Please note that there will be no 1pm or 3pm tours, due to a private function, on Saturday 2 August. The 11am tour will still go ahead.
Getting here
By car
Please note that some route-planning sites and sat-nav systems will provide directions to reach Haddo House via privately owned drives.
Please use the postcode AB41 7LE which will direct you to the Raxton crossroads, from where the only public access route to Haddo House and Haddo Country Park can be found.
Parking
Please note that Pay & Display parking (not National Trust for Scotland) is available in the country park. National Trust for Scotland members can park for free.
By train
Haddo House 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
Opening times
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House
During opening hours, access to the house is available through guided tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. | Please note that there will be no 1pm or 3pm tours, due to a private function, on Saturday 2 August. The 11am tour will still go ahead on this day.
- Current period 1 Mar–31 Oct, Fri–Mon, 11.00–16.00
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Courtyard café
- Current period 3 Jan–31 Oct, Thu–Mon, 10.00–16.00
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Shop
- Current period 3 Jan–31 Oct, Fri–Mon, 10.30–16.00
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Garden & Grounds
For Haddo Country Park opening details, please see visithaddo.com
- Current period 1 Jan–31 Dec, daily, dawn–dusk
Entry prices
- Adult
- £17.00
- Concession
- £13.50
- Family
- £38.50
- One adult family
- £33.00
- Young Scot
- £1.00
- Car park
- £5.00
Planning your visit
Haddo House may be closed occasionally for functions and it’s advisable to phone before making a special visit here.
For Haddo Country Park opening details please see visithaddo.com
Please be aware that honeybees are kept in hives at this site.
Drone flying is not permitted at this property without prior permission and approval. Commercial operators should contact the Trust’s Filming Manager at filming@nts.org.uk.
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.
Disabled parking is available close to the house.
Bike racks are available.
Call by our tearoom to sample some delicious home baking – sweet treats change daily! There is indoor and outdoor seating available as well as takeaway options.
Children will enjoy the quiz sheet, which helps them to identify and learn about various treasures throughout the house.
Haddo House is open to all visitors through guided tours – the tour lasts approximately 75 minutes.
Please telephone 01651 851440 to arrange a tour time, or you may book at the shop.
As you walk through corridors lined with ceramics and curios, you’ll hear about the fascinating stories of the Gordon family who lived at Haddo for over 400 years. There’s something to see every step of the way, as the house is packed full of period furniture, furnishings and family memorabilia – remember to look up at the ceilings too. Don’t miss the Queen’s Bedroom, where Queen Victoria stayed in 1857.
Pre-booked groups are very welcome.
Information sheets are available in French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Pay & Display parking (not National Trust for Scotland) is available in the country park.
Working in partnership with the Haddo Country Park Forum, we’re pleased to offer free parking to those National Trust for Scotland members visiting for a tour of Haddo House.
Validated tickets are available from the shop at the time of booking your tour and are valid for one day.
Visit the Old Stables to find our shop, which sells an excellent range of gifts.
- Haddo House is fully accessible. There’s a lift to the first floor.
- Part of the garden, Haddo Country Park, the shop, tearoom and toilets are wheelchair accessible.
- Disabled visitors may enter at the front door of the house.
- A wheelchair is available.
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