Drummond Castle Gardens
www.drummondcastlegardens.co.uk
Drummond Castle Gardens is one of the finest gardens in Scotland.
Open to the public from 1st May to 31st October
The entrance to the gardens is only a five-minute drive from the centre of Crieff. Once you turn off the public road and begin the long drive up the beech-lined avenue it can be difficult to prepare yourself for the extraordinary introduction to the gardens that await.
The formal planting and attention to detail in the layout has placed Drummond Gardens in the list of finest gardens in Europe. When you visit, don’t forget to explore the kitchen garden and glasshouses that provide much of the raw materials for the formal areas. You may even have the chance to purchase some of the surplus produce.
A little girl was overheard saying, “Mummy, is this Alice in Wonderland’s garden?” Her mum replied, “I suppose it could be”. Was she right? The finely trimmed topiary shrubs and hedges create a ‘wonder-landscape’ in which it could be easy to imagine that there is a tea party taking place around the next corner.
It’s not easy today to find time to relax and unwind. Spend an hour or so in our gardens and you will have an opportunity to savour peace, beauty and a spirit of place that we feel sure will help to produce a feeling of inner calm.