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Balmoral Castle – A Favourite Summer Retreat of the Queen

January 21, 2012 by
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Balmoral Castle is a Scottish Castle on the Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire: One of the Queen’s favourite summertime retreats is Balmoral Castle. Set amongst the magnificent scenery of Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire, Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the British Royal Family for over 150 years. Balmoral Estate Balmoral Estate is one of the properties that is owned and funded by the Royal Family. It was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1848 but due to protracted negotiations the … [Read more...]

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Tour Routes in Scotland

January 22, 2010 by

Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Scotland Travel to Scotland usually comes in via England, and this itinerary assumes that. If you flew into Edinburgh it would be simple to nip into England at Gretna Green, checkout Hadrian's Wall (the Roman border) and re-enter Scotland in the East to see Jedburgh Abbey on the route back. Try this Tour Route This tour route would take around 17 -18 days allowing a couple of nights in Edinburgh. You could run … [Read more...]

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