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Dog Friendly Gardens in Scotland
Set out below are Dog friendly gardens in Scotland, including Mellerstain. Britain's Finest Dog friendly gardens welcome well-behaved dogs for a day out with their owners!, sometimes in restricted areas only.
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Mellerstain
Gordon
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Mellerstain garden designed by Reginald Bloomfield in 1909 is a series of three balustrade terraces leading to a sweeping lawn descending to a lake. The middle terrace is the largest, with an intricate parterre on either side of a central pavement,... more
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden
Cairndow
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Crarae Gardens
Crarae, Inveraray
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Crarae Gardens stands amongst the exotic trees and shrubs, listening to the tumbling waterfalls of the burn, one could almost imagine one is in the Himalayas, rather than Argyll. The informal hillside layout of mature woody plants radiating out from... more
Attadale Gardens
Strathcarron
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Pitmedden
Ellon, Aberdeen
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Pitmedden is a breath-taking 17th century garden featuring over 5 miles of box hedging arranged in intricate patterns to form six parterres, filled with some 40,000 plants bursting with colour in the summer months - especially fine when viewed from... more
Hill of Tarvit
Cupar
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Sir Robert Lorimer designed the Hill of Tarvit gardens in 1906, with formal lawns, yew hedging, flowering borders of perennials, annuals and heathers, and a sunken rose garden. The walled garden to the north contains sumptuous mixed borders and from... more
Culzean Castle & Country Park
Maybole
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
The `Culzean´ style of the Castle and gardens is reflected in some of the architectural features found throughout the grounds, and the restoration is an on-going process. Hidden treasures such as Robert Adam´s unique viaduct have been partially... more
Threave Garden
Castle Douglas
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Threave´s spectacular gardens have been created over the years by students of the Trust´s School of Practical Gardening. The gardens are constantly evolving to suit the needs of the school but they´re open all year giving interest from season to... more
The Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust
Mey, Thurso
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads, in grounds only)
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
Dogs Permitted (Strictly on Leads)
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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Biggar Park
Biggar
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Biggar Park garden is a mixture of formal and informal woodland areas, spacious lawns, and unusual trees, shrubs and rhododendrons. It is 700 ft above sea level, so somewhat susceptible to late spring frosts. In the traditional working walled garden... more
Pitmuies Gardens
House of Pitmuies, Forfar
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Summery Pitmuies Gardens have two semi-formal walled gardens adjoining the Georgian House. Sheltering long borders of herbaceous plants, superb delphiniums by the hundred, old fashioned roses and paved areas for violas, dianthus and alpines. Spacious... more
Drummond Gardens
Muthill, Crieff
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Dogs Permitted (permitted on lead - please pick up after your dog)
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
Castle Kennedy and Gardens
Castle Kennedy, Rephad, Stranraer
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Scone Palace Gardens
Perth
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie, Peebles
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Dogs Permitted (Restricted areas only)
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
Drumlanrig Castle, Gardens & Country Park
Thornhill
Dogs Permitted (Welcome on leads in Gardens and country Estate, however no dogs in Castle or Tea Room.)
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
Crathes Castle
Banchory
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Crathes Castle´s walled garden is really eight gardens, ranging from the formal to the modern. The massive yew hedges were planted as early as 1702, while the Golden Garden was introduced by the Trust in 1973. Most famous of all are the June Borders,... more
Greenbank Garden
Flenders Road, Clarkstone, Glasgow
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Greenbank walled garden has 30 different areas to see, demonstrating different techniques and colour combinations for the amateur gardener. Plants are well labelled and are in good condition. A former hard tennis court has been used to display ideas... more
Floors Castle
Roxburghe Estate Office, Kelso
Dogs Permitted (On leads in castle grounds)
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
An Cala
Isle of Seil
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Brodick Castle Garden
Isle of Arran
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
The restoration of this garden at Brodick Castle began in the early 1900s and included planting of unusual species collected by great plant hunters like George Forrest. They include plants from China, Burma, the Himalayas and America. The bog garden... more
Lochalsh Woodland Garden
Balmacara, Kyle of Lochalsh
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Gardeners will appreciate Lochalsh Woodland Garden, which blends mature woodland with 20th century underplanting, gardens and terraces with the natural features of the rugged coastline. Paths wind gently amongst rhododendrons and later ferns,... more
Kellie Castle & Garden
Pittenweem
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
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
Callendar House Gardens
Callendar park, Falkirk
Dogs Permitted (Dogs on Leads)
Callendar House Park surrounding Callendar House, includes a Georgian Garden growing traditional plants from the Georgian period. There is also a boating lake, children´s play area and woodland walks.... more
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