St Margaret's Catholic Church

The walk into Crieff takes you past this solid Victorian church, all red sandstone and serious purpose. St Margaret's sits with the kind of quiet confidence you find in Perthshire's older buildings - not screaming for attention, just there, doing its job.

It's a proper Catholic church from the 1880s, the sort of place where the architecture tells you something about the community that built it. The interior is straightforward and reverent, with decent stained glass and that particular smell of old stone and candle wax that either soothes you or doesn't, depending on what you're after. If you're walking through Crieff itself, it's worth a quick look - ten minutes maximum, no faffing about.

This isn't a destination in itself. You're not going to spend an afternoon here, and kids will get restless fast unless they're genuinely interested in church architecture. But if you're based at one of the nearby parks - Comrie Holiday Park is practically on the doorstep, and Twenty Shilling Wood is less than a mile away - a Sunday morning walk into town to see it makes sense. It's a proper local landmark that gives you some context for where you're staying.

Admission details are thin on the ground, though most Scottish churches of this type welcome visitors during daylight hours. Best to check locally or just try the door when you're passing.