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A bird's eye view of the great garden at Pitmedden. A large lawn is split into sections, with manicured hedges and trees surrounding designed beds of flowers and plants.
Aberdeen City & Shire

Pitmedden Garden

About this place

Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with vibrant floral designs and Museum of Farming Life

  • Be amazed at over 30,000 annual bedding plants that make up the colourful designs in the parterres.
  • Visit the Museum of Farming Life which brings the agricultural past to life.
  • Admire our young orchard as well as the historical espalier apple trees which line our garden walls.
  • Explore the woodland around the garden on the waymarked trails.

Brilliant design in the form of vibrant colours and meticulously manicured shapes give Pitmedden Garden its unique charm. With almost 6 miles of clipped hedging, sculptures and built heritage, the parterres at the heart of the garden are a masterpiece of intricate patterns and fragrant flowers.

In 2021 we reimagined the upper terrace parterre for the modern world with a fresh, sustainable garden. A biodiverse, species-rich meadow weaves and drifts, offering changing patterns and colours. Combined with our orchard of more than 200 fruit trees, Pitmedden really is a delight for the senses.

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Today's Opening Hours

Garden, museum and shop
Closed
Tearoom
Closed
Grounds
dawn–dusk
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Entry prices

Adult
£10.00
Family
£22.00
One adult family
£16.50
Concession
£8.00
Young Scot
£1.00
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Membership

At all Trust places, admission is free for members.

Join from £5.20 / month

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Accreditations and awards

  • A navy oval badge from the Scottish Tourist Board, showing 4 stars for a Visitor Attraction. There is an illustrated green and purple thistle at the top of the badge.
  • A green oval badge from the Green Tourism Business Scheme showing a Gold award. There is a blue roundel at the top with an illustration of a teal and purple thistle in it.

Did you know?

Lady Mary’s pond on the estate was created as an emergency reservoir of water for fire-fighting purposes.

Stay for longer

To really make the most of the area, stay in one of our beautiful holiday properties at Pitmedden.

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