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Sep 10, 20213 min read

Highlands for Families no. 3, Haddo House

Back in August E, A, Stella and I visited Haddo House in Aberdeenshire. Disclaimer, if we're being pedantic Haddo House is outside the...

Aug 20, 20212 min read

The Rose Garden

Lickleyhead Castle now has a rose garden! It's actually always been there but was more of a jungle than a garden previously and you would...

Aug 5, 20212 min read

Highlands for Families no.2, Landmark Adventure Park

This is the second in our series about places to go as a family in the Highlands of Scotland. There's four of us, myself James, my wife,...

Jul 28, 20213 min read

Highlands for Families no.1, Brodie Castle

This is to be the first in a series examining some things you can do in the Highlands with kids. Having visited much of the region over...

Jul 21, 20201 min read

Box Bed

Lickleyhead Castle now has its own 'box bed'. This reproduction, by James and Mark Davies, was created over the course of a few weeks...

Jun 7, 20202 min read

Stone Carvings

Recent work to repair the roof has given us the opportunity via scaffolding to get close up shots of some of the amazing stone carvings...

Apr 27, 20202 min read

The Gardener's Cottage

Starting in 2024 the Gardener's Cottage at Lickleyhead Castle will be made available for short term lets! The gardener's cottage is very...

Apr 8, 20203 min read

The Way to Hermit's Seat

...opposite the vegetable patch is a lane leading up to the right alongside the field. Follow this & start your walk to Hermit's Seat.