Scottish Garden Tours
Welcome to Scotland's Gardens!
For a long time gardens have formed an integral part of Scottish culture. Scotland now boasts a wide range of gardens covering private, botanic, community, formal and much more.
Gardening in Scotland has a provenance dating back possibly two millennia to a time when the Romans introduced horticulture to Britain. These early skills were subsequently developed and refined; firstly by monks and nuns in medieval times, the landed aristocracy, self-sufficient country houses and the great plant collectors of Victorian times (19th century). More recently, gardening has developed into an art form as manifested in the somewaht esoteric Garden of Cosmic Speculation near Dumfries.
Gardens in Scotland open to the public now extend to approximately one hundred in total. For ease of reference the principal gardens are listed below, segregated by geographic area.
Highlands and Islands
Achamore Gardens, Achnacloich Garden, An Cala Garden, Ardanaiseig Garden, Adchattan Priory, Ardtornish Garden, Arduaine Garden, Balmoral Castle Garden, Barguillean Garden, Brodick Castle Garden ( Isle of Arran), Brodie Castle Garden, Bught Floral Hall, Cawdor Casstle Garden, Crarae Gardens, Dunrobin Castle Garden, Inveraray Castle Garden, Hugh Miller's Cottage, Inverewe Gardens, Kilmory Castle Gardens, Lochalsh Woodland Garden, Stonefield Castle Hotel, Torosay Castle Garden (Isle of Mull).
North East Scotland
Brechin Castle Garden, Castle Fraser Garden, Craigievar Castle, Crathes Castle, Fyvie Castle Garden,Garden, Drum Castle Garden, Edzell Castle Garden, Haddo House Garden, House of Dun, Kildrummy Castle Garden, Leith Hall, Pitmedden Garden.
Central Scotland
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Bell's Cherrybank Garden, Blairhoyle, Branklyn Garden,Cambo House, Carnell Garden,Cluny House Garden, Colzium-Lennox Estate (Arboretum and Walled Garden), Culross Palace, Culzean Castle Garden, Drummond Castle, Earlshall Garden, Falkland Palace, Finlaystone House, Geilston House Garden, Glasgow Botanic Garden, Glenarn Garden,Glenfarg Community Garden, Greenbank Garden, Hermitage Garden, Hill House Garden, Hill of Tarvit Garden, House of the Binns, Inveresk Lodge Gardens, Jane Welsh Carlyle House Garden, Kellie Castle Garden, Kinross Garden, Malleny Garden, The Pineapple, Pitlochry Explorers Garden, Pollock House Garden, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Newhailes Garden, St. Andrews Botanic Garden, St.Mary's Pleasance, Scone Palace Garden, Sir Douglas Bader Garden for the Disabled, Strone Garden, Younger Botanic Garden.
South West Scotland
Arbigland Garden, Ardwell House, Bargany Garden, Broughton House Garden, Glenwhan Garden, Harmony Garden, Lochinch and Castle Kennedy, Logan Botanic Garden, Threave School of Gardening.
South-East Scotland
Abbotsford Garden, Dawyck Botanic Garden, Dirleton Castle, Floors Castle Garden, Garden of Cosmic Speculation, Kailzie Garden, Little Sparta Garden, Manderston, Mellerstain Garden, Monteviot Garden, Priorwood Garden.
Scottish Gardens Tour Itineraries
To provide some ideas and inspiration, Catswhiskerstours is pleased to provide below a selection of themed gardens tour itineraries. Please click on the named tour for a detailed PDF.
• Cut Flower Gardens Tour: 3 Days
• Period Gardens Tour: 3 Days
• Southern Garden Magic Tour: 3 Days
• Walled Kitchen Gardens Tour: 4 Days
• Woodland Gardens Tour: 4 Days
• North East of Scotland Tour: 5 Days
• Gardens of Central Scotland Tour: 5 Days
• West Coast of Scotland Tour: 5 Days
• East of Scotland Gardens Tour: 6 Days
How can Catswhiskerstours help you?
- We can provide fully researched self-drive itineraries with or without rental car.
- We can provide private, small group tours of Scotland (or England) with a gardens theme.
- We can provide large group garden themed tours of Scotland or England.
For more information contact Nigel-
T: 44 (0)141 638 5500
E: info@catswhiskerstours.co.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
For more information and help contact Nigel-
T 44 (0) 141 638 5500
E ncole67@googlemail.com
Or info@catswhiskerstours.co.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
