***************************************************************** * Gardens-Guide.com * 250,000 UNIQUE VISITORS in 2011 * 2,000 garden pages viewed per day from March to September 2011 * * 1,000+ Page Views! - One-Quarter of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com * were EACH viewed more than 1,000 times in 2011. * * 500+ Page Views! - HALF of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com were * EACH viewed more than 500 times in 2011. * ***************************************************************** *** UPDATE FORM *** Blair Castle 1) Please COPY the entire FORM BELOW 2) Make any changes in BRIGHT RED -OR- mark changed Section Headers with: *** 3) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED backto us: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** *** also - SEARCH ENGINE BOOSTING for both YOU and Gardens-Guide.com *** If your webmaster could place a link from your own website directly to your page on Gardens-Guide.com, this will improve it's rankings in Google and other search engines. Please use the following format and info on your own site to link to your page in Gardens-Guide.com: at Gardens-Guide.com http://www.gardens-guide.com The premiere directory of open gardens in the UK and Ireland today Ask your friends and suppliers as well to link to your page in Gardens-Guide as well. Every link we get into your page helps rankings for both of us in search engines. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Blair Castle Last Modified: 20-01-2011 Garden ID: 0545 pic: 0545_Blair_Castle.jpg NOTE: If this says "missing", then please send us a picture for your page which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Owner: The Manager, The Blair Charitable Trust Address: Blair Atholl Pitlochry Perthshire Postcode: PH18 5TL County: Scotland tel: 01796 481411 fax: website: www.atholl-estates.co.uk email: English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.atholl-estates.co.uk Snowdrop Festival: 1st Feb - 15th Mar; Tues & Sat - 9.30am to 2.30pm 1st Apr - 28th Oct; daily; 9.30am - 5.30pm, last admission to castle tour 4.30pm Winter: 3rd Nov - 31st Mar 2011; Tues & Sat; 9.30am - 2.30pm; last admission to castle tour 1.30pm; closed over Christmas & New Year Best Times of Year to Visit: Feb Aug Sept/Oct To see: Annual Snowdrop Festival Herbaceous borders in full flower Autumn Colours & fruiting trees National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: Admission Prices: From 1st Apr 2011: House & Grounds: Adult £9.25; Child £5.65 Seniors £7.95; Students £7.95; Family £25 Grounds: Adults £5.10; Child £2.40; Family £12.50 Until 31st Mar 2011: House & Grounds: Adult £7.10; Child £4.25; Seniors £6.10; Students £6.10; Family £16.30 Grounds: Free Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: Yes Other Facilities: Many events. Features: Designer: Description of Garden: Blair Castle is at the hub of a breathtaking historic landscape most of which was laid out in the 18th century and features a magnificent walled garden, a peaceful wooded grove, a ruined kirk, a red deer park and a whimsical gothic folly. Colourful peacocks roam the grounds, Highland cattle graze in fields nearby and the native red squirrel can often be spotted amongst the branches. Hercules Garden is a stunning 9 acre walled garden recently restored to its original Georgian design. Named after the life-sized statue of Hercules which overlooks the garden, it incorporates landscaped ponds, a folly, a Chinese bridge and an impressive orchard of more than 100 fruit trees. The glory of this garden in summer are the herbaceous borders which run along the 275m south-facing wall. Diana's Grove, a tranquil wooded area adjacent to the castle affords a unique opportunity to enjoy some of the county's finest and tallest trees in a space of just two acres. History: Local Inns: Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: