Glamis Castle
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Who else is addicted to Scotland in the Summertime? 🏴☀️🏰 Luckily this week the country has had a nice heat wave with loads of sunshine! Which means it’s a great chance to go on a road trip and visit all the lovely spots from Edinburgh to the Highlands and back home in Glasgow. Here are the locations in order of the Reel clips: 🏴 Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire 🏴 Victoria Street, Edinburgh 🏴 Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven 🏴 Old Man Storr, Isle of Skye 🏴 Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire 🏴 Scott Monument, Edinburgh 🏴 Ardoe House, Aberdeen 🏴 Glamis Castle, Angus 🏴 The Balmoral, Edinburgh 🏴 Kilchurn Castle, Lochawe 🏴 Edinburgh Castle 🏴 Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire 🏴 Glenfinnan Viaduct Inverness-shire, West Highlands How many of these famous Scottish locations have you been to? #LATGxScotland #simplyscotland
latravelgirllatravelgirl
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Running away from my responsibilities like… Can you imagine growing up in a castle like this? @glamiscastlescotland was the childhood home of the Queen’s mother and was where Princess Margaret was born. You have to drive down this road to reach the car park of this castle. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw this castle so much so I made my husband turn around because I thought we took a wrong turn and there was no way we were allowed to drive down this road 😂 Have you been to Glamis Castle? ———————————- 📸: @dennesychicken. Taken during trip with @flyloganair to Dundee. You can reach Glamis Castle by car within 20 mins from Dundee ———————————- #glamis #glamiscastle #ukshots #angus #angusscotland #royalpalace #castlesofscotland #scotlandisnow #scotland_greatshots #scotlandsites #hiddenscotland #lovescotland #mydestinationguide #thewanderingtourist #touristinmycity #sheisnotlost #prettylittletrips #thedreamytravels #photosofbritain #girlsborntravel #journeysofgirls #girlpowertravel #roamingwomen #womentravel #shetravelz
girlwiththeredbobgirlwiththeredbob
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AD | If you find me exercising, I am most likely running towards a castle 😃 As an extension of our trip with @flyloganair to Dundee, we hired a car and drove out to explore more of its surroundings. What we quickly discovered is that the north east part of Scotland is perfect for Castle hopping. From royal palaces to ruins, there is so much history to be discovered. Key places of interest: 📍 Glamis Castle: only 20 minutes drive from Dundee and the former childhood home of the Queen’s Mother and the setting of Shakespeare’s MacBeth, roam the castle grounds and see the Highland Coos. Why not also go on a forest walk and see if you can spot statues from MacBeth? 📍Stonehaven: a 1 hour drive from Dundee and home to Dunnottar Castle which is thought to be the most photographed castle in Scotland, see the dramatic coast line that the castle is situated. If you fancy a walk, we highly recommend the walk from Dunnottar to the War Memorial Dundee for us was the perfect base for these day trips. Would you add Dundee to your list of destinations? 📸: @denneseychicken ————————— #scotlandlife #travelnow #travelnowlifelater #ilovescotland #stonehaven #scotlandclicks #scotlandisnow #scotlandexplore #scotshots #unlimitedscotland #onlyinscotland #travelinladies #roamingwomen #journeysofgirls #girlstravellingsolo #passionpassport #passportcollective #prettylittletripstogo #prettylittletrips #femmetravel #girlsthatwander #ladiesgoneglobal #thatsdarlingmovement #travelreels #helloworld🌎
girlwiththeredbobgirlwiththeredbob
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Decided to take my two dogs to Glamis Castle on a Saturday. Couldn't have picked a better day as the weather was glorious. Paid £7.50 for an adult ticket which got me into the grounds which includes the walled and Italian gardens. At that time it also allowed entry into an exhibition which was located beside the cafe. The walk around the grounds are well signposted and the paths are well maintained and even underfoot. Anyone with walking difficulties shouldn't have any trouble getting about. The Castle itself looked amazing with the sun reflecting off of it and hopefully on my next visit I'll pay to go on the castle tour and see inside. Even in October the walled garden and Italian garden were lovely. The Italian garden in particularly which was also very peaceful. The dogs loved their walk however had to leave them in the car (window open) as I went to the cafe. Plenty of options to choose from and the cafe was spotless and well laid out. I found all the staff from the employee at the entrance to the cafe and shop staff to be really friendly and helpful. I never purchased anything from the shop but was tempted by the local craft gin that they stock made by the nearby Glamis Gin Bothy. I had a great experience at Glamis and I will definitely be back to go on the Castle tour ☺️
Bhoy 68Bhoy 68
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I have been to this place countless times and this by far along with Eileen Donan Castle and Dunnotar Castle are my favourite castles 🏰 in Scotland. The inside of Glamis castle and the outside grounds are beautiful. The only drawback is the cost to enter was £31 for two adults. About 20 years ago, you used to be able to walk the grounds for free, but you cannae do this any longer. This castle was the home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wife of George VI. The castle is reportedly haunted and you just might see ghostly 👻 apparitions in the window. There are also many monsters associated with the castle. Make sure to see the Russia family pet bear 🐻 named, Fred. Not to worry, he’s no longer alive because he broke free and chased highland 🐮 coos and sadly met his untimely fate. He’s been stuffed now and is on wheels to scare the weans. Please know that I do not advocate owning wild animals as they should roam free. However, Fred the bear is part of the allure and charm of Glamis. I just wonder how many coos he damaged when he broke free of his chains. The drive to Forfar is stunning and you won’t regret a trip to this spectacular and magical castle.
Angela BrownAngela Brown
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We visited Glamis Castle gardens as it was on our dog friendly and accessible places to visit list during our holiday. We purchased our ticket from the friendly lady at the gate and proceeded to follow the directions to take us to the car park. On entering the car park we couldn't see any signage for disabled parking. The car park was loose gravel and thick in areas certainly not disabled friendly. We parked up and got my husbands mobility scooter out of our car. He struggled through the gravel to the path area around the shop. We then discovered as we proceeded around the outside of the castle that the disabled parking was just inside the entrance to the car park on the left with no signage to tell you this and the person in the office at the entrance to the Cark Park to direct folk wasn't actually outside half of the time (she certainly wasn't there when we entered) As it happens though it is also the same gravel as the main car park so the only advantage would be that you are closer to the castle itself. We then proceeded on our tour of the gardens (we had to download an online map, just as well we had signal, to find out where to go) The main roads are tarmac which are fine but to get to the Italian gardens and the walled garden again it was gravel. It's no wonder that people aren't impressed with the grounds cos if you don't have the map you'd never know the other gardens are there. The signage is practically non existent. The Castle is stunning, the grounds and gardens beautiful but I think they could do a whole lot more to have better accessiblilty. It was nice but we won't be back.
Angela DouganAngela Dougan
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Forfar DD8 1RJ, United Kingdom
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glamis-castle.co.uk
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Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, though the present building dates largely from the 17th century.
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