Dunlara Scotland

Dunlara Castle is a historic Scottish Baronial castle situated on a 1,500-acre estate in Fife, Scotland. The property overlooks the Firth of Tay and is surrounded by ancient wild forest, walled gardens, and a private beach. The castle combines grandeur with comfort, featuring luxurious interiors with roaring open fires and candlelit rooms that create a welcoming and atmospheric setting. It is suitable for group stays, retreats, and celebrations, including corporate retreats and golfing holidays. The venue offers a variety of event spaces including a ballroom equipped with Bluetooth speakers, a microphone, a baby grand piano, and an organ, a cinema room with a smart TV, and a billiards room with a billiards table. These spaces do not have daylight and can support different leisure and meeting activities. Accommodation consists of 17 bedrooms with a mix of double, single, and twinnable beds, allowing for a maximum capacity of 36 guests. The castle can be booked either self-catered or with full service including a private chef and butler. Kitchen amenities include an Aga, fridge/freezer, two dishwashers, kettles, toaster, and a Nespresso machine. Bespoke catering and hampers can be arranged through the concierge. On-site amenities include a gym, tennis courts, sauna, pool, parking, and Wi-Fi. Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00. The venue offers a combination of historic character and modern comfort suitable for business and leisure events.

The Castle Dining Experience

The castle dining room sits 22 maximum, and the ballroom sits 50 maximum.

The Glass | New Dining Experience

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The Gass is due to be completed for Summer 2026.

Seat up to 150 guests.

Feature the original stone wall of the old orangey that once stood in its place.

It is situated in Dunlara’s walled garden, just a 2-minute walk from the castle.

Plants will hang from the rafters & peaches & apricots will climb the walls around you.

C A S T L E & S T A B L E S TOTAL B E D R O O M C O N F I G U R A T I O N

Officially the castle & stables can sleep 46 | 28 beds | 21 bathrooms, but unofficially it can sleep 56 | 32 beds | 21 bathrooms

Castle

Dunlara Castle sleeps 30 in 15 bedrooms + 6 kids in the nursery

13 doubles + 1 twin + 2 singles

6 children’s beds in nursery

Total = 30 adults + 6 kids

Staff accommodation

There are 2 extra ground floor rooms that incur a charge of £150 each per night if used as these are generally reserved for staff.

If using these two extra rooms the total in the castle is as follows:

14 doubles+ 2 twins+ 2 singles

6 children’s beds in nursery

Total = 34 adults + 6 kids

Stables

Additional accommodation

6 doubles + 2 twins

Total = 14/16 adults

Total available accommodation

50 adults & 6 children = 56 guests

2026 -£150 each per night (I would only ever recommend children to sleep in one of the twins, Stables bedroom 8, as it is a small box room)

2027-£200 each per night

Bathrooms

Castle Ground floor | 2 toilets + of the ground floor bedrooms there is 1 shower room that’s shared.

Castle 1st Floor | 7 bathrooms on the first floor.

Castle 2nd Floor | 6 bathrooms.

Stables | 7 bathrooms, all of these are walk in shower apart from Bedroom 4 & 8 which share a shower over bath.

Activities

On Site Activities

• A fun day of Highland games on the lawn

• Axe Throwing

• Archery

• Bagpipe Masterclass

• Clay Pigeon Shooting

• Falconry –for handling displays on the

• Fife Coastal Paths (run through the estate)

• Gin & Liqueur Tasting or Whisky Tasting at Dunlara (have to book 5 weeks in advance)

• Guided Walks

• Laser Tag Hire

• Murder Mystery Nights via

• PGA Golf Professional private lessons or clinics

• Scottish Ceilidh –traditional night of Scottish dancing and music. (Kilts and haggis optional)

• Spa Days

• Sushi Masterclass

• Treasure Hunts throughout the estate

• Wine or Champagne Tasting

On Site Activities

• Horse-riding

• Scottish Deer Centre

• Secret Bunker –Scotland’s Secret Underground Nuclear command centre.

• White water rafting

Local Activities

Golf

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Access to the worlds leading golf courses St Andrews, Carnoustie& Gleneagles

• St Andrews Links including The Old Course

• Dumbarnie Links

• Kingsbarns Golf Links

• Scotscraig Golf Club

• Craig Golfing Society

• Gleneagles

• Anstruther Golf Course

• Elie Golf House Club

• Lundin Links

• Ladybank Golf Club

• Leven Links Golf

• Carnoustie

• Drumoig

For booking tee times, caddies etc just click the link directly via each website.

You can also book via our UK Golf Concierge team, mention Luxury Boltholes to receive preferential rates.

DISTILLERIES

• Lindores Abbey Distillery

• Tayport distillery

• Kingsbarns Distillery

• Daftmill Distillery

• Edradour Distillery

• Darnley’s Gin Cottage Tours

Local Activities

Castles & Gardens

• Falkland Palace

• St Andrews Castle

• Kellie Castle Gardens

• Blair Castle

• Scone Palace

• Glamis Castle

• Sterling Castle

• Wallace Memorial

• Balmoral Castle

• Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace

• Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens

• Hopetoun

• St Andrews Botanic Gardens

• Ballenbreichcastle ruins –a 14th century ruin overlooking the Tay Firth, neighbouring the

estate. Mary Queen of Scots stayed here in 1563 and 1565 and James VI in 1583.

Museums & Galleries

• Lindores Abbey Distillery

• The V & A museum

• The McManus

• Dundee museum of transport

• The RSS Discovery

• British Golf Museum, St Andrews