Getting There -- ScotRail (www.scotrail.co.uk) offers frequent train service from Perth and Aberdeen to Dundee. One-way fare from Perth to Dundee is £6.30 to £8.80; from Aberdeen, £9.20 to £31. Phone tel. 08457/484-950 for schedules.

Citylink buses offer frequent service from Edinburgh and Glasgow. Call tel. 08705/505-050, or log on to www.citylink.co.uk.

The fastest way to drive to Dundee is to cut south back to Perth along A9, and link up with A972 going east.

Visitor Information -- The tourist information office is at 21 Castle St. (tel. 01382/527-527; www.angusanddundee.co.uk). April to September, hours are Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm; October to March, Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.

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