Opening times
Open 6 days a week from 10am to 4pm. Closed on Mondays.
Also, look out for special event days!
Facilities
We have toilets, including accessible facilities and baby changing.
Disabled parking spaces are available just past the Health Centre up the track.
We have a wheelchair available to borrow at the Main Gate. The paths in the Lower Garden are all flat and accessible. The Terrace is currently not accessible but we are working on making it accessible in future.
Cost of entry
Visitors: £5 per adult, children free.
Free entry for members, sign up here!
Dogs on leads are welcome!
How to find us
TRAVELLING NORTH BY CAR
From Aberdeen take the A90 North and exit left at the roundabout onto the B9005 and follow the road into Ellon, over bridge, and right at the roundabout A920 onto Market Street. There is parking (pay & display) to the right by the river.
At the Square (by the War Memorial) turn left and then almost immediately right in front of ‘Greens’ shop up Schoolhill Road.
There is free parking near the Health Centre or carry on up Schoolhill road and take the next right and park for free. You can walk through the fence past the Health Centre to the gardens.
Once parked turn right and walk towards the Health Centre, following the track to the right of the Health Centre buildings to the corner of a high stone wall. There is disabled parking to the right.
Walk along the track, with the Deer Park (a large green open space) to your right, following the Garden Wall. You can glimpse the Gardens through our ‘1715’ Gate [what3words drags.guess.blacken]. Carry on to the much bigger gates, to our entrance [what3words october.salaried.forever].
TRAVELLING SOUTH BY CAR
From Peterhead or Fraserburgh take the A90 South and exit at A948, taking the 3rd exit. At the second roundabout take the A920 Castle Road.
Follow the road with the Deer Dykes, a high stone wall, to your right. At the Square (by the War Memorial) turn right and then almost immediately right again in front of ‘Greens’ shop up Schoolhill Road.
There’s free parking near the Health Centre or carry on up Schoolhill road then, take the next right and park. You can cut through the fence and walk towards the Health Centre, following the track to the right of the Health Centre buildings to the corner of a high stone wall. There is disabled parking to the right.
Walk along the track, with the Deer Park (a large green open space) to your right, following the Garden Wall. You can glimpse the Gardens through our ‘1715’ Gate [what3words drags.guess.blacken]. Carry on to the much bigger gates, to our entrance [what 3 words october.salaried.forever].
WALKING FROM THE SQUARE
At the Square in the centre of Ellon, (by the War Memorial) turn right and then almost immediately right again in front of ‘Greens’ shop up Schoolhill Road.
Turn right and walk towards the Health Centre, following the track to the right of the Health Centre buildings to the corner of a high stone wall.
Walk along the track, with the Deer Park (a large green open space) to your right, following the Garden Wall. You can glimpse the Gardens through our ‘1715’ Gate [what3words drags.guess.blacken]. Carry on to the much bigger gates, to our entrance [what3words october.salaried.forever]