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A fine Renaissance palace with an extensive formal garden and one of Britain’s oldest tennis courts
Explore a Royal Hunting Lodge, used and beloved by Mary, Queen of Scots.
Admire the spectacular Renaissance architecture of the palace.
Learn about many of the finest examples of the Trust’s conservation work, including centuries-old carvings, paintings and furniture.
Discover one of Britain’s oldest original real tennis courts, built for James V.
Take a stroll around the beautiful garden and explore the wildflower meadow and orchard.
Enjoy the colours and scents of the Physic Garden.
Falkland Palace & Garden provides a unique opportunity to explore a royal ‘pleasure palace’ with a Victorian twist.
Inspired by the grand châteaux of France, successive Stuart royals transformed this favoured retreat into the Balmoral of its day, now one of the finest surviving examples of Renaissance architecture in Scotland.
One of Falkland’s most famous royal residents – Mary, Queen of Scots – was enchanted with the palace, and took advantage of Falkland’s vast estate to pursue falconry and hunting, while also enjoying a game of tennis in what is now the oldest surviving real (or royal) tennis court in the world.
Explore our collection of Outlander gifts and merchandise, created for the National Trust for Scotland. Shop for Outlander-inspired earrings, pendants, scarves and books.
We hear from Tara, an architect and building surveyor for the Edinburgh and East region, as she describes her important role in caring for our special places.
Join our teams from around the Trust to hear about some of their interesting stories from their daily working lives. In our third story we hear from Sandie Allison at Falkland Palace & Garden, with ‘Palace uniforms’.
To mark International Students’ Day on 17 November, we’re delighted to bring you a story written by a student from the University of St Andrews. It tells how Falkland Palace was turned into a home by Barbara Crichton-Stuart and takes you on tour of the property, inside and out.
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