We have just returned from a trip to Scotland to visit Len and Amber And what a weekend we had. Len and Amber were great hosts for our weekend and really looked after us, despite the fact that Len is suffering at the moment with Stones in areas that you really wouldn't want stones, and Amber had an accident where her Guardian Angel had to intercede they remained attentive beyond compare. We managed to visit some Castles (Keeps) 
Tracey was a bit dis-appointed at the size of Dundonald Castle and felt that this wasn't what she considered a Castle. Although the history of the "Castle" was interesting having been owned at one time by the Grandfather of William Wallace and also the Grandson of Robert the Bruce. It was still not quite up to the specifications in Tracey's mind. So we then decided to go and see 
Dean Castle and Country park. Now this time Tracey had it all worked out. If it was set in a country park then it must be a "proper" castle. Unfortunately this turned out to be a Palace rather than a Castle. The actual tour around the Palcae was very informative and the guide was good with a mixture of Fact fable and humour. It was still not what Tracey was looking for in a castle. So it was off to 
Loudoun Castle .... Now surely this would be a Castle we could look round and get a real feeling of a Scottish Castle. The signs were all good as we pulled along the driveway into Loudoun Castle ..... We paid Our(What we thought was an extortionate amount)entrance fee and proceeded into the castle grounds. And there it was
Now it looks good at first glance ....but....then you get up close, find that it is actually hollow ....and you can't even get in to take photographs of the inside..... But, on the bright side .... the other side of the castle is a theme park so a couple of hours riding the rides was in order.
On our final night there Amber made an amazing meal (not even going to try and spell it) And no I am not saying that the Curry we had Friday night made by Len wasn't a good meal just that Sundays meal was something Tracey and I had never had before. The whole trip ended beautifully with the most amazing Sunset I had seen in a long time.
Tracey was a bit dis-appointed at the size of Dundonald Castle and felt that this wasn't what she considered a Castle. Although the history of the "Castle" was interesting having been owned at one time by the Grandfather of William Wallace and also the Grandson of Robert the Bruce. It was still not quite up to the specifications in Tracey's mind. So we then decided to go and see 
Dean Castle and Country park. Now this time Tracey had it all worked out. If it was set in a country park then it must be a "proper" castle. Unfortunately this turned out to be a Palace rather than a Castle. The actual tour around the Palcae was very informative and the guide was good with a mixture of Fact fable and humour. It was still not what Tracey was looking for in a castle. So it was off to 
Loudoun Castle .... Now surely this would be a Castle we could look round and get a real feeling of a Scottish Castle. The signs were all good as we pulled along the driveway into Loudoun Castle ..... We paid Our(What we thought was an extortionate amount)entrance fee and proceeded into the castle grounds. And there it wasNow it looks good at first glance ....but....then you get up close, find that it is actually hollow ....and you can't even get in to take photographs of the inside..... But, on the bright side .... the other side of the castle is a theme park so a couple of hours riding the rides was in order.
On our final night there Amber made an amazing meal (not even going to try and spell it) And no I am not saying that the Curry we had Friday night made by Len wasn't a good meal just that Sundays meal was something Tracey and I had never had before. The whole trip ended beautifully with the most amazing Sunset I had seen in a long time.
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