Kevin Jones
06.01.2025
Blair castle and Gardens was by far, my favourite castle that we saw on our two week tour of Scotland and Ireland. The sheet amount of historical weapons and equipment were very impressive, as the castle walls are absolutely covered with them in intricate patterns. We also enjoyed the lone bagpiper, who marched his patrol and played for us.
The castle is set near the village of Blair Atholl (New Ireland), in Perthshire. For 19 generations, the Stewarts and Murray’s and their clan chief, the Duke of Atholl have lived here. The castle was started in 1269 as a tower and eventually changed into a Georgian castle and it has had extensive renovations. During WW1 it was used as a hospital. It even has a hydroelectric power system from 1908.
The cattle is also the home to the Atholl Highlanders, the ceremonial infantry unit, only private army in Europe and the bodyguards to the Duke. The Atholl Gathering and Highland Games are also held here.
Ashish Kumar (A.K. Kulshreshth)
04.01.2025
This is a great place to visit. We got to see the piper playing, which was a bonus. The truly great memory, one which my wife and I will always remember though, is the kindness of two of the staff. We were stupid enough to assume that if there was a bus to the castle, there would also be one back to Pitlochry. There wasn't. We told one of the staff at the castle and she seemed more upset and flustered than us. We soon figured there was no other way except to ask for a ride back. We got lucky with the second person we asked, who was also an estate employee. It turned out that he was just driving back home to his place on the estate, but he actually dropped us all the way to Pitlochry, about 15 Kms away. I offered to pay him just because of the huge inconvenience, and he turned me down. Clearly, the people who run the estate are doing something right to have employees who are kind and super helpful.
Anoük lavoie
25.11.2024
Un de nos coup de coeur en Écosse. Il y avait même une personne qui jouait de la cornemuse à l’extérieur après notre visite. Vous pouvez prendre des photos à l intérieur.
Michael Pierce
13.11.2024
Beautiful castle and grounds. Was really peaceful to just walk around.
erwin nieuwenhuis
31.10.2024
Dit is echt èèn van de mooiste kastelen die ik heb bezocht in Schotland. Erg vriendelijk personeel met humor! Het kasteel is in fantastische staat en neemt je mee terug in de tijd tot redelijk recent. Vergeet ook de tuinen niet!
Aditya Vyas
28.10.2024
Nice ambience
Luu Ly Talk
20.10.2024
Amazing place to visit.
Linda Jane Paterson
16.10.2024
Excellent day out, take your children. Castle is very 'lived in'
Chanteugene Russet
13.10.2024
Si vous passez par Pitlochry, un château tout blanc à voir absolument en Écosse. Remarquablement conservé par les ducs successifs. De nombreuses pièces admirablement meublés et conservés et de nombreux trophées de chasse et une belle collection d'armes. On peut faire la visite à notre rythme car dans chaque pièce vous avez des fiches dans de nombreuses langues. Chaque heure, un joueur de cornemuse sur l'esplanade . A l'extérieur, dans le parc des cerfs roux et une forêt avec des arbres majestueux et un jardin clos avec arbres fruitiers, fleurs et bassin. Belle journée !
fred hirst
04.10.2024
Vey good well worth a visit all original things in thd house
Celestina Vanini
03.10.2024
Meraviglioso con tanta vera storia, molto ben curato in ogni particolare e tutto originale, merita assolutamente di essere visitato 😍
Kevan Hay
03.10.2024
Very poor staff was horrible especially the person on ticket booth some polish person
dimitri geenens
28.09.2024
Mooi kasteel, leuke wandeling langs de fruitbomen.
Bridget Goodrich
24.09.2024
What a beautiful castle with an interesting walled garden. The lone piper playing was the icing on the cake. Unfortunately the quality of both the coffee, (dry) cake and the customer service in the cafe was a real disappointment.
Otherwise well worth a visit.
bertie verlinden
20.09.2024
Prachtig kasteel, de moeite waard om het te bezichtigen
Bas van Haarlem
20.09.2024
Prachtig kasteel van de Earls van Athol. Een lange geschiedenis en een prachtige inrichting.
Chelsea Birkett
20.09.2024
Had an amazing time! So so much to see 🩵 wanted to stay and read everyword and see every relic in each room!
highlight was the red deer in the park, the huge old trees, and the great hall.
Andrea Styblo
17.09.2024
Very beautiful castle and gardens!
Mathieu Verjans
16.09.2024
Mooi kasteel met tuin
