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Cawdor Castle tel: 01667 404401 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | www.cawdorcastle.com | ||||||||||||
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| Cawdor Castle Scotland All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
1st May - 12th Oct; 7 Days a week; 10am - 5.30pm with last admission to castle at 5pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Welcome |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Preferably |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adu5t £7.90; Child (5-15) £4.90; Over 60s £6.90; Disabled & Student £6.50; Family (2A +5C) £24 Adult parties (+20) £6.50; Children's parties £4; Over 60s & Student group £6.50. Grounds only £4 Adult season Castle & Gardens £25; Gardens only £15. |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Nature walks, 9 hole golf course and putting green. Special Gardens weekend - 4th & 5th June. Guided tours with the head gardener. Outdoor performance of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet - Sat 30th July. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Romantic castle, dating from the 14th century, overlooking an intimate series of beautifully kept gardens and extensive woodland. Visit Scotland Grade ***** |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| In 1981 Lord Cawdor decided to remodel the kitchen garden and plant a holly maze. The pattern for this was taken from a design set in the mosaic floor of the ruined Roman villa of Conimbriga in Portugal, and which in classical form depicts the Minotaur's labyrinth at Knossos in Crete, a conundrum devised, mythologically, by Daedelus. In the second half of the garden is a paradise garden, knot garden and a thistle garden, as well as an orchard that has been planted with old Scottish fruit trees. The flower garden was originally designed for enjoyment in late summer and autumn, but this garden's season has been extended to give pleasure from early spring, with bulbs, bedding plants, herbaceous borders, ornamental trees and shrubs all providing delight. The wild garden on the stream bank of the Cawdor Burn gives another contrast; and beyond, conveniently marked paths lead in to Cawdor wood: a mixed forest that is one of the finest and most beautiful in Europe. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The castle dates from the 14th century and has been lived in by the family in a direct line ever since. The Cawdors have been keen gardeners over generations. The oldest garden north east of the castle was enclosed with walls and bastions in 1620, and cultivated in the old-fashioned manner where soft-fruit, flowers and vegetables and orchards were mingled closely together. The flower garden, south of the castle, was laid out a full century later, again in the old style. Later still, in 1850, Lady Cawdor added the oval rose-beds, edged with lavender, thus changing the framework towards formality. |
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| Nearby Scotland Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Golf View Hotel, Nairn Clifton House Hotel, Nairn Claymore House Hotel, Nairn |
Restaurants: Boath House, Auldearn Classroom, Nairn |
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| Inns & Pubs: Cawdor Tavern |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Nairn - 5 miles Inverness - 14 miles |
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