Maybe it’s the way the Thomas Telford designed bridge rises out of the River Tay and into the wide-open sky. Or maybe it’s the way the sunlight hits the pine forests in the distance, turning them fiery at dawn. Whatever it is Dunkeld harbours its own special kind of magic. Add in a high street that would fit better in Sodermalm in Stockholm, Sweden, than Scotland and a foodie scene, and you’ve got arguably the most desirable rural village in the country.
So says Roseanna Preston-Jones, who grew up in Dunkeld and returned to open Redwood Wines, a bar, shop and restaurant in 2021 with her husband, Morgwn. “It is a fantastic community. There are a lot of like-minded people but it is also multigenerational,”
