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Park House deeside Scotland for shooting and fishing

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Salmon fishing in Scotland on the River Dee at Park House

Welcome to the website of Park House. Situated near Banchory in Kincardineshire, we can offer you unrivalled opportunities to enjoy salmon fishing and pheasant shooting at our renowned estate.

Only twelve miles from Aberdeen, Park benefits from close proximity to the airport, railway station and main trunk roads.  However, once through the drive gates it provides a base of charm, tranquillity and history that continues to delight guests from all over the world.

The house sleeps 14 people but is also available for smaller parties and for any desired length of stay dinner, bed and breakfast.  Parties may use the house as a base for fishing, shooting, meetings, corporate entertainment or just a special visit to explore Royal Deeside.

The Grounds

In the grounds there is a tennis court, a lovely walled garden complete with wiggly woggly wall, garden golf, croquet, bicycles, a trout loch and, in the house, a full sized billiard table.  Trips can be arranged for guests to visit the ice house, mausoleum and the Pictish stone.

The Park Cellar

Park will provide drinks and wines as an extra payable before departure.  Should guests wish to pre-order beverages, wine lists can be provided in advance.  Park has an excellent house wine list and a superb main wine list for that special occasion.

Lunches

Lunches can be provided for all guests at Park, whether staying in the house or simply fishing, ranging from homemade soup and a sandwich, to a full three course lunch.

Corporate Events

We have expanded with huge success into specialist corporate hospitality using the house, clay pigeon shooting, off road driving and fishing instruction.  We can cater for anything up to 24 for meals and can provide conference facilities.   We are particularly good at providing a private and unique location for that very important business event or meeting.  We also have seven beautifully appointed bedrooms, all with en suite bathrooms  Please contact us with your exact requirements.

Overnight Stay at Park (inclusive of VAT)

 Interior of Park House
 
DB&B for one person per night

£181.50
DB&B for two people sharing a room per night

£286.00
B&B for one person per night

£137.50
B&B for two people sharing a room per night

£198.00

Lunches

Soup and a sandwich

£9.70
Three course lunch

£33.00
Two course lunch

£26.40

Dinner

Four course dinner £51.70
Three course dinner £42.90
 

Use the menu on the left side of the screen to explore the opportunities we provide for salmon fishing, pheasant shooting and a range of other activities.

  

Enquiries to: Estates Office,
Craigie Farm, Leuchars,
St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 0DT
Tel: 01334 839218     Fax: 01334 839503
 

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Both banks are owned by the Estate and there are 12 beats (6 house rods, 1 family rod and 5 local rods). House rods fish the Home beat, on the north bank. The Durris beat, on the south bank, is fished by our local syndicate. The river is less than five minutes walk from the house. All the pools are accessible by car and a considerable quantity of bank fishing is available, some from cement walkways which makes for easier fishing. Wading is generally easy, although every care should be taken in heavy water as in any river. Some pools can be fished by boat at certain water levels if desired. The main Park Fishing Hut is situated on the river bank close to the centre of the beat and there are further huts at The Kirkjs, Park Inn and the Hertties. Absolutely Scotland, Absolutely Scottish Fishing is by fly only at all times and rods are encouraged to use single or double hooks rather than trebles and to de-barb hooks. The Estate provides two ghillies who are in charge of the beat. Extra knowledgeable ghillies are also available at an additional charge. We can also provide tuition in fly casting. The Dee Board has been at the forefront of conservation of its stocks and the most important single factor that has been implemented is catch and release. Park catches a very large number of salmon, sea trout and grilse and so catch and release is even more important on our beat. For the millennium year Park will be entirely catch and release. However fishers who stay for a week will qualify for a bottle of our sought after single malt, The Park Special, on catching and releasing their second salmon. As usual the shooting season commences at Park with fascinating weekends for followers of muzzle loading and black powder shooting. The Weekend attracts both experts and newcomers to black powder, although a thorough knowledge of shooting is essential for "muzzle loading learners". For beginners we will provide tuition and a " minder " for the shooting day/s along with a gun and the necessary kit. Do please give us plenty of warning if you want to learn so we can have everything ready. Our team will be on hand all day with pattern plate, clays and advice where required. Sandwiches will be available either in the summer house or inside if the weather dictates. Guns can arrive at leisure and try a shot. Beginners will arrive by 10:30am to commence training which will continue after lunch. Gun cleaning will take place at drinks time in the old scullery attended by a bottle of Park Special, our own single malt. Dinner will be served at 8pm, drinks and wine included. Dress will be tidy/casual, ties if desired but not obligatory.(a very historic days for black powder!) A driven day for muzzle loaders. The beaters produce birds in the 1850's with the line stopping on report to allow reloading. Four or five drives will be provided with lunch at a suitable venue. The expected bag for eight guns will be 100 birds. After the ritual of gun cleaning and further sipping of Park's Own, dinner will served at 8pm. This will be followed by a small fireworks display to commemorate the biggest potential black powder bang in history! Guns will have a choice of either using their collectors gun or continuing with a muzzle loader. Or using either as the mood takes you! Collectors guns include anything not normally used at a "modern" shoot. Given time we may be able to supply a suitable gun to those who come without. We also have a supply of black powder 12g cartridges 7/8 oz light load 12g cartridges suitable for nitro proved guns. The Expected bag for eight guns will be 150 birds, the bag on both days depending on how good everyone is. Dinner will be preceded by a champagne farewell to the Park black powder weekend and the wearing of tartan is encouraged for dinner.           Guests will be provided with dinner, bed, breakfast and lunch during the weekend, also all wine and beverages are included. Guests may also choose all or part of the weekend and we have to amalgamate the different days depending how everyone books. Lastly please ensure that guns are in good, sound, safe, usable condition, powder are shot are in good condition and suitable for your gun and you are aware of the safe maximum loads etc.