GLENEAGLES, PERTHSHIRE
Gleneagles (gleneagles.com) calls itself “the glorious playground” and it won’t take you long to realise why. This expansive estate an hour’s drive north of both Edinburgh and Glasgow has fun for all the family, whether you want to fish, shoot, ride, play golf, meet the resident hawks and hounds or go off-roading. After all that activity, you can refuel with hearty Italian pastas at The Birnam Brasserie, a steak at The Dormy, classic British cuisine at The Strathearn or the intricate dishes on offer at Scotland’s only two-Michelin-starred restaurant, Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles. Interiors are cosy, with pastel velvet sofas, immaculate four-poster beds and free-standing bathtubs.