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Gordon Castle Estate

Name: Gordon Castle Estate
Address: Gordon Castle Estate Office, Fochabers, IV327PQ, GB
Telephone: +44(0)1343 820244
Price range: ££
Rating: 4.4

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Historic Scottish Estate with Exclusive use hire of our Castle. Five estate cottages available to rent.
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Also offer salmon fishing on the world-renowned River Spey as well as shooting within our estate. A short history...

By the early twentieth century the Gordon Castle Highland Games had become a hugely popular event, regularly attracting crowds of over 30,000. Thanks to the patronage and great enthusiasm of the then Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Gordon the Games became renowned throughout Scotl

and, playing host to many famous competitors including heavy champion George Clark of Banffshire. By the late 1920s the Gordon Castle Highland Games had become synonymous with world record breaking escapades in the heavy events and was an unmissable fixture in the Highland Games calendar. The Games were halted during the Great War as the castle was used as an auxiliary hospital to care for injured soldiers. In 1938, the Castle and Estate was sold to the Crown Estate following two successive deaths leaving the family with unmanageable death duties to pay. It fell into disrepair before being ‘rescued’ by war hero and much loved soldier Lieutenant General Sir George Gordon Lennox (grandson of the 7th Duke of Richmond and Gordon) after World War Two. He was forced to knock down much of the original house due to dry and wet rot, but he and his wife began the loving restoration, which Angus Gordon Lennox (Grandson of Sir George) and his wife Zara, continue today. In 1976, to celebrate the bicentenary of the local village of Fochabers, Sir George and his wife staged a special one-off Highland Games in the grounds of Gordon Castle. Inspired by the historic event some 30 years past, the legendary heavy event competitor Hamish Davidson approached the current laird with a proposal to resurrect the annual games. Angus Gordon Lennox was taken by the romance of the idea and in 2011 the first Gordon Castle Highland Games and Country Fair took place. The event has been running annually ever since and attracts an international and national audience of 10,000 visitors to the one-day traditional event. Today, the Castle operates as an exclusive use venue for luxury escapes, weddings, corporate events and fishing parties.

05/11/2024

In other exciting news…

Earlybird tickets are now live for our 2025 Highland Games and Country Fair! 🎪

We have more competitions, live music, food vendors and fun for all the family lined up! Whether you’re a longtime attendee of the games or new to the event, it’s not an event you want to miss!

🎟️ Secure your tickets now! Link is in bio, or alternatively, purchase direct from FIXR website.

🗓️ Sunday 18th May. 10am-5pm.

📍 Gordon Castle Estate, Fochabers

05/11/2024

Some exciting news to start the day with 🥳

We are thrilled to announce we have been honoured with Regional Award for Wedding Event Team of the Year 🏆

A massive thank you to all of this years couples for sharing their kind words and wonderful feedback, leading us to this today! We absolutely love what we do and adore the team we work with! So thank you, thank you, thank you for this! Next up….National Awards, London 2025.

“Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” ❣️

04/11/2024

All the way from Wyoming, USA, last week’s castle guests experienced their first ever pheasant shoot in Scotland. What a pleasure it was to host them!

Along with whisky tasting, distillery tours, gin tasting, afternoon teas, a trip to and - it was a jam-packed week, making some unforgettable memories 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

If you’re interested in shooting on the estate with a Castle stay and tailored itinerary, please get in touch with [email protected] 🏰

31/10/2024

A rather gorgeous golden hour over the castle this evening!

Happy halloweeen everyone! 🎃👻💀

28/10/2024

Pheasant season officially begins! The weekend marked the start of our shooting season here on the estate🎉

Our firsts guests enjoyed not only the shoot, but their time spent in the Castle. From elevenses on the front lawn, lunch in lower octagonal hall and dinner in the dining room as well as some G&T’s enjoyed in front of the fire whilst unwinding after a successful day, our spaces offer the perfect blend of relaxation and celebration 🍂🍃

24/10/2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of the beloved Gordon Setter gathering leader dog, Gladys 🐾😢

Gladys belonged to Grant Buchannan who does the commentary each year for the Gathering - so we are sure that many of you and your fellow Gordon setters have met with her over the years 💔

23/10/2024

Exciting news!

We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been nominated for this years ‘Wedding Industry Awards’🎉

Thank you to all of our wonderful couples for your support and recommendation, we are so grateful.

Fingers crossed for on the night 🤞🏼🥂💍

17/10/2024

Throwback to the wonderful wedding of Rhian & Eugene who had a super fun, but elegantly done, disco themed wedding 🪩🪩🌿

Every wedding we see a different theme and new take on Tower Hall, which we absolutely love! If you dream of having a blank canvas to theme accordingly to your day, then Tower Hall is the place for you!

Please contact [email protected] if you’re in the early stages on planning your special day and would like to view what we have to offer for 2025 onwards 💍

07/10/2024

Happy one year anniversary to the lovely Robyn & Andrew!!

One whole year since tying the knot at a very autumnal looking Gordon Castle🍁🍂🍃

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04/10/2024

Looking for Christmas / New Year accommodation & fancy spending it in the countryside.. 🌲🍂🪵 ?

3 of our estate cottages still have availability for either 7 night or 4 night stays.

Garden Cottage (sleeps 8)
7 nights - £3,100.00
4 nights - £2,480.00

Kennels Lodge (sleeps 14)
7 nights - £5,500.00
4 nights - £4,400.00

Quarry Gardens Lodge (sleeps 2)
7 nights - £2,800.00
4 nights - £2,240.00

Please get in touch with [email protected] for further information or to get booked in now for your winter getaway❄️

23/09/2024

Today we had an exciting drop in our mailbox of these beautiful images from Andy & Lucy’s special day back in June 💌

Andy & Lucy opted for a local church wedding ceremony and joined us back here for their drinks, dinner & evening reception. What a glorious day it was to celebrate such a beautiful couple.

Images by the wonderful 📸
Florist -
Band -
Decor -

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30/08/2024

Barley harvest has begun. Set to be made into some Speyside Whisky 🥃

30/08/2024

Polite Notice ⚠️

Tomorrow evening around 22.45-23.00, there will be fireworks going off at the Castle 🎆🎇

30/08/2024

We have an exciting new addition to next years Gordon Setter Gathering…

We would like to introduce you all to our newest member of the team, our very own Gordon Setter, Dipple🐶

She’s settling in to her new home just fine 🥰

27/08/2024

In honour of International Dogs Day yesterday, here’s a bunch of our furry friends on the estate 🐾

Not only are they cute faces, some of these dogs work relentlessly in all conditions as the backbone of our country sporting pursuits, to ensure memorable outings for our guests.

Keep your eyes peeled in the coming days for our newest addition to the pack arriving to her new home..we can’t wait for you all to meet her!

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22/08/2024

We finally received these beautiful pictures from our June wedding of the lovely Emily & Chris 📸💍

The first wedding of the year to have a touch of rain, so an indoor ceremony it was..& how beautiful did it look🌸

Congratulations again to the lovely couple. We’ve loved looking back on these pictures of your special day! 💒

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21/08/2024

Saturday we hosted our 5th wedding of the year, with the lovely Eilidh & Zander saying ‘I do’ on our formal front lawn 🌳🧡🌺💍

What a special day it was with such a fantastic wedding party to celebrate with. Congratulations again Eilidh & Zander, we wish you all the love, happiness and best wishes.

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20/08/2024

always do a wonderful job with lighting our events in Tower Hall. The lovely Eilidh & Zander tied the knot on Saturday & had this projection on the Tower for their special day 💡🔆💍

Address

Gordon Castle Estate Office
Fochabers
IV327PQ

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+44(0)1343 820244

Website

http://www.gordoncastle.co.uk/

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Throwback to our Highland Games and Country Fair a couple of weeks ago. What a day it was for our community (and much further beyond) to come together and celebrate the annual tradition 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Enjoy all of the highlights from the day! #highlandgames #gordoncastle #morayspeyside

Gordon Castle Highland Games and Country Fair FAQs. Any further questions, ask us in the comments below or contact us on [email protected]. Just over a month to go! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏅🐕🎪 (🤞🏼 for ☀️).

Did you know there was an amazing local man named John Scott who was Lord Nelson’s purser? Yesterday we hosted Rev John Maynard’s book launch, telling the story of John Scott, born in 1764 at Floods Farm, Spey Bay, whose role in the Royal Navy landed him a significant relationship of becoming Lord Nelson’s second hand. John Maynard, a member of the Nelson Society, had been encouraged to write the book by members of the Forres Heritage Trust after uncovering his findings to them back in 2023. After many years of research and uncovering his late wife’s connections to John Scott, the story finally came together and the book was able to be published with thanks to the help of the Nelson Society and funding from the Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation. If you are interested in reading the story yourself, get in touch with us if you’d like to purchase a copy. In attendance was: Susan Morris - Secretary of the Nelson Society Ronnie Kane - Scottish regional secretary of the Nelson Society George Alexander - Forres Heritage Trust George McIntyre - Chairman of the George & Ena Baxter Foundation Major General The Hon Seymour Monti CBE, LVO - The Lord Lieutenant of Moray Angus and Zara Gordon Lennox - Owners of Gordon Castle Estate Lt Colonel Toby Christie - Factor Gordon Castle Estate

During this years Spirit of Speyside - Gordon Castle fishing are offering days tickets to Spey Salmon Fish on one of our four beats across the world-renowned river Spey. We have 12 tickets per day still available between the 1st and 3rd of May, and 6 tickets available for Saturday 4th May. £170 per day. 9am-5pm. Speyburn’s Bradan Orach will be the dram to quench your thirst on the day🥃 Tickets are available to purchase on Spirit of Speyside’s main webpage. Alternatively, contact [email protected] to find out more information! #spiritofspeyside #speysidewhisky #speyside #moray #gordoncastleestate #fishing #speysidefishing

Excited to share this episode filmed by American Viscountess for her series back in August. Watch the full episode here https://youtu.be/nnNawqwoAgw?feature=shared

The River Spey is big so please take care especially walking dogs.

2 weeks till Christmas!

Can you believe its just 2 weeks until Christmas!! 😲 Why don't you pop along to the Walled Garden shop for a spot of Christmas shopping ☃️ Then you could grab a hot drink and a bite to eat in the cafe 😋(Wednesday - Sunday only) Gordon Castle Walled Garden

A wee birds eye view of Gordon Castle and surrounding grounds for you all from last summer, looking fantastic even if we do say so ourselves 😍 #exclusiveuse