These important historical Gardens, situated on an isthmus, consist of 300ha (75 acres) of sculptured landscapes, and magnificent avenues radiating out from the iconic Castle Kennedy ruins. Described as ‘one of the showpieces of Galloway’, it is one of Scotland's most important historical landscaped gardens with its collection of ...

A day entry ticket to Castle Kennedy Gardens provides you with all day access to the 75 acres of Gardens, Tearoom, Gift Shop and Plant Centre, as well as repeat entry during the day.

Castle Kennedy Gardens are open from February to October each year. The season commences with the Snowdrop Festival in February and March, weekends only, before opening seven days a week in April until 31 October .

Castle Kennedy in the First Edition of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map of Wigtonshire surveyed in 1847 before the building of Lochinch Castle 1864-8. Today, the ruins of the old Castle, a scheduled ancient monument, stand at the heart of the Gardens.

Escape the ordinary and explore the wonders of Castle Kennedy Gardens. Hide-and-Seek Adventures: The vast gardens are the perfect playground for imaginative play. Let the little ones become explorers as they search for hidden corners and secret spots.

Fishing, country sports, wild-life viewing, walking trails, estate Land Rover tours and a whole range of activities are available for guests to enjoy. Steeped in history, Lochinch Castle and Castle Kennedy Gardens are part of Stair Estates and the private home of …

Aerial image of Castle Kennedy Gardens The Gardens are extensively landscaped with terraces, mounds and avenues, all of which were created by the 2nd Earl of Stair in the 1730s with the men and horses of the Royal Scots Greys and the Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Castle Kennedy was first described as the ‘novum castrum de Inche’ (the new castle of Inch) in a charter of 1605. John, Lord Kennedy was appointed keeper by James IV of Scotland in 1482, and the building was later rebuilt c1600 by John Kennedy, 5th Earl of Cassilis.

The Castle, built in the Scottish Baronial style in the mid-19th Century, enabled the 10th Earl and Countess of Stair to once again take up residence by the lochs, the family residence Castle Kennedy having burned down in 1716.

These important historical Gardens, situated on an isthmus, consist of 300ha (75 acres) of sculptured landscapes, and magnificent avenues radiating out from the iconic Castle Kennedy ruins. Described as ‘one of the showpieces of Galloway’, it is one of Scotland's most important historical landscaped gardens with its collection of ...