Dunninald Castle and Gardens — Attraction in Scotland

Checked website for open days and went on castle open day. Open at 1pm for Castle tours. Turned up at 1pm Castle tours available at 2pm and 3pm displayed on entry sign. Started walking to Castle and no one around so looked at gardens. Was approached by a worker who advised Castle is closed. £5 to visit gardens. Not impressed. We checked website before visit. It said no need to book. Upon leaving noticed sign saying tours of Castle at 2 and 3pm had been covered up. On the plus side walled garden is very nice but not...

Took a walk with the dog and after seeing the castle online thought it would be a nice little walk. As I arrived there were no signs or information to say private grounds, took a walk to the castle and was confronted by an uptight woman, enraged that we would look at the castle as its "their home". She said the grounds will be open in summer and we can come back and pay then to have a look... I wouldn't waste your money, horrible person and there's nicer places to go like House...

Lovely small estate. Walled garden is well worth a visit, maintained and still used as a kitchen garden as well as more formal areas and open as part of Scotlands Garden Scheme. Castle is open for small guided tours during May and July. Dining, drawing rooms and two principal bedrooms as well as the entrance hall and back stairs. Engaging guide and nice to see a castle which is still very much a...