Done Dundee

How patronising of Lesley Riddoch (Perspective, 22 January) to hope that Central Belters will break the habit of several lifetimes and head to Dundee for culture and entertainment.

I don’t think that I am in the minority when I say that I have visited the city several times for culture and education and I have introduced a younger generation to some of its attractions.

One memorable day was spent with a grandson in 2005. We travelled by train so that I could point out objects of interest on the way – not least the piers of the old Tay Railway Bridge.

On arrival we spent some time at the Discovery exhibition before visiting the Verdant Works – a must for any child to learn about our industrial history. I still have the skein of flax, the bobbin of spun jute and a square of woven jute as a memento. We finished our visit on the frigate Unicorn.

More recently I, along with many Central Belters, was at the official opening of the Dundee Museum of Transport – a truly magnificent venture led by local volunteers, who have obtained funding to expand into a disused tram depot in the not too distant future.

This is much more than Edinburgh has done to preserve its transport heritage.

Surfing the web will reveal a raft of other possibilities and I’m sure many readers will have sampled their delights.

J LINDSAY WALLS Buckstone Wood, Edinburgh