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Scottish Sun
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Inside ‘amazing' new £500,000 attraction at hidden gem Scots theme park
The new offering has taken more than a year to build and is less than 30 minutes away from a major city FAIRYTALE FUN Inside 'amazing' new £500,000 attraction at hidden gem Scots theme park Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A little-known theme park has come to the rescue of parents hunting for ways to entertain bored kids during the long summer break. Bosses at Brechin Castle Centre Country Park have just unveiled their brand new Dragontale Castle. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The brand new Dragontale Castle Credit: Brechin Castle Centre 3 Little Logan Robertson, 5, was a big fan of the new castle Credit: Brechin Castle Centre 3 The 32ft-high attraction has taken more than a year to create Credit: Brechin Castle Centre It's taken them 18 months and £500,000 to make the 32ft-high dream attraction a reality. And they're hoping it will enchant youngsters as well as their mum's and dads. Marketing and events manager Susan Young said: 'We wanted to create something truly extraordinary. 'Dragontale Castle is completely unique - there's nothing else like it in the area. 'It's a space where children can run, climb, puzzle and imagine. "One minute they're a wizard, the next a knight, princess or dragon tamer. 'It's a magical world they can return to again and again.' Brechin Castle Centre Country Park in Angus is less than a 30 minute drive from Dundee. It's already home to a wealth of attractions but the management team wanted to create something new for visitors. Work started on the fairytale castle back in February 2024. Handcrafted from wood it boasts giant slides, trampolines, hidden puzzles and telescopes. Talking tubes mean youngsters can shout to each other across the castle. While each tower has different magical areas, including the wizard's study, the princess's music parlour, an armoury and banquet room. It's the latest attraction at the popular 70 acre site, which also offers a woodland fairy trail, a sledge run and go-karts. Also on site are crazy golf and foot golf courses as well as a wooden maze, jumping pillows and sand play areas. While the centre's Magical Winter Nights during the festive season are becoming more popular each year. Entry to the new castle is included in the price of admission. Kids can get all-day ticket for a tenner, while a full price adult costs £7.00. One mum said: 'We went on opening day and it was amazing.' Another added: 'This looks so good. Can't wait to try it out.'
The Sun
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
New £500k fairytale playground with treehouses and wooden castle to open in the UK
A HUGE new £500,000 fairytale attraction with climbing frames and play forts is set to open in the UK. Brechin Castle Centre is currently home to a garden centre and country park. 5 5 And new plans have revealed the new kids playground set to open on the grounds. Designed by UK play specialists Greenspan, the 10m wooden castle will have rope bridges, slides and puzzles. Themed areas will include a "throne room" as well as an armoury, music parlour and magician's study. Kids will be able to spot a dragon on the tower as well. It says: 'The proposal is to remove the existing apparatus from the playpark and erect a play fort structure that provides visual and physical fun for children. "The play fort will be a timber structure with small rooms, bridge walkways, rope walkways, slides, puzzles, and visual interests.' Brechin Castle Centre marketing and events manager Susan Young told local media of the inspiration behind the new attraction. She explained: 'We wanted to create something truly magical, a place where children could become princesses, dragon trainers, wizards, or brave adventurers. 'It's not just a play structure; it's an escape into a world straight out of a storybook.' She also said that the castle was just the "first step" in their growth plans. Inside Ireland's 'magical' Disney castle with fairytale tower on sale for €7.5MILLION and it's minutes from the beach An official opening date and name of the attraction will be announced nearer the time but it is expected to open next month. Families have shared their excitement with one saying "this looks great for the kids". In the mean time, guests can visit the 70-acre country park which also has go-karts, splash park and sand pits. Crazy golf, pedal tractors, fairy trails and wooden sledge run rides are also on-site. 5 5 Kids can also hop on the Barrel train that runs twice a day around the park. Families can even take their own picnics although there is a food and drink shack. Also nearby is Brechin Castle, which dates back to the 13th century The next opening period for tourists is June 18 to July 20. The castle was put on the market back in 2021 for £3million, after being owned by the same family for nearly 400 years. In the mean time here is another fairytale playground in the UK, which is the largest play structure in the world. And we've round an award-winning attraction which is in the UK's biggest park. 5
