Tours. Please note that entry to the main house is by guided tour only. Tours daily throughout the Summer season, with weekends only during the Winter season. Please note that dates and timings given are for guidance and are subject to change. We recommend pre-booking. If in doubt please check the website or call 01290 421742 for latest details.

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Please select the event you would like to book tickets for.

  • In addition to the Principal Floor, this in-depth tour provides extended access to the interiors.

  • This tour presents the highlights of the collection, the history of the house and its owners.

  • A once monthly 3hr guided walk around the wider Estate.

  • A once monthly 90 minute guided walk around the near estate

  • Evening swim from 9pm - Midnight with Aqua Gym session at 10pm included. (Over 18's only)

  • Join our head guide or a senior guide as they focus onThomas Chippendale, his life, work and the Dumfries House collection.

  • Dovecot Tapestry Studio on weaving 'Abandoned Cottage on the Isle of Stroma' - Thursday 30th May

  • The story of Pennylands, a WW2 Prisoner of War Camp and Military Facility - Thursday 20th June

  • Join Iain Hair, Dumfries House Horologist - Thursday 25th July

  • With Charlotte Rostek, Head of Collections at Mount Stuart and Dumfries House Curator Emerita - Thursday 22nd August

  • With Michael Davis, Architectural Historian - Thursday 26th September

  • Furniture for Dumfries House, Buckingham House and St James’s Palace - Thursday 24th October