Luxury Castles & Country Houses in Britain- Scotland
Duns Castle
Berwickshire
Sleeps 23 75 minutes to Edinburgh 4 Four poster bedrooms 3 Twin bedrooms 3 Single bedrooms 10 Bathrooms (6 en-suite).
A historic Castle built around a 1320 Pele Tower and given by King Robert the Bruce to the Earl of Moray. Since 1696, it has been lived in by the Hay family and still remains a private home.
INTRODUCTION
Not open to the public, the Castle enjoys a serenity and timelessness rare in the modern world. The family offer it as their home for private guests to share with them, either for individual lunches, dinners or for residential stays. The essence of the arrangement is that those visiting are in every respect welcomed as guests in a private home and looked after by a professional in-house staff. Large areas of the old part of the house have been brought back to life with all the advantages of modern plumbing, wiring and computerised central heating.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Duns Castle is suitable for a wide variety of corporate events and its large dining room can seat up to 70 people.
Sleeps 23 and caters for up to 300
1 hours drive from Edinburgh
20 minutes drive from Berwick-on-Tweed train station
Tennis and Croquet
Long driveway
Beautiful grounds and policies
Warm welcome from your hostess
Large hallway and impressive staterooms
Superb location for weddings
HISTORY
The Castle, which was built around a 1320 Pele Tower and given by King Robert the Bruce to the Earl of Moray, was bought for William Hay of Drummelzier by his father the Earl of Tweedale in 1696, and the family have lived there in unbroken succession ever since. The family have considerably enlarged and embellished the building into its final gothic revival form, designed and completed by the celebrated architect James Gillespie Graham between 1818-1822.
Duns Law on the estate is the historic scene of the rising of Scottish Covenanters against King Charles I in 1639 under General Leslie, who was quartered in the Castle. The first Mrs.Hay of Duns Castle was a descendant of Mary Seton, a lady- in- waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots and the house has strong Stuart connections.
ACTIVITIES
Golf
Several well known east coast cousres in the area.
Walking
Beautiful woodland and hill walks.
Tennis
Tennis Court and billiard room.
Shooting
Shooting and fishing can be arranged locally.
Riding
Can be arranged locally.
Falconry
is available in the area.
Off-roading
Excellent off-road driving.
Ancestral Homes
A huge number of Stately homes in the area, as well as the abbey towns of Kelso, Melrose and Jedburgh.
Cashmere
The Woollen and Cashmere mills of the Tweed Valley.
DISTANCES
60 minutes from Edinburgh International Airport and City Centre
60 minutes drive from Newcastle City Centre
20 minutes from Berwick Railway Station
BOOKING & MORE INFORMTION
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