Designed in Georgian style by William Adam in 1732, Haddo House is best described as a classic English stately home transplanted to Scotland. Home to the Gordon family, it has sumptuous Victorian interiors with wood-paneled walls, Persian-rug-scattered floors and a wealth of period antiques. The beautiful grounds are open all year (10am to dusk) – walk the Scots Mile avenue down to the lake. The house is accessed by guided tour only.
Haddo is 19 miles north of Aberdeen, near Ellon.
Buses run hourly Monday to Saturday from Aberdeen to Tarves/Methlick (£6.60, 50 minutes), stopping at the end of the Haddo House driveway; it's a 1 mile walk from bus stop to house.
