For the love of Scotland
An adventure you’ll love
There’s lots to enjoy at all our places. Find some inspiration with these ideas for your next visit.
🏖️ Explore beautiful beaches and coastline
We recommend
Iona
Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas
Balmacara Estate
With Skye on the horizon, this traditional Highland crofting estate offers a huge range of outdoor activities
- Estate
- All year, daily
- Balmacara Square Visitor Centre
- All year, daily
- Plockton Visitor Centre
- Closed
Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
- Castle
- Closed
- Home Farm, Shop & Restaurant
- 10.30–16.00
- Adventure Cove
- 10.30–16.00
- Wild Woodland
- 10.30–16.00
- Country Park
- All year, daily, dawn–dusk
🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views
We recommend
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
Fair Isle
The most remote inhabited island in the UK, famed for its seabirds and fabulous knitwear
St Kilda
Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins
🐶 Let your dog lead you in the right direction
We recommend
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Weehailes Playpark and Doocot Diner
- Closed
- House
- Closed
- Café, Shop & Reception
- Closed
- Estate
- All year, daily
Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
- Castle
- Closed
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- All year, daily, dawn–dusk
- Shop
- Closed
- Tearoom
- Closed
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places Baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting
- House, shop and tearoom
- Closed
- Garden & estate
- 09.00–dusk
👣 Go exploring – it’s time for a new adventure
We recommend
Arduaine Garden
Bold colours and fragrant scents bring an exotic touch to this Argyll coastal garden
Staffa
Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave
Kintail
Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters
⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro
We recommend
Ben Lomond
Scotland’s most southerly Munro offers spectacular views of Loch Lomond.
Ben Lawers
Seven Munros and the best collection of rare mountain plants in Britain
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
🙌 It’s time for an adventure – pick a play park
We recommend
Brodie Castle
Magnificent turreted castle with a playful garden and over 400 varieties of daffodil
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Weehailes Playpark and Doocot Diner
- Closed
- House
- Closed
- Café, Shop & Reception
- Closed
- Estate
- All year, daily
Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
- Castle
- Closed
- Home Farm, Shop & Restaurant
- 10.30–16.00
- Adventure Cove
- 10.30–16.00
- Wild Woodland
- 10.30–16.00
- Country Park
- All year, daily, dawn–dusk
👻 Be brave – these places could be haunted
We recommend
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
- Castle
- Closed
- Shop and Café
- 11.00–16.00
- Gardens
- 11.00–16.00
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- Closed
- Grounds
- All year, daily
Drum Castle
Jacobite tales whisper through the medieval grand hall of this castle
- Castle, Shop & Tearoom
- Closed
- Garden of Historic Roses
- Closed
- Grounds
- All year, daily
Fyvie Castle
An imposing 800-year-old fortress, with Raeburn portraits on the walls and wildfowl in the loch
- Castle & Shop
- Closed
- Tearoom
- Closed
- Grounds & Garden
- All year, daily, 09.00–sunset
💕 Fall in love with more than just the views
We recommend
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
Iona
Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas
Glencoe
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
🖼️ Arts, culture and everything in between
We recommend
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Weehailes Playpark and Doocot Diner
- Closed
- House
- Closed
- Café, Shop & Reception
- Closed
- Estate
- All year, daily
Haddo House
An elegant and luxurious stately home designed by William Adam
- House
- Closed
- Garden & Grounds
- All year, daily, 9.00–dusk
- Shop and admissions
- Closed
- Tearoom
- Closed
Pollok House
A grand country house in the heart of Glasgow with an impressive collection of Spanish art
- House
- 10.00–17.00 (last admission 16.30)
- Tearoom and shop
- 10.00–17.00 (last orders 16.30)
- Garden and Country Park
- Open all year, daily
👋 Be our guests, bring the whole clan
We recommend
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
- Castle
- Closed
- Shop and Café
- 11.00–16.00
- Gardens
- 11.00–16.00
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- Closed
- Grounds
- All year, daily
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
Love to stay in touch?
Sign up for our emails to receive news and updates