Floors Castle

Kelso
Scottish Borders
TD5 7SF

Tel: +44 (0)1573 223 333
Fax: +44 (0)1573 226 056
Email: marketing@floorscastle.com
Web: http://www.floorscastle.com


Floors Castle is the largest inhabited house in Scotland, home to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh and set in the heart of the Scottish Borders Countryside.

Filmed in the film of Greystoke as the home of Tarzan, the house is full of magnificent tapestries, porcelain, 17th century French furniture and artworks.

Floors Castle is on the edge of the pretty cobbled square town of Kelso. It commands spectacular views over the Cheviot Hills and the River Tweed.

There are many parts to the gardens to discover. Walking from the castle across the massive front lawns you can wander through the Star Plantation Woodland, which is particularly beautiful in the spring with masses of bulbs. This brings you to the Millennium Parterre which was built by the current Duke and Duchess, and is designed in traditional French style. Here you can discover the little stone garden cottage where Queen Victoria took afternoon tea on her visit in 1867.

Beyond the Parterre is the Walled Gardens. It is one of the last few traditional walled gardens still in operation in Britain. The stoned fruit glass houses, soft fruits cages and vegetable gardens all supply the castle kitchen and the plants and flowers for the castle rooms. The Walled Garden is tucked away to the west of the castle. Many of the same great gardening traditions remain and flowers are still cut for the main house from the packed herbaceous borders. Ornamental borders also co-exist alongside soft fruit and vegetable beds, surrounding the peach glass house. The most remarkable features of the garden are the original Victorian iron poles, dripping with huge swags of crimson American pillar rambling roses and purple clematis. Beneath the tunnel of colour and scent blow great swathes of grasses, lupins, geraniums, campanulas and euphorbias, creating an amazing pallette of colour!

General Information:

  • Terrace Cafe
  • The Courtyard
  • Gift shop
  • Adventure playground
  • Woodland and riverside walks
  • Disabled access lift within castle
  • Garden centre

 

Opening Times
(2007 times)
Easter 6th to 9th April:
11.00am - 5.00pm. Last admission 4.30pm.

1st May to 28th October:
11.00am - 5.00pm. Last admission 4.30pm.

Winter and out-of hours visits may be available for groups by prior arrangement.

Admission Charges
(2007 prices)
Castle and Grounds: Adult £6.50; Senior Citizen / Student £5.50; Child 5-16yrs £3.50; Under 5yrs Free; Family £16.00.

The Walled Gardens, Garden Centre, Children's Adventure Playground and Coffee Shop are open all year round and entry is free.

Directions
Show map of Floors Castle...

Nearby Attractions
Kelso Racecourse (1 Mile)*
Horse racing at Kelso offers the unique charm of a bygone era, coupled with the very best in modern facilities.
Smailholm Tower (4 Miles)*
Sited high on a rocky outcrop, Smailholm is a small rectangular tower set within a stone barmkin wall.
Mellerstain (5 Miles)*
Mellerstain, one of Scotland's great Georgian houses was begun in 1725 by William Adam and completed several years later by his famous son, Robert.
more nearby attractions...
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Nearby Hotels
Marshall Meadows Country House Hotel (20 Miles)*
Marshall Meadows Country House Hotel is a Georgian mansion and is England's most northerly hotel providing a relaxed and tranquil setting in its own woodland gardens just 400 metres from the border.
Travelodge (Travel Lodge) Berwick Upon Tweed (21 Miles)*
Situated in Berwick only 8 miles from Holy Island this Travelodge is ideally situated as a base for exploring Border Country.
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf and Country Club (27 Miles)*
Set in the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders, just 23 miles from Edinburgh, this 100 bedroom hotel features an 18 hole par 72 championship golf course designed by former Ryder Cup player Dave Thomas and state-of-the-art Leisure facilities including...
more nearby hotels...
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Nearby Self Catering
Cockle Kitty Cottage (3 Miles)*
Cockle Kitty is part of a converted barn in a quiet and beautiful part of the Scottish Borders.It is so comfortable and warm and you wont want to leave!
Hendersyde Farm Cottages (3 Miles)*
You are always welcome at Hendersyde - our family farm, which lies between the River Tweed and Eden Water, just two miles from Kelso, one of the most attractive market towns in Scotland!
Garden Cottage (6 Miles)*
Maxton is a wonderful area for ramblers (a path through the grounds joins St Cuthberts Way walk), archeologists - the region is full of reminders of the areas turbulent past with ruined Abbeys, Castles, Towers and Forts.
Your property could be here
Advertising your self catering property or holiday cottage on AboutBritain.com will get you noticed by thousands of potential guests every day.
more nearby self catering...
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Popular Pages

Tourist Information Centres | Estate Agents

Holiday Cottages in England | Holiday Cottages in Scotland

Alton Towers Hotels | Blackpool Hotels | Travel Lodge | Cardiff Hotels

Brighton Hotels | Marriot Hotels | Newcastle Hotels | Bournemouth Hotels

 Copyright © 1999-2008 Excelsior Information Systems Limited. All rights reserved.
Press Room  Terms of Use  Privacy  Link to Us  Self-Catering Advertising  Index  Site Map