Groups Visiting Traquair

Guided tours and group experiences

Group Visits

We are delighted to accept groups of any size throughout the year.

During house opening hours (April to end October) we can arrange a guide to welcome the group and give a 5 minute introductory talk about the history of the house before the group is free to tour the house on their own. Alternatively are able to arrange a fully guided tour for your group; please enquire.

We also offer a number of specialised tours and experiences – please see below.

Guided tours can also be arranged outside normal opening hours, subject to availability.

If you would like to arrange a group visit, please fill out the online booking enquiry form at the bottom of this page, or call the office or drop us an email with details.

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Traquair Experiences for Groups

Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair will take your group on an exclusive guided tour of Traquair.

£32.00 per person (minimum spend £300)

max. 20 guests

Guided tours can be arranged for groups throughout our open season if booked in advance, subject to availabilty. We occasionally allow groups to visit the house outside normal opening hours, however, a minimum charge does apply.

£20.00pp for adults, £16pp for senior citizens and students

For a unique experience of Traquair we can offer receptions hosted by the owner in the 17th Century High Drawing Room followed by a guided tour. A glass of french Cremant and soft drinks will be served All guests will be provided with a complimentary guide book.

£42.00 per person

Guided tour of Traquair House with an Experienced Guide and finish with a private Ale tasting. This gives your group the opportunity to taste all three delicious bottled ales brewed at Traquair.

£30.00 per person – Malt Loft (max 15)

£35.00 per person- Dining Room

During house opening hours we can arrange a guide to welcome the group and give a 5 minute introductory talk about the history of the house before the group is free to tour the house on their own.

£14.00 per adult, £12.00 per senior or £6.00 per child age 5-14, and £7 per full time students 14-22yrs
(Minimum 20 people)

Themed tours - special interest tours of Traquair

Traquair is renowned for its embroideries and textiles which include petit point embroidery from the 1600’s, colifichet work, quilting and the Mary Queen of Scots bed as well as a large collection of priests’ vestments.  We can offer special themed guided tours where we will give you access to some of the embroidery and vestments not usually on public display.

Cost of Tour with experienced guide: £25.00

Traquair has a superb family archive that dates back to the mid 1300’s and is a treasure trove of charters, accounts, documents signed by Kings and Queens, Jacobite coded letters and family correspondence from the eighteenth century that provide a real insight into family life at Traquair. Our archivist is happy to get out a small selection of documents that you will be able to see at close quarters and provide a short talk explaining her work and the background to some of the documents.

Cost of Tour with experienced guide and archivist: £35.00

To commemorate Mary Queen of Scots visit to Traquair in 1566, this tour has a particular emphasis on Mary, her close connections with Traquair, the artefacts we hold such as her rosary and crucifix or the cradle she used to rock her son James when she visited the house.

Cost of Tour with experienced guide £20.00

Group Catering

Why not start your visit with coffee and shortbread in the 18th Century Dining Room, or finish your day with afternoon tea?

Coffee or Tea with Homemade Shortbread – £5.00

Afternoon Tea in the Dining Room – £34.00

 

For group catering in the Old Walled Garden Café, please see below.

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Group Visits - Make a Booking Enquiry

We are delighted to accept groups of any size throughout the year and personal guided tours. Click below to make an enquiry.

Reviews

Thank you so much for a wonderful birthday event on Saturday. It was exactly what I had hoped for, Caroline and the team were all so nice and did a wonderful job.  Everyone commented on the lovely setting, and also how good the food was, so please pass my thanks on to your chef who absolutely nailed the brief. It was all so delicious, and just exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you so much again for being so accommodating and creating exactly the celebration I had in mind.

Sara Hill, Innerleithen - Sep '23

We had a lovely day at Traquair House yesterday, as I knew we would. James and Helen did a great job guiding us round the house, the tea/coffee and shortbread in the 18thC dining room was to die for, and lunch in the Walled Garden Cafe was great

Alan Taylor on behalf of West Fife NTS group , - Aug '23

What a lovely place to visit. We only planned a visit to try the huge maze i saw online, but it has so much more to see and do. The grounds are so well kept and the staff we met were very friendly. From a little trip out for something to do, it actually made our whole weekend. Kids will love the play park, animals and maze. Adults will love all those things, plus the brewery, café and the gardens.

Will S - May '23

We were privileged to hold a celebration party in the house, with house tours, canapes, drinks and then dinner. To be able to relax in such historic interesting surroundings was a rare treat. The staff were superb, unobtrusively attending to everyone. The elegant dinner setting was complimented by excellent food. I thoroughly recommend this venue for a special occasion.

Karena Hanley, Peebles - May '23

Just wanted to say thanks so much for an amazing visit.  All of the clients, myself included, were blown away by how lovely all the staff were and left hoping to return to the beautiful Traquair House. ​The staff at the Café were great at getting us all fed and watered, I heard a lot of “best soup I have ever had” from our clients!!

Thorne Travel Team - Apr '23

We had an absolutely super time thank you!  It was such a beautiful setting, we couldn’t have asked for more and the meal was delicious. Everyone had a lovely time and really enjoyed the evening. Catherine’s tour and tasting was a real highlight too, so please pass on our thanks to her and the team.

Clare Millar - Mar '22