The tour of the castle includes three floors and it is not possible to avoid stairs. Access to the basement level and the first floor, have a video tour that you can view. Please let us know in advance if you wish to pre-book the video tours by emailing headguide@inveraray-castle.com

We offer FREE entry to blue-badge holders and one assistant as there is limited access due to the stairs.

Please view our full Accessibility Guide and contact the Estates Office on 01499 302203 if you have any further questions.

We welcome dogs to join you on a walk around the estate and woodland walks, but there are some areas where they are not permitted. Please familiarise yourself with these areas before your visit:

Dogs are welcome: on the estate, woodland walks, and the castle fosse including the Tearoom when kept on a lead.

Dogs are not permitted: inside the castle, formal gardens, or Gift Shop. This is with the exception of assistance dogs.

Please be responsible

• Always keep your dog on a lead. This is for safety and the protection of wildlife and livestock on the estate. This is particularly important during lambing season, as ewes and their lambs can become distressed and die.
• Clean up after your dog and either take it away or use the dog waste bins across the estate.
• Do not leave dogs unattended in cars, especially during warm days or if they are in distress. We will always try to find the owners but reserve the right to report dogs in distress to the SSPCA.

We offer free or discounted entry to:

• Historic Houses members
• ASVA members
• Blue-badge holders
• National Art Pass holders
• British Armed Forces
• Young Scot Card holders
• Friends of our Archives
• Inveraray residents
• Clan Campbell Society members.

Some of these cannot be booked online and must be collected at admissions on arrival.

You are very welcome to take photos within the castle using small cameras or mobile phones. However, these images are strictly for personal use. No commercial photography within the castle or on the estate is allowed without prior authorisation.

We respectfully ask that any photography for weddings or celebrations that are not being held at the castle, apply to the Castle Manager for permission – please email manager@inveraray-castle.com.  This applies with or without a professional photographer.

To keep our artefacts safe and with consideration to all our visitors uninterrupted enjoyment, we do not allow tripods, selfie sticks or flash photography.

For security purposes, we do not allow videoing inside the castle of any kind.