Beatrix Potter's Birnam - Walking Tour
Wed 08 Jul
|Beatrix Potter Garden
A guided walking tour exploring the Birnam that Beatrix Potter knew when she visited in 1892.


Time & Location
08 Jul 2026, 11:00 – 13:00
Beatrix Potter Garden, Birnam Arts Station Rd, Birnam, Dunkeld PH8 0DS, UK
About the Event
In conjunction with Birnam Arts, this walking tour explores Birnam as it was in Beatrix Potter's time. Beatrix visited Perthshire many times in her childhood and visited again in 1892 and 1893 - this was when she wrote her famous Peter Rabbit letter. However, Beatrix, at 26 years old, was not just drawing rabbits and mice, and this walking tour highlights places she visited, the people she met and the important work she was studying with local naturalist Charles McIntosh of Inver. Discover this unique aspect of the Beatrix Potter story with local historian Dr Nicky Small and then visit the Beatrix Potter exhibition at Birnam Arts and the beautiful garden dedicated to her.
This walking tour is an exclusive one, and walkers can book via the Birnam Arts What's On Events page. The walk is a gentle pace around Birnam village over 2 hours and starts and ends at…
