Haddo House &
Country Park
a remarkable place, make it yours to discover
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Visitor Information
Opening hours, travel info, maps, parking - it's all here!
Haddo Country Park
The country park is open all year, dawn to dusk. On very windy days we may recommend visitors stay at home and keep warm.
Haddo House
Opening hours are varied dependent upon volunteer availability. Please follow this link to visit the National Trust for Scotland website.
Mrs Smith's at Haddo
Open every day from 10am - 5pm from Easter until the end of the October holidays.
Thereafter, 'the wee shoppie' is open Tues - Sun, 10:30am - 4:30pm.
Haddo Visitor Centre
The visitor centre is open when the National Trust for Scotland shop and cafe are open.
Public Toilets
The public toilets in the Pheasantry building are open at all times.
Parking at Haddo
The car park at Haddo is leased to Haddo Country Park Community Trust SC052489. As a trust, we rely on income from the car park to pay staff wages and make improvements to the Haddo site. Please note the car park does not belong to the National Trust for Scotland, however, if you are a member of the National Trust for Scotland visiting Haddo House (taking a tour of the house) you can request a parking pass for the day of your visit, you should do this when you book your tour at the NTS shop at Haddo.
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Parking cost for a car is £2.50 for 2 hours or £3.50 for the whole day.
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Here are some of the projects we have in the pipeline:
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A Changing Places toilet
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All-abilities play items
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A respite holiday home for people living with profound disabilities
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If you are a regular visitor you may choose to buy an annual pass - at just £35 for two cars registered to the same address this is a very affordable option. Please follow the link for more information.
Where are we?
Map of Haddo
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Our Address
Haddo House & Country Park, Methlick, AB41 7EQ
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Directions
Access to Haddo is from the minor road linking the B9005 Ellon - Methlick road and the B999 Tarves - Methlick road. Signposted from Ellon, Pitmedden, Tarves and Methlick.
FROM ABERDEEN (approx 25min) - at the B&Q/Blackdog roundabout take the left turn signposted to Tarves. Continue following signs for Tarves, then brown tourist signs for Haddo House
FROM ELLON (approx 10min) - from town centre follow signs for Methlick and the B9005. Once out of Ellon, cross the Ythan bridge then continue straight on, following brown tourist signs to Haddo House.
FROM INVERURIE (approx 20min) - take the B9170 via Oldmeldrum towards Methlick, turn right at Formartine's cafe, following the brown tourist signs for Haddo House.
Note - many satnav systems won't give correct driving directions to Haddo, and may try to send you down private roads. Please follow the directions above or the brown road signs to get to the main entrance. Do not use any road or track marked 'for estate vehicles only'.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT Public transport to the area is limited, and no buses come direct to Haddo. It is possible to catch a bus to Tarves or Methlick, both of which are approximately 3 miles (4.8km) away from Haddo.
From Ellon: buses to/from Ellon are regular and from there several taxi companies will pick you up from either the Ellon Park and Ride or Market Street, Ellon.
CYCLE ROUTES National Cycle Route 1 runs beside the park.