Blair Castle
Castle in Blair Atholl, ScotlandWikipedia
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Oct 22, 2026
Katherine JacksonGUEST
This one stops at a specialty patchwork and quilt shop in Perth and another quilt shop near Loch Ness.
Katherine JacksonGUEST
But it's woven into a much bigger Highlands itinerary, the Royal Military Tattoo, Blair Castle, Orkart Castle, the Nokondo Wool Mill with a sheepdog demonstration, and a day trip to the Isle of Skye with Alien Donut and Dunvegan Castle.
Katherine JacksonGUEST
A sheepdog
Gina BangHOST
demonstration? I would just watch that all day and forget about the quilts entirely.
Gary WestHOST
Uh, very much looking forward to that.
Gary WestHOST
Uh, it is well sold out in terms of, um, places in the actual event space at Blair Castle.
Gary WestHOST
I think there's something like 40 people on the waiting list the last I heard.
Gary WestHOST
But you will be able to catch all the action via the live stream, [smacks lips] uh, if you look, uh, for details below for that.
Gary WestHOST
This is Hamish Moore's organization, the same organization that ran The Rhassie competition that I covered in quite a lot of detail a few weeks ago.
Gary WestHOST
Uh, he's putting this event on, a concert in the Pitlochry Town Hall.
Gary WestHOST
That's just, what, 10, 15 minutes down the road from Blair Castle.
Gary WestHOST
So the night before the Glenfiddich, uh, the 30th of October.
Simon GrieveHOST
There was one point probably about 15, 20 years ago when like they mark you.
Simon GrieveHOST
And then like, I remember doing, I remember doing a dress size test at Blair Castle three day event.
Simon GrieveHOST
And I think I got 84 or something and Pippa Funnel or somebody was in the lead on like 30.
Simon GrieveHOST
And I was like, so basically she has to have like three refusals before I'm going to be She has to
Angela GilmeisterHOST
So it's really great for someone who is maybe an adventurer who really likes to, you know, see pretty nature, be in secluded areas, but also really likes nice things and a nicer place to stay because there's plenty of luxury lodging options, but also cozy traditional options too.
Angela GilmeisterHOST
And there's also a lot of history in this region and many interesting historical sites and castles like, Scone Palace in Perth, Loch Leven Castle in Kinross, and Blair Castle in Pitlochry.
Angela GilmeisterHOST
So tourist-wise, this region is very popular for UK travelers, but it's less popular with international travelers because, again, people are so focused on Edinburgh and the Highlands.
Angela GilmeisterHOST
So I think the best travel style avatars for Perthshire is going to be the adventurer, the thrill seeker, and the soul searcher.
Marty PearsonHOST
And somewhere in all that movement, we can forget to give the place itself a little of our attention.
Marty PearsonHOST
When I was in Scotland, one of the places I visited was Blair Castle.
Marty PearsonHOST
And yes, there was the castle to see.
Marty PearsonHOST
But there was also everything around it.
Marty PearsonHOST
They meet their friends and do the ordinary things that make up a day.
Marty PearsonHOST
If we only move between attractions, we leave ourselves very little time to notice any of that.
Marty PearsonHOST
Think about the difference between saying, I saw Blair Castle, and being able to talk about the afternoon you spent nearby.
Marty PearsonHOST
The daffodils, the cows you'd hoped to photograph, the lovely hotel interior, and the lunch that became a couple of hours of conversation.
Gary WestHOST
Uh, Willie is not in the lineup for this year, however, and that competition is coming up at the end of the month on the 31st of October.
Gary WestHOST
And as always, it will be in the magnificent ballroom of Blair Castle.
Gary WestHOST
I was playing in there a couple of nights ago actually on Atholl Highlanders duties Playing on that very same stage, however, not in such salubrious surroundings in terms of the competition.
Gary WestHOST
That is this year, the lineup will be as follows.
RabHOST
Yeah.
RabHOST
This is all happening in Blair Castle.
RabHOST
And if you haven't got tickets for it, well, I do still believe...
RabHOST
I think they're limited if not already sold out at this point.
RabHOST
Honestly, I don't know why you wouldn't be.
RabHOST
The Glenfiddich, honestly, is seen as kind of the pinnacle of solo bagpiping.
RabHOST
To actually make it to the stage at Blair Castle, you'll have to have already won a senior event at another prestigious solo event somewhere else.
RabHOST
So let's go through the lineup because we finally have the lineup confirmed.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
you see that one.
SamHOST
That's Blair Castle in there.
SamHOST
Shame they didn't call it Athol Cathol.
SamHOST
The House of Brewer.