Opening Times & Event Information
Our opening times for 2025:
May: Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th & Monday 5th (Bank Holiday & VE Day)
June: Saturday 7th (Library Reading with David Wheatley
from Aberdeen University at 3pm),
Sunday 8th, Monday 9th,
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd
July: Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd, Friday 25th,
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th
August: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd, Monday 4th (Tall Ships week)
Friday 8th, Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th
September: Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th, Monday 15th, Tuesday 16th,
Friday 19th, Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st (All Northeast Open Studios)
December: Christmas Pop-up Shop date TBC
Poetry Reading with David Wheatley,
Saturday 7th June at 3pm in the library:
Information for visitors:
The garden, tearoom, gallery/shop are open from 1pm to 5pm.
We welcome guests for guided tours (£10 per adult, under 12s free) running at
1.30pm and 3pm - tours generally last approximately an hour.
Tickets are available at the door.
Tours will be limited to groups of around 10 people due to space.
(If your tour party is larger, please get in touch to book a tour time.)
When visiting, you will also be able to explore the garden, woodland,
browse the gallery/gift shop (which is situated in the front entrance hall),
and enjoy a tea and cake in the panelled parlour (£5 per person for a pot of tea/cafetiere and choice of home bake).
Other important information: Parking is available on the main drive, with disabled parking spaces at the front of the house. Disabled access to the house is limited for wheelchair users due to the number of steps and period features of the house.
Sadly, no dogs (except guide dogs) are allowed in the garden or house.
Enjoy a poetry reading at Kemnay House with David Wheatley. A Kemnay resident, David is a professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen and the author and editor of many books, including the poetry collections *The President of Planet Earth (2017) * and *Child Ballad* (2023, Sunday Times poetry book of the year). David’s work frequently explores Aberdeenshire history and landscape, including that of Kemnay House!
