Please note that due to a private event, the property will open at the slightly later time of 11.30am on Sunday 4 August.
Getting here
Storage is available for pushchairs while you explore the house. Baby back carriers are not admitted.
There is no need to book in advance to visit us – we look forward to welcoming you soon to Holmwood.
Opening times
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House, café, shop and grounds
Guided tours run regularly through the day from 10am–3.30pm, there is no need to book in advance for these. We are also open on the Bank Holiday Monday on 5 Aug.
- Current period 28 Mar–27 Oct, Thurs–Sun, 10.00–17.00 (last entry 16.00) 28 Oct–28 Feb 2025, closed
Entry prices
- Adult
- £8.50
- Concession
- £6.00
- Family
- £20.50
- One adult family
- £14.00
- Young Scot
- £1.00
- Adult
- Free
Planning your visit
Please see our drop-down facilities below for helpful information about planning your visit. For more information about planning your visit, please see our frequently asked questions.
Facilities & access
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.
Disabled parking is available at the rear of the house, and there is wheelchair access at the side.
Bike racks are available.
Hot and cold drinks and a range of sweet treats are available in the café.
Dogs are welcome in our café and in the grounds as long as they are on a lead.
Guided tours (maximum of 15 people per tour) are available, normally lasting around 30 minutes. Special interest architectural tours are available for a small extra charge.
- There’s an audio tour with an inductive ear hook.
- The audio tour is also available in French and German.
There is a holiday cottage at Holmwood:
The Coach House (sleeps 5)
Booking a holiday with the National Trust for Scotland helps us to protect this special place, now and for the future.
Ample car parking is available at the rear of the house. Parking is free for members.
The grounds are suitable for picnics.
Visitors are greeted by classical patterns etched into the sandstone of the house, as well as elegant cupolas, columns and floor-to-ceiling windows. Step inside to see friezes depicting scenes from The Iliad in painstaking detail. Look out for some of Thomson’s clever architectural tricks – in the dining room the door frames are tapered to give the impression of temple-high ceilings; elsewhere he created ‘false doors’ for symmetrical effect.
There’s a shop in the original kitchen and pantry of the house. Produce from the kitchen garden is available in season, including herbs.
There are pretty riverside grounds to explore as well as a small kitchen garden, planted with a range of Victorian herbs, fruit and vegetables.
- Holmwood is fully accessible, with a lift to the first floor.
- A wheelchair is available.
- The grounds consist of wooded areas with grass; there are no hard surfaces.
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