A boutique hotel in every sense (if you love the furnishings you can buy your own), this sublimely situated Arts and Crafts Victorian country house is a perfect base for outdoor pursuits, with fine-dining restaurant, onsite pub, and picnics to order.

From the oak-panelled hall and portrait gallery to the commodious bars and lounges, this Victorian country house abounds in solid traditional charms, with hunting, shooting and fishing on offer, and local and home-grown produce on the menu.

It's not quite the restaurant at the end of the universe, but there is a great sense of space at this cosy, dog-friendly hotel, in a wilderness landscape of lochs and lochans on the edge of Rannoch Moor, with simple bedrooms (no TV, no radio, no WiFi), and short but creative menus reflecting a passion for local produce.

Interiors at this dog-friendly, intensely characterful inn in a historic conservation village are a riot of granny's attic eccentricity, while bedrooms next door are large, light and contemporary, with swish bathrooms; a weekly changing menu features pub favourites, shooting packages can be arranged, and golfers get special rates at Gleneagles.

Old-world charm abounds at this Victorian mansion approached by a private drive through wooded grounds, with traditional and contemporary bedrooms, and a restaurant serving hearty Scottish produce.

Pheasants wander the enclosed gardens and woodland of this stone-built Victorian house, within easy walking distance of the town.