Threave Castle

First time visiting and would recommend. Excellent facilities and wheelchair access. A gentle walk from the car park brings you to excellent views of the castle. Beautiful flora and fauna as we change from summer to autumn 🍂

This is a fantastic castle that sits on its own island there is a free car park that leads onto the walk to the castle which is 0.5 miles away the footpath is very well maintained and could be accessed via a good mobility wheel chair.There are various hides for bird watching mainly the ospreys that nest nearby. The castle itself is closed due to the ongoing HSE reviews that seem to have closed almost all historic Scotland sites which I don't agree with as no work seems to be going on at any of them that I have seen but the views are worth while as are the ospreys however I didn't see them on the day we visited there is a visitor center at the car park.

Great place to visit. Couldn't cross over to the castle due to out of season closure, however , lovely circular walk around the area. Free car park.

Amazing castle. With boat trip includes! (It's on an island!!)
Cant express how much fun visiting was. Nice walk to it. Boat cross and we got to see lots of wildlife. Castle was lovely to explore. Staff were ace. Only £4.50 per person.

A fun experience being taken over to this imposing castle by boat. It's a short walk to get there and there's an interesting alternative route with good views to get back to the car park, making this a circular walk. It's an easy walk (8km return, some of it along an old railway track) from Threave Garden to the castle too. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable as well.

Great place to visit with the family, great dog waking places. Deffenly recommend to anyone and everyone. Unfortunately it was closed when we when but loved the walk around.

The castle was still closed when we visited but it was a lovely day for a walk and we saw the Osprey nest and the male osprey waiting for his mate to arrive from Africa! The ladies at the osprey viewing platform were very helpful. I may have seen the nest without their help but I definitely would not have spotted the osprey! Well worth a visit.

Ospreys on the best visible through volunteers telescope, a wonderful walk with wildlife all round. A little disappointed we couldn't visit the castle due to boat being off but a good reason to return another time.

What a totally unexpected awesome experience we had today not only was the Castle amazing and the boat over to it a brilliant added fun point but the best , most exquisite part of our visit today had to be the Osprey viewing platform where we could see both Ospreys on the nest. We were told that they hopping for an egg in the not too distant future. It was amazing and we will return 5☆

My most favourite castle in the world. I've been visiting it for 25 years. How many castles are on an island that you have to reach by going in a little motor boat (it used to be a rowing boat) after having rung a bell to call the boat over AND were built by a man called Archibald the Grim? Sometimes we find owl pellets around the base of the castle. Ospreys nest successfully nearby too, so take binoculars. We always take a picnic and chill out on the grass before taking a look around.

Threave Castle was a formidable fortress in medieval times. Now it is a beautiful ruin. It's the only castle I know of where you need to get to on a boat. All you need to do is ring the bell and the ferryman will come and ferry over to the island. A visit to this Romantic is highly recommended.

Just brilliant. Ring the bell to summon the boat. Wildlife, deer, otters, Ospreys etc. Car park by farm buildings with a walk in beautiful farm land towards the river. Hides available to view wildlife. Staff knowledge first class and very helpful. Photography available is abundant if you are an enthusiast or just a snapper.

Threave Castle is situated on a small island with access via a very short boat ride following a 10 minute walk from the car park. The castle itself consists of a single tower structure with excellent views of the surrounding countryside. If as we were you might be lucky to see wild Otter and Red Kites also.

You can take your dog on the surrounding walks, but not to the castle itself as it involves a short boat ride to get to it. Lots of wildlife to see on the walk to the ferry point.

The castle itself is a shell, but you can climb up the tower to a certain point, see the dungeon and get a good sense of layout from the information boards.

Nice castle in a beautiful setting. We arrived before it opened so did the nature walk and spotted a couple of roe deer grazing close to the path. There are also an osprey viewing platform and various hides for viewing the huge variety of birds and other wildlife. The short boat ride across to the island was lovely and the castle was worth the visit with its harbour still pretty much complete and the castles vaulted ceiling and pit prison.

**Small boat ride is required to get to the castle**

Varied wildlife, couple of different nesting birds of prey with knowledgeable, friendly and helpful staff at various areas. They have viewers on hand and will offer advice on the best views for the birds

Bat sanctuary with walks. Glow in the dark signs by the looks of things.

A small boat ride is required to get to the castle so be wary of that. Costs £5

This place is a MUST if you find yourself in the Castle Douglas area. A gentle 10 minute stroll through nature to a jetty, where you ring a big brass bell to call the ferry man. Once on the Island, the Castle of Threave is all yours to explore. Imagine the great banquets and the cries from the prisoners in the dungeon! Everything is possible in Threave Castle ... listen to the Ospreys they may have tales to tell. If you sit patiently you may be rewarded with sights of otters playing in the river.

Stunning example of a Scotish Castle with a moat (river Dee). Great fun including a short boat ride and beautiful views of the countryside. A bit tough to find as Google maps directions were unclear and we ended up on the wrong side in a farmers field. Great staff including Pete who was super friendly and informative.

This was a superb castle to visit, from the walk between fields to get to the boat where we saw Red Kites, to the crossing itself over to the island where the castle sits. If it's a good day, take a picnic as the grounds are grassy and wonderful. The castle itself is spectacular, inside and out. When we visited there was restricted access to the tower due to Peregrine Falcons nesting. We were totally fine with it, but could see that folks could be displeased with not getting full access. Once back on the main land we visited the Osprey viewing point and saw the mother feeding her chicks. Very, very special! Altogether an excellent trip. Also, Dylan, who works for Historic Scotland is a font of information and can tell you about surrounding hillforts and other hidden gems to visit.

Interesting site. Huge historical interest and plenty of information about it. There is a nice boat crossing to the castle. In addition we also looked at the ospreys and also saw a red kite.