Borthwick Castle
A 15th-Century Castle Near Edinburgh.
About Borthwick Castle
A real 15th-century castle near Edinburgh, taken exclusively, for an atmospheric, candlelit Scottish wedding.
Borthwick Castle is a 15th-century medieval tower-house of about 1430, a twin-tower keep with 14ft-thick walls and stone-vaulted interiors, set in parkland near Gorebridge in Midlothian, some twelve miles south of Edinburgh. Taken exclusively for a wedding, couples marry in the candlelit Great Hall or the stone-vaulted Garrison room, dine by candlelight beneath suits of armour, and stay in 13 bedchambers within the very walls that sheltered Mary Queen of Scots in 1567.
Borthwick Castle is one of the most extraordinary wedding venues in Scotland, a 15th-century medieval tower-house built around 1430 and standing almost unaltered in parkland at North Middleton, near Gorebridge in Midlothian, some twelve miles south of Edinburgh. A twin-tower keep with walls fourteen feet thick, it is not a hotel dressed as a castle but a real one, taken exclusively by a single wedding party who have the run of the keep, its Great Hall, its chambers and its grounds.
Inside, the castle keeps its stone-vaulted ceilings, its great fireplaces and its sense of deep history. Couples marry in the candlelit Great Hall beneath suits of armour and iron chandeliers, or in the stone-vaulted Garrison room down a candlelit aisle, then dine by candlelight at long banquet tables against warm stone walls. The State Room lounge and gatehouse drawing rooms, dressed with antiques, hold the drinks and the quieter hours, and the grounds open out for an outdoor ceremony or photographs against the floodlit towers.
Available for exclusive use per night, Borthwick gives a couple the whole castle and 13 individual bedchambers sleeping 28, from the Gatehouse bridal suite with its copper bath to the Cromwell, Wizard Tower and Crookston rooms, so the wedding party stays within the walls. The award-winning in-house kitchen, led by chef Craig Gibb, cooks Scottish and modern British menus, and the celebration unfolds inside the very castle that sheltered Mary Queen of Scots in 1567, one of the most atmospheric places in Britain to marry.
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Borthwick Castle is a 15th-century medieval tower-house of about 1430, a twin-tower keep with 14ft-thick walls and stone-vaulted interiors, set in parkland at North Middleton near Gorebridge in Midlothian, some twelve miles south of Edinburgh. Taken exclusively for a wedding, couples marry in the candlelit Great Hall or the stone-vaulted Garrison room, dine by candlelight beneath suits of armour, and gather in the State Room lounge, with 13 bedchambers sleeping 28 so the whole party stays within the walls that once sheltered Mary Queen of Scots.
Venue Spaces
A candlelit Great Hall, the stone-vaulted Garrison room, the State Room lounge, and castle grounds.
The candlelit Great Hall, stone-walled beneath suits of armour and iron chandeliers, for the ceremony and the wedding banquet within the medieval keep.
The stone-vaulted Garrison room, a candlelit aisle beneath ancient vaults, for an atmospheric indoor ceremony.
The State Room lounge, chandelier, panelling and fireside seating, for drinks, canapés and the quieter hours of the celebration.
The parkland and grounds around the floodlit towers, for an outdoor ceremony, drinks and photographs against the medieval keep.
Rooms & Accommodation
13 individual bedchambers sleeping 28, within the castle walls, so the whole party stays.
Borthwick Castle has 13 individual bedchambers within its walls, sleeping 28, each with its own name and character, from the Red Rose and Cromwell to the Sir Walter Scott, Wizard Tower and Crookston rooms, with carved four-posters, stone walls and, in the Gatehouse bridal suite, a copper roll-top bath. Because the party stays inside the keep, a wedding here is a night within the castle as much as a single day, the whole company gathered behind the same fourteen-foot walls.
Dining
Scottish and modern British menus by an award-winning kitchen, served by candlelight in the Great Hall.
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Dining at Borthwick is by the castle's own award-winning kitchen, led by chef Craig Gibb, Scottish and modern British menus built on the season and served by candlelight in the Great Hall beneath suits of armour and iron chandeliers. Canapés and Champagne fill the State Room lounge and the grounds beforehand, whisky and toasts carry the evening on, and the banquet unfolds in a hall that has hosted feasts for the better part of six centuries.
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In parkland at North Middleton, near Gorebridge in Midlothian, just off the A7 and about twenty minutes south of Edinburgh, with Edinburgh Airport around 35 minutes away.
Yes. The whole 15th-century castle and its grounds are taken exclusively for a single wedding, per night, giving you the Great Hall, the Garrison room, the State Room lounge and all 13 bedchambers.
Up to around 80 for a ceremony in the Great Hall, the Garrison room or the grounds, and around 70 for a seated wedding banquet in the Great Hall.
In the candlelit Great Hall beneath suits of armour, in the stone-vaulted Garrison room down a candlelit aisle, or outdoors in the castle grounds against the floodlit towers.
Yes, 13 individual bedchambers within the castle walls, sleeping 28, each with its own character, from the Gatehouse bridal suite to the Cromwell, Wizard Tower and Crookston rooms.
The castle's own award-winning in-house kitchen, led by chef Craig Gibb, cooks Scottish and modern British menus served by candlelight in the Great Hall, with full dietary catering.
Borthwick is a medieval tower-house built around 1430 and famous as a refuge of Mary Queen of Scots, who sheltered here in 1567. It stands almost unaltered, a real castle rather than a hotel.
Exclusive use of the castle is priced from £11,000 per night, with wedding catering additional. Pricing is confirmed around the date, season and guest numbers, and the LWD team makes the introduction.
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"Borthwick Castle is a 15th-century medieval tower-house near Gorebridge in Midlothian, about twelve miles south of Edinburgh. A twin-tower keep with 14ft-thick walls, a candlelit Great Hall, stone-vaulted interiors and 13 bedchambers sleeping 28, it hosts exclusive-use weddings within the very walls that sheltered Mary Queen of Scots in 1567, with catering by its own award-winning kitchen."
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