 | Situated on the banks of the River Tay in the Scottish Lowlands, the city of Perth is the county town of Perthshire and has a population of around 45,000. Sometimes called the Fair City, Perth has a compact city centre with two large parks, the North Inch and South Inch, and the magnificent High Kirk of the Church of Scotland, formerly called St John's Cathedral.
Historically Perth has always been a centre for farming and continues to be influential in that industry today. However, in the 21st century it has also become a bustling tourist city with an abundance of shops, art galleries, museums, theatres, historic buildings, and other attractions. On the outskirts of central Perth you'll also find the historic Scone Palace and Perth Racecourse.
Among the central visitor attractions worth heading to are Perth Museum and Art Gallery and Perth Central Library, which are housed in grand Victorian buildings, while the new Perth Concert Hall, which opened in 2005, shows off this city's more modern look.
Other places of interest for tourists include Branklyn Gardens, Kinnoull Hill, Perth Theatre and the Osprey Visitor Centre, while football fans can catch a game at McDiarmid Park, the new home ground of St Johnstone FC.
You can also view some of Scotland's fine architecture in and around Perth, such as the very tall Friarton Bridge, which was built in the 1980s and carries the M90 motorway across the River Tay, and the ity's railway station, which boasts an impressive Scottish Baronial structure.
Postcodes for Perth begin with the letters PH and as well as Perth itself the PH postcode includes Pitlochry, Fort William, Aviemore, Ballachulish, Invergarry, Boat Of Garten, Roy Bridge, Acharacle, Dalwhinnie, Mallaig, Fort Augustus, Newtonmore, Auchterarder, Isle Of Eigg, Isle Of Rum, Arisaig, Kingussie, Crieff, Glenfinnan, Kinlochleven, Carrbridge, Grantown-On-Spey, Aberfeldy, Isle Of Canna, Lochailort, Corrour, Dunkeld, Nethy Bridge, Spean Bridge and Blairgowrie. |
