When is the event?
28th April 2024
Event Details
The Mar Lodge Estate Open Day returns! This is when we fling open our doors and welcome anyone and everyone to the estate. All are welcome on the day.
You will be able to see inside the Stag Ballroom, have a tour of the historic lodge, walk around the lodge grounds, get up close to our estate vehicles, and hear all about our work here by meeting and chatting to estate staff.
All of our in-house teams will be on hand to chat, so you can meet the Stalking team, Ecologists, Ranger Service, Estate Maintenance and Visitor Services. So if you’ve got a question about stalking, or paths, or volunteering, or wildlife or weddings, or indeed any other subject you’ve been desperate to ask about but never had the chance, this is the event for you.
Braemar Primary School will be providing refreshments to purchase in the lodge, and the rangers will set up a free self-led activity to keep younger members of the family occupied.
You will also be able to buy copies of Andrew Painting’s book ‘Regeneration’. Andrew will be there too, if you want to chat to him about his book!
The event is free, and open to all. Admittance to the ballroom is also free.
There is a small charge of £5 per person if you want to join a tour of the lodge itself (free to National Trust for Scotland, or National Trust members). Tours will be run every hour, throughout the day. You will be able to pay on the day, but if you want to pay in advance, you can do so here on Eventbrite. If you do pay in advance, please make sure you bring confirmation of your purchase with you on the day, otherwise you will still be charged £5 for admittance.
Visitors arriving by car will be able to drive over the Victoria Bridge for the Open Day. Signage will direct you via a one-way system towards the parking area, on the lawn next to the ballroom.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Where is the event?
Mar Lodge
Braemar
AB35 5YJ