Celebrity Traitors returns to screens this week, with Claudia Winkleman hosting and 21 celebrity contestants playing as faithfuls or traitors. The series is filmed at Ardross Castle, a 19th-century fortress in the Scottish Highlands set within around 100 acres of lawns, gardens, and woodland near Alness. Its Scottish baronial style and turrets feature in scenes shot in the drawing room, the tartan-walled billiard room, and at the evening round table.
Castle-Grounds Holiday Lets
While Ardross Castle operates as an event venue, travellers inspired by the show can book alternative stays on the grounds of National Trust for Scotland castles and estates. Five properties are available through Sykes Holiday Cottages, with prices starting from £69 per night. The cottages and apartments sleep two to four people, so no group of 21 is required.
Five Properties to Consider
Macdui at Mar Lodge Estate in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, is a two-bedroom apartment inside a Victorian sporting lodge, with a lavish bathroom and chandeliers. It sleeps four and costs from £633 for seven nights, with Braemar village a 10-minute drive away.
Courtyard Cottage at Drum Castle in Drumoak near Peterculter is an apartment-style retreat with a wood-burning stove and grounds views. It sleeps two and is bookable from £581 for seven nights, with Drum Castle's hallways, the Old Wood of Drum, and nearby Banchory to explore.
South Segganwell at Culzean Castle & Country Park in Maybole, South Ayrshire, is a couple's cottage steps from the beach, with a fully-equipped kitchen and log burner. One visitor called their stay 'fantastic', adding: "The cottage was perfect, very clean, and the situation is sublime. The Culzean estate is in itself amazing, and we spent the whole week exploring it, as well as the beach walks." It sleeps two and is bookable from £561 for seven nights.
Middle Cottage at Hill of Tarvit Mansion in Cupar, Fife, sleeps four and features two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, and open fireplace. A seven-night stay costs from £696 with Booking.com.
Steading Cottage at Craigievar Castle in Alford sleeps four, with a brick fireplace, modern bathroom and kitchen, and access to the castle said to have inspired Walt Disney's Cinderella Castle. Stays are available from £487 for seven nights with Sykes Cottages, with Alford, Bennachie and Coreen hills, and Haughton and Murray country parks nearby.
