Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate

A tour of the castle and its art collection, followed by cheese and wine. Booking is essential.

Award-winning Illyria present an open-air version of Shakespeare's sparkling comedy about changes, chances and the game of love. Gates open at 5pm.

Come for a walk through the changing woodlands to see what harvest time has to offer for the local wildlife. With the ever-changing seasons, will summer have provided the fungi, berries and nuts our wildlife needs to sustain it through the winter?

Dick King-Smith's tale of the pig with an identity crisis is brought to life in this open-air show. Gate opens at 5pm.

Join the ranger to see the estate's reptiles in their natural environment. Booking is essential.

Search the waterways on the estate to search for signs of otter activity. With help from the Ranger identify prints and spraints, and the entry to the water course, known as otter slides.

Come along and build nest boxes and feeders ready for winter and the forthcoming breeding season, to lend our feathery friends a hand.

Drumlanrig is once again the superb setting for the prestigious annual Country Fair which attracts visitors from all over Scotland and the North of England. The excellent line-up of quality exhibitors and a varied entertainment program, alongside country pursuits and all of the traditional elements of a country show, will…

Let's treat our resident invertebrates by building them a hotel. Using natural materials, build a layered habitat that will attract all manner of insects.

Learn all about bats during this nocturnal wander around the estate.

Come and unearth what creatures are imbedded within the river system. Armed with a net and a basin see what creatures are living within our waterway.

Join us for a guddle in one of the lochs to discover what creatures are lurkin in the murky depths. Living within this watery world can be very dangerous. See how these creatures have come up with some ingenious way of surviving.

Illyria present their outdoor adaptation of the Japanese-set Gilbert and Sullivan classic about British politics. Gates open at 5pm.

Wade into the miniature world that minibeasts live in to find out what weird and wonderful creatures you can find. With help, identify these creatures and discover the sometimes strange adaptations they have.

A dramatic interpretation of the effect of pollen and our relationship with it.

Come and unearth what creatures are imbedded within the river system. Armed with a net and a basin see what creatures are living within our waterway.

Join us for a leisurely stroll along the waterways to discover the wildlife that frequent this area. This diverse habitat offers a huge array of potential for a whole host of wildlife, dippers, cormorants, kingfisher or perhaps an otter.

Find out which trees are indigenous and which have come from around the world.