The Castle

Hafton Castle is a magnificent building located in Hunter’s Quay, just outside Dunoon with views across Holy Loch. The Castle is set in its own delightful gardens with ample parking space. It has a large heated indoor swimming pool measuring 8m by 25m (Please note there is a charge of £500 per week for the use of the swimming pool.)

Hafton Castle is a superb house with its wonderful indoor pool, and numerous spacious public rooms. There is a large reception hall, dining room, large drawing room with bar area which opens into a small drawing room, library, billiard room, spacious conservatory and lots of outdoor space with a terrace and gardens, in fact plenty of space for the large number of people it sleeps. The splendid reception hall has numerous seats, wood-burner and a grand piano and is the perfect place for a wedding ceremony. The nineteen bedrooms are comfortable and all have en-suite showers.

The Castle was built by James Hunter, and its architect was David Hamilton who also designed Dunoon Castle. The building has some magnificent features, beautiful ceilings, carved doors and a superb staircase.

The large drawing room with bar area opens into the small drawing room to make one very large room which is perfect for Wedding Receptions, parties or any other gathering. Music can be arranged for any evening of your stay, classical, traditional scottish music or a ceilidh.

Outside in the gardens are old trees, lawns and beautiful views across the Loch. Red deer can often be seen in the gardens. The Castle is very accessible and can be reached from Glasgow Airport in approximately 45 minutes by car and guests usually arrive via the ferry which departs from Gourock and crosses the Firth of Clyde, a very romantic and atmospheric start to their stay at Hafton. There are many local activities, golf, swimming, clay pigeon shooting, sailing, fishing and quad biking to name but a few. Dunoon itself is the home of the Cowal Highland Gathering and has a castle and museum. Day trips can be taken to the Benmore Botanical Gardens, Ardinglas Woodland Gardens, Argyll Forest Park, Inverary, Tignabruich and Bute and Wemyss Bay.

Accommodation

Ground Floor

The grand reception hall, small drawing room with beautiful views across to the sea which opens onto the large drawing room with bar area, library, dining room, zodiac room conservatory which leads to the garden via french doors, billiard room and large heated indoor swimming pool in its own room. Double bedroom with en-suite shower room, wc and whb. Double bedroom with additional single bed and en-suite shower room with wc and whb. Large fully equipped catering kitchen. Laundry room in basement. Ladies and Gentlemens Cloakrooms. There is disabled access to the Castle via a ramp into the conservatory, and two ground floor bedrooms.

Mezzanine

One double bedroom with en-suite shower, wc and whb with an additional bed. One single bedroom with en-suite shower, wc and whb. One double bedroom with two additional single beds, en-suite shower, wc and whb.

First Floor

One double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with bath, shower, wc and whb. Seven double bedrooms all with en-suite shower, wc and whb. Five twin-bedded rooms (two single beds in each room) all with en-suite shower, wc and whb. One double bedroom with additional single bed and en-suite shower, wc and whb.

Weekly Rates for the Exclusive Hire of Hafton Castle

23.05.15 – 29.05.15 £6,615

30.05.15 – 19.06.15 £6,065

20.06.15 – 11.09.15 £6,615

12.09.15 – 30.10.15 £6,065

31.10.15 – 20.12.15 £5,515

21.12.15 – 27.12.15 £7,175

28.12.15 – 03.01.16 £9,375

02/01/16 – 25/03/16 £5,515

26/03/16 – 20/05/16 £6,065

21/05/15 – 09/09/16 £6,615

10/09/16 – 04/11/16 £6,065

05/11/16 – 16/12/16 £5,515

INCLUDED IN THE HIRE PRICE:

Linen is included, but guests should provide their own towels for the swimming pool and table linen

WiFi, TV’s, DVD, fridges, freezers, dishwashers, range cooker, cooker.

No dogs allowed

Gas heating and electricity by meter reading.

A Good House-keeping deposit of £500 is required.

A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF 30% OF THE HIRE CHARGE IS REQUIRED TO SECURE A RESERVATION

Arrival time: after 4pm, Leave by 10.00 on day of departure

PAYMENT By sterling, euros or cheques

Quick Summary:

19 bedrooms all with en-suite shower – (9 double-bedded, 5 twin-bedded, 1 single, 3 double-bedded rooms with additional beds and 1 double-bedded room with 2 additional beds

Sleeps up to a maximum of 42 people, minimum length of stay 2 nights

Special rates for smaller groups on application

“my brother held his wedding at Hafton Castle and people came from all over the world. The location is excellent. Walk out the front door to a beautiful view of Holy Loch. It was a treat for me to stay in such a historic landmark with high ceilings painted and sculpted brilliantly”

“It was great! All my guests had a lovely time. It surpassed all our expectations.”

Hafton Castle is a magnificent Scottish building with views across Holy Loch, set in delightful gardens. The scottish castle also boasts a large indoor heated swimming pool.

The Castle is a superb house with its wonderful indoor pool, billiard room, library, dining room, superb reception hall, small drawing room, opening onto large drawing room with a bar area, spacious conservatory and plenty of outdoor space with terrace and gardens, in fact plenty of space for the large number of people it sleeps. The splendid reception hall has plenty of seats, a wood-burner and a grand piano. The Castle was built by James Hunter, and its architect was David Hamilton who also designed Dunoon Castle.

The bedrooms are comfortable and all have en-suite showers. The building has some magnificent features, beautiful ceilings, carved doors and a superb staircase.

Hafton Castle is available for exclusive hire. It is the perfect venue for weddings, reunions, corporate events, birthday parties, all sorts of gatherings. Ideal for art or music holidays, tuition can be arranged for groups Arrangements can be made with local caterers, or functions can be self catered if preferred.

Hafton Castle is ideally situated on the Cowal Peninsula, the surrounding area is incredibly beautiful and the Castle is very accessible as it can be reached from Glasgow Airport in only 45 minutes by road. Most guests will arrive via the car ferry operated by Western Ferries from Gourock which crosses the Firth of Clyde, a very romantic and atmospheric start to their stay at Hafton Castle.

Weddings at Hafton Castle

Hafton Castle, Hunter’s Quay, Dunoon is the perfect location for an intimate family wedding.



Hafton Castle and its grounds are licensed for civil wedding ceremonies.

At Hafton Castle we have a very flexible approach to the hiring of the Castle. It is possible to book the castle for exclusive use for a week or for 2 to 3 nights. Many of our wedding parties choose to extend the occasion of their wedding and enjoy the company of friends and family beyond the day itself.



The Castle has 19 en-suite rooms and can sleep up to 42 persons. It has numerous public rooms, including a large reception hall with a grand piano and views through to the sweeping staircase, the perfect setting for a wedding ceremony.

There is a large heated indoor swimming pool and the gardens and surroundings are idyllic for wedding photographs.



Hafton Castle can accommodate up to 65 guests for a sit-down meal, if a larger wedding is your choice there is plenty of room to erect a marquee in the gardens and we can suggest local marquee hire companies.



We will recommend local caterers, florists, musicians, hairdressers, taxis etc and put you in touch with local ministers and Humanist Ordinants, (Scotland is one of only six countries where couples can be married by a Humanist Ordinant at a venue of their choice and the marriage is legally recognised throughout the world in the same way as a civil ceremony).



We are licensed at Hafton, both in the castle and the grounds for civil wedding ceremonies.



If you are holding your wedding and reception in the castle and intend to have more than 42 persons, up to the maximum number of 65 guests, we do charge a £12.50 per head facilitation charge.



The castle has excellent catering kitchens giving wedding parties the option of catering for the wedding themselves.



At Hafton all aspects of your special day are under your control, although we are very happy to help at every step along the way, as much, or as little as you would like.