Discover Aberdeenshire’s most spectacular castles and historic sites on a fully guided private tour from Aberdeen.
With a private guide, you don’t just see Aberdeenshire—you experience it on a carefully paced private journey designed to help you connect with the places you visit.
Dunnottar Castle - One of Scotland’s most iconic castles, dramatically set on an impregnable rocky headland in the North Sea. Crathes Castle and Gardens - A beautifully preserved 16th century castle on Royal Deeside. Lunch at lovely local restaurant. Drum Castle – An impressive 14th century historic medieval stronghold. Old Aberdeen - St...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Castles free to see from outside and may charge for internal tours
Private Transport and driver/guide
Route and timings will depend on your accommodation starting point and your choice of attractions.
Pick up from within Aberdeen area
All tours tailored to suit your exact requirements or locations chosen from Tour Details
Crathes Castle - Free to see from outside. Pay at door if you wish to go inside. No pre booking.
Dunnottar Castle - Free to see from outside. Pay at door if you wish to go inside. No pre booking.
Meals / Snacks not included in cost
6 Hour Private Aberdeenshire Castle and Historic Building Tour
Discover Aberdeenshire’s most spectacular castles and historic sites on a fully guided private tour from Aberdeen.
With a private guide, you don’t just see Aberdeenshire—you experience it on a carefully paced private journey designed to help you connect with the places you visit.
Dunnottar Castle - One of Scotland’s most iconic castles, dramatically set on an impregnable rocky headland in the North Sea. Crathes Castle and Gardens - A beautifully preserved 16th century castle on Royal Deeside. Lunch at lovely local restaurant. Drum Castle – An impressive 14th century historic medieval stronghold. Old Aberdeen - St...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Castles free to see from outside and may charge for internal tours
Private Transport and driver/guide
Route and timings will depend on your accommodation starting point and your choice of attractions.
Pick up from within Aberdeen area
All tours tailored to suit your exact requirements or locations chosen from Tour Details
Crathes Castle - Free to see from outside. Pay at door if you wish to go inside. No pre booking.
Dunnottar Castle - Free to see from outside. Pay at door if you wish to go inside. No pre booking.
Meals / Snacks not included in cost
Itinerary
1
Dunnottar Castle
One of Scotland's and the worlds most spectacular castles, Dunnottar is a ruined medieval fortress located upon an impregnable rocky headland near Stonehaven. The surviving buildings date back to between the 13th and 16th centuries, but was originally fortified in the Early Middle Ages. The castle is free to see but to go inside costs £9.50 pp.
1 hour
2
Crathes Castle
Fascinating 16th Century Castle with turrets, gargoyles, 16th-century painted ceilings and ancient, great yew hedges and walled gardens set in the magnificent surroundings of Royal Deeside.
45 minutes
3
Milton Of Crathes
An example of a lovely local restaurant and an opportunity to try some fresh Scottish fare.
1 hour
4
Drum Castle, Garden & Estate
Dating back to Robert the Bruce in the 14th century, Drum, with its dark history is "must see" on the castle trail as is it's 18th-century gardens, including a rose garden and arboretum containing trees from all regions of the 18th century British Empire.
45 minutes
5
Old Aberdeen
Fascinating and ancient buildings dating back hundreds of years
