A picturesque cottage-style Georgian coaching inn that is 'deservedly popular and conveniently located' within a verdant designed landscape on the Lansdowne's estate is today a dog-friendly hotel, pub and anglers' dream. The hotel is owned by Sam Mercer Nairne, scion of the Marquesses of Lansdowne, and his Bordeaux-born wife, Claire, and the ethos reflects the family's deep Franco-Scottish roots. Accommodation includes great-value house rooms and charming, characterful serviced cottages. The 'comfortable, nicely furnished bedrooms' might have French antiques, a toile-draped canopy bed as well as a decanter of sherry and Arran Aromatics toiletries. 'Our Stables Cottage was lovely, with its own garden and easy access to the river for walks around the grounds.' Estate-to-plate menus in the pretty Atrium restaurant with its green-patterned wallpaper might include venison saddle, slow-cooked shredded pork in a pastry parcel or crowd pleasers such as pie or fish and chips. 'The food was excellent with dietary requirements clearly and helpfully understood and service was very efficient.' 'Great breakfasts' make the perfect start to a day's salmon fishing on the Tay. Vive l'Ecosse! (Philip Bright, and others)