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Blair Castle tel: 01796 481411 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | www.atholl-estates.co.uk -- email: |
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Blair Castle |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
28th Mar - 29th Oct; daily; 9.30am - 5.30pm, last admission to castle tour 4.30pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Feb Aug Sept/Oct |
To
see: Annual Snowdrop Festival Herbaceous borders in full flower Autumn Colours & fruiting trees |
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| Admission Prices | |||
| From 28th Mar 2010: House & Grounds: Adult £8.75; Child £5.25; Seniors £7.50; Students £7.50 Family £24 Grounds: Adults £4.75; Child £2.25; Family £11 Until 27th Mar 2010: House & Grounds: Adult £6.75; Child £3.95; Seniors £5.85; Students £5.85 Family £15 Grounds: Free |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
| Other
Facilities: Many events. |
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| Blair Castle is at the hub of a breathtaking historic landscape most of which was laid out in the 18th century and features a magnificent walled garden, a peaceful wooded grove, a ruined kirk, a red deer park and a whimsical gothic folly. Colourful peacocks roam the grounds, Highland cattle graze in fields nearby and the native red squirrel can often be spotted amongst the branches. Hercules Garden is a stunning 9 acre walled garden recently restored to its original Georgian design. Named after the life-sized statue of Hercules which overlooks the garden, it incorporates landscaped ponds, a folly, a Chinese bridge and an impressive orchard of more than 100 fruit trees. The glory of this garden in summer are the herbaceous borders which run along the 275m south-facing wall. Diana's Grove, a tranquil wooded area adjacent to the castle affords a unique opportunity to enjoy some of the county's finest and tallest trees in a space of just two acres. |
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