Hill of Tarvit Mansion & Garden
As we move out of the coronavirus lockdown, we’re pleased to be able to welcome back visitors to our outdoor spaces. Some of our buildings (historic buildings, visitor facilities, cafés and shops) remain closed. The toilet facilities at Hill of Tarvit are closed. We urge people to follow Scottish government advice to carefully observe social distancing.
Discover a fascinating record of upstairs and downstairs life in an Edwardian mansion.
View the fabulous Sharp Collection, which includes paintings, tapestries and ceramics.
Get stuck into period parlour games or enjoy croquet on the lawn.
Let the good times roll and tee off at Kingarrock Golf Course, an original 9 hole hickory club course.
Enjoy a relaxing break in one of the peaceful holiday cottages in the grounds.
Today’s Opening Hours
- Mansion
- Closed
- Kingarrock Hickory Golf
- Closed
- Grounds
- Daily, 9.00–dusk
Entry prices
- Adult
- £10.50
- Family
- £24.50
- One adult family
- £18.00
- Concession
- £7.50
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Walk among the towering yew hedges
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Children will love trying out the parlour games or croquet on the lawn
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Enjoy a game of hickory golf on Kingarrock golf course
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Evening light at Hill of Tarvit Mansion
About this place
Downton Abbey fans need look no further than Fife to find this wonderful example of Edwardian stately living.
Hill of Tarvit was originally known as Wemyss Hall. In 1904, the new owner, Frederick Sharp, commissioned architect Robert Lorimer to transform the 17th-century house into a modern 20th-century mansion to display his amazing collection of fine art, porcelain and many other items. When the Sharp family moved into Hill of Tarvit, they had electricity, telephones connecting each room and central heating.
Lorimer also designed the landscaped gardens, with formal lawns, yew hedging, flowering borders and a sunken rose garden. The Sharps then built a 9 hole golf course to fulfil their passion for golf.
Today, Hill of Tarvit is fascinating for the record it preserves of Edwardian life both upstairs and downstairs. It also has the only exclusively hickory golf course in the UK. Tee times are available to book from March to October.
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