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.
🖼️ 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
- 11.00, 12.00, 13.00 & 14.00
- Garden & Grounds
- All year, daily, 9.00–dusk
- Shop and admissions
- 10.30–16.00
- Tearoom
- 10.30–16.00
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
🙌 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
⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro
We recommend
Ben Lomond
Scotland’s most southerly Munro offers spectacular views of Loch Lomond.
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest nature reserve and a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
Ben Lawers
Seven Munros and the best collection of rare mountain plants in Britain
☕ Warm up in winter at a cosy café
We recommend
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
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
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
✋ Get hands on with history
We recommend
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
Bannockburn
Stand shoulder to shoulder with Robert the Bruce on the site of his greatest victory
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
🐦 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
🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders
We recommend
Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long box canyon below.
Falls of Glomach
A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland’s wildest countryside
📚 You’ve read the stories, now discover the authors
We recommend
J M Barrie’s Birthplace
The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.
Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Birthplace of a genius – a celebration of the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
💕 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
👻 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
- 11.00–16.00
- Shop and Café
- 11.00–16.00
- Gardens
- 11.00–16.00
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- 10.30–15.00
- Grounds
- All year, daily
Drum Castle
Jacobite tales whisper through the medieval grand hall of this castle
- Castle, Shop & Tearoom
- 10.30–15.00
- 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
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