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The latest news from Dalkeith Country Park
There’s always something happening at Dalkeith Country Park. So to keep you up to speed with everything that’s going down – or being put up – we’ll post the latest news, articles and stories here.
How to plan the perfect wedding
15 Jan
So you got engaged this Christmas. Congratulations! Woohoo. What next? Here Thea Griffiths, wedding coordinator at Restoration Yard and Dalkeith Country Park, shares her top tips for planning your perfect big day. Take a breath, […]
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£100,000 Mini Maze opens 21st March at Fort Douglas
15 Jan
Work begins this week on Mini Maze, the latest investment in Dalkeith Country Park’s Fort Douglas adventure playground. Mini Maze has been designed by adventure playground specialists CAP.Co to delight, engage and enthral under-fours with […]
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Wishing Tree at Spectacle of Light to raise funds for CHAS
05 Dec
From December 7th 2019 to January 5th 2020, Dalkeith Country Park is set to host Spectacle of Light, its new winter festive light experience – and our new CHAS Wishing Tree will play a […]
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“To God & To Nature” Exhibition by Walter Dalkeith
09 Oct
This month, Dalkeith Country Park sees the opening of an exclusive exhibition by fine art photographer Walter, The Earl of Dalkeith, open from Saturday 12th October to Sunday 15th December. This symbolic homecoming […]
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Work begins on lamp-lit pedestrian walkway
08 Aug
Dalkeith Country Park invests £260,000 to create a safe, lit-up pedestrian walkway from Dalkeith town into the heart of the estate. Dalkeith Country Park has been granted planning permission for a footpath and lights project […]
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Meet Thea, Our Wedding & Events Coordinator
29 Jul
Set in the heart of the park just a few miles from Edinburgh in Midlothian, Restoration Yard really is the perfect setting for your dream wedding. It’s a unique place to have some fun and let […]
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Work begins on Orangery repairs
13 Mar
If you’ve passed through the park recently, you may have noticed a flurry of activity around our beautiful Orangery. Back in 2016, the orangery underwent a major restoration involving a skilled team of stone masons, […]
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£285,000 Sky Maze opens 9th February 2019 in Fort Douglas
01 Feb
Sky Maze is a thrilling sky-high network of twisting, turning walkways, treehouses, ramps, rope bridges and huge slides created for the bravest of young adventurers and their adults. Designed to set young (and old) imaginations […]
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King’s Gate Re-opens December 1st
29 Nov
Early in 2018, a delivery truck drove into and damaged Dalkeith Country Park’s iconic King’s Gate. Built in 1851, the gates and the entrance they guard are steeped in history. The gateway and its gates […]
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INTERVIEW: Santa
27 Nov
So the arrival of the real, actual Santa in Dalkeith Park Country is this Saturday, December 1st. Before he heads into his magical Grotto in Restoration Yard, to meet with all your children this December, […]
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