Castle is currently closed. You can access the grounds but building itself is fenced off whilst they assess structural safety. If you are in the area its worth dropping by but I wouldn't go out of my way to visit. Road to access is single track and parking is limited to a small space at the side of the road which can take 3-4 cars max.

When we visited the area was fenced off as it was in a dangerous state. COVID has prevented the regular maintenance and repair of many of these old Historic Scotland buildings. This is a lovely site but the roads in are all single track with only a few passing places.

I love that conservation work takes place at the castles so that generations may experience these fantastic places in years to come. But...I really wish I was also able to experience it, lol. Not much parking here, maybe room for 2 cars on a narrow road. The castle itself is closed off for now, not knowing when it will reopen. Beautiful grounds, though also mostly closed off (unless you want to trek through mud and water).

Only 1 star as sorry to say it's closed, no access as not structurely safe. We visited October 17th 2023.

Disappointed, castle grounds closed due to inspection of stone work. We were nearby so thought we'd just take a look. Apparently, there has never been a coffee/tea shop here and looking around there's no place for one. Road to access is single track and parking enough for 2/3 cars. But you can easily miss this place as only signed when on top of it.

We had a great walk from East Linton along the Tyne to Hailes Castle. Unfortunately the ruins were fenced off with ugly Heras fencing

It's closed at the moment but the grounds are open. You can't see much though. I will visit again when it is reopened.

Looks interesting. Fun drive in. Closed due to risk of falling rock. 12 Sept 23