provides you with
a place to birdwatch in style and all in the comfort of a cozy
centre. Sit back and relax with a cup of fair trade coffee while
you marvel at red squirrels playing right in front of you from
the viewing window. further info contact Caroline Hendry 01350
727337 e.mail
lochofthelowes@swt.org.uk
Monday 7th November – 28th February
WINTER WATCH SAFARIS LAND ROVER SPOTLIGHT SAFARIS
Highland Safaris By Aberfeldy PH15 2JQ
As dusk turns into night, climb aboard your Land Rover and
use the spotlight as a window into this mysterious night-time
world. Web or Call 01887 820071
www.highlandsafaris.net
Monday 7th November – 28th February
ALPINE SAFARIS
Highland Safaris By Aberfeldy PH15 2JQ
Head into the hills to experience the sub arctic wilderness
and search for elusive White Hares, Ptarmigan and Red Deer.
Enjoy refreshments in our cosy Mountain Bothy. Web or Call
01887 820071
www.highlandsafaris.net
Every Saturday 11 - 11.30am
Childrens’ story Telling,
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. PH15 2BG.
tel:01887 822896 email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
1st Sunday of the Month 8.30pm
Traditional Music Sessions
Ben Lawers Hotel Lawers Aberfeldy. PH15 2PA
Ben Lawers Hotel is proud to host a Tradtional Live Music
Session on the first Sunday of every single month! Tel: 01567
820436
www.benlawershotel.co.uk
Friday 2nd December 7.30pm
Heartland Film Society present 'Harold and Maude'
The Locus Centre The Square Aberfeldy.
Tickets £5
Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd December 7.30pm
The Farndale
MacBeth (Comedy)
Pitlochry
Town Hall.
A Birnam Institute Players and The Atholl Players joint
production. The Farndale Ave Housing Estate Townswomen's
Guild Dramatic Society's Production of MacBeth. (Just how
many things can go wrong when the dramatic society attempt an
original version of the Scottish Play... their entry into the
drama competition is doomed from the outset!! An
uproarious comedy. £7 full/£5 U16
Saturday 3rd December
11am
Open Day at Aberfeldy Information Centre
The Square Aberfeldy
Entertainment 11am - noon with Douglas Craik and Linda
Dewar.
Treasure hunt, light refreshments and food tasting available all
day.
Saturday 3rd December
12 noon - 4.30pm
Festive Fun Day for all the Family
The Square Aberfeldy
Christmas Lights Switch On and
Christmas Market.Santa's procession will make its way from
Aberfeldy Grounwork's depot to the square, led by the new
Breadalbande Campus pipe band leading Sata's sleigh. Jugging,
fancy dress and local trucks decorated for Christmas.
Santa will then go to his grotto in the Locus Centre.
Music and street entertainment. Best Fancy Dress and best shop
window awards. Christmas Market. Christmas lights
switch on 4pm
Saturday 3rd December &
Sunday 4th December 10.30am to 2.30pm
A Magical Meeting with Santa
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl PH18 5TL
Santa will be dropping into Blair Castle this December and
invites you to step inside his magical grotto hidden in the
Hercules Garden.
Your journey starts with a tractor ride from the castle to the
secret garden door.
Knock on the door to be greeted by Santa's helper who will lead
you and your family down to Santa's grotto.
Tell Santa what you'd like in your stocking and receive a
present, before writing your Christmas wish on a decoration to
be hung from the tree. Prices: £6.00 per child Booking:
Please call 01796 481 207 to make a booking
http://www.atholl-estates.co.uk/event-detail.cfm/
Sunday 4th December 12
noon to 3pm
Sunday Lunch in the Ballroom
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl PH18 5TL
Take a table in the ballroom of Blair Castle for a
traditional Sunday lunch. Enjoy the warmth of the blazing fire
and the traditional festive decorations.
Prices: Two courses - £14.95 per person Three courses - £17.95
per person
Booking: Please call 01796 481 207 to make a booking
Saturday 3rd and Sunday
4th December 12 to 5pm
Christmas Wine and Gift Weekend
The House of Menzies Aberfeldy PH15 2JD
Taste some wines, try the new menu,
and Christmas Shop till you drop. (Gift wrapping
available) Tel 01887 829666
www.houseofmenzies.com
Saturday 10th December 9.45am
Santa with his Reindeer Parade
from Fishers Hotel to Bells Blair Athol Distillery Pitlochry
Santa and his Reindeer Parade along Atholl Road. Mrs Christmas
will be Storytelling for the children. (with the kind assistance
of Bells Blair Athol Distillery, the reindeer will be here, we
are extremely grateful for their support).
Reindeer Parade leaves Fishers Hotel at 9.45am to march to Bells
Blair Athol Distillery.
Pitlochry in Bloom Coffee Morning from 10.00 am to 12.00pm Enjoy
a complimentary Winter Warming Pimm's or a "dram" of our
wonderful Blair Athol 12 year old single malt.
Storytelling with Mrs Christmas.
Saturday 10th December 10am-12noom
Pitlochry & District Choral Society Christmas Coffee Morning
The Tryst Pitlochry
Our
Christmas Coffee Morning is Saturday 10th December in The Tryst
from 10-12. All the usual stalls and bargains, plus coffee and
mince pies for a £2 entrance fee.
 Saturday
10th December 11am-11.45am
Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre presents Peter and The Wolf Ages 4+
Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam by Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Join Birnam Arts and Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre as part of Birnam
& Dunkeld’s Santa Day celebrations. One of Clydebuilt
Puppet Theatre’s most successful touring shows ever, Peter and
the Wolf is a wonderful rich story. Follow the adventures of
Peter’s visit to his grandfather’s cottage at the edge of The
Great Forest. Meet all the familiar characters – the Duck,
the Cat, the Little Bird and of course, the wonderful life-sized
WOLF! This is a large scale puppet show with life sized
animal puppets and actors. Great fun for the wee ones and
the whole family! £4 01350 727674
www.birnaminstitute.com
Saturday 10th December
& Sunday 11th December 10.30am to 2.30pm
A Magical Meeting with Santa
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl PH18 5TL
Santa will be dropping into Blair Castle this December and
invites you to step inside his magical grotto hidden in the
Hercules Garden.
Your journey starts with a tractor ride from the castle to the
secret garden door.
Knock on the door to be greeted by Santa's helper who will lead
you and your family down to Santa's grotto.
Tell Santa what you'd like in your stocking and receive a
present, before writing your Christmas wish on a decoration to
be hung from the tree. Prices: £6.00 per child Booking:
Please call 01796 481 207 to make a booking
http://www.atholl-estates.co.uk/event-detail.cfm/
Saturday 10th December 1pm
Santa Day
Dunkeld & Birnam.
Santa’s Reindeer Parade
starting from outside the Birnam Hotel at 1.00 pm making its way
over the Telford Bridge to Dunkeld and Santa’s Grotto in the
Drill Hall. The reindeer parade will be escorted by
several groups of children in costume from local organisations
and all families and visitors are welcome to join in. Two lucky
children will ride with Santa in his sleigh drawn by the
reindeer – a prize draw will be held at the puppet show to
select the winners. Meet Santa in his grotto between 1.30 & 4pm.
See the Reindeer in their pen, Community Market 11am - 4pm.
Perth Brass Band will be playing. Hot food available
www.dunkeldandbirnam.co.uk
Saturday 10th December 4pm
Carols in the Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral
After your Visit to Dunkeld to see Santa and his Reindeer, the
Community Market and the Perth Brass Band, finish your day and
really get into the Christmas Spirit and join everyone for the
Carols in the Cathedral, always a very popular event.
dunkeldevents@live.co.uk
Saturday 10th
December 7.30pm
a one man performance of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol"
Baptist Church Pitlochry
We have a one man performance of Charles Dickens "A Christmas
Carol" by Ian Smith a Glasgow actor and entertainer on Saturday
10th December at 7.30 in the Baptist Church.
Ticket cost £10 with some off this being given to the Atholl
Centre for disability access.
Saturday 10th December 8pm,
Woolfstone
Birnam Arts Centre Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Tickets are already selling very fast for The Fiddle Tree's
"Santa Night" event on Saturday, December 10th with Scotland's
kings of Celtic Rock, the legendary WOLFSTONE.
Wolfstone’s current line-up is undoubtedly, the most vibrant and
exciting ever and their unique blend of electric and acoustic
guitars, fiddle, pipes and pulsating percussion, all combined
with a dynamic stage presence, remain well-known hallmarks of
this unique band. These qualities ensure Wolfstone’s continued
success in attracting a large and loyal following of fans from
all genres, ages and cultures around the World.
Support act on the night will be the young Pitlochry-based
singer/songwriter BRENDON NEILL, who regularly plays at the
Taybank's "Open Mic." nights to great acclaim.
The Fiddle Tree concert takes place at Birnam Arts Centre on
Saturday December 10th, starting at 8.00 p.m..Tickets:
DOWNSTAIRS (Standing / limited seating) Full price - £19.50
(advance) £22 (on the door); concessions - £17.50 (advance) £20
(on the door); Under-18s - £5 (downstairs only). UPSTAIRS
(seated). Please note - no wheelchair access to upstairs. Full
price (advance or on door): £22.00 Concession (advance or on
door): £20.00 Cash & cheques: Birnam CD (01350 727158) and
Zigzags, Dunkeld (01350 728666). Credit & debit cards:
ONLINE ONLY:
www.thebooth.co.uk
Sun 11th
Dec Birnam Arts Centre
Blow & Blast Woodwind Ensemble Workshops
Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS
One-off woodwind ensemble workshops catering specifically for
inexperienced adult learners/'returners' on flute, oboe,
clarinet or bassoon. (You will need your own instrument.)
Introductory 10am – 12 noon £15 Playalong Band 12:30 – 2pm
£10 Intermediate 2:30 - 4:30pm £15 A limited number
of saxophones or brass players can be accommodated in the
lunchtime band (check first for availability). For more
information/bookings, visit
www.blowandblast.co.uk or tel: 01764 652052
Sunday 11th December 12 noon to 3pm
Sunday Lunch in the Ballroom
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl PH18 5TL
Take a table in the ballroom of Blair Castle for a
traditional Sunday lunch. Enjoy the warmth of the blazing fire
and the traditional festive decorations.
Prices: Two courses - £14.95 per person Three courses - £17.95
per person
Booking: Please call 01796 481 207 to make a booking
Sunday 11th December 6.30pm
Christmas Choral and Carol Service
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl
A Christmas Choral and Carol concert in the magnificent setting
of Blair Castle's ballroom with Pitlochry District Choral
Society. Enjoy a festive performance of Benjamin Britten's
St Nicolas followed by carols and seasonal readings.
Tickets £12.50 Please call Blair Castle on 01796
481207
www.atholl-estates.co.uk/events
 Thursday
15th December - Saturday 7th January
Sleeping Beauty
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Following the huge success of our spectacular first panto,
Cinderella, we've dreamed up another magical Christmas treat for
all the family . . . Spinning wheels, wicked fairies, beautiful
princesses, strange enchantments, overgrown castles, heroic
princes - what else could it be but that most magical of
fairytales, Sleeping Beauty. Join us this festive season to see
if the Prince can awaken Princess Aurora from her slumber - and
save the kingdom into the bargain . . ! With glittering
costumes, sparkling sets, and a host of colourful characters,
there will be song, dance and laughter aplenty to delight the
young - and the young at heart!
Tickets £15 - £22 (concessions available)
Tel:01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
 Friday
16th December 8:00pm
Solid Gold 70's Christmas Party
Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam by Dunkeld PH8 0DS
So many hits songs, so little time. . . it’s the fabulous Solid
Gold Seventies concert show. The world’s grooviest
theatre spectacular features an incredible 30 hit songs from the
decade that made superstars of ABBA, The Bee Gees, Donna Summer,
Mud, Gloria Gaynor, T-Rex, Candi Staton, The Nolans, K C and the
Sunshine Band, Earth Wind and Fire, Tina Turner and Queen – to
name but a few legendary artists. Get ready to dance, sing
along and join in with all your favourite 1970s hits!!!
Tickets: £12 / £10 01350 727674
www.birnaminstitute.com
Saturday 17th December
& Sunday 18th December 10.30am to 2.30pm
A Magical Meeting with Santa
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl PH18 5TL
Santa will be dropping into Blair Castle this December and
invites you to step inside his magical grotto hidden in the
Hercules Garden.
Your journey starts with a tractor ride from the castle to the
secret garden door.
Knock on the door to be greeted by Santa's helper who will lead
you and your family down to Santa's grotto.
Tell Santa what you'd like in your stocking and receive a
present, before writing your Christmas wish on a decoration to
be hung from the tree. Prices: £6.00 per child Booking:
Please call 01796 481 207 to make a booking
http://www.atholl-estates.co.uk/event-detail.cfm/
Sunday 18th December 12 noon to 3pm
Sunday Lunch in the Ballroom
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl PH18 5TL
Take a table in the ballroom of Blair Castle for a traditional
Sunday lunch. Enjoy the warmth of the blazing fire and the
traditional festive decorations.
Prices: Two courses - £14.95 per person Three courses - £17.95
per person
Booking: Please call 01796 481 207 to make a booking
 Sunday
18th December 4pm
Birnam Arts Ballet presents Alice
Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam by Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Join Emma, the children, teenagers and adults of Birnam Arts
Ballet for their annual Christmas show. This Christmas, Birnam
Arts Ballet presents “Alice”, Emma Gray’s adaption of Lewis
Carroll’s fantasy story, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Magical entertainment by Birnam Arts Ballet, just to get you in
the right frame of mind for the Christmas season. Online
booking is currently not available for this event. To book,
please call the box office on 01350 727674. Tickets: £5
www.birnaminstitute.com
Tuesday
20th December 5.30pm
Birnam Arts Ballet presents Alice
Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam by Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Join Emma, the children, teenagers and adults of Birnam Arts
Ballet for their annual Christmas show. This Christmas, Birnam
Arts Ballet presents “Alice”, Emma Gray’s adaption of Lewis
Carroll’s fantasy story, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Magical entertainment by Birnam Arts Ballet, just to get you in
the right frame of mind for the Christmas season. Online
booking is currently not available for this event. To book,
please call the box office on 01350 727674. Tickets: £5
www.birnaminstitute.com
Thursday 22nd Dec (2 - 3.30pm)
Festive Music The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire.
PH15 2BG.
Linda Dewar & Douglas Craik play (and you can sing!)
seasonal favourites in the cafe. tel:01887 822896
email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Wednesday 28th Dec (11am )
Christmas Holiday Storytime
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. PH15 2BG.
Storytime for 4-7 year olds - no need to book, just come
along tel:01887 822896
email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Thursday 29th Dec (11am)
Christmas Holiday Storytime 2
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. PH15 2BG.
Storytime for 4-7 year olds - no need to book, just come
along. tel:01887 822896
email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Thursday 29th Dec (3pm-4pm)
Bagpiping at The Watermill
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. PH15 2BG.
Local piper Harry MacLachlan plays outside the cafe and
around The Watermill. tel:01887 822896
email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Friday 30th Dec (11am)
Christmas Holiday Storytime 3
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. PH15 2BG.
Storytime for 4-7 year olds - no need to book, just come
along. tel:01887 822896
email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
31st December from 8pm
Pitlochry Golf presents Hogmanay Ceilidh
5 course Gala Dinner, Dance & Dram with live band.
Tickets £39, booking essential on 01796 472334
31st December
The Best party in Pitlochry for New Years Eve!
McKays Bar & Restaurant, Atholl Rd Pitlochry PH16 5AG
Come and join us for the best party in Pitlochry this New
Years Eve! Highland Dancers, Piper, Scottish Folk Singers
and DJs will keep you entertained throughout the night - Enjoy
music and fun into the wee small hours of 2011. Limited
seats are available for our fantastic Gala Dinner so book your
table now. Call us: 01796 473 888 Email us: info@mckayshotel.co.uk
http://www.mckayshotel.co.uk/celebrations/festive.htm
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