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About this place
Cambo House is a Victorian country house built in 1881, standing at the heart of a 1,200 acre estate near Kingsbarns in Fife, close to the Fife coast and about ten kilometres from St Andrews.
The house is a family home.
Its walled garden holds the Plant Heritage national collection of snowdrops, with more than 350 varieties.
The property is covered by Historic Houses, and visitors can join heritage tours through the gardens and into the house itself.
Read more on WikipediaHistory
The Cambo estate has been held by the Erskine family, whose landscape improvements included work commissioned by the 9th Earl of Kellie. The present house dates from 1881, replacing an earlier building on the site, and the walled garden itself dates from the early 1800s.
Architecture
Cambo House is a Victorian country house of 1881, built in the fashion of the period's Scottish estate architecture, though no architect is recorded.
Worth knowing
The wider estate includes Kingsbarns Distillery, open to visitors alongside the house and gardens.
Gardens & grounds
The 2.5 acre walled garden, dating from the 1800s, holds a Plant Heritage national snowdrop collection alongside seasonal displays of alliums, roses, and naturalistic prairie planting.
Facilities
Plan your visit
Nearest station: Leuchars Rail Station (11.2 miles)
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