Walk around Fyvie Lake(opens the full route on the National Trust site)
3.2 km distance
Dogs, with restrictions
Circuit of the lake in the castle grounds, about 1 1/2 miles, passing a bird hide; grounds and lochside walk open daily dawn to dusk.
About
Fyvie Castle began as a royal stronghold in the 13th century and grew a tower for each of the five families who held it, ending with the great wheel stair and the Edwardian opulence of Alexander Forbes-Leith, who bought it in 1889 with a fortune from American steel. The National Trust for Scotland shows it by guided tour, past one of the finest portrait collections in Scotland, with Raeburn, Gainsborough, Romney and Batoni, and the death mask of a hanged murderer in the library. Outside are a walled garden, an ice house, a racquets court and a half-hour waymarked walk round Fyvie Loch to a bird hide. Reviewers praise the guides for their stories, one of whom plays the piano, and the tearoom. Tips from visitors: tours are first come, first served in groups of fifteen, Wednesday to Friday, with self-led visits on weekend mornings; the castle closes from November to February while the grounds stay open; and livestock graze the estate, so keep dogs on a lead.
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- Castle and shopWed – Sun, 10:30 – 16:00
- TearoomWed – Sun, 10:30 – 16:00last orders 15:15
- Grounds and garden09:00 – dusk
Opening times may change at short notice.
Castle open Wednesday to Sunday until 1 November, then closed until 28 February 2027; tearoom open weekends in winter. Guided tours only Wednesday to Friday, from 10:45 every 45 minutes until 15:15; self-led until 13:00 at weekends, then guided.
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