We are delighted to announce our Clan Chief, Merlin, The High Constable of Scotland and Earl of Erroll will be with us for this years gathering at the Aboyne Highland Games, and for our traditional Sunday Lunch at Delgatie Castle.... and (of course) a tour of Old Slains and New Slains Castles.

Join us on Saturday 2nd August at the Aboyne Highland Games, where we will have our own meeting tent in the 'Village of the Clans'. You can pay on the day for entrance to the games, or pre-book at 

https://www.ticketebo.co.uk/aboyne-highland-games/aboyne-highland-games-2025

Saturday evening, after the Games, you are invited to a Clan Dinner at the Banchory Lodge Hotel. The food here is amazing and the hotel itself is stunning. We do need to know numbers of those attending, so do please advise us on the booking form at the bottom of this page.
We will meet in the bar at 6.45pm for pre-dinner drinks, and take our tables at 7.00pm.

Address is : Dee St, Banchory AB31 5HS and the website - https://www.banchorylodge.com

 

On Sunday, you are warmly invited to lunch at Delgatie Castle. This is priced at a very reasonable £27.00 per head. 
It is suggested we arrive at 11.30am for a 12.30pm lunch. This gives time to look around the historic rooms in the castle and to see the painted ceilings and other things of interest. 

We do need to know numbers, so we can cater for this event, so there is a booking form for the lunch at the bottom of this page. 

After lunch, we continue our tradition of visiting Old Slains Castle, where Merlin might be prevailed upon to recount stories of his childhood there.

From there, we move on to New Slains Castle for a Highland Tea - There are many stories that Merlin and Alan will be able to tell you of this place! Again, we need to know numbers for catering for this, so (you've probably guessed already) please use the booking form below.

A suggested timed agenda for Sunday (with What3Words directions) is:

1130 Arrive Delgatie Castle AB53 5TD entrance at What3words ///agreeable.celebrate.hamper
      - Explore the rooms, especially Painted Ceilings
1230 Start lunch
1400 finish lunch
     - Directions:
          * Old Slains AB41 8ST Park at What3words ///seabirds.pulsing.indulgent
               Route from Delgatie: Turn right - Cuminestown - New Deer - round Ellon -
               Auchmacoy - Collieston - Left at Kirk - Farm track 1 mile first right
          * New Slains, Slains Castle Car Park AB42 0NR Park at
              What3words ///wedding.slowness.rooting
              Route from Delgatie: Turn right - Cuminestown - New Deer - Auchnagatt -
              turn left - Skelmuir -  Birness - turn left A90 - Auchiries turn right A975
1430 In the cars and move off to Old Slains
1515 Arrive Old Slains - Do not to park in the farmyard but carry on to the castle ///seabirds.pulsing.indulgent
1600 Depart from Old Slains for New Slains along coast road past Whinnyfold
1615 Park at gate on track to New Slains, walk down
1630 Explore ruin, have tea and scones, courtesy of Nikki Elrick

Please click here for the booking form