Welcome to Balmoral
Balmoral Castle is the Scottish holiday home to the Royal Family and is currently open for guided tours. These Balmoral Tours will be available daily from Saturday 9th October until Sunday 7th November 2021 and you can book your tickets now.
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Balmoral Guided Tours
This year Balmoral Guided Tours will be available daily from Saturday 9th October until Sunday 7th November.
The guided tours are special as the guides are able to share with you many of the stories, past and present that bring Balmoral to life.
Expedition Tours
This year Balmoral Expedition Tours will be available on weekdays from Thursday 21st October until Friday 17th December.
These Landrover Tours last two hours and are a wonderful expedition for you to enjoy as a social household bubble (maximum of five people).
Online Gift Shop
View and purchase gifts from our new Balmoral Blue range - an exclusive tweed inspired by the colours at Balmoral and the River Dee.
Selection includes Leather Guild and Johnsons of Elgin products together with our our Balmoral whisky, gin and beer.
Balmoral - a very special place
Holiday Cottages
At Balmoral we have a range of well appointed and comfortable holiday cottages available.
Colt Cottages, Connachat, Garbh Allt Shiel, Karim, 1 Knock, Rhebreck Lodge, Sterinbeg and Strath A'an are available throughout the year while Tigh na Garaidh is available over the winter months.
Cairns Walk
The Balmoral Cairns Walk and the Albert’s Pyramid Walk are currently available with parking in the car park next to the A93 at Crathie (£5 charge).
Please be aware that due to the level of use the condition of these paths has deteriorated. Please take care as some sections of path are now very muddy.
Squirrel Cam
At Balmoral we have some very special residents - our red squirrels.
The red squirrel is one of Scotland's favourite mammals but it is declining in numbers and classified as an endangered species. At Balmoral we are lucky to have several scurries of squirrels and you can watch them feeding.
