About Haddo

For over 500 years Haddo House was home to one family, the Gordons, who changed Haddo from a boggy valley into a stunning designed landscape of water, trees, fields and gardens. The Gordons are still very much at the heart of Haddo. Lord and Lady Aberdeen live on the Haddo Estate with their four young children, and are often seen enjoying a coffee and fine piece at Mrs Smith's cafe, or walking with the children in the park.

Now owned and managed by Aberdeenshire Council and the National Trust for Scotland, Haddo House & Country Park is one of the most popular attractions in the north east. The Haddo Country Park Community Trust SCIO is the charitable group responsible for overseeing Haddo Country Park, working with the local community to caretake, make improvements, attract funding, provide fun and educational events and activities, and ensure Haddo Country Park is safeguarded for the pleasure of all for many generations to come.

A day out at Haddo has something for everyone. You can take a guided tour of Haddo House, discover the beautiful terraced gardens, walk for miles in the country park, or let the kids burn off some energy in our adventure playground. Wildlife watchers can visit our two birdwatching hides and red squirrel feeding station, or spend the summer exploring our extensive wild flower meadows.

Haddo is also home to a vibrant local arts scene with a choral and operatic society, children’s choirs and a children’s musical theatre group all based, or regularly performing, on site.

Whatever your interests you’ll find something to do at Haddo, so come and discover this remarkable place for yourself!