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0.9 km€ • Fast food • British • Scottish
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Glenfiddich Distillery
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Mrs_Meyer-Sloan
United States69 contributions
Majestic castle ruins
Jan 2020 • Couples
Although the castle is closed until April, it’s worth driving up to see it (around the corner from Glenfiddich distillery) and the neighbouring highland cattle!
Written 19 January 2020
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Efrat Irena G
Haifa, Israel397 contributions
Nice castle
Oct 2019 • Couples
The castle is closed till spring so we walked around and saw the castle from the outside and took some picture and it was nice.
Written 14 October 2019
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Adlai C
42 contributions
Castle Ruins Outside Glenfiddich Distillery
Jun 2019
Intriguing to wander through the castle ruins after a tour of the Glenfiddich distillery. It's just a very short walk up a scenic country road. There is a separate admission fee, but you can wander sort-of around it on the road if the admission cost is a no-go. It is pretty intact, though the upper levels are all gone.
Written 9 October 2019
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526gs526
Dunfermline, UK125 contributions
Simply amazing
Sep 2019 • Couples
There is something special about the smell of a whiskey distillery and a historic castle. Simply amazing. Not much parking but worth walking if necessary.
Written 27 September 2019
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John S
Madison, WI60 contributions
A nice walk
Sep 2019 • Couples
We walked from our B&B in Dufftown to the castle. Very nice walk. A little pricey but figure it helps for further restoration. A good 30-45 minutes to walk through it all. We packed our lunch and ate at the picnic tables.
Written 27 September 2019
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Maria S
Sydney, Australia82 contributions
The ruin trail
Sep 2019
If you love a good ruin, and are in the vicinity, then you should add this to your itinerary, and especially if you have an explorer pass. Don was the attendant, and particularly helpful. A little bit of imagination goes a long way when it comes to exploring ruins - and I can't help but be drawn into what life must have been like. Coming from Australia, a very young country, I am continually fascinated by buildings (even ruins) that stand testament to their makers and all that walked through their halls.
Written 21 September 2019
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Craigmil1ar
Glasgow, UK175 contributions
Neat and well kept ruined castle
Aug 2019 • Couples
Great for a picnic, well kept grounds. Very helpful staff. Small but well sticked gift shop with accessibile toilet.
Written 28 August 2019
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Chris C
Redditch, UK103 contributions
Nice to see old ruins looked after
Aug 2019 • Family
Always nice to see old castles being looked after and open to the public.

A great site where you could easily see where the upper floors sat and imagine what the vastly originally looked like.

Only a short walk up the hill from the nearby distillery so easy to combine visits to generate income for the site.
Written 8 August 2019
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sally_pringle1980
Chesterfield, UK13 contributions
Not much there, and not much info...
Aug 2019 • Couples
There’s very very little of the castle to explore, and precious little in terms of information boards etc. It would make a lovely spot for a picnic but it’s a bit pricey - £6 per adult was steep considering how little there is to see. I’d suggest going to the (free) castle at Duffus instead - more info, more ruins, more interesting.
Written 3 August 2019
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Hans H
Enschede, The Netherlands297 contributions
Pretty ruins
Jul 2019 • Family
Well kept pretty ruins of a castle / tower house, on Glenfiddich’s doorstep. Former layout is well preserved and ruins is very accessible from its ultra close parking. Welcome intermezzo in between distillery visits
Written 22 July 2019
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