I was born in Perth and grew up riding my bmx and then Muddy Fox Courier around Kinnoull Hill and Barn Hill. My parents still live there, and whilst I may not have appreciated it or thought so in my youth, it is a wonderful place to live and work.
If you like cycling or pretty much any outdoor sport and golf, it is a great place to be. As mentioned above, it is relatively close to everywhere else, so Edinburgh and Glasgow are just about commutable and you can be on a beach or proper mountains within an hour.
Quick question and a long shot, but does anyone on here go night riding up Kinnoull Hill via Gannochy, Milk Boys walk and Coronation walk to access Deuchney Woods?
Last week my dad, someone who loves seeing people riding bikes, horses and go running up there, and offers the Muckmedden marshalls cups of tea, politely asked a group who had youngsters with them, to stop pulling skids in the lawns surrounding their home and car park before setting off on their ride. The group agreed and stopped, yet someone thought that their responsible land access rights were being infringed upon and challenged my dad about who owned the land. Whatever argument they might have had, was instantly rendered meaningless, when they made a retort once he turned his back. 🙄
So if that was you or you know them, please don’t be dick (or ask them not to be). My dad has thick skin, but there are plenty of people who would happily restrict access with any little excuse. 😉