Our Visitor Centre has a small coffee and gift shop, museum and local information. It is also fully accessible and dog-friendly. The site is looked after on a daily basis by the Friends of Dundonald Castle SCIO (SC031541). For more information, check out our social media and website.
What a lovely atmosphere! There were families around the castle grounds. A very busy park and cafe. All charity run. It was modest but very rich in history. We enjoyed a few hours here, overlooking the whole town. Beautiful castle. If you're in the area, and it's nice weather, I would highly recommend it.
Excellent historical site and the visitor centre has a lovely cafe to have a quick bit to eat and a drink. Guided tour around the castle by passionate local volunteers is highly recommended!
Beautiful castle and lovely tour guide! Really interesting history about the castle and different versions of it in its lifetime. Quite steep and uphill going up so just be mindful of that. Staff in the museum/cafe were also really nice and friendly! Would highly recommend visiting!
Lovely day out, good walk to the reservoir, then a nice lunch at the cafe back at the start.
At the moment the castle is undergoing repairs to make it safe for the future but it was still a good tour and the tour guide was knowledgeable and was a good laugh to boot. Nice cafe and gift shop in one place with a small but interesting museum to one side. Great views from the top of the castle over the village. A worth while walk up the steep but winding path.
Received a very friendly welcome from the two ladies in the visitor centre/ cafe. I'm a support worker and had taken one of the people I support to view the castle. We purchased our tickets for the guided tour of the castle. This is the only way to see inside of the building. We had 25 minutes to wait for the tour, so we had warm drinks before it started. As you can imagine, it's a steep incline to the castle, so keep this in mind. We were greeted by our guide and taken around the inside of the castle. Some parts that are usually open to the public were not due to ongoing safety work. Our guide gave us a complete history of the castle, its origins, and owners / occupiers. The tour lasts about 1 hour.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
Free of charge street parking
Free parking lot
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What a lovely atmosphere! There were families around the castle grounds. A very busy park and cafe. All charity run. It was modest but very rich in history. We enjoyed a few hours here, overlooking the whole town. Beautiful castle. If you're in the area, and it's nice weather, I would highly recommend it.
Excellent historical site and the visitor centre has a lovely cafe to have a quick bit to eat and a drink. Guided tour around the castle by passionate local volunteers is highly recommended!
Beautiful castle and lovely tour guide! Really interesting history about the castle and different versions of it in its lifetime. Quite steep and uphill going up so just be mindful of that. Staff in the museum/cafe were also really nice and friendly! Would highly recommend visiting!
Lovely day out, good walk to the reservoir, then a nice lunch at the cafe back at the start.
At the moment the castle is undergoing repairs to make it safe for the future but it was still a good tour and the tour guide was knowledgeable and was a good laugh to boot. Nice cafe and gift shop in one place with a small but interesting museum to one side. Great views from the top of the castle over the village. A worth while walk up the steep but winding path.
Received a very friendly welcome from the two ladies in the visitor centre/ cafe. I'm a support worker and had taken one of the people I support to view the castle. We purchased our tickets for the guided tour of the castle. This is the only way to see inside of the building. We had 25 minutes to wait for the tour, so we had warm drinks before it started. As you can imagine, it's a steep incline to the castle, so keep this in mind. We were greeted by our guide and taken around the inside of the castle. Some parts that are usually open to the public were not due to ongoing safety work. Our guide gave us a complete history of the castle, its origins, and owners / occupiers. The tour lasts about 1 hour.
