Visiting Angus & Dundee?

From the summits of the Angus Glens, through the glorious countryside,  pleasant villages and bustling towns of the county, to the lively streets and visitor experiences of Dundee, you'll find walking in the footsteps of your ancestors a memorable experience.

When you visit Angus & Dundee to research your family history, make sure you have time to explore a little, and use the Tayroots Visitor Offers Pass book to receive a variety of freebies from discounts, or a free guide book or postcard pack, to actual family history help.

Pick up the Tayroots Pass at a Tourist Information Centre or local information point. If you collect a stamp at each venue and return the book completed, you could win your own family tree researched by a professional genealogist, and a two-night stay for two at one of 'Scotland's Best' ancestral-friendly B&Bs!

Get hands-on with history: taste the salt and smell the tar onboard the historic ships HM Frigate Unicorn or the RRS Discovery at Dundee's exciting weaterfront; go upstairs/ downstairs at Glamis Castle and Angus Folk Museum to see how the aristocracy and the ordinary cottars lived; hear the clack of the jute mills and learn about the women who worked in them at Verdant Works in Dundee.

Sense the lives of the pictish tribes who roamed the hills and glens of the county in the first millennium  at Pictavia and at historic sites such as Brechin and Aberlemno.

Explore the earliest settlers legacy of earth houses and hill forts; enjoy fascinating local museums dedicated to interpreting a marvellous collection of artefacts and exhibits.

To find out more about what Angus & Dundee has to offer, go to Visit Angus or to www.angusanddundee.co.uk and for information on what nearby areas have to offer, go to our Touring In The Area page.