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Culzean Castle

📍 South Ayrshire, Scotland

4.5 ★★★★½ 3,890 reviews

About

Culzean Castle is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The clifftop castle lies within the 240 acres (97 ha) Culzean Castle Country Park, which also contains a walled garden, other estate buildings that are open to the public, shops and cafés, and a playground. The castle is open to the public throughout the summer, and the wider estate is open all year.

Getting There

🚂 Maybole Station

On the Glasgow–Stranraer line, then 4 miles by taxi

🚌 Stagecoach 60

Ayr–Girvan route, alight at Culzean gates

🅿️ Estate Car Parks

NTS car park, £3 parking (free for members)

Terrain & Accessibility

♿ Partial Access🌳 600 Acre Country Park🌊 Clifftop Setting

Robert Adam's 18th-century masterpiece perched on an Ayrshire clifftop. The Oval Staircase and Round Drawing Room are architectural highlights. Ground floor accessible; upper floors by stairs. 600-acre country park with gardens, beach, and deer park. National Trust for Scotland.