| T: 01343 830270 | M: 07584 878593
Menu
T: 01343 830270 M: 07584 878593
 

Duffus House

A new phase for Duffus House

Home | Duffus House

Historic Duffus House

This historic building, built in the late 1600’s, was home to the Dunbar’s of Northfield for over 250 years.  Ed’s grandfather decided to move out of Duffus House in the 1935. The family subsequently leased the building to Gordonstoun school, for use as a boarding house, for 82 years.  In August 2017 the house and Dunbar family entered a new phase when the lease to the school came to an end.  Since then, we have been working behind the scenes, deliberating how best to give Duffus House a new lease of life.

North west aspect of Walled Garden

Kula Camping

Given the rocketing costs post Covid, we have unfortunately had to park our original plans to redevelop Duffus House.  We have since turned our attention to the land around the building instead. We have secured planning permission for a small, rustic campsite.  The sheltered walled garden will house the 30 tent pitches.  For those with tourers, there will be 20 pitches with hook ups. These will run along the top of the big field, next to the drive.  All campers will be able to relax and explore the Estate, whilst enjoying the beautiful south facing views across the Laich of Moray, towards Duffus Castle.

The campsite reception will (hopefully) be housed within the foyer of Duffus House, enabling our campers to walk where Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, once did as a boy boarding here.

Have a look at our Kula Camping page for the latest information.

Earthtime

Ed and I are passionate about supporting our local community.  Earthtime is a local social enterprise.  Ed has sat on their board since 2015 and in 2017 we invited them to launch their Outdoor Nursery and Forest School within the Duffus House grounds on the Estate.  Earthtime now have designated outdoor space beside Duffus House and lease offices in one of the wings of the building.

HRH The Princess Royal
Walled Garden west aspect

Future Plans

We are not ones to rest on our laurels!  There are always new ideas and plans to bring Duffus House back to life.  We welcome local user groups onto the Estate, including Outfit Moray, a fantastic local charity. You can find out more about Outfit in our recent blog post.

Subscribe to hear the latest news from Duffus Estate

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. We use necessary cookies to make sure that our website works. We’d also like to set analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site. By clicking “Allow All”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyse site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts.
These cookies are required for basic functionalities such as accessing secure areas of the website, remembering previous actions and facilitating the proper display of the website. Necessary cookies are often exempt from requiring user consent as they do not collect personal data and are crucial for the website to perform its core functions.
A “preferences” cookie is used to remember user preferences and settings on a website. These cookies enhance the user experience by allowing the website to remember choices such as language preferences, font size, layout customization, and other similar settings. Preference cookies are not strictly necessary for the basic functioning of the website but contribute to a more personalised and convenient browsing experience for users.
A “statistics” cookie typically refers to cookies that are used to collect anonymous data about how visitors interact with a website. These cookies help website owners understand how users navigate their site, which pages are most frequently visited, how long users spend on each page, and similar metrics. The data collected by statistics cookies is aggregated and anonymized, meaning it does not contain personally identifiable information (PII).
Marketing cookies are used to track user behaviour across websites, allowing advertisers to deliver targeted advertisements based on the user’s interests and preferences. These cookies collect data such as browsing history and interactions with ads to create user profiles. While essential for effective online advertising, obtaining user consent is crucial to comply with privacy regulations.