Torse De Femme

The Torse De Femme sits in Perth's contemporary art scene, a sculpture that stops you mid-stride. It's the kind of piece that works better in person than in any photograph - the proportions, the way light moves across the surface, the sheer physicality of it all. You'll actually understand why someone bothered to cast this particular form when you're standing in front of it rather than scrolling past it online.

This is proper art gallery territory, so it's suited to people who actively want to engage with sculpture rather than those just after an afternoon stroll. Younger kids might find it confusing (it's abstract, after all), though teenagers with any interest in contemporary work will get something out of it. The main draw is the piece itself - there's no lengthy exhibition to navigate or steep learning curve required. You spend as long as you want looking at it, thinking about it, disagreeing with it. Ten minutes or two hours, depending on your mood.

Perthshire has plenty of greenery if you're staying at Newmill Farm just outside the area. The Torse De Femme works as a cultural counterpoint to a holiday split between walking and sitting by caravan. Perth's compact enough that you can combine this with proper town wandering - coffee, lunch, a proper poke around the high street. Not a destination in itself, but well worth the detour if you're already in Tayside.