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Jewel of the Scottish Borders
Auchen Castle Hotel is a
prestigious Scottish castle hotel located in the borders of Scotland only a
few miles from Gretna Green and in the heart of Robert Burns Country.
Whether you wish a romantic hide away accommodation break in Scotland or a
Scottish Castle Wedding - we should be your venue of choice.
With a reputation for
excellent service, great cuisine and a unique setting - your stay at Auchen
Castle Hotel will be a memorable one.
Our castle hotel can also be
hired on an exclusive use basis for the ultimate in personal attention - no
matter what the event. Helicopter transfers to Glasgow or Edinburgh can be
arranged for executive, wedding or leisure guests.
For the corporate guest we
are also an ideal conference venue with two dedicated conferencing rooms and
excellent packages for day and 24-hour delegates. For the more adventurous
clients, we can also make arrangements for quad biking, clay pigeon shooting
or perhaps you will relax and enjoy our award winning restaurant and try
some of our specialist Scottish whisky’s including our very own branded
12-year old Malt.
Accommodation
Accommodation at Auchen Castle Hotel includes 25
bedrooms with 15 feature bedrooms within the original castle. The feature
rooms and honeymoon suites have Champagne stocked mini bars, wide screen
televisions, DVD players and mini hi-fis.
Auchen Castle Hotel has
various rooms with 4 poster beds, one of which is an exact replica of the
bed used by Anne Boleyn at her ancestral home. The 10 Auchen Castle lodge
rooms are family sized and have fabulous views over the private trout loch.
Auchen Castle Hotel has a
reputation for excellent cuisine in a unique setting.
Food and Drink
At Auchen Castle Hotel you can relax with an
aperitif in the Castle Cocktail Bar, enjoy a lavish meal in the award
winning Hotel restaurant and round the evening off with a wee dram in the
Garden Lounge. The award winning Auchen Castle Hotel restaurant enjoys an
excellent reputation for the cuisine prepared by one of the Worlds' Master
Chefs.
The Hotel restaurant has
fabulous panoramic views of the Scottish Upper Annandale Mountains. We can
alter the restaurant layout to accommodate large events, be it traditional
Top Tables for weddings with bespoke menus or round tables for corporate
groups.
After dinner coffees or
liqueurs can be enjoyed in the Castle Garden Lounge - the perfect evening
setting, surrounded by beautiful gardens and countryside.
Exclusive Use
Auchen Castle Hotel can be hired on an
Exclusively Yours basis - indulge yourself and your guests with a
variety of feature rooms, experience the romance of Scotland and enjoy
breathtaking scenery and panoramic views. This Scottish Castle Hotel can be
booked for a variety of events including TV and film hire, corporate and
business meetings, product launches, incentive travel, banqueting and
weddings, not to mention private dinner parties. Auchen Castle Hotel is set
in extensive private gardens and woodlands with its own trout loch - but it
also has the benefit of excellent travel links with the M74 motorway only
two miles away.
Exclusive hire with the fully
staffed castle just for you and your guests is the ultimate Scottish Castle
experience. Sit back and relax we can organise every detail of your event
for you. For larger numbers (150 plus) a grand lawn marquee can be hired
with our fountain as its centre piece. The marquee, with wooden floors and
chandeliers, has the Castle as a backdrop and makes for a fabulous lawn
event. With a variety of menu options, drinks packages and entertainments
that can easily be arranged, it is no surprise that Auchen Castle Hotel has
an unrivalled reputation in the Scottish Borders.
Weddings
What could be more romantic than a wedding in a
Scottish castle in Scotland? A Scottish Castle Wedding can make a bride feel
like a princess for the day. Auchen Castle Hotel has an excellent reputation
as a wedding venue in Scotland and it is only a few miles from
Gretna Green. At Auchen Castle Hotel we have years of wedding venue
experience and have hosted everything from lavish TV celebrity weddings to
weddings just for two. We have a dedicated team of Wedding co-ordinators who
will guide you through every aspect of planning your Wedding Day.
A wedding at Auchen Castle
Hotel is a unique experience with either a Civil or Religious wedding
ceremony taking place in an intimate and romantic setting with a Scottish
Castle as a backdrop. Our prestigious castle grounds ensure that the wedding
photography can provide the most beautiful and dramatic wedding pictures.
The Auchen Castle restaurant seats 100 diners and extra guests can easily be
welcomed - we can also accommodate Weddings up to 400 by means of a lawn
marquee. Please note that Auchen Castle Hotel also provides exclusive use of
the Scottish Castle for that extra special wedding day.
Conference Venue
Auchen Castle Hotel has an unrivalled
position in the borders of Scotland and offers excellent service for
business and conference facilities. Easily accessible from the M74 motorway
at Junction 15 and equidistant from Glasgow and Edinburgh, Auchen Castle is
an ideal UK venue for a company conference, an executive meeting or a
product launch. Inside the former ancestral home of Sir William Younger are
conference facilities that maintain original features and offer the kind of
atmosphere you would expect from one of the premier hotels in the Scottish
Borders.
The Hotel sits amongst 35
acres of beautiful formal gardens and woodlands, a breathtaking location. We
have years of event experience having a dedicated team to help create a
program to suit your function. We can make arrangements for Clay pigeon
shooting, quad biking etc. or, alternatively, we can arrange entertainment
including traditional pipers and Scottish Dancing. |
