Claudia Winkleman has brought us yet another killer (excuse the pun) series of The Traitors with the likes of Alex and Linda competing to take home the huge cash prize.
Complete with acres of land, shadowy corners, and long corridors, the castle’s location has captured viewer’s attention thanks to it’s beautiful backdrop, isolated placement and gorgeous scenery.
The faithful and traitors have been using the now iconic location to build up their cash pot, to dine in, and to figure out which ones of them need to be banished. Here’s everything you need to know about where it’s filmed.
Where is The Traitors filmed?
The Traitors is filmed in a 19th century castle called Ardross Castle, which is around 25 miles north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It has over 100 acres of parkland on the banks of the River Alness and is used as a wedding and events venue as well as for TV shows.
The incredible castle is used for both the UK and US versions of The Traitors.
Now owned by the McTaggart family, who bought the estate in 1983, the castle has undergone extensive renovation .
Loukas Tsarmaklis, a director of Ardross Castle Enterprise, spoke to The P&J in January 2023, saying they’d tried to keep a low profile up until the success of The Traitors.
He said wedding bookings have soared since the production company chose the castle as its filming location.
“We weren’t sure how it would go, and I don’t think they did. We did not know it was going to be so popular,” he revealed. “But it’s taken off and we’ve been inundated with people making inquiries.”
Tsarmaklis also praised the show for putting the area on the map, helping local businesses like B&Bs, tradesmen and taxi drivers.
Where is The Traitors castle in Scotland?
The Traitors castle, Ardross Castle, is in Ross-shire, a county just north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It’s nestled within over 100 acres of land on the banks of River Alness – which is often part of the difficult missions the contestants must take on.
While the contestants of The Traitors don’t stay at the castle itself as the venue doesn’t let out individual rooms, they stay nearby in individual lodgings which they are driven to separately at the end of each night.
Can you stay at The Traitors castle?
Sadly, you can not stay at the Ardross Castle as it does not operate as a hotel. However it is available for private event hire like weddings and other events.
The Ardross Castle website says: “The Castle and the Estate are available for private hire and, while we do not let individual rooms, we can accommodate small groups.”
