Visiting
Opening Times
The grounds at Balmoral will be open to the Public on specific dates during December.
During this time you will be able to enjoy a relaxed walk in the grounds, view the exterior of the Castle and also have an opportunity to visit the Mews Gift Shop and the Restaurant.
As admission is free of charge over the winter opening period there is no requirement to book tickets to visit. Please note that there is no access to the Castle during this time and the audio tour / mobility scooters are not available.
The grounds and gardens at Balmoral also make for the perfect walking trails for you and your dogs. We kindly request that all dogs are kept on a lead during your adventures and that you leave the gardens clean for other visitors to enjoy.
Opening Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Dec
18
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
19
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
20
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
21
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
22
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
23
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
24
10:00–14:00
10am
–
2pm
Christmas Eve
Dec
25
Closed
Christmas Day
Dec
26
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Boxing Day
Dec
27
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
28
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
29
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
30
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Dec
31
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Jan
1
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
2
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
3
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
4
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
5
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
6
Closed
Jan
7
Closed
Jan
8
Closed
Jan
9
Closed
Jan
10
Closed
Jan
11
Closed
Jan
12
Closed
Jan
13
Closed
Jan
14
Closed
Jan
15
Closed
Jan
16
Closed
Jan
17
Closed
Jan
18
Closed
Jan
19
Closed
Jan
20
Closed
Jan
21
Closed
Jan
22
Closed
Jan
23
Closed
Jan
24
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
25
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
26
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Jan
27
Closed
Jan
28
Closed
Jan
29
Closed
Jan
30
Closed
Jan
31
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Feb
1
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
2
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
3
Closed
Feb
4
Closed
Feb
5
Closed
Feb
6
Closed
Feb
7
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
8
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
9
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
10
Closed
Feb
11
Closed
Feb
12
Closed
Feb
13
Closed
Feb
14
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
15
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
16
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
17
Closed
Feb
18
Closed
Feb
19
Closed
Feb
20
Closed
Feb
21
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
22
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
23
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Feb
24
Closed
Feb
25
Closed
Feb
26
Closed
Feb
27
Closed
Feb
28
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Mar
1
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
2
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
3
Closed
Mar
4
Closed
Mar
5
Closed
Mar
6
Closed
Mar
7
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
8
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
9
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
10
Closed
Mar
11
Closed
Mar
12
Closed
Mar
13
Closed
Mar
14
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
15
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
16
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
17
Closed
Mar
18
Closed
Mar
19
Closed
Mar
20
Closed
Mar
21
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
22
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
23
10:00–16:00
10am
–
4pm
Mar
24
Closed
Mar
25
Closed
Mar
26
Closed
Mar
27
Closed
Mar
28
Closed
Mar
29
Closed
Mar
30
Closed
Mar
31
Closed
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Apr
1
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
2
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
3
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
4
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
5
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
6
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
7
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
8
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
9
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
10
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
11
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
12
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
13
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
14
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
15
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
16
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
Apr
17
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
Apr
18
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
19
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
20
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
21
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
Apr
22
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
23
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
24
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
25
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
26
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
27
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
28
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
29
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Apr
30
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
May
1
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
2
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
3
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
4
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
5
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
6
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
7
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
8
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
9
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
10
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
11
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
12
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
13
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
14
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
15
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
16
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
17
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
May
18
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
19
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
May
20
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
21
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
22
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
23
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
24
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
25
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
26
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
27
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
28
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
29
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
30
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
May
31
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Jun
1
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
2
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
3
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
4
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
5
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
6
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
7
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
8
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
9
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
10
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
11
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
12
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
13
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
14
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
15
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
16
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
17
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
18
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
19
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
20
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
21
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
22
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
23
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
24
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
25
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
26
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
27
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
28
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
29
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jun
30
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Jul
1
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
2
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
3
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
4
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
5
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
6
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
7
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
8
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
9
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
10
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
11
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
12
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
13
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
14
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
15
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
16
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
17
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
18
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
19
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
20
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
21
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
22
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
23
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
24
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
25
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
26
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
27
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
28
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
29
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
30
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Jul
31
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Aug
1
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Aug
2
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Aug
3
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Aug
4
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Aug
5
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Aug
6
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Aug
7
10:00–17:00
10am
–
5pm
Aug
8
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
Aug
9
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
Aug
10
10:00–17:00
10am
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5pm
The stunning gardens and grounds surrounding the castle are perfect for exploring at your own pace with wonderful sights around every corner.
Shop
Shop King Charles Watercolour Collection
Watercolour Matchbox
£11.50
Rhubarb & Fig Jam
£6.50
Strawberry Jam
£6.50
Apple & Date Chutney
£6.50
Spicy Tomato Chutney
£6.50
Terms and Conditions
Photography and filming for commercial use is not permitted on Balmoral Estate unless permission is given from management team.
Please note the flying of drones, or any other aerial device, within one kilometre of Balmoral Castle is not permitted at any time of the year.
Dogs are permitted in all outdoor areas and should be kept on a lead at all times.
Assistance dogs are allowed in all areas.
We ask that you clean up after your pet and dispose of in bins provided.
There are CCTV cameras around Balmoral, gallery, shop and restaurant which have been installed for the purpose of the prevention and detection of crime. These may collect images of members the general public. The footage may be shared with the police when they are investigating an incident. The footage is kept securely and access to the images is strictly limited. The footage is normally retained for 30 days and then recorded over.
Please be aware not all paths are maintained during winter months. Although we endeavour to clear as many pathways as possible, sometimes pathways may be icy under foot. Please be cautious with your footing. Balmoral Estate is not accountable for any accidents during this time.
If a person has an accident whilst visiting one of our sites, we may ask them to complete an Accident Form on which we ask for their name, contact details, and the nature of their injury. We are obliged to do this under Health and Safety Regulations. Depending on the nature of the accident, we may also have to report it to Government regulators. We will retain personal information securely in locked facilities for six years in order to comply with relevant legislation.
On occasions, there may be a photographer at an event. We would always ask your permission before taking any photograph which included your image. We may ask you to sign a model release form to confirm your consent in such cases.
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