Snowdrops at Mellerstain House

Mellerstain House will be hosting a special open day in conjunction with Scotland's Garden Scheme, to celebrate the garden and grounds at their finest. In February carpets of snowdrops spread throughout the grounds.

Mellerstain offers 100 acres of mature parkland, formal gardens and lakeside walks around the Robert Adam masterpiece. The formal gardens to the south of the house were designed in 1910 by Sir Reginald Blomfield in an Italianate style sympathetic to the earlier 18th century layout. These beautiful terraces with herbaceous borders and yew trees lead to lower terraces via a cryptoporticus, and then a sweeping expanse of lawn descends to the lake. Among the sturdy oaks and majestic beeches in the north parkland, you’ll find an enchanting tiny thatched cottage discreetly tucked away with its own parterre garden.

A map is available of the woodland and lakeside walks, picnic spots are available and the café is open during the summer season.

The garden is also open all year round, 1 January - 31 December, 11am-5pm, and the House Tours and Courtyard Café are available from April 7 - September 30.