With only six large rooms this hotel is intimate and friendly and is close to the attractive small town of Aberfeldy.

Farleyer House started life in the 16th century as a humble croft on the old Menzies estate at Aberfeldy overlooking the beautiful Tay Valley. Overlooking the mountains of the Southern Highlands, near Aberfeldy, it is modern where modernity is needed but also oozes traditional charm and comfort. A big attraction here is its proximity to the River Tay, one of the best salmon fishing spots in Scotland.

Scotland - Farleyer House Hotel - Facilities

Since becoming a hotel in 1989 Farleyer has won a number of awards for its facilities and service, and in particular for its two restaurants. Some of the finest fishing and shooting in Scotland takes place in this area, providing hotels with the best of wild and local produce

Farleyer House has a distinctively homely atmosphere. Its sitting rooms, furnished with antiques, comfortable armchairs, shelves of books and paintings on the walls, plus real log fires, feels more like a large private country home than a hotel. It really is a delightful place.

Scotland - Farleyer House Hotel - History

Scotland is a land steeped in myth and legend and Perthshire seems to have more than its share. Just 9 miles west of Aberfeldy is the attractive village of Fortingall which is home to the oldest living thing in Europe and is also the alleged birthplace of one of the most vilified characters in history. The former is the great yew tree in the churchyard which is over 3,000 years old. The vilified character in question was Pontius Pilate who reputedly was the son of a local Menzies woman - the result of a liaison with an envoy sent by Caesar Augustus who returned to Rome taking his infant son with him.

Scotland - Farleyer House Hotel - Explore the area

Aberfeldy has a good selection of shops and restaurants, if you can tear yourself away from the delicious cuisine on offer at Farleyer House and at nearby Weem is historic Castle Menzies which dates from 1571.

A brisk 5-mile walk will take you to Kenmore, one of the most beautifully situated villages in Scotland, overlooking Loch Tay. The 16th-century village inn claims to be the oldest in Scotland. Robbie Burns was here in 1787 and verses he wrote about Kenmore are preserved on a chimney-piece.

Another fun thing to do is to explore the surrounding hills on all-terrain vehicles - four-by-four single seaters which will take you where other vehicles fear to tread. The hotel can arrange this for you.

Scotland - Farleyer House Hotel - Other activities available:

* grouse, pheasant and duck shooting,

* clay shooting

* archery

* Scottish dancing at Hogmanay

* golf course

* health club

* jogging track

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