Castle

Blair Castle, Blair Atholl

Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross
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  • Open
  • £21 adult · £13.50 child
  • Parking on site, free
  • Private owner
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl: Blair Castle the seat of the Atholl family.
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Quick answer

Checked 13 Oct 2026

Blair Castle, Blair Atholl is a castle near Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, in private ownership. Adult tickets cost £21. There is a free car park on site, about 100 m from the entrance.

Blair Castle, Blair Atholl opening times

Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  1. Mon 12 10:0017:00
  2. Tue 13 10:0017:00
  3. Today Wed 14 10:0017:00
  4. Thu 15 10:0017:00
  5. Fri 16 10:0017:00
  6. Sat 17 10:0017:00
  7. Sun 18 10:0017:00
Opening times by season
Season Dates Days Hours Last entry
2026 season 1 Apr to 30 Oct
Daily
10:00 to 17:00
 15:45

Season ends 30 Oct 2026. Early castle closing 15:00 (last entry 14:00) on 28 and 29 Oct 2026 for events. Ground-floor audio-visual room for those avoiding stairs.

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Blair Castle, Blair Atholl tickets and prices

2026 prices · checked 14 Oct 2026
Ticket prices
Ticket Online On the day
Adult £20 £21
Concession £17.50 £18.50
Child £12.50 £13.50
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Directions to Blair Castle, Blair Atholl View on a map
Address
PH18 5TJ
Parking
Car park on site, free. Visitor car park holds 200 cars and up to 20 coaches. It has four ProjectEV charging points and bike racks. About 100 m to the entrance.
By train
Blair Atholl is 0.6 miles away.
Public transport
Elizabeth Yule local buses from Pitlochry and House of Bruar stop in the car park Mon-Sat; Sundays Stagecoach 83 to the Atholl Arms Hotel (15 min walk). Blair Atholl station about 15 min walk.

Dogs, accessibility and facilities

Accessibility

Partly step-free
  • Step-free: in parts of the site.
  • Paths and surfaces: Stairs lead to the upper castle rooms. A ground-floor audio-visual room is provided for visitors who cannot or do not want to use the stairs.

Food and facilities

  • Café Yes
  • Shop Yes
  • Play area Yes
  • Picnic area Yes
  • Baby changing Yes
  • Audio guide Yes

What to see at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl

  • 01

    Gardens

    Gardens you can walk around.

  • 02

    Exhibition

    Displays and exhibitions to see.

History of Blair Castle, Blair Atholl

  1. c.1276 The castle's history starts about 750 years ago, and it has been enlarged and adapted since then.
  2. 2015 The castle's hydro scheme was reinstated and now supplies renewable power on site.

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Sources

Every fact on this page last verified 13 Oct 2026
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  1. Page on api.postcodes.io · checked 14 Oct 2026
  2. Page on atholl-estates.co.uk · checked 14 Oct 2026
  3. Page on blair-castle.co.uk · checked 14 Oct 2026
  4. Wikidata · checked 14 Oct 2026
  5. Page on portal.historicenvironment.scot · checked 14 Oct 2026
  6. Page on atholl-estates.co.uk · checked 14 Oct 2026

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