The conservation and historical village of Dunning is in the centre of rural Perthshire.
We are proud to be home to the 13th century St Serfs Church with the rare and very impressive 8th century Dupplin Cross and some ancient woodland which was once the site 1st century roman camp while just outside the village is Maggie Wall's monument, the site of the last witch ever burnt in Scotland in 1657. St Serf is even reputed to have killed a dragon here ...
We are just 15 minutes from Perth and the magnificent Scone Palace and about 20 minutes from Innerpeffray Library (Scotland's first free public lending library) and Drummond Castle with it's wonderful gardens.
Within the village The Kirkstyle Inn provides delicious bar meals and evening meals in their dining room while The Dunning Hotel does the same but also has live music during the summer. There is also a small grocers and post office in the village and within a few miles is the world renowned Gleneagles Hotel.
If you feel like a stroll then try Dunning's attractive and ancient wood offering an easy one kilometre circular walk or the stunning Pitcairn Den with it's bluebell wood and attractive burn, we even have our own tricky little 9 hole golf course.
Perthshire is a fantastic county to explore, there is everything from wildlife to adventure. There is fishing, stalking, shooting, water sports, cycling, walking, munro's to climb, golf to play, distilleries to visit, castles to explore and much, much more.
Either The Doocot or The Studio are ideal bases from which to begin your journey around Perthshire and beyond.