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    64-acre ornamental garden with interest throughout the year from a large and varied plant collection and landscape features. A Scottish Baronial House open to the public. 1500-acre estate with way marked trails, bird hides, and a wild fowl sanctuary

    Visitor & Countryside Centres, Gift Shop, Plant Centre and Exhibition Room: 1 Feb to 20 Mar, daily 10–4; 21 Mar to 31 Oct, daily 9.30–5.30; 1 Nov to 23 Dec, daily 10–4.

    Restaurant: 1 Feb to 20 Mar, daily 10–4, 21 Mar to 31 Oct, daily 10–5; 1 Nov to 23 Dec, daily 10–4.

    House: 21 Mar to 31 Oct, Wed, Thur, Fri & Sun, 11–3.30.

    Walled Garden & Glasshouses: all year, daily 9.30–5 (9.30–4.30 Fri).

    Garden & Estate: all year, daily.
    News
    • - Have your say on top Trust view

      The stunning scenery at Kintail & Morvich is currently in the running as one of the UK's finest views.  more>

    • - Minister and actress join Perth primary school pupils to launch online celebration of Scottish places

      A new initiative was launched today (5 November) to encourage people from all walks of life to celebrate their links with places in Scotland that mean something special to them. more>

    • - Enjoy a family autumn at Threave

      As autumn continues, the foliage throughout the extensive woodlands and gardens of the National Trust for Scotland’s Threave Garden and estate in Dumfriesshire is now a symphony of reds and golds, making it a superb time to visit.  more>

    • - Plant now to boost wild plant and bumblebee numbers

      Conservation charity, the National Trust for Scotland is urging keen gardeners and nature lovers to follow its lead and plant patches of wildflowers to boost the bumblebee population.  more>

    • - Horsepower harnessed for Trust tree-felling

      Conservation experts at the National Trust for Scotland have harnessed the help of a heavy horse as the charity undertakes crucial forestry management work at Meikle Wood on the Threave Estate in Dumfries and Galloway.  more>

    • - Ravens returned to Threave

      Threave welcomed ravens back to its rafters this spring - for the second year in a row.  more>

    • - Celebrate Scotland’s beautiful gardens this May

      The National Trust for Scotland is gearing up to celebrate the beauty of some of its most popular, unusual and remote gardens on its Garden’s Day - Sunday 11 May.  more>

    • - Trust teaches drystane techniques

      Budding builders can get hands-on experience of drystane walling techniques, thanks to a series National Trust for Scotland workshops at Threave Estate, Dumfries and Galloway. more>

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