Location 1: Camera Obscura

Your first stop for today is the fabulous Camera Obscura, a unique attraction which uses historic technology to provide outstanding views of the surrounding countryside and is one of only four in Scotland.

The camera is housed in a cricket pavilion which was gifted to the town by author JM Barrie, creator of Peter Pan who was raised in Kirriemuir. If you’d like to find out more about JM Barrie, you can visit his birthplace. You also also see a statue of Peter Pan in the town centre.

Location 2: Neverland Play Park

Right next to Camera Obscura is the delightful Peter Pan themed Neverland play park. Lots of fun for little ones (and big kids too)! There are climbing frames, a wooden pirate ship and a zip wire too.

There’s also some woodland here if you fancy a walk before lunch – you can take a picnic to enjoy. Alternatively, have a bite to eat at Cafe Obscura within Camera Obscura or head into the town centre and take your pick of places to eat there.

Location 3: Tayside Police Museum

Tayside Police Museum charts the history of policing in Dundee City, Perth & Kinross, and Angus. There are displays of artefacts, documents, and photographs, covering the period from the early 1800s through to the 1980s.

The displays within the Tayside Police Museum include sections on uniform, equipment, communication, offensive weapons, the Police Pipe Band and Special Constables. There is also an exhibit referencing the last person to be hanged in Dundee, William Henry Bury, who went to the gallows in 1889 for the murder of his wife and when confessing to his crime claimed to be Jack The Ripper.

Location 4: Reekie Linn

Last stop of the day, and well worth saving till last, is Reekie Linn – a spectacular waterfall at Glen Isla. The waterfall is actually a combination of two separate falls.

When in spate, the power of the water sends up a fine mist which gives the waterfall its name (reekie meaning smoky or misty, and linn meaning a deep or dark pool). Visit Glen Isla in spring or summer and you might even spot an osprey!