Scotland: Gardens, Castles & Stately Homes Group Tour

Visit Scotland, steeped in legend and spectacular scenery. See Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh; Dumfries House, part of the King's Collection; Scone Palace, where the Scottish Kings were crowned for centuries; storybook Inveraray Castle with its soaring towers and the castles, gardens and glens of the magnificent Highlands.

Tour Highlights

Visit private Scottish nurseries and gardens, growing wild collection of alpine, bog and woodland plants from around the world to collections of shrubs and cottage borders, including New Zealand and Himalayan plants, shrubs and small trees, rock gardens and bluebell banks.
Dumfries House; part of the King's Foundation. Set in 2,000 acres, the 18th century house with its unrivalled collection of Chippendale furniture, Queen Elizabeth walled garden and woodlands.
Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh - offering fantastic views of the city's skyline. Enjoy the serenity of the Chinese Hillside, explore the world-famous Rock Garden and stroll amongst the magnificent Giant Redwood trees in the Woodland Garden.
One of Europe's and Scotland's most impressive formal gardens can be found at Drummond Castle Gardens, dating back to the 17th century. Today's formal gardens preserve many of the original features, and there is a remaining beech tree planted by Queen Victoria, commemorating her visit in 1842.
Discover the 2-acre hillside Branklyn Garden with the Himlayan Poppies a proud feature.
Crathes Castle; wander through the historic walled garden and admire the iconic yew hedges, planted as early as 1702, and spot wildlife such as roe deer, red squirrels, woodpeckers and buzzards.
Experience life on on a Highland Cattle Farm
Visit Pitmedden Garden, with almost 6 miles of clipped box hedging, colourful parterres, over 200 fruit trees and the sweet scents of jasmine and honeysuckle.
Meet some working sheepdogs and watch a demonstration of them at work, gaining first hand knowledge of what it is like to work with these highly intelligent dogs.
Gordon Castle and Walled Garden - a hidden gem between the River Spey and Moray Coast. The walled garden is one of the oldest and largest kitchen gardens in Britain.
Sitting 1200 feet above sea level, visit Glenkyllachy - a magnigicent Highland glen with herbaceous plants, rhododendrons, trees and spectular views down the Findhorn River.
Discover the story of the father and daughter who created a lochside garden amid a barren of wilderness on the Atlantic Coast - spot otters, seals and golden eagles.
Stop at one of the best known waterfall locations to witness the salmon in their natural habitat
Dunrobin Castle - the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and one of Britain's oldest continuousy inhabited houses dating back to the early 1300s.
Tranquil woodland garden, Crarae Gardens, includes a tumbling waterfall, and Himalayan Plants.
Scone Palace; the crowning place of the Scottish Kings where Macbeth, Robert the Bruce and Charles II were crowned.
Tour the Trossachs national park, compromising of 720 square miles of beautiful mountains, glens and lochs.
Guided tour of Pollock House, regarded as Scotland's 'Downton Abbey', this Edwardian home offers peacure and tranquility and gives a taste of upstairs/downstairs life in the 1930s.
Inveraray Castle, which featured as the location for Duneagle Castle in 'Downton Abbey' - see the Duke's private apartments, and enjoy lunch in the Old Kitchen.
Private tour of Holmwood House, a unique historic villa.
Visit Balmoral - the Highland Home of the Royal Family. As well as the castle explore the gardens which were originally developed under Prince Albert's supervision, and today King Charles plays a key role in their evolution.

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What Our Clients Say

I was very fortunate to be on their 70th and 75th D-Day celebration tours. The service and attention to details was exceptional. It was very moving to go back.

As a Jane Austen enthusiast, this tour was perfect - and the Jane Austen Festival in Bath was just fabulous to see!

Words fail me...The Downton Abbey was a perfectly wonderful travel experience! We did not know we would be the ONLY guests at the Abbey. When we realised how truly exclusive our tour was we were speechless! Surreal being there and actually meeting Lady Carnarvon.

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