Balmoral Castle - Aberdeen City

I drove 8 hours specially to visit Balmoral. It was easy to find and not as far from the car park as I thought the walk would be. Not having been before I wasn't sure what to expect from the grounds but thought it may be bigger than this. Even so I spent a good 4 hours there. Staff were friendly and the whole place extremely tidy and well cared for. Pity it was so much for the tour of the house or for the afternoon tea. Not sure why these tickets were £100. I felt there could have been a few more benches around especially on the river Bank. I struggled to find somewhere to sit. The shop was extremely expensive. I always wonder why places like his charge so much. If things were a reasonable price more would be sold and a profit would still be made. Couldn't justify £40 for hand and body lotion! All in all thought lovely visit and glad I went. The weather was good thankfully as most time was spent outside. Don't think I would have enjoyed it as much if it was raining. Hope to be back in the future.

We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our recent visit to Balmoral and would definitely recommend visiting here. We were able to enjoy walks in different areas of the estate including along the riverside, high up in the woods and the gardens around the castle. There were several other walks available so that you can fully explore the estate. It is very visitor friendly with easy and reasonably priced parking, a very good tearoom and a gift shop for those wanting a souvenir. It’s also a great place to visit with your dog.

Had some business in Aberdeen and just decided to visit the castle, it wasn’t open to the public but we managed to just walk around the grounds and took some pictures. It’s a beautiful historical building

First of all this cafe has good sandwiches. Second there are pictures of the Royal

Go on the coloured walks. hardly anyone there and great to see the Castle from a distance. Well organised Castle tour event if you cant go into many of the rooms.