Walks

Pitmedden Garden lies at the heart of a historic managed landscape. In the 1670s, the Setons laid out a series of large rectangular enclosed parks, fields and woodlands, with the house and garden at the centre.

Today, you can enjoy a wander about the estate, through woodland and around the outside of the walled garden. As you explore, listen out for the mewing call of buzzards, the drumming of great spotted woodpeckers and the jangle of goldfinches. If you’re lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of a red squirrel!

There are two woodland walks: the yellow trail and the white trail. If you follow the white arrows, starting in front of Pitmedden House, you will walk around the perimeter of the house and garden. You will pass Lady Mary’s pond – be sure to look out for the beautifully built dry-stone walls. These are the remains of the rectangular enclosures that surrounded Pitmedden Garden in the 17th century.

The yellow trail, starting in the car park, extends the garden loop by exploring more of the woodland across the estate. There is a special treat hidden in the woods for you to discover: the lime kiln. The limestone that was processed in this lime kiln was made into a powdery mixture called quicklime. Quicklime was used to make mortar for buildings, and was also crushed and used on the fields around Pitmedden as a fertiliser, to improve the quality of the soil.