Any visit to the Isle of Skye is incomplete without enjoying the wealth of clan MacLeod history at 5* Dunvegan Castle & Gardens. Built on a …
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May 2, 2025
Nice visit on a dreary day but we were in the area and planned to go so braved the windy weather. Nice castle, usual antiquities, paintings etc. We were only in the castle for a n hour or so, persona…Full review by plantpotpuppy
May 2, 2025
Ancestral home for 800 years MacLeod Clan. Great artifacts, history presentation and restoration. The gardens alone are worth several hours. We were there in mid spring so not mature, I can imagine s…Full review by Ingrid S
Apr 29, 2025
We had been looking forward to our visit to Dunvegan Castle and Gardens for quite some time. My husband has mobility issues but can walk, and I am unable to get around a site of this size unless I'm …Full review by Grottenolm01
Is it worth going off-season, when it's closed? Can you see anything from the outside, or is it better to skip it?
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Basically no! The ticket gate entry is a couple of hundred metres from the castle and it is partly hidden by the gardens. You can get around to the foreshore and see it from a distance, but …
Basically no! The ticket gate entry is a couple of hundred metres from the castle and it is partly hidden by the gardens. You can get around to the foreshore and see it from a distance, but perhaps that is not worth the trip, unless you still want to visit Dunvegan.
Probably about 1-2 hours. I don’t think the Castle is very well presented and could show a lot more history. This comment in relation to Castles elsewhere that are a lot better
I plan to visit Dunvegan Castle in mid-August with three friends. How busy is it around that time of year? Is there a maximum number of visitors allowed? Is it advisable to buy tickets in advance, or can you always be sure of being able to get them when you arrive?
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This attraction can accommodate a very large amount of people. You will not have a problem getting tickets at the location when you arrive. There is no way they would reach the limit for …
This attraction can accommodate a very large amount of people. You will not have a problem getting tickets at the location when you arrive. There is no way they would reach the limit for visitors at any one time. It's huge and relatively out of the way for many travellers to go. Be sure to leave yourself enough time to tour. They close the gates and ask you to leave by 5:00 and the souvenire shop closed at 4. We only arrived just before 4 so we had to rush and didn't get to enjoy the amazing gardens surrounding the castle. It's well worth spending at least 2 hours there. Enjoy!
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