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Under 30 minutes away
Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
10 mile s away
- Castle, tearoom and shop
- 10.30–16.30 (last entry 15.30)
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
13 mile s away
- Castle, shop, Café 1702 and garden
- 10.00–17.00
- Wild Wood Adventure Play
- Closed
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Leith Hall
Quirky historic home filled with curios from all over the world
14 mile s away
- Hall and shop
- 10.30–16.00
- Tearoom
- 10.30–16.00
- Garden
- 10.00–16.00
- Estate
- Dawn–dusk
🥪 Pack a picnic
Under 1 hour away
Drum Castle
Jacobite tales whisper through the medieval grand hall of this castle
15 mile s away
- Castle, shop and tearoom
- 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.15)
- Walled garden
- 10.30–16.00
- Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Fyvie Castle
An imposing 800-year-old fortress, with Raeburn portraits on the walls and wildfowl in the loch
23 mile s away
- Castle and tearoom
- 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.15)
- Shop
- 10.30–16.00
- Grounds & Garden
- 09.00–dusk
Pitmedden Garden
Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with vibrant floral designs and Museum of Farming Life
23 mile s away
- Garden, museum, tearoom and shop
- 10.30–16.00 (last entry 15.00)
- Grounds
- dawn–dusk
Haddo House
An elegant and luxurious stately home designed by William Adam
24 mile s away
- House
- 11.00–16.00
- Courtyard café
- 10.00–16.00
- Shop
- 10.30–16.00
- Garden & Grounds
- Dawn–dusk
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting.
31 mile s away
- House
- 10.30–16.30 (last tour 14.45)
- Shop, café, Angus Folk Museum and formal gardens
- 10.30–16.30 (last orders in café at 16.00)
- Estate
- 08.00–20.00
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
33 mile s away
J M Barrie’s Birthplace
The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.
35 mile s away
🏴 A real adventure
Over 2 hours away
Barry Mill
This working water-powered mill is a rare example of Scotland’s industrial heritage.
45 mile s away
Brodie Castle & Estate
Magnificent turreted castle with a Playful Garden and amazing springtime daffodil displays
48 mile s away
- Castle
- Guided tours only, 10.30–15.30
- Castle Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Playful Garden Café
- 10.00–16.00
- Playful Garden
- 10.00–16.00
Killiecrankie
Magnificent wooded river gorge where one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history took place
49 mile s away
Craigower
Panoramic views stretch out in all directions from the pine-clad summit of this Perthshire hill
49 mile s away
The Hermitage
Walk through towering Douglas firs to the folly of Ossian’s Hall, and gaze over the falls
54 mile s away
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end
56 mile s away
- Visitor Centre
- 09.00–18.00
- Café
- 09.00–17.00
- Battlefield
- Open daily
Branklyn Garden
This enchanting hillside garden is a place of pilgrimage for plant lovers.
60 mile s away
Abertarff House
The oldest house in Inverness and important example of 16th-century domestic architecture
60 mile s away
Hugh Miller’s Birthplace
Humble abode of inspirational geologist, folklorist and fossil hunter with a Garden of Wonders.
61 mile s away
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Work, rest and play ‘above’ and ‘below’ stairs in this Edwardian mansion with its own unique golf course
61 mile s away
- Mansion
- Guided tours only: 10.00, 11.00, 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00
- Kingarrock Hickory Golf
- first tee time 10.00
- Garden and grounds
- Dawn–dusk
Kellie Castle
Medieval stonework meets Victorian style, with fine artworks, ornate plasterwork and an Arts & Crafts garden.
64 mile s away
- Castle
- 10.00–17.00
- Shop
- 09.45–17.00
- Tearoom
- 10.00–16.30
- Garden
- Dawn–dusk