Frequently Asked Questions

We are looking to streamline arrivals and ensure you can get out the car as quickly as possible to enjoy your day.

Tickets can be printed or simply shown via smartphone on arrival

Yes you can book on the same day as you visit as long as there is availability.

Tickets with monetary value cannot be resold, exchanged, transferred to another date or refunded. If you wish to cancel a free booking please call 01750 22204 or email info@bowhillhouse.co.uk

For full details see: Opening Dates, Times & Prices.

For entrance charges please see Opening Dates, Times & Prices

Yes. We are pleased to offer annual passes find out more here.

There are two ways to enjoy the walks at Bowhill depending on which you would like to enjoy. See our plan a visit page

For more information about access please email bowhillranger@buccleuch.com

The House, adventure playground and facilities are only open on selected dates – see opening times here. However, annual pass holders can enjoy walks in the grounds all year round. Find out more about our annual passes.

Please find out more here.  Passes will be handed out from the kiosk on your first visit (Local Easter Holidays or in June, July & July).  You will also be provided with a car sticker so we can easily identify that you are a pass holder when you are parked in the car park.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you when booking please select the relevant option and bring your current card along with you as proof of membership.

Carers can continue to access our places for free with an essential companions’ card, we would however ask that they book a ticket via the free entry option as part of the booking to allow us to control numbers on site.

Yes, the Old Kitchen Café is open when the facilities are: Opening times.

The Horsebox, serving light refreshments, is located in the Adventure Playground, is also open on selected dates in June, and daily in July and August.

Yes, the public toilets in the courtyard will be open 10am until 5pm, when the grounds are open – see the opening dates here.

Our four-legged friends are welcome to visit the grounds and the Old Kitchen Café, with their humans but we ask that they are please kept on leads under proper control and that their owners clean up after them.

The flying of drones around the House and wider Grounds and Estate is not permitted without prior permission from the Estate team. If you wish to do so, please email info@bowhillhouse.co.uk and provide copies of your drone licence, current insurance and details of its intended use.