Blair Castle

Perthshire, United Kingdom

Ancestral seat of the Atholl family with a Victorian Ballroom · Blair Atholl, Highland Perthshire

No. 502 · Autumn 2026

The castle at sunset with a couple on the lawn below and pines framing the view, Blair Castle

Welcome

Ceremonies indoors and out

Blair Castle in Highland Perthshire pairs a Victorian Ballroom and Georgian state rooms with a ruined Celtic kirk, and plans every wedding individually.

Ceremonies can be civil or religious. Indoors, the choice is the Victorian Ballroom, the State Dining Room, with its delicate Georgian plasterwork and ceiling roundels, or the historic Library, which is not open to visitors to the castle. Outdoors, St Bride's Kirk is a ruin dating back to Celtic times, used for weddings and for renewing vows, and Hercules Garden is a walled garden restored to its original Georgian design. The private West Lawn is exclusively accessible to couples and their guests. Outdoor ceremonies at the West Lawn, St Bride's Kirk and Hercules Garden can move indoors to the Ballroom, Banvie Hall, State Dining Room or Library.

The gravel forecourt and the clock tower wing, with mature trees behind, Blair Castle

Receptions

Celebrations in the Ballroom

The Victorian Ballroom is designed for parties, with excellent acoustics, a large stage, two open fires, a fine dance floor and a state-of-the-art lighting system. Blair Castle seats up to 220 guests for dinner. Banvie Hall lies beyond the Ballroom behind a secret door. It is a contemporary room with a glass wall frontage looking onto the grounds and the surrounding hills, and it often serves as an extension to the Ballroom for a welcome reception, a bar or cutting...

Where: Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH18 5TL, United Kingdom
Seated dinner: Up to 220 guests
Exclusive use: Yes, the whole venue
Price: From £20 per guest

The State Dining Room laid with a long table under Georgian plasterwork, Blair Castle

The celebration

How the day is held

4 spaces for the day. Up to 300 guests.

The Victorian Ballroom with its timber roof and walls hung with antlers and portraits, Blair Castle

The Ballroom

Built for the Atholl Highlanders

Completed in 1876 to a design by David Bryce, with two open fires, a stage and walls of antlers; 220 at dinner, 300 for a ceremony.

St Bride's Kirk

A roofless Celtic ruin

Up to 30 guests among ancient walls, a short walk from the castle through Diana's Grove.

Hercules Garden

Nine walled acres

A restored Georgian garden with ponds, a Chinese bridge and an orchard of more than 100 fruit trees.

An outdoor ceremony on a lawn with wooded hills behind, Blair Castle

Where to stay

Rest, close at hand

A bedroom at Forest Lodge with a red chaise at the foot of the bed, Blair Castle

Rooms

Woodland Lodges

in the grounds of Blair Castle

Sleep 2 to 6 · Castle grounds

A Georgian state room with red walls, gilded furniture and a carved chimneypiece, Blair Castle

1 house

Old Blair

a former inn beside the castle gardens

Sleeps 12

The castle front floodlit at night, with a couple on the forecourt, Blair Castle

10 lodges and cottages plus 2 shepherd huts

Highland Lodges

across Atholl Estates

Sleep 2 to 20 · Self-catering

Inside the Banvie Hall, a contemporary room with a glass wall onto the grounds, Blair Castle

Location

Getting there

Blair Castle is at Blair Atholl, north-west of Pitlochry. From the A9, brown signs lead to the stone walls and iron gates of the castle and up the drive. Blair Atholl station is a short walk from the drive gates.

Airport: Inverness
Airport: Edinburgh
Station: Blair Atholl (ScotRail) is the nearest station, about 0.6 miles from the venue in a straight...

A couple walking down the drive with the castle and hills in the distance, Blair Castle

Dining

Catering from a panel of specialists

Weddings at Blair Castle are catered by a panel of caterers compiled by the castle team. Ballintaggart holds that good food shared generously belongs at the heart of any celebration, and is recognised by The Michelin Guide, The Good Food Guide and The Observer Food Monthly Awards. Wilde Thyme is a Scottish catering and event design company with an experienced team. Saltire Hospitality is a family-owned Scottish caterer built on personal touches.