Free entry for National Trust members
This place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland, a separate charity. Under the INTO reciprocal visiting arrangement, National Trust members from England, Wales and Northern Ireland get free standard entry. Show your current membership card at admissions.
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Castle by guided tour, about an hour. Young Scot cardholders £1. Standard prices without the optional 10% donation. Free for National Trust for Scotland members and, under the INTO reciprocal arrangement, National Trust members.
£5 for non-members
Main car park at the end of the drive off the A96, £5 per car for non-members, free for National Trust for Scotland members and, under the INTO arrangement, National Trust members. Blue Badge car park about 70m from the castle door, disabled bays, EV charging and coach parking. One-way system around the estate. Stagecoach buses stop in Brodie village, half a mile's walk.
Brodie Castle is the rose-pink turreted seat of the Brodies of Brodie, a family on this Moray land since the 12th century. Guided tours take in the main rooms, a 6,000-volume library and paintings from Dutch Old Masters to modern watercolours, while the grounds hold the National Daffodil Collection, more than 100 varieties that carpet the lawns each spring, and Rodney's Stone, an 8th-century Pictish slab on the entrance drive. The Playful Garden tells the family story through oversized sculptures, among them a 6.5-metre Brodie Bunny, and the whole estate is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland. Dogs are welcome on the estate walks, on a lead around the pond and in the Playful Garden, but not in the castle. Reviewers praise the engaging guides, the walk round the pond, where deer are sometimes seen, and a reasonably priced cafe. Tips from visitors: the castle is a sprawl of stairs so prams stay outside, the grounds are free to walk, and Saturday morning is the only self-guided slot.
Castle and castle cafe open daily from 1 July to 31 October; from 1 November to 28 February 2027 the castle opens for events only and the Playful Garden cafe and shop run Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 16:00. Tours last about an hour; the 10:30 and 15:30 tours can be pre-booked.
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Dogs, with restrictions
Starts and ends at the Playful Garden; 1 1/2 miles (2.4km), 40 minutes, easy, flat and buggy-friendly, 31m ascent; wildlife hides.
