Bennachie Lodge Hotel
The Bennachie Lodge is ideally located for a tour of Aberdeenshire as well as Royal Deeside and…
Our View
The massive Z-plan castle was built between 1575 and 1636 and is one of the grandest of the Castles of Mar. The interior was remodelled in 1838 and decoration and furnishings of that period survive in some of the rooms, which are maintained to retain the feel of a family home. A formal garden inside the old walled garden, estate trails, a children's play area and a programme of concerts are among the attractions.
Facilities – at a glance
Refreshments
Features
Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
Accessibility
- Facilities: Printed room guides, , scented garden, digital screen showing upper floors in reception
- Accessible toilets
Opening times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Garden & grounds, All year, daily. Castle, shop & tearoom open Apr-Jun & Oct, Wed-Sun 10.30-5; Jul-Sep, daily 10.30-5 (last admission 4, last orders in tearoom 3.45). Please see website for full details
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Discover Aberdeenshire
Visitors to Aberdeenshire with any kind of interest in history are in for a treat. There are more castles to the acre in Aberdeenshire than anywhere else in Britain. They range from evocative ruins to lonely tower houses, from well-kept baronial strongholds to royal palaces. Four notable castles worth factoring into your itinerary are Dunnottar, Fyvie, Huntly and Tolquhon.
At Buchan Ness you’ll find yourself at the easternmost point of Scotland. From here you can follow the coast further down this stunning north-east shoulder of Scotland south to Peterhead, once an important whaling community. Beyond it is Aberdeen, where the eastern spur of the Grampians gives way to the North Sea, and two famous salmon rivers, the Don and the Dee, reach the end of their spectacular journey.
Heading west out of Scotland’s granite city, you are soon in a magical world of heather moorland, rolling hills and densely wooded valleys, cut by meandering rivers and picturesque lochs. It is here that you can discover the staggering number of castles and ancient strongholds. However, it’s not all palaces and ruins. Bottlenose dolphins are an everyday sight in the Moray Firth and off the Aberdeenshire coast so grab your binoculars and head to the shores.
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