Retail therapy is a must for many while they are on holiday and in this respect Perthshire will not disappoint.

Nearby Crieff has plenty small boutiques to offer you something a little different; it even has an all-year round Christmas shop and an outstanding gallery.

There are numerous delightful antique shops within which to delve and if you want to take home a souvenir of your time away, woollen and tartan shops abound as do the many craft outlets.

If you desire something altogether more upmarket, however, the great shopping cities of Glasgow with its many designer shops and Edinburgh with its Harvey Nichols, your retail thirst is bound to be quenched.