Balmoral Castle - Carta

Balmoral seems a bit like Biltmore in the US; all about branding and not much on substance. Can't believe the queen has plastic deer in her front lawn1

go on the coloured walks. hardly anyone there and great to see the Castle from a distance. Well organised Castle tour event if you cant go into many of the rooms.

Had some business in Aberdeen and just decided to visit the castle, it wasn’t open to the public but we managed to just walk around the grounds and took some pictures. It’s a beautiful historical building Ver carta

Unsurprisingly there are plenty of moaning two hats reviewing their visits here. The cafe was great, the afternoon tea was great. The folk moaning are those who turned up on spec and were expecting butlers to serve them just because they paid a tiny fee to enter the grounds.

We had a great time at Balmoral Castle. The staff was friendly and helpful. The audio tour was excellent, providing interesting and informative commentary. The cafe served delicious coffee, sandwiches, and sausage rolls, though the prices were a bit high. Overall, the food was good.

After visiting the castle, we enjoyed cakes and sandwiches at this restaurant/café that were of good quality. However, we were disappointed that they were served in paper containers, which seemed unnecessary for a place like this. We were also surprised to learn that Afternoon Tea must be pre-booked. Despite the high prices, the lack of table service made the experience feel less worth it. Ver carta

We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our recent visit to Balmoral and would definitely recommend visiting here. We were able to enjoy walks in different areas of the estate including along the riverside, high up in the woods and the gardens around the castle. There were several other walks available so that you can fully explore the estate. It is very visitor friendly with easy and reasonably priced parking, a very good tearoom and a gift shop for those wanting a souvenir. It’s also a great place to visit with your dog.

I’m writing a review as I read some of these reviews and they’re absolutely savage! The castle and grounds are absolutely stunning!! Yes, you can only go in the ballroom but it’s the Queens private residence so what can you expect and the grounds more than make up for that. The afternoon tea was so good and the pictures that are on trip advisor must have been taken before some renovations were done because it’s much more light and airy inside. Great selection of food and staff were very accommodating to my pickiness of being vegetarian and disliking eggs. Shout out to Sergio (spelling? and the other weekend staff who probably don’t get enough praise, who made us feel very welcome.

I drove 8 hours specially to visit Balmoral. It was easy to find and not as far from the car park as I thought the walk would be. Not having been before I wasn't sure what to expect from the grounds but thought it may be bigger than this. Even so I spent a good 4 hours there. Staff were friendly and the whole place extremely tidy and well cared for. Pity it was so much for the tour of the house or for the afternoon tea. Not sure why these tickets were £100. I felt there could have been a few more benches around especially on the river Bank. I struggled to find somewhere to sit. The shop was extremely expensive. I always wonder why places like his charge so much. If things were a reasonable p... Ver carta