Scotney Castle

Betsy's second-hand book shop can be found at the Visitor Entrance and is currently open 10am to 3.30pm daily. There is a wide-ranging stock that includes cookery, gardening, crafts, sport, biography, history, art, novels, collectables and a children's corner.

During the summer months a kiosk selling hot and cold drinks, snacks and ice creams is open in the courtyard and there's also a kiosk at the old castle selling human (and dog) ice creams.

The Coach House tea-room sells a wide range of snacks, hot and cold lunch items, hot and cold drinks, cakes, biscuits, ice-creams and children's meals. The menu changes daily and seasonally. Opening hours are on the website. Indoor and outdoor seating available.

The plant shop in the courtyard stocks garden ornaments, large pots, and a wide range of perennials, all grown in peat-free compost and many in 'hairy' compostable pots.

To guarantee entry to Scotney Castle you need to book your parking space in advance of your visit via the Scotney homepage or the National Trust app. If you are unable to book using either of these methods please call Supporter Services on 0344 249 1895.

The shop sells a wide range of souvenirs and items, homeware, fashion items, garden accessories, plants, stationery, food and drink. Opening hours are on the website.

We welcome dogs on short leads at Scotney. They are allowed in the garden, shop, the outside eating area of the tea-room and on the wider estate, but only assistance dogs are allowed in the mansion house and walled garden.

The Coach House tea-room sells a wide range of snacks, hot and cold lunch items, hot and cold drinks, cakes, biscuits, ice-creams and children's meals. The menu changes daily and seasonally. Opening hours are on the website.

There are regular free guided estate tours and garden tours. Details are on the 'What's On' section of the website.

Toilets and changing facilities for babies and toddlers are available by the courtyard tea-room and by the Scotney property office. Accessible toilets are in the courtyard only.

Much of Scotney's garden and some of Scotney's estate, park and woodland is accessible. Most of the paths in the garden are suitable for buggies and mobility vehicles. Ask our visitor welcome team for details on arrival. Powered mobility scooters and manual wheelchairs are available to borrow and can be booked in advance by calling 01892 893820.

There is an external lift that gives access to the ground floor of the mansion house for wheelchairs. For visitors unable to use the stairs to the upper floor a video tour of the upstairs rooms is available. Just ask one of our room guides.

There are accessible toilets by the courtyard tea-room.

Two powered mobility scooters are available to borrow. To book one call the Scotney Property Office on 01892 893820.

There are designated accessible parking spaces on-site. Please note all parking needs to be booked via the Scotney website or NT app.

There are steep slopes across the garden. There is ramped access into the shop.

There are induction loop systems at Visitor Entrance, in the shop and in the tea-room.

There are benches throughout the garden, and a large number of accessible picnic tables in the tea-room courtyard and lawn area.

Access to the food outlets in the courtyard is level but uneven in places.

There are certain areas of the site where there are steps and/or uneven ground eg. the quarry garden and the lower terrace. Please ask our visitor welcome team for details on arrival.

The shop has two entrances - one is level and one has ramped access.

Video tour available on request for visitors unable to visit the upstairs of the mansion house.

There is level access from the car park to the shop, tea-room and mansion house.

We can provide a manual wheelchair or motorised mobility scooter for your visit. To book one please telephone the Scotney Property Office on 01892 893820.