Weekends From £2,500
Weeks From £5,500
Elsick House
Aberdeenshire
Historic family seat of the Dukes of Fife near Stonehaven. Elsick House sleeps 20 in 11 bedrooms, in 12 acres of gardens within a 1,500-acre estate
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Elsick House sits in 1,500 acres of farmland eight miles south of Aberdeen, at the end of long drives lined with beech hedges, and can’t be seen from any neighbour. It has been in the same family for most of the time since 1367 – first the Bannermans, then through marriage the Carnegies – and the oldest part of the house goes back to the 13th century. It has been recently refurbished and is taken on an exclusive-use basis, either self-catering or with catering and housekeeping arranged.
Inside, the reception hall, drawing room and dining room all lead off one another; the drawing and dining rooms have double doors between them and together can seat up to 35 for dinner. There’s also a study that works as a bar or whisky room, a breakfast room and the kitchen, and a door out to a south-facing terrace.
The house sleeps 20 in eleven bedrooms, each named after a part of the family history and all looking out over the gardens. Nine are doubles or twins – two superking rooms, a queen, a double and five twins that can be made up as superkings – and there are two singles. Four bedrooms are en suite and the rest have their own bathrooms; the two singles share a bathroom, though the Farnell can be paired with the Southesk bedroom as a suite. Linen, towels and toiletries are provided.
Twelve acres of garden and arboretum surround the house on every side, with a south-facing walled garden running straight off the house, a long arbour walk, ponds and woodland. Breakfast hampers and housekeeping can be arranged on request.
Elsick also hosts weddings and events: intimate dinners for up to 35 in the reception rooms, or celebrations for up to 200 in a marquee in the walled garden, with the house for the wedding party to stay in over the weekend.
Location and Things to Do
Elsick is in Aberdeenshire near Cammachmore, about eight miles south of Aberdeen and five miles north of Stonehaven, just off the A90. There are walks on the estate, with golf courses, cycling routes and fishing nearby.
For larger groups, extra rooms can be found at the Lairhillock Inn and the Premier Inn at Portlethen, both about two miles away.
Sleeping Arrangements
The Balinhard (en suite bath)
1 Super King Bed
The Alexandra (en suite bath)
1 Super King Bed
The Bannerman (en suite)
1 Super King Or Twin Bed
The Macduff (en suite shower)
1 Super King Or Twin Bed
The Southesk (private bathroom)
1 Super King Or Twin Bed
The Carnegie
1 Super King Or Twin Bed
The Fife
1 Super King Or Twin Bed
The Leuchars
1 Queen Bed
The Kinnaird
1 Double Bed
The Farnell (can pair with the Southesk)
1 Single Bed
The Bunting
1 Single Bed
Amenities
Catering Available
Countryside Walks
Self Catering
Stag and hen parties not allowed
House Fact
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret came here for the young Duke of Fife’s eighth birthday party.
The Bannermans have held Elsick since 1367, apart from a spell after they backed the losing side in the 1745 Jacobite rising.
Edmund's Favourite Feature
“I love the arrival – long drives between beech hedges to a house you can’t see from a single neighbour, and a south-facing walled garden running straight off the house.”
Get your exact price
Weekends £2,500 – £3,800
Weeks £5,500 – £8,500
Exact price depends on your dates and group size.
If fully occupied, price per person per night is usually between £39 and £75.
- Exact price from Karen Fyfe at Elsick House
- Your own email address stays private
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Weekends £2,500 – £3,800
Weeks £5,500 – £8,500
Exact price depends on your dates and group size.
If fully occupied, price per person per night is usually between £39 and £75.
- Exact price from Karen Fyfe at Elsick House
- Your own email address stays private
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