Perth

T In The Park
Balado, Kinross.
08444 999990
Day tickets: £60.00 - £72.50. Weekend tickets: £170.00 - £180.00.
Second weekend of July (3 days)
Located at Balado Airfield, just off the M90 at Kinross.

Scotland's biggest and most famous annual music festival.

Branklyn Garden
116 Dundee Road, PH2 7BB
01738 625535
Free
10.00 - 17.00

his attractive garden in Perth was developed by John and Dorothy Renton with the help of seed collections from plant hunters such as Forrest, Ludlow and Sherriff. Gardeners and botanists from all over the world come to see the outstanding plants - rhododendrons, alpines, herbaceous and peat-garden plants.

Noah's Ark
Old Gallows Road, PH1 1QE
01738 445568

Children's indoor soft play area, indoor karting, golf driving range, ceramics centre, and ten pin bowling.

Moncreiffe Hill
Near Perth
Free
Take the Rhynd Road heading east from the A912 just north of Bridge of Earn for around 2 miles, follow signs for woodland walks.

Moncreiffe Hill is a major landmark just a few kilometres from the city of Perth. From the south a mixed woodland occupies a steep scarp slope showing the spring and autumn colours of broadleaves, larch and pine to the thousands of drivers heading north on the M90.

Dewars
Glover Street, PH2 0TH
01738 624188

A Sports, Business and Events venue suitable for: Buffets, Bowling, Ceilidhs, Conferences, Curling, Dinners, Exhibitions, Funeral Receptions, Ice Hockey, Marquee, Meetings, Parties, Seminars, Skating, Trade Shows, Weddings

Perth Leisure Pool
Glasgow Road, PH2 0HZ
01738 492431
07.00 - 22.00

Ideally situated 5 minutes from Perth City Centre, Perth Leisure Pool is the perfect base for your day out to the Fair City. Perth's water wonderland remains one of Scotland's most popular aquatic attractions. The 6 pools provide something for all ages, abilities and tastes.

If you are fit enough

You can cycle up to kinnoull hill (http://www.kinnoull.org.uk) to have a superb view over the landscape. cross river tay over the perth bridge to the east side of the river. go straight across the intersection and follow the road for about 3km and then turn right at the sign to kinnoull hill. you probably want to leave the bike at the car park unless you're up for some 2km off-road biking, but the walk to the summit is worth it! you can also drive up with the car to kinnoull hill and walk from the car park 2km up to the summit to get an impressive view over perth and its surrounding.

Glenshee Ski Centre
Cairnwell, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5XU
01339 741665
08.30 - 17.00 during ski season
Glenshee Ski Centre is situated on the A93, nine miles south of Braemar and twenty five miles north of Blairgowrie.

Although Glenshee is not in Perthshire, it is still very accessible from Perth. Glenshee Ski Centre offers the UK's most extensive skiing and snowboarding facilities - we hope you will enjoy our mountains of adventure. Glenshee - adventure in the making! Glenshee's impressive 20 lifts and 36 runs offer an amazing diversity of natural terrain for all standards of skiers and snowboarders. There are lots of options to choose from - you can join a class, go private, hire an instructor for your group, get into race training or simply take advantage of one of our great value package deals.

Perth Playhouse
6 Murray Street, PH1 5PJ
01738 623126

If the weather is poor and you fancy seeing a film, then why not pop along to the movies. The Perth Playhouse shows the latest blockbusters. The art deco style building opened in 1933 and has since gone through various refurbishments, the most recent in 1999.

There is potential for picking up seasonal work in the many restaurants, hotels and tourists attractions, particularly during the summer. There is also the nearby Cairngorms for skiing in the winter. In the rural areas surrounding Perth it is possible to earn money picking fruit or vegetables.

Unemployment is generally lower than the Scottish average, however many jobs are in retail or hospitality and so do not pay great wages. The biggest employers are Scottish and Southern Energy, Perth and Kinross Council and Aviva Insurance.