Stunning Pitmedden Garden 17th Century
17th-century design Pitmedden Garden is a garden in the town of Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland
The historic gardens at Pitmedden, lies close to the village of Pitmedden and about two miles south of Tarves.
Date to 1675 and were established by Sir Alexander Seton, Lord Advocate under Charles II.
Seton wanted a garden that carried on the fashionable formal style made famous at Versailles in France and echoed in Scotland at Kinross House, near Loch Leven.
In all the garden now includes over 30,000 annual plants which have to be raised in the garden’s glasshouses and planted out each spring.
Explore the woodlands around the garden on the waymarked trail. Keep an eye out for squirrels and other wildlife.
Opening times
| Garden, museum and shop. Please note last admission to the garden is 3.45pm. | 13 Apr–5 Jul, Thu–Sun, 10.30–16.30, 6 Jul–3 Sep, daily, 10.30–16.30 4 Sep–11 Oct, Thu–Sun, 10.30–16.30 12 Oct–29 Oct, daily, 10.30–16.30 30 Oct–28 Mar 2024, closed |
| Tearoom. Last orders in the tearoom at 3.45pm | 13 Apr–5 Jul, Thu–Sun, 10.30–16.00 6 Jul–3 Sep, daily, 10.30–16.00 4 Sep–11 Oct, Thu–Sun, 10.30–16.00 12 Oct–29 Oct, daily, 10.30–16.00 30 Oct–28 Mar 2024, closed |
| Grounds. Please note Pitmedden Garden car park is open daily between 9.30am–4.30pm. The car park is locked/secured overnight. | 1 Jan–31 Dec, daily, dawn–dusk |
