Dunrobin Castle

by coach & on foot

This experience takes you to visit the largest house in the Highlands, Dunrobin Castle, seat of the Duke of Sutherland who was once the largest landowner in Scotland. From Invergordon, you will travel in a northerly direction passing the pretty, historic town of Tain. Later you will cross the Dornoch Firth to Dunrobin Castle, situated on the eastern seaboard of the County of Sutherland with the fishing village of Golspie nearby.

Dunrobin Castle is the largest, most northerly, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited of Scotland’s great houses. Standing amidst lush, formal gardens that overlook the sea, this white stone chateau contrasts sharply against other dark stone Scottish castles. Like most ancient Scottish castles, Dunrobin started out as a keep, or tower, and is named after its originator, Earl Robin. Although the oldest part of the castle dates to the early 1300s, subsequent enlargements in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries have since created the castle that you see today.

The Dunrobin Castle Gardens are equally as grand as the castle. The magnificent formal 19th century gardens were modelled on those at Versailles. These Victorian formal gardens were designed in the grand French style to also echo the architecture of Dunrobin Castle, which rises high above them and looks out over the Moray Firth.

Depending on the date and time of your visit, you may be able to see a falconry display in the garden.

After your visit, you will enjoy a leisurely drive back to Invergordon.