Key facts
- Operator
- National Trust for Scotland
- Condition
- Intact
- Access
- Staffed, ticketed
Pinpoint
Possible Opening hours
Opening times change. Always check the official website before you travel.
| Monday | 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Sunday | 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
Drum combines a genuine medieval tower - one of the oldest in Scotland, with a core dating back 700 years - with a later mansion house extension, set in National Trust for Scotland grounds. Reviewers consistently find there's more to it than they expected, from a private chapel to woodland trails and a play area.
Worth the trip
The 700-year-old tower itself, the oldest part of the building and the reason reviewers rate it above a standard stately-home visit.
Before you go
There's a holiday cottage on site, but it's in the courtyard rather than the castle itself, worth knowing if you're hoping to stay inside the historic tower. Budget time for the gardens as well as the tour - several reviewers ran out of time for both in one visit.
Reviewers consistently praise the guided tour of Drum Castle as engaging and informative, with friendly, knowledgeable staff bringing its 700-year history to life, and the surrounding gardens and woodland grounds getting equal praise for family walks. No real drawbacks come up, beyond one visitor wishing they'd had more time to see the gardens too.
Medieval tower plus mansion; holiday cottage in courtyard, not castle
“Fantastic 700 year old castle”— alastair delaney, visitor review
Further reading
UGears - Hogwarts Castle mechanical wooden model (340pc)
Currently-sold mechanical wooden 3D model kit, 340 parts.
Find it on Amazon
Gibsons - Castle Cutaway (1000pc)
Detailed cutaway illustration of a medieval castle's rooms, dungeon to battlements.
Find it on Amazon
