Garden loop(opens the full route on the National Trust site)
1.2 km distance25m to walkeasy
Dog friendly
White-arrow loop from in front of Pitmedden House around the house and garden; 3/4 mile (1.2km), 25 minutes, easy; parking, shop and tearoom.
About
Pitmedden Garden is a Scottish Renaissance walled garden first laid out by Sir Alexander Seton in 1675 and re-created by the National Trust for Scotland in the 1950s, its parterres of clipped box filled each summer with around 30,000 bedding plants. The Great Garden sits on two levels joined by the original stair, espaliered apples line the walls, an orchard of more than 200 fruit trees stands beyond, and in 2021 the upper terrace was replanted as a meadow that shifts in colour through the season. The Museum of Farming Life shows the tools and kitchens of Aberdeenshire farms, and waymarked trails loop through the surrounding woodland. Dogs are welcome on the woodland estate, and well-behaved dogs on short leads are allowed in the garden as a trial. Reviewers love the topiary, the apple arch and the tearoom, and say the walk outside the walls is worth doing for the trees. Tips from visitors: the tearoom counter is in a separate room from the seating, 16 steps link the upper and lower gardens, with a longer level detour for wheelchairs, and the car park is locked overnight.
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- Garden, museum, tearoom and shopThu – Mon, 10:30 – 16:00
- GroundsDawn – dusk
Opening times may change at short notice.
Garden open Thursday to Monday from 26 March to 30 October; closed 31 October to 24 March 2027. Car park open 09:30 to 16:30 and locked overnight.
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