We visited the castle after touring the nearby Glenfiddich distillery (highly recommended!). We had the entire place to ourselves and wandered freely around the interior. Much of what's left above ground level is accessible by spiral staircases which are safe and equipped with thick rope to haul oneself up and steady the descent. I'm 74 and managed OK. It's a small but very interesting site; the guide book adds much to one's understanding. Well worth the entry fee.
Conor Hennessy Sykes
The castle that the famous whisky gets its name from, just a 10 minute walk from the distillery - there is a small fee to enter which is more than worth the contribution to conservation and it’s a nice bit of history in the middle of The Dufftown area.
Teo S
Very disappointed of the customer service. We arrived at Balvenie Castle close to 5 PM. The Castle was opened until 5:30 PM. I wanted to buy a magnet and some postcards when we were done visiting the Castle. We finished the visit after 15 min, so at 5:15 we went to buy the stuff we wanted and the lady working there refused to sell us the stuff. The motive was that she closed the shop at 5 PM and we should have done our shopping before our visit at the Castle. I would have done that if she would’ve told me that she is closing the till at 5. The Castle is worth the visit though!
Guy Greenwald
I like drinking the Balvenie whiskey so going to the Castle is a great experience, it's a few minutes walk from the Gelnfiddich distillery's parking
Elri Hettema
The castle was not open for visiting, but still so worth a visit. I love the highland cattle there, so cute 😘
Neil Morrison327 days ago
Unfortunately the castle was closed for structural safety work when I went but the engineer from Historic Scotland was helpful enough to guide me to areas where I could see the structure without getting in the way or compromising safety.
I'll give it another look when I'm next in the area as the images on google suggest its worth a wander round when it's fully open.
Dumith Priyadarshana358 days ago
Beautiful castle but it's only open during summer time. You can see the Highland cows near by field if you like to see.
D B2 years ago
Giving only a 4 star rating at present as its closed and will update accordingly when I do get in. However from the outside Balvenie Castle is still pretty impressive 👌
I'll give it another look when I'm next in the area as the images on google suggest its worth a wander round when it's fully open.