Dumfries House

Dumfries House Events, tours and education at our 18th-century house and 2,000-acre estate.
📍 Headquarters of The King's Foundation
👑 Saved by The King in 2007
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Some very happy wildlife enjoying our beautiful array of flowers on the Dumfries House estate 🐝🌺
24/08/2025

Some very happy wildlife enjoying our beautiful array of flowers on the Dumfries House estate 🐝🌺

🔔 Reminder about changes to car parking at Dumfries House 🔔 To continue protecting and developing the Dumfries House est...
22/08/2025

🔔 Reminder about changes to car parking at Dumfries House 🔔

To continue protecting and developing the Dumfries House estate for the benefit of the local community, we are introducing car parking charges at the Dumfries House estate from 1st September 2025. These changes include:

🚗 Free permits for those living within 20 miles of Dumfries House.
🚗 Charges of £5 per day for those who live outside the 20-mile radius will come into effect on 1st September 2025.
🚗 Applications for free permits can be submitted via our online form.

If you have applied for a free permit, please note we have received a very high volume of applications, and we are making our way through processing them and posting out the permits to everyone who is eligible.

If you have already submitted an application for a permit, there is no need to re-submit your application or contact us for a status check. Rest assured we have all eligible number plates registered on our system, so you won’t be charged for parking if your permit hasn’t arrived by 1 September.

For more information, including FAQs and the online application form, visit our website ➡️ https://dumfries-house.org.uk/car-parking

21/08/2025

Inspiring young students on the Dumfries House estate 🍂🎨

Our educational STEM centre on site offers workshops and programmes for young people across environmental science, sustainable design, aerospace and green energy.

Last week, we hosted a natural dyes workshop, where students created paints from plants found in the natural surroundings of the estate. 🖌️

Sunny August days on the Dumfries House estate 📸🌞
20/08/2025

Sunny August days on the Dumfries House estate 📸🌞

19/08/2025

Slow down, reconnect with nature and find calm with our Harmony Walks at Dumfries House 🌳🧘‍♀️

As part of our Health and Wellbeing offering, we're running sessions twice per week where you can learn mindfulness practices whilst spending time in our beautiful estate grounds.

📆 Tuesdays, 1.30pm - 2.30pm and Thursdays 11.30am - 12.30pm
💸 Cost - £5 per person

Book your spot 🔗 https://www.dumfries-house.org.uk/blog/page/405/harmony-walks-at-dumfries-house

Tying the knot in style 💍Congratulations to Lauren and Ben, who got married on the estate earlier this summer 💝Are you p...
17/08/2025

Tying the knot in style 💍

Congratulations to Lauren and Ben, who got married on the estate earlier this summer 💝

Are you planning your special day? We offer a range of different wedding packages tailored to you. Learn more about weddings at Dumfries House, and book a venue tour, at the link below.

https://dumfries-house.org.uk/hospitality/weddings

16/08/2025

Spend a busy day on the Dumfries House estate with us 🌱

From our education programmes and celebratory events at the House, to simply enjoying the estate grounds or grabbing a bite to eat - there's a huge range of things to enjoy at Dumfries House 💚

15/08/2025

Educating the next generation of food champions 🍽️

Our Food for the Future programme is delivered by The King's Foundation, developed in partnership with Jamie Oliver, Jamie's Ministry of Food UK and Jimmy Doherty.

The programme, which takes place at Dumfries House, gives young people the skills, knowledge, and experience of food production systems to enable them to implement changes that reduce food waste. ♻️

There's still time to apply for the next intake - register your school by Wednesday 27 August. For more information, visit the link below.

https://kings-foundation.org/study/food-for-the-future/

14/08/2025

The most paw-some day of the year - the Dumfries House Fun Dog Show! 🐾

Take a look at some un-fur-gettable moments from yesterday's show - congratulations to all the entrants and winners 🌟🐕‍🦺

13/08/2025

Golden hour on the Dumfries House estate 🌞

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The Story of Dumfries House

You wouldn’t think it to look at it now, with its tranquil grounds and elegant drawing rooms, but the fate of one of Scotland’s grandest country houses hung in the balance not so long ago. It faced an uncertain future in 2007, while all of its cultural riches risked being divided up and sold off.

A royal intervention at the eleventh hour brought the drama to an end ‒ but also marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter for one of the UK’s true gems. HRH The Prince of Wales brought together heritage bodies and benefactors under the auspices of a newly-formed trust to purchase the estate, stopping truckloads of furnishings in their tracks en route to Christie's auction house in London.

Dumfries House has a fascinating history with the artefacts inside a testament to its long and illustrious past. Built in the 1750s for William Crichton Dalrymple, the 5th Earl of Dumfries, and furnished with original Thomas Chippendale furniture delivered straight from the celebrated master cabinetmaker’s workshop, the house is something of a time capsule.

The house opened to the public in 2008 following a painstaking restoration. Stunning, especially when catching the sunlight, the baronial country house is a marvel both inside and out.