Historic Fairytale Lickleyhead Castle
8 Guests
8 Bedrooms
5 Bathrooms
Wi-Fi
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Historic Fairytale Lickleyhead CastleLickleyhead Castle is a luxury exclusive use group accommodation venue. We now host weddings. Contact the management to find out more. Lickleyhead is a Grade A listed historic building from the 16th century. It can accommodate up to 16 adults 2 children and 3 dogs. Despite it's grandeur the castle feels very much like a home with 2 working fireplaces. The smell of woodsmoke greets you as you climb the stone staircase. Outside the sound of running water and abundant birdlife combine to provide an atmosphere of peace calm and tranquility.Each of the bedrooms have been styled to reflect the period of former owner's of note. This includes our 17th century box bedroom which has proven to be a great favourite with our guests and the Victorian nursery on the very top floor. The castle grounds which are exciting to explore extend to 11 acres with 2 burns (streams) rope swings to discover not to mention a ruined archway and a bird hide. We are also situated on the lower slopes of Bennachie which of course means plenty of wonderful walks from the doorstep.The whole building will be yours!
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Reviews
| Rating | Review | User | Published Date | Liked | Disliked | Title | Description | Stay | Response | Response By |
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| 10/10 | Excellent | James G. | 11 Sept 2022 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Best Place I’ve Ever Stayed | Truly a magical experience! And we may have had an encounter with the Green Lady! The rooms were all lovely and it was difficult to pick which one I wanted. We held a murder mystery event on the evening of my birthday through Red Herring Events and it was fantastic! | Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022 | Response from VrboOwner on 24 Sept 2024 | We're glad you enjoyed it James. Please feel free to return some time. |
| 10/10 | Excellent | Michael S. | 19 Jun 2022 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Whisky and golf base camp | We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Lickleyhead! We started our stay with some extras arranged with the help of James: archery a catered banquet and a whisky tasting. The setting for each was perfect. We mainly used the place as a base for other activities. In retrospect it would have been better to leave more time to enjoy the castle and explore the grounds. There were 10 of us which seemed like a good number for the space. Everything was well equipped and clean. As you would expect in a structure hundreds of years old water pressure in the lower floor bathrooms is much better than the top floors. But this was more than offset by the character and charm of all of the bedrooms. Our main hangout area was the great hall which had a massive fireplace. There were plenty of other places to relax; we just didn’t use them. We would definitely stay again! | Stayed 3 nights in May 2022 | Response from VrboOwner on 24 Sept 2024 | Thanks Michael. We hope you'll return one day |
| 10/10 | Excellent | Maria M. | 19 May 2022 | Liked: Cleanliness check-in communication location listing accuracy | None | Fun with Friends at Lickleyhead | A group of friends had a shared dream of a Scottish Stay with whisky tours and Highland games. Lickleyhead Castle exceeded our expectations. James and Kathy were extremely accommodating and helpful in fulfilling our dream! | Stayed 3 nights in May 2022 | Response from VrboOwner on 3 Jun 2022 | Thanks Maria So glad you enjoyed your time here. |
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