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The Black Watch Castle & Museum

872 Reviews

#2 of 55 things to do in Perth

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Closed Now: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Balhousie Castle Hay Street | Balhousie Castle, Perth PH1 5HR, Scotland

Open today: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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4.5 872 reviews

Excellent69%
Very good26%
Average3%
Poor1%
Terrible1%

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“weeping window”(81 reviews)

“poppy display”(31 reviews)

“military history”(28 reviews)

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The Black Watch Castle and Museum is a 5 star multi- award winning visitor attraction located in the Perth. The Black Watch Museum is housed within the historic Balhousie Castle, the origins of which are said to date back to the 12th century. A...more

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Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

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Balhousie Castle Hay Street | Balhousie Castle, Perth PH1 5HR, Scotland

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Chris252508

Redditch, United Kingdom

6614

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

An excellent museum

Nicely laid out as everything is chronological - this makes it more logical as you move through the years to the current day. An excellent display of military history, medals and uniforms etc - thoroughly recommended.

Date of experience: August 2019

Thank Chris252508

Thank you for your 5 star review and recommendation to future visitors.

AddVis

Kingston upon Hull

151

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Extremely Interesting with good parking.

Visited here on the way back to our hotel after visiting Glammis. No culture/history overload as exhibits were well displayed and told a good story of the Black Watch -- surprised to learn that they had never served in Aden - but certainly travelled to...More

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank AddVis

sparsonage825

Chester, United Kingdom

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Good place to visit on a wet day with coffee shop

Review of: The Black Watch Museum Admission Ticket

Enthusiastic staff in the museum and interesting and well set out galleries. Just had tea and ginger and honey scones in coffee shop but found the staff attentive and food good.

Thank sparsonage825

Thank you for taking time to give us your feedback. We are delighted you found the Museum interesting and enjoyed the Castle Cafe scones. We hope you can visit again soon.

Jsharplondon

London

102

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Lovely surroundings but terrible service and mediocre food and coffee

We were so disappointed by our visit to the museum cafe. The museum is excellent and the staff really helpful. However, the service in the cafe was awful and the staff really grumpy. It was busy but when we asked for an update on our...More

Date of experience: August 2019

Thank Jsharplondon

We are delighted you enjoyed your visit to the Museum. We are disappointed to hear about your experience at the Castle Cafe as our team take great pride in serving quality food with exceptional service it is therefore concerning that your perceived our staff to...More

FairCityFrasie

Perth, United Kingdom

1750517

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Mediocre Lunch in Cafe

Had lunch here but expected more than the basic, slightly unadventurous food. Haggis Neeps & Tatties Clapshot was as bland as any I’ve ever had and the macaroni cheese was desperately “uncheesey” with dry pasta in a thin, less than cheesey sauce - all short...More

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank FairCityFrasie

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. The Museum is an interesting visit where The Black Watch story is told through a wide variety of objects, paintings and stories; we are pleased you found this to be exceptional. We are disappointed...More

FJB774

Singapore, Singapore

335243

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Nice place

Nice castle fairly interesting exhibits but guide rambled on a bit Grounds pretty Worth an hour of your time

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank FJB774

Thank you for your review.

ChristineH4467

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Searching for bacground information about an ancestor.

Review of: The Black Watch Museum Admission Ticket

We arrived early too early for a tour but chose to wander round ourselves. An off duty volunteer guide took us under his wing. He told us stories, listened to our questions, doing his best to be truthful and helpful. He was keen and enthusiastic....More

Date of experience: April 2019

Thank ChristineH4467

We are delighted you had a great time at the Castle and Museum. We hope to see you again soon.

freddiedoncaster

doncaster

1280385

Reviewed July 14, 2019

STUNNING AND INFORMATIVE

I called in here on a tour of Scotland,and I’m so glad I did. Spectacular place,and the staff are so enthusiastic and informative. Definitely worth a visit

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank freddiedoncaster

We are delighted you called in on us too! Thank you for the lovely review and recommendation to future travellers.

EstAmalfi

Perth, United Kingdom

5118

Reviewed July 9, 2019 via mobile

Lunch trip

I thoroughly enjoyed another lunch at the cafe today. I always go for the soup - today’s was curried vegetable soup. Delicious! I love the soda farl which comes with the soup - it would be great to get more of it, either a second...More

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank EstAmalfi

We are delighted to hear you enjoy the Castle Cafe soup. The team do create some delicious combinations and the farl bread is such a tasty addition.

minsterman66

Chippenham, United Kingdom

9443

Reviewed July 8, 2019

Delightful small musuem

Recommend using Google maps to find your way if driving as it is located off the main roads in Perth. Lovely building displaying a good amount of history about the regiment. Recommend visiting the cafe as the scones with local jam and cream were delicious....More

Date of experience: June 2019

Thank minsterman66

Thank you for your review. We agree, the scones, jam and cream are delicious and are a favourite with staff and visitors alike! For visitors driving to see us we find that the well positioned brown tourist information road signs are also a great guide...More

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FrequentFlier89305

Is it possible to hire a wheelchair for a tour of the museum?

October 27, 2018|

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Hello, We do have a wheelchair for visitor use. If you give us a call (01738 638152) and let us know the date you plan to visit we can reserve this for you.