Fact File

Fans of “Outlander” will not want to miss a visit to Doune Castle (Castle Leoch) and the Bluebell Woods of Kinclaven, where you’ll find the Witness Trees.

High Garry Bridge below Killiecrankie featured in Neil Marshall’s horror “The Descent”. Equally horrific might be the prospect of joining those preparing to bungee jump from the girders below!

Sir Walter Scott’s description of the Trossachs was “So wondrous wild, the whole might seem the scenery of a fairy dream.” Keep an eye open – there are lots of stories concerning the fairies in these airts.

If you do take a detour into Glen Lyon be sure to stop at the quaint village of Fortingall and pay a visit to the Fortingall Yew. Estimated to be 3,000-4,000 years old, it claims to be one of the oldest living pieces of vegetation in Europe. At 35 miles long, Glen Lyon is Scotland’s longest glen.