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Child Friendly Gardens in Scotland
Set out below are Child friendly gardens in Scotland, including Ardkinglas Woodland Garden. Our Child friendly gardens offer a variety of interesting features to keep the young ones amused whilst teaching them about their surroundings and environment.
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Ardkinglas Woodland Garden
Cairndow
Children of all ages welcome
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden is set on a hillside in a peaceful location overlooking Loch Fyne. It is home to many of Britain´s Champion Trees including the `Mightiest Conifer in Europe´, a Silver Fir and one of the tallest trees in Britain, a Grand... more
Blair Castle Garden
Blair Atholl, Pitlochry
Children of all ages welcome
Blair Castle Garden: Hercules Garden is a walled enclosure of about 9 acres (3.65 hectares) developed by the 2nd Duke of Atholl in the mid 18th century. Named after the life-sized statue of Hercules which overlooks it, the garden incorporates... more
Abbotsford
Melrose
Children of all ages welcome
The garden and landscape of Abbotsford are the creation of Sir Walter Scott, and were developed from scratch between 1811 and 1825. The landscape composition is outstanding in aesthetic, scenic and architectural terms and its association with Scott... more
Attadale Gardens
Strathcarron
Children of all ages welcome
Attadale House was built in 1755 by Donald Matheson. Gardens and woodlands were started in 1890 by Baron Schroder and planted with rhododendrons, azaleas and specimen trees. Since the storms of the 1980s, owners Ewen and Nicky Macpherson have planted... more
St Andrews Botanic Garden
The Canongate, St Andrews
Children of all ages welcome
St Andrews Botanic Garden moved to its present site at Bassaguard in 1960 and since 1987 has been managed by Fife Council. The design and wide range of plants have won international recognition. There are sheltered walks through large plantings of... more
The Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust
Mey, Thurso
Children of all ages welcome (Any age)
The Castle & Gardens of Mey was owned by the Queen Mother who bought the Castle of Mey in 1952 and every year from 1955 to 2001 spent August and part of October at the Castle until her death in 2002. The walled garden had been much neglected and over... more
Glenwhan Garden
Glenwhan Gardens, Dunragit, Stranraer
Children of all ages welcome (Children must be with an adult while visiting the gardens)
Glenwhan is a plantswomans garden for all seasons; in spring and early summer rhododendrons and azaleas are a riot of colour, by mid-summer, Roses, Rockroses, primulas and iris, and herbaceous plants carry on through to the magnificent array of... more
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Cluny House Gardens
Cluny House, Aberfeldy
Children of all ages welcome
Cluny House Gardens is a 2.4 hectare Himalayan/North American woodland garden overlooking the scenic Strathtay valley, features woodland plants regenerating and expanding beneath a canopy of rhododendrons, acers, rowans and birches. Giant Himalayan... more
Drummond Gardens
Muthill, Crieff
Children of all ages welcome
At Drummond Gardens, pass into the inner courtyard and reach the top of the terracing and the full extent and majesty of this garden is suddenly revealed. The dominant feature of the parterre design is a St Andrew´s Cross with the multiplex 17th... more
Manderston
Duns
Children of all ages welcome
Manderston with its four formal terraced gardens planted in Edwardian style is an impressive example of gardening on a grand scale. Overlooking the serpentine lake and a Chinoiserie bridging dam, visitors will be drawn to the woodland garden on the... more
Achamore Gardens
Isle of Gigha
Children of all ages welcome
On the community-owned Isle of Gigha, there are 54 acres of Achamore Gardens. The warming influence of the North Atlantic Drift allows an even greater array of sub-tropical and temperate plants to grow happily out doors. The present compartment... more
Benmore Botanic Garden
Dunoon
Children of all ages welcome
Benmore Botanic Garden is in the wonderful woodland setting of the Eachaig Valley, a garden steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery. Boasting a world-famous collection of magnificent conifers, flowering trees and shrubs, its 150 acres... more
Dunans Castle Woodland Garden
Glendaruel
Children of all ages welcome (accommpanied by an adult)
Dunans Woodland garden is a heritage garden accessed over the unique A’listed Dunans Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The walk gives excellent views of the ruined B listed Dunans Castle, seat of the Clan Fletcher from 1746, and in Cambell ownership... more
Dunrobin Castle Gardens
Golspie
Children of all ages welcome
The formal gardens, with their arrangement of parterres inspired by the gardens at Versailles, present an impressive spectacle, especially when viewed from the Castle Terrace. It is planted in part with bright bedding and in part with bulbs and... more
Castle Kennedy and Gardens
Castle Kennedy, Rephad, Stranraer
Children of all ages welcome
At Castle Kennedy, spring finds snowdrops and daffodils throughout the gardens together with magnolias. The large leaved rhododendrons are in flower, pieris and yellow azaleas are starting to flower and scent the air. The gardens contains many hybrid... more
Falkland Palace & Garden
Falkland, Cupar
Children of all ages welcome
Falkland Palace & Garden was designed and cultivated by Percy Cane between 1947 and 1952. There are attractive parterres, herbaceous borders, lush green lawns and many unusual bold shrubs, an orchard and huge quantities of delphiniums in June, as... more
Scone Palace Gardens
Perth
Children of all ages welcome
The lawns and formal gardens at Scone Palace lie generally in the open space between the Palace and the Wild Garden and Pinetum, separated by the ancient Gateway of Scone. The lawns are home to free-roaming peacocks, and the unique Murray Star Maze... more
Priorwood Garden
Melrose
Children of all ages welcome
Priorwood Garden is a specialist centre for the craft of dried flower arranging. Most of the flowers are grown for this purpose and the colourful selection brings variety to the arrangements made here. You can also learn more about this fascinating... more
Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie, Peebles
Children of all ages welcome
Kailzie Gardens is a 17 acre walled garden located in the beautiful Tweed Valley offering magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. The original greenhouse still stands within the garden and is surrounded by interesting shrubs and perennials... more
Mount Stuart Gardens
Isle of Bute
Children of all ages welcome
Mount Stuart´s gardens date back to circa 1717 when the 2nd Earl of Bute started to lay out substantial grounds - the beginning of the three hundred acres of wilderness, woodland and designed landscape that can be enjoyed today. The 19th century saw... more
Cawdor Castle and Gardens
Cawdor Castle, Nairn
Children of all ages welcome
The oldest garden north east of Cawdor Castle was enclosed with walls and bastions in 1620, and cultivated in the old fashioned manner where soft fruits, flowers, vegetables and fruit trees were mingled closely together. Today this garden has been... more
Dawyck Botanic Garden
Stobo
Children of all ages welcome
Dawyck Botanic Garden benefits from the cooler continental environment in the heart of the Scottish Borders, and from over 300 years of tree planting, truly one of the world´s finest arboreta. Gaze at exotic conifers dating back to 1680, the unique... more
Drumlanrig Castle, Gardens & Country Park
Thornhill
Children of all ages welcome
Drumlanrig Castle, Gardens & Country Park date back to the time of William Douglas the 1st Duke of Queensbury. Work began on the gardens around 1689 creating a grand formal terrace garden. The garden today has undergone major restoration in recent... more
Royal Botanic Garden
Inverleith Row, Edinburgh
Children of all ages welcome
The Royal Botanic Garden, known locally as the `Botanics´, was established way back in 1670 and is Scotland´s premier garden. Tender plants are an important part of the Living Collections and the Glasshouses featuring Britain´s tallest Palm House, is... more
Floors Castle
Roxburghe Estate Office, Kelso
Children of all ages welcome
The walled garden at Floors Castle is one of the finest kitchen gardens in Scotland. Anna Pavord of the Independent described the summer herbaceous borders as @wondrous' with 'rampageous, outrageous crasg of colours'. The spring borders, peach and... more
Logan Botanic Garden
Port Logan, Stranraer
Children of all ages welcome
Logan Botanic Garden lies at the south-western tip of Scotland, and because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, a remarkable collection of bizarre and beautiful plants flourishes outside, making this Garden a plantsman´s paradise. Wonder at the... more
An Cala
Isle of Seil
Children of all ages welcome
An Cala is a fine garden designed by Thomas Mawson in the early 1930s, tucked between the rocky cliffs and the sea. A formal terrace built from local slate is complemented by winding paths and meandering streams with dams in many places to make... more
Kellie Castle & Garden
Pittenweem
Children of all ages welcome
Take a stroll round Kellie Castle & Garden, the magical Arts & Crafts garden and enjoy the scent of old roses and the beautiful herbaceous borders. The 1 acre busy walled garden set out in the 17th century manner with strong lines and dense planting,... more
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