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