Snowdrops and Winter Walks
Find a snowdrop garden to visit this 2027 season!
All of our gardens open for Snowdrops and Winter Walks this year can be found by visiting the link below.
Discover Scottish Gardens - supported by Visit Scotland - is organising the Scottish Snowdrop Festival from 25 January to 11 March and Scotland’s Gardens Scheme is participating with its Snowdrops and Winter Walks.
Tag us in your winter walks! Use the hashtag #lovescotlandsgardens and tag @scotlandgardenscheme on Instagram, @scotlandsgardens on Facebook
Shepherd House Inveresk, Musselburgh EH21 7TH
Thursdays, 2 - 4pm from 28 January - 25 February,
and Sunday 14 February, 11am - 4pm
A constantly evolving artist’s garden that never stands still, with lots of surprises including a shell house built in 2014, rose parterres, a rill and fountains. At its heart are the plants filling every border, spilling over arches and lining paths, which are the inspiration for Ann’s paintings. The season starts with the snowdrop collection of over 70 cultivars.
Dunvegan Castle and Gardens Isle of Skye IV55 8WF
Thursday 11 February, Saturday 13 February and
Tuesday 16 February, 10am - 2pm
Any visit to the Isle of Skye is incomplete without enjoying the wealth of history and horticultural delights at award-winning 5* Dunvegan Castle & Gardens, now an RHS partner garden.
Preston Hall Walled Garden Pathhead EH37 5UG
Saturday/Sunday, 20/21 February
Preston Hall is a 3.5 acre walled garden based in Pathhead. Restoration of the 18th century walled garden started in 2011, and today Head Gardener Kate Danesh oversees the ever-evolving transformation. February will see the first glimpse of life again in the garden with the appearance of snowdrops
Bruckhill’s Croft Rothienorman, Inverurie AB51 8YB
12 February - 14 March, by arrangement
Come and visit this National Collection of Snowdrops and learn from the knowledgeable owner, how she created her collection, snowdrop lore and how to care for these wonderful little flowers.
