Friends of Haddo Country Park

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1   Link   Haddo Country Park Forum
The website for the work of Haddo Country Park forum and Haddo Country Park Ltd. This is a project to regenerate the Country Park around Haddo House, initially with an application to the Heritage Lottery fund.
2   Link   Aberdeenshire Council
The website of the Local Authority
3   Link   Haddo Estate
The website of Haddo Estate, former owners of the land on which Haddo Country Park is situated
4   Link   Haddo House (NTS)
The website of the National Trust for Scotland who own and manage Haddo House and the gardens.
5   Link   Haddo Choral Society
The website of the Haddo Choral & Operatic Society, founded by the late Lady Aberdeen (June Gordon) in 1945.
6   Link   Tarves community
The website of Tarves, a neighbouring community of Haddo
7   Link   Tarves Heritage Project
The website of Tarves Heritage Project which runs a visitor centre, including a Victorian classroom, and has a wide range of artefacts from the Haddo estate.
8   Link   Methlick Community
The website of the Methlick, a neighbouring community of Haddo

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About 'Friends'

Friends of Haddo Country Park was formed in 2009 to try to help improve the way that it is managed for the benefit of visitors and to provide a voice for people who want to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development of the Country Park.

Read our Objectives...

About Haddo

Haddo Country Park was created in 1979 when the 4th Marquess of Aberdeen transferred 72.9 hectares of Haddo House policies to the Grampian Regional Council.  Aberdeenshire Council now owns and operates the Country Park.

The Park is part of a landscape developed in the first half of the 19th Century by the 4th Earl of Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon.   It is a popular recreational resource both for residents and visitors to the area, and is important in terms of its history and natural heritage.

Haddo House itself was built by the 1st Earl of Aberdeen in the early 18th century.  This Palladian mansion was designed by William Adam, and construction started in 1732.  The National Trust of Scotland (NTS) now owns and manages the House and formal gardens.

The Haddo Estate Trust owns and manages the woodland and agricultural land surrounding the House.

Here by mistake?

If you thought Friends of Haddo might be something else, here are the sites that you were probably looking for. Apologies for any confusion!

Haddo Choral Society or

Haddo Estate or

Haddo Regeneration Project