2017 I EVENT HiGHliGHTS Don’t miss our Weddings and events at Scone 2017 I SEASON TICKET Offer Celebrations, Meetings and Special Occasions Upgrade your 2017 Palace and Grounds day ticket to a Palace and Grounds Season Whether you are planning a Ticket at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE , ask one of our staff for details. wedding or civil ceremony, a Adult: £11.50 Concession: £10.20 Family: £35.00 celebration with family and friends, With a Season Ticket you can… corporate hospitality, a conference, N N Snowdrop festival Enjoy unlimited entry to Scone Palace and Gardens throughout the season. 1st Apr - 31st Oct. or a product launch, Scone Palace Dido N Come back for free as many times as you like 3 February - 12 March combines a unique heritage and N Treat yourself with 10% off in our Gift & Food Shop (minimum spend £10.00) and Coffee Shop N Galloway Antiques fair (minimum spend £5.00) stunning location with the services 10-12 March N Keep up to date with what’s going on with our regular e-newsletter of a dedicated team of professionals Belle N Clann an Drumma N Be the first to see new exhibitions with our members’ previews and other special events (charges may focused on ensuring your event is a her story apply for some events) her story 2 April N Exclusive shopping offers spectacular success from start to N Pirate fun on easter Sunday This offer may not be used in conjunction with any other offers e.g. 2 for 1 entry, Treasure Ticket, Tesco Vouchers. 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To discuss your event or 16 April organise a personal showround, N International Ceramic Art Festival please contact our Wedding and - Potfest 9-11 June Events Team on N GWCT Scottish Game fair Spirits of Scone 01738 554 933 Dido elizabeth Belle 30 June -2 July As the evening dusk falls you will experience a N There are few paintings which 80’s Rewind Festival stunning light spectacle with the Spirits of Scone! attract as much interest and 21-23 July This atmospheric tour of sound and light will guide N robert The Bruce festival you around the gardens and graveyard, it will have admiration as that of the your spine tingling and your imagination running wild! portrait of Lady Elizabeth 6 August N Murray and Dido Elizabeth Clann an Drumma The evening will also include spooky storytelling, eerie 20 August Belle, by Johann Zoffany, re-enactments, a marshmallow fire pit and lots of N farming Yesteryear other spooky surprises. which hangs in the Ambassador’s Room at Vintage rally 10 September This event has been developed in association with the Scone Palace. N Spirits of Scone creative team behind the award winning Enchanted Halloween light experience Forest. Their lives, and in particular 26-31 October Dido’s, are brought to life in N Galloway Antiques fair the beautiful, period film 10-12 November MAKE A DAY OF IT ‘Belle’ . Our own exhibition N Cancer research UK ‘Dido Belle - her Story’, tells Christmas fair not only of her extraordinary 27-28 November N life, but also her life in the Christmas Carol Concert context of legal history. 7 December Don’t miss our Falconry Fridays - please see our website for dates. Holiday at Scone Before and after your tour, why not stop at The Old Servants’ Hall Coffee Shop. Enjoy a selection of wholesome food. Light lunches, sandwiches and delicious soups are freshly made every day by our Enjoy a luxurious stay in our chefs using ingredients from our own Kitchen Garden. Weather permitting you can eat at our coffee 5-star, self-catering Balvaird shop tables overlooking the famous Moot Hill, the crowning place of Scottish Kings. Visit our Gift Apartment which is located in Shop for an abundance of quality Scottish gifts including bespoke Scone Estate Tweed luxury goods. the west wing of the palace, with 3 beautifully decorated, Our expanding range of Scone Palace’s own preserves are a popular choice as is our very own en-suite bedrooms which sleep Scone 900 real ale. Our Spirit Shop features a selection of over 30 malt and blended whiskies up to 6 guests. There is a fully together with a variety of Scottish aritsan gins. Our Christmas Shop is open throughout November equipped dining kitchen and and December selling a wonderful selection of Christmas gifts, trees and hand-made wreaths. comfortable sitting room with views to the River Tay. An ideal base for guests who enjoy Don’t miss out! You can purchase some of our golfing, angling, sporting or most popular lines including our own label range simply relaxing with friends. and our exclusive Dido Belle collection. For further information or to Shop book please call: Shop Buy your entrance ticket in advance online @ 01738 554 932 or email: [email protected] [email protected] Montrose Pitlochry Blairgowrie Dunkeld Arbroath HOUSE I GARDENS I MAZE I SHOP & EAT I STAY Welcome Scone Palace Dundee Perth to one of Scotland's favourite Planning Crieff your visit Gleneagles St Andrews visitor attractions Kinross Dunblane Stirling Immerse yourself in Scotland’s history as you experience the crowning place Dunfermline of Scottish kings. Stand on the Moot Hill, where the Kings of Scots were inaugurated, and later crowned on the famous Stone of Scone. Glasgow Edinburgh Enjoy the Palace and its rare and beautiful collections. Walk along the Long Gallery, once the longest room in Scotland where Charles II processed to his Coronation and where Queen Victoria watched a display of the sport of curling. Ask our attentive guides about Getting to Scone Palace: Find us 2 miles north of the City of Perth on the A93, travelling from Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow, follow the signs for the ‘A93 - the French furniture given to our family by the ill-fated Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, Braemar’. Visit our website for public transport information. or the bed-hangings worked on by the famous Mary, Queen of Scots. Groups & Travel Trade: Groups of 15 or more can pre-book their visit and Take a break to enjoy a cup of tea and a delicious scone in our welcoming coffee shop enjoy discounted admission. Our Old Kitchen Restaurant can also be exclusively before stepping out into our extensive Grounds. Explore the Pinetum and visit the famous booked for group refreshments. Private Garden Tours: Ideal for horticultural groups and gardening clubs, we offer private tours around our grounds and gardens Douglas fir before taking on the challenge of the star shaped maze. Children can have an with our head gardener Brian Cunningham. Brian has regularly featured on BBC adventure of their own in our playground. Step into our Kitchen Garden where we grow a Beechgrove Garden covering a variety of gardening projects which he and his team selection of vegetable, herbs and flowers which are used in the Palace kitchen. have been working on over the past few years. Opening Times: 1 April - 31 October. May - September gates open at 9.30am and Every day brings something different at Scone and each year we welcome new events in last admission is 5.00pm (April and October 10.00am - 4.00pm). both the Palace and Grounds. This year we will be expanding our unique and atmospheric On occasional Saturdays, last admission to the Palace is at 11.00am to allow for lighting event, Spirits of Scone. We hope that you enjoy your visit and share the same special event preparation however admission to the Grounds, Shops and Coffee Shop pleasure we do from this historic place. will remain open. Please visit our website for latest opening information. Winter Hours: FREE admission to the Grounds, Food/Christmas Shop, Coffee Shop, Children's Playground and Maze each Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout November & December, February & March. For additional winter hours please visit our website. Dogs on leads welcome For further enquiries please contact: Scone Palace, Perth, PH2 6BD Tel: 01738 552 300 Fax: 01738 552 588 email: [email protected] web: www.scone-palace.co.uk the Treasure Ticket Visit Blair Castle, Glamis Castle & Scone Palace Tickets on sale at Blair Castle, Glamis Castle & Scone Palace and are valid throughout whole of the 2017 season. Ticket allows one visit per attraction. Blair Castle, Glamis Castle and Scone Palace are all members of Great Houses. The Earl and Countess of Mansfield Adults: £28 Children: £17 Senior Citizen: £25 Family Ticket: £85 (2 adults + 3 children) www.scone-palace.co.uk.