Backhouse Rossie Estate
Walled Garden with themes of art and science, The Backhouse Rossie Heritage and Education Centre (by appointment), Cafe, Mary Queen of Scots interest, Scotland's Daffodil Festival mid April. The Walled Garden houses the longest interrupted Rose-Archway in Scotland over DNA Pathway. Herbaceous borders, unusual and heritage plants bred or introduced by the families ancestors the Quaker Backhouse horticulturalists includes a National Collection of Narcissus and alpine and heather plantings. An ornamental pond with water feature, Pottager with herbs and cut flowers, old espalier fruit trees, a newly planted orchard, and Victorian Glass house. In the grounds - Artwork, shrubbery walk, interesting fern border, woodland walk to Covenanter's tomb, Family 9 hole putting and short Bear Walk for infants.
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Off A 91 approx 1.2 miles east of Auchtermuchty at Charlottetown sign turn off onto single track road, then continue approx 300 m. turn right onto gravel drive into Backhouse Rossie estate, continue to car park (speed limits & passing place on estate drive).
From the South take M90 north over Forth Road Bridge, turn off at junction 8 onto A91 signed St. Andrews, approx' 1.2 miles east of Auchtermuchty turn right at Charlottetown sign onto single track road, 300 m. approx turn right into gravel driveway then as above.
From the North take M90 to Dundee, then follow Tay Bridge signs. Once over the bridge follow A92 towards Kirkcaldy, at the Melville Lodges roundabout turn right onto A91 past Collessie, Charlottetown & Lindores signage, turn off approx 1.2 miles east of Auchtermuchty to Charlottetown onto single track road, in 300 m approx turn into gravel drive then as above.