In line with Scottish Government guidelines, the garden, visitor centre, Terrace café and toilet facilities are now closed until at least mid-February. Please see the Planning Your Visit section for more information.
Getting here
Threave Garden & Estate is 1 mile west of Castle Douglas and only a short drive from Dumfries.
Threave Garden is just off the A75 and is well-signposted from every direction. Turn onto the B736 from the roundabout and follow the brown signs.
The road to the nature reserve (and osprey platform) is directly opposite the B736 off the same roundabout – follow the signs for Kelton Mains or Threave Castle.
Contact information
Telephone: 01556 502575
Opening times
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Garden & Visitor Centre
Please note that the Terrace Café closes at 4pm.
- Current period1 Jan–14 Feb, closed 15 Feb–28 Feb, Fri–Sun, 10.00–16.00 1 Mar–31 Oct, daily, 10.00–17.00
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Nature Reserve
- Current period1 Jan–31 Dec, Thurs–Mon, dawn–dusk
Entry prices
- Adult
- £12.00
- Concession
- £10.50
- One adult family
- £18.00
- Family
- £26.00
- Adult
- Free
- Family
- Free
- One adult family
- Free
- Concession
- Free
Planning your visit
We want you to enjoy your visit to Threave Garden & Estate – your safety is our priority. This means we’ve had to make some changes so that we can keep everyone safe. Please read our Guide on what to expect before you set off.
This property is part of the ‘We’re Good to Go’ scheme, which means we have carried out an official COVID-19 risk assessment to check we have everything in place to reopen safely.
Hidden Archaeology at Threave
Wednesdays 13, 20 & 27 January 2021
Join our visitor services team for a tour of Threave Nature Reserve and discover the incredible hidden history of Threave and the numerous important archaeological sites hidden within the landscape. The walk will include off-the-trail visits to some of these sites to help you imagine how people in the past used the landscape.
The walk will feature a small group size to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
Threave Garden is renowned for its exceptional plant centre, stocking an outstanding range of plants. Many are from unique specialist suppliers or cultivated at Threave’s own training nurseries.
Assistance dogs only are allowed into the garden due to ongoing training and conservation activities. However, dog owners are welcome to walk their dogs on the rest of Threave Estate and enjoy the outside seating around Threave Visitor Centre, including the Terrace Café, which has magnificent views over the Galloway countryside.
Photography is encouraged throughout the property.
Requests to fly drones must be received in writing to the property, with permission granted only on rare occasions due to our conservation work.
For more information about planning your visit please see our Facilities drop-down information or our frequently asked questions.
Facilities & access
At Threave Garden we pride ourselves on accessibility.
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.
There’s designated disabled parking adjacent to the visitor centre.
Routes throughout the garden have been adapted for all ranges of mobility.
The visitor centre, café, shop and toilets are all on one level.
Threave House has five main rooms to see – there are steps up to the main entrance and stairs to the main floor.
There are some inclines in the garden although the tarmac paths allow easy access.
The Terrace Café is open for sit-in lunches and snacks, 10am–4pm (Thurs–Mon)
Test & Protect and table service are in place.
Payments can be made with contactless cards or by using machines that are protected with plastic and regularly cleaned.
Dogs are welcome on the Terrace veranda.
Takeaway hot drinks and sweet treats are available from the shop to take into the garden.
The Stables Café has now closed for the season.
Coach parking is available 20m from the visitor centre.
There’s a car park near the visitor centre, and parking is free for all.
Threave Nature Reserve can be accessed by parking at Kelton Mains/Threave Castle.
Threave Visitor Centre Gift Shop will be open 10am–5pm. Similar to the systems you’ve probably seen at supermarkets lately, we’ll have one-way queues in place, and guidance provided through floor markings.
Please keep handling of products on shelves to a minimum.
Payment can be made by contactless card or by using machines that are protected with plastic and regularly cleaned.
You can also shop our beautiful range of products and gift ideas at our online shop.
The toilets in the visitor centre and at Threave Stables are open.
Due to restricted space in these facilities, distanced queues will be introduced to ensure physical distancing.
We’ll be providing hand sanitiser at the entrance to toilets and we may close off some cubicles and urinals to avoid overcrowding.
Guided touch tours of the house are available (please book in advance).
Footpaths link visitors between both Threave Nature Reserve and Threave Garden. There are numerous trails to enjoy.
Routes throughout the garden have been adapted for all ranges of mobility.
The visitor centre, café, shop and toilets are all on one level.
There’s a garden viewpoint from the visitor centre and Terrace Café.
Threave House has five main rooms to see – there are steps up to the main entrance and stairs to the main floor.
There are some inclines in the garden although the tarmac paths allow easy access.