I briefly hoped we could cycle through the Balmoral Castle gardens, but the two entrance gates on the west side are quite clear: no access via this road. You can easily cycle the gravel path on the south side of the hill, and we ended up buying a ticket at the main entrance to admire the gardens and the castle anyway.

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charlie hobson

October 19, 2025

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Met a couple of local ladies.

They said the sign is incorrect. Access is allowed all year except when the king is in residence.

You press a button to open gate, you may need to hop over to open it. It is fully legal access.

charlie hobson

October 19, 2025

Mountain biking

Also, lady on access gate said cyclists can go through for free.

It was free for everyone when I was there. Only paid for certain times of year.

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