The narrow streets are lined with traditional red sandstone houses, friendly shops and galleries, interesting museums, cosy cafes and welcoming pubs, not to mention some of the best ice cream in Tayside.
Birthplace and inspiration of J M Barrie, Kirriemuir will delight and surprise.
Kirriemuir is the birthplace of Peter Pan's creator, JM Barrie. Barrie was a local handloom-weaver's son, born in a little whitewashed cottage at 9 Brechin Road, which is looked after by the National Trust for Scotland, and displays his writing desk, photos and newspaper clippings. The washhouse outside - romantically billed as Barrie's first "theatre" - was apparently the model for the house built by the Lost Boys for Wendy in Never-Never Land. Barrie's Birthplace is well worth a visit.
Don't miss the Kirriemuir Museum in the old Town House on the main square. The oldest building in Kirriemuir, it has seen service as a tolbooth, court, jail, post office, police station and chemist. Today there are two floors of information and exhibits on the town and the Angus Glens, including scale models of the town in 1604, the year the tolbooth was erected, and one of Glen Clova, showing the relief of the hills.
Also visit the Camera Obscura donated to the people of Kirriemuir by Barrie.
Another famous son of Kirriemuir is Sir Hugh Munro, who did much to make hill walking the popular activity it is today in Scotland. He gave his name to the mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet, The Munros.
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