Mount Stuart Gardens

The ancestral seat of the Marquess of Bute, the Mount Stuart estate combines manor home, visitor centre and gardens housing arboricultural and horticultural collections of global significance.

Guided tours of the house and garden are available upon request. For children, there is also an adventure play area and a scenic picnic area in the grounds of the house. The attraction combines the Manor Home, Gardens, Visitor Centre, Shop and Café set against a striking Firth of Clyde backdrop. 300 acres of gardens and grounds, including a private beach.

From spring’s rhododendron and magnolia blooms to autumn’s golden birch and maple trees, expect a colourful show all year round. Exotic plant life flourishes, adding an unexpected hint of the tropical, while winding woodlands stretch right down to the shore.
With plant species introduced through the centuries, the Bute family’s passion for plants can be seen at every turn. Visit the Rock Garden, designed by the famous Victorian landscape architect Thomas Mawson. Explore the Kitchen Garden which provides fresh produce for the Courtyard Café and don’t miss the Pinetum – home to more than 800 towering conifers.

Discover nature, in all its majestic glory.


Mount Stuart is accessible just 70 minutes from Glasgow Airport and 20 minutes from Argyll mainland.