Bowhill House & Country Estate

Selkirk
Selkirkshire
Scottish Borders
TD7 5ET

Tel: +44 (0)1750 22204
Fax: +44 (0)1750 22204
Email: bht@buccleuch.com
Web: http://www.bowhill.org


House and Country Park

The Scottish Borders home of the Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry KT, is in the centre of an extensive estate of hills and valleys where history and landscape combine to provide a unique experience.

"When summer smiled on Sweet Bowhill, and July's eve with balmy breath, waved the bluebells on Newark Heath, ….the aged Harper's Soul awoke"

Bowhill, much as Sir Walter Scott saw it in the "Lay of the Last Minstrel", is there for all to enjoy.

Outstanding art collection with works by Canaletto, Claude, Raeburn, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Ruysdael. Its fine rooms display tapestries superb French furniture, Sevres and Meissen china and silver.

There are strong associations with such historic characters as James Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, Queen Victoria and Sir Walter Scott.

Miles of paths meander through beautiful woodland, parkland and alongside lochs and rivers. This historic landscape, a model of integrated land-use, provides a perfect haven for wildlife.

  • Courtyard Tea Room
  • Gift Shop
  • Visitor Centre giving estate and wildlife information
  • Ranger-led walks - telephone +44 (0)1750 22204
  • Bowhill Little Theatre presents "The Quest for Bowhill", a 20 minute film
  • Victorian Kitchen with intriguing and historical culinary utensils
  • Full theatre programme all year round and outdoor theatre over the summer

    Admission to Country Park includes all courtyard attractions.



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    Special Events

    Theatre SetUp: Cymbelline   5 Jul 2009
    This rarely performed play is a rich gem of Shakespeare's late career and will be played simply in period costume with specially written music.

    Opening Times
    (2009 times)
    House:
    Every day in July: Tours every half hour from 11.00 am 4.00pm.
    Every day in August: Tours at 2.00pm and 3.30pm.

    Country Estate:
    4th - 19th April then every Weekend and Bank holiday until July.
    Open everyday in July and August.

    Admission Charges
    (2009 prices)
    House and Park:
    Adult £7.00; Child (under 16yrs) £2.00; Senior Citizens £5.00; Group £5.00 per person

    Country Park Only: Adult £3.00; Child (under 16yrs) £2.00; Senior Citizen £2.00.

    Family tickets and season tickets available.

    Directions
    Bowhill is situated 3 miles west of Selkirk on the A708 Moffat/St. Mary's Loch road.
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    Bowhill House & Country Estate Postcode for SatNav: TD7 5ET

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