Pitlochry Named a ‘Charming Victorian Town’; Residents Ask Whether They Should Start Wearing Bonnets
Town considers 'full Victorian immersion' including gas lamps and complaining about the railway.
Pitlochry, looking charming and Victorian. Photo: Michael Hanselmann, “Pitlochry church 2007”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
PITLOCHRY — After a newspaper named Pitlochry a “charming Victorian town” right by one of Scotland’s best places for autumn, residents are asking how far they’re expected to lean into it.
“Do they want bonnets? Should I grow mutton chops?” asked one shopkeeper. “I’m happy to be charming. I’ve been charming for forty years. But fudge in a crinoline is an extra fiver.”
Tourism chiefs are said to be weighing a “Victorian Experience”, with gas lamps, penny-farthing hire and staff who sigh at the arrival of the railway, “even though it’s been here since 1863.”
“I’m not Victorian,” said one resident. “I’m 54. I’ve got a phone. I just live in an old building.” At press time, three B&Bs had renamed their WiFi “The Telegraph.”
The real story: 'Charming Victorian town is right by one of Scotland's best places for autumn' (Daily Record)
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