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Garden Name: Blair Castle
Last Modified: 20/01/2011
Garden ID: 0545

pic: 0545_Blair_Castle.jpg

Owner: The Manager, The Blair Charitable Trust
Address:
Blair Atholl
Pitlochry
Perthshire
Postcode: PH18 5TL
County: Scotland

tel: 01796 481411
fax: 
website: www.atholl-estates.co.uk
email: 

Features: 


English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
Snowdrop Festival: 1st Feb - 15th Mar; Tues & Sat - 9.30am to 2.30pm
1st Apr - 28th Oct; daily; 9.30am - 5.30pm, last admission to castle tour 4.30pm
Winter: 3rd Nov - 31st Mar 2011; Tues & Sat; 9.30am - 2.30pm; last admission to castle tour 1.30pm; closed over Christmas & New Year

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
Feb
Aug
Sept/Oct

To see: 
Annual Snowdrop Festival
Herbaceous borders in full flower
Autumn Colours & fruiting trees

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: Yes
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Parties / Coaches: Yes 
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Viewing by Appointment: Yes
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House Open for Viewing: Yes
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Admission Prices:
From 1st Apr 2011: House & Grounds: Adult £9.25; Child £5.65 Seniors £7.95; Students £7.95; Family £25
Grounds: Adults £5.10; Child £2.40; Family £12.50
Until 31st Mar 2011: House & Grounds: Adult £7.10; Child £4.25; Seniors £6.10; Students £6.10; Family £16.30
Grounds: Free

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Refreshments: Yes
Picnics: Yes
Dogs allowed: Yes
Only on Lead: Yes
Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Many events.


Designer: 
Description of Garden:
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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