Drummond Castle

Getting There

This castle is located on the A822 to Crieff in Perthshire. At the entrance there is a narrow gate that leads to a very long tree lined driveway so arriving by public transport could prove difficult.

Entry costs and services

This is a privately owned castle so check https://www.drummondcastlegardens.co.uk before you visit as entry times and days can vary.

There are 2 car parks one in the courtyard for blue badge holders and a second one for everyone else. There is a hut in the main car park with toilets in it.

When we went the current prices were as follows:

Adult-£10 Child(5-16)-£4 Family-£22 Season tickets Adult-£30 Family-£60

There is very limited access to the castle its self and no access to the stately home.

Review

From the start I could tell by the long tree lined driveway it was going to be impressive. When we got to the car park, looking up at the castle on its slight cliff, made it feel like something out of a horror movie ( the rainy weather helped).

More romance than horror, the grounds of this castle featured as the palace of Versailles in the TV drama Outlander. And you can certainly see why as even on a typical Scottish rainy day it’s beautiful to look at and wander round.

One of the most iconic parts of this castle is its 17th century sundial in the centre of the garden. It consists of 61 dials on raised panels and in sunken hollows. The sundial dates from 1630 and was fully restored in 2019 after 3 years.

Overall I think this was a very beautiful place to visit although I didn’t get to see much of the castle it’s self. I thought the gardens were stunningly designed and maintained with an abundant use of marble statues.