Kinross is situated on the banks of Loch Leven where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1567 and forced into an act of abdication in favour of her infant son before escaping in circumstances that would seem like a historical romance were they not established fact.  From Kinross you can take a short boat trip to the island and castle where Mary was kept prisoner. Kinross is also fortunate to have a host of good restaurants and shops for those after more leisurely pursuits.

Loch Levenj Castle from the boat

The Ochil hills to the West, the Lomonds to the East and Benarty hill to the South all provide fine opportunities for walking and provide lovely views and interesting areas to tour.

The area abounds in golf courses, with two eighteen hole courses on the doorstep, provides numerous opportunities for fishing, Loch Leven being famed for its pink fleshed trout, gliding on the shores of Loch Leven at Portmoak and bird watching at the Vane Farm RSPB reserve, noted for its wildfowl and waders. 

Slightly further afield provides access to highland and rural Perthshire with its many opportunities for walking, sport, golf and sightseeing and also to the historic Kingdom of Fife, with the old picturesque fishing villages of the East Neuk, the world famous St Andrews, Dunfermline Abbey, burial place of Scottish kings and small historic sites such as Falkland, Culross and Earlsferry.

Being on the M90 motorway, Kinross provides first class links to Edinburgh (30miles, although a park and ride now operates reducing driving distance to 15 miles and relieving you of the problems of negotiating a strange, traffic ridden city), Glasgow (55 miles), Stirling (35 miles) and Perth (17 miles).