Dundas Castle is a castle destination wedding venue in South Queensferry, United Kingdom, hosting 10 to 200 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Edinburgh (EDI), About 10 minutes by car. Best months: May, June, September, November.
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Dundas is the practical answer to a Scottish castle wedding: a 15th-century keep and a William Burn mansion of 1818 on a 400-acre estate, eight miles from Edinburgh city centre and ten minutes from the airport, still owned by the Sir Jack Stewart-Clark family.
Dundas Castle in South Queensferry, open May – June, September, November.
Dundas is the practical answer to a Scottish castle wedding: a 15th-century keep and a William Burn mansion of 1818 on a 400-acre estate, eight miles from Edinburgh city centre and ten minutes from the airport, still owned by the Sir Jack Stewart-Clark family.
It takes one wedding at a time, exclusively, which means the gates close behind your party.
The Pavilion and the state rooms hold up to 200 guests for a dinner, and 17 bedrooms sleep 37 across the castle.
The Auld Keep, the original medieval tower with its vaulted stone ceiling, is the reason to come: it seats as few as ten and takes ceremonies up to 30, lit by candles, with a spiral stair and 500 years of soot in the stone.
4 notes of our own.
15th-century keep and 1818 Burn mansion on a 400-acre estate
Ten minutes from Edinburgh airport, eight miles from the city
Up to 200 guests for dinner; 17 bedrooms sleeping 37
The Auld Keep for ceremonies of 30 and dinners from ten
Best held in May, June, September.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Dundas Castle.
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Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 18:00Arrival drinks in the Auld Keep, dinner in the state rooms
- 14:00Ceremony on the lawn by the loch, or in the keep
- 15:30Reception on the terrace with pipers
- 19:00Dinner in the Pavilion and a ceilidh until late
- 11:00Breakfast, then a short drive to Edinburgh or the airport
Things worth knowing.
EDI · About 10 minutes by car
Guests fly into Edinburgh. Our team arranges every transfer.
£45,000
Capacities and bedroom counts are published by Dundas Castle. Pricing is quoted on enquiry, so the money figures here are our estimates for the tier rather than a quote.
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£45,000 to £95,000 for 150 guests taking the castle (estimated)
Quoted inside the exclusive hire, not published
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
£130 / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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£130 to £220 per guest (estimated)
£120 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Castle bedrooms inside the hire; Edinburgh and South Queensferry rooms £120 to £350
May – June, September, November
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Dundas Castle hold?+
Up to 200 for a wedding dinner across the Pavilion and the state rooms. The Auld Keep, the medieval tower, takes ceremonies for up to 30 and dinners from as few as ten for couples who want something small.
How many guests can sleep at the castle?+
Thirty-seven, across 17 bedrooms. Everyone else stays in South Queensferry, ten minutes away, or in Edinburgh itself, which is twenty minutes by car and has the range of hotels a large guest list needs.
Is the castle exclusively ours?+
Yes. Dundas takes one wedding at a time on an exclusive-use basis, so the estate, its rooms and its grounds belong to your party for the booking with no other event running alongside it.
Can we marry outdoors in Scotland?+
Yes. Scottish law licenses the person conducting the ceremony rather than the building, so you can marry on the lawn, by the loch or in the keep. That freedom is one of the main reasons couples pick Scotland over England.
How close is Edinburgh airport?+
About ten minutes by car, which is unusually close for a castle of this kind, and central Edinburgh is roughly twenty minutes. Guests flying in from abroad can land and be at the castle inside an hour.
What does a wedding at Dundas Castle cost?+
Dundas quotes each wedding on enquiry rather than publishing a tariff, with the hire, catering and bedrooms priced against the date and the guest count. The figures below are our estimates rather than a quote.
Others to weigh.
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A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.