Castle · near Peterculter · Aberdeen City

Drum Castle

Drum Castle lies 3.3 km west of Peterculter. Its status is a category A listed building. Our list has 16 more places within 15 km; first among them is Crathes Castle, at 7.2 km.

Photo: Drum Castle, Ikiwaner (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

3.3 km

west of Peterculter

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near Peterculter

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Peterculter

Drum Castle is 3.3 km west of Peterculter. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by National Trust for Scotland

One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Peterculter has 9 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

In Peterculter, July and August are the warmest, at 19°C in the afternoon.

Jan6° / 0°72 mm

Feb7° / 1°69 mm

Mar9° / 2°58 mm

Apr11° / 3°54 mm

May14° / 5°56 mm

Jun17° / 8°69 mm

Jul19° / 10°74 mm

Aug19° / 10°64 mm

Sep16° / 8°62 mm

Oct12° / 6°86 mm

Nov9° / 3°91 mm

Dec6° / 0°76 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Peterculter, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Peterculter. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Peterculter’s full climate →

About

Drum Castle

The site is kept up by National Trust for Scotland. Articles on it exist in 13 languages.

Peterculter’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: 3.3 km west of Peterculter
Official site: nts.org.uk/Property/Drum-Castle-Garden-and-Estate

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Drum Castle

Drum Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Drum Castle

The biggest base of the 8 is Westhill (11,778 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 3.3 km east of it

Peterculter

4,359 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 4.8 km east of it

Milltimber

3,049 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 7.2 km north of it

Westhill

11,778 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 10 km northeast of it

Kingswells

4,776 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Drum Castle is	People	Places to visit
Peterculter	3.3 km east of it	4,359	5
Milltimber	4.8 km east of it	3,049	6
Westhill	7.2 km north of it	11,778	1
Kingswells	10 km northeast of it	4,776	4
Banchory	10 km southwest of it	7,582	5
Portlethen	13 km east of it	8,965	3
Blackburn	13 km north of it	2,985	2
Newtonhill	13 km southeast of it	3,182	1

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Among the 16 within 15 km are 5 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCrathes Castle7.2 km away 2

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCastle Fraser14 km away 3CastleCastleMidmar Castle10 km away 4

CastleMuchalls Castle13 km away 5

CastleTilquhillie Castle9.8 km away 6

MuseumBlairs Museum8.7 km away 7

Heritage railwayRoyal Deeside Railway7 km away 8

MuseumThe Gordon Highlanders Museum12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Drum Castle

Where is Drum Castle?

Drum Castle is 3.3 km west of Peterculter, Aberdeen City.

What is Drum Castle?

Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Drum Castle?

National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Drum Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Peterculter, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Drum Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Drum Castle?

Within 15 km: Crathes Castle (7.2 km), Castle Fraser (14 km), Midmar Castle (10 km) and Muchalls Castle (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Drum Castle: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crathes Castle: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Fraser: Karora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Muchalls Castle: Anlace at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tilquhillie Castle: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blairs Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Deeside Railway: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Gordon Highlanders Museum: LindaAnn08, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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