A view of Brodick Castle seen from the wide entrance path, just past the gates. Large trees stand either side of the gravel path.

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Ayrshire & Arran

Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park

Planning your visit

Getting here

Brodick Castle is located on the Isle of Arran, 11 miles south of Lochranza.

Address Brodick Castle Brodick Isle of Arran KA27 8HY OS Ref: NS015378

The castle is 2 miles north of Brodick CalMac ferry terminal.

The castle is a 30-minute walk from the small Co-op car park in the centre of the village.

Brodick Castle is part of ScotRail’s 2-for-1 initiative, which allows two adults entry for the price of one, when they present a valid rail ticket and a paper voucher.

Find out more and download your voucher from the ScotRail website

Contact information

Telephone: 01770 302202

Email address: BrodickCastle@nts.org.uk

Get directions

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Opening times

Castle Last entry to the castle at 16.00: 6 Apr–27 Apr, daily, 10.00–17.00 Current period 28 Apr–31 May, Mon–Wed, Sat & Sun 10.00–17.00 (closed Thu and Fri) 1 Jun–31 Oct, daily, 10.00–17.00 1 Nov–31 Dec, closed
Shop: 6 Apr–27 Apr, daily, 10.00–16.30 Current period 28 Apr–31 May, Mon–Wed, Sat & Sun 10.00–16.30 (closed Thu and Fri) 1 Jun–31 Oct, daily, 10.00–16.30 1 Nov–31 Dec, closed
Woodland café Last orders for food at 15.30 and hot drinks/cake at 16.00: 6 Apr–27 Apr, daily, 10.00–17.00 Current period 28 Apr–31 May, Mon–Wed, Sat & Sun 10.00–17.00 (closed Thu and Fri) 1 Jun–31 Oct, daily, 10.00–17.00 1 Nov–31 Dec, closed
Isle Be Wild play park The Red Squirrel tuck shop inside the play park is currently closed.: Current period 1 Apr–31 Oct, daily, 10.00–17.00 1 Nov–31 Dec, closed
Country Park and Garden: Current period 1 Jan–31 Dec, daily, 10.00–17.00

Entry prices

Garden & Country Park

Adult: £10.00
Concession: £7.50
Child: £5.00
Family: £25.00
One adult family: £15.00
Young Scot: £1.00

Castle, Garden & Country Park

Adult: £16.00
Concession: £12.00
Child: £8.00
Family: £40.00
One adult family: £24.00
Young Scot: £1.00

Members go free

At all Trust places, admission is free for members.

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Planning your visit

Please note that pre-booking is NOT required!

There are grazing livestock at this site, so please keep your dog under close control and let the animals have some space. Thank you for showing consideration for the safety of our livestock and wildlife.

Please see our drop-down Facilities below for helpful information about planning your visit.

For more information about planning your visit please see our frequently asked questions.

Facilities & access

We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. Detailed accessibility guides for the most visited Trust places are available on our Accessibility pages as well as links to useful resources.

We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.

3G/4G coverage

There are disabled parking bays available at the rear of the castle.

There are accessible toilets at the castle and café.

Baby changing

Bike facilities

Buggy access

The Woodland café is offering a takeaway service.

Children’s activities

Coach parking is available at the visitor centre.

We welcome dogs to the garden and country park but ask that all pets are kept on a lead and under supervision at all times. Only assistance dogs are allowed to enter the castle and walled garden.

There’s one 22kW electric car charging post in the car park.

Guided tour

Highchair

There is a bunkhouse at Brodick:

Shore Lodge (sleeps 14)

Booking a holiday with the National Trust for Scotland helps us to protect this special place, now and for the future.

There’s a large car park, approximately 200m from the castle.

Parking is free for members.

Picnic tables are situated next to the visitor centre, in front of the castle and at the play park.

Play area

Self-guided trails

Our new gift shop inside the castle features a great selection of local crafts.

Toilets are located at the café, castle and ranger centre.

Walks

The ground floor of the castle is accessible via a small ramp from the path outside.
Access is available to the first floor of the castle via a lift – please check in at the gift shop to gain entry to this area.
The gift shop and Woodland Café are wheelchair accessible.
Some areas of the grounds are suitable for wheelchairs.
The top part of the walled garden is accessible.
The paths to the walled garden and wider estate are uneven and may be unsuitable for wheelchair users.
There is a view of the walled garden from the accessible Heather House.