Breakfast was wonderful at Douneside House where we stayed last night.
After breakfast we went outside and explored the gardens a bit.
Douneside House isn’t far from Balmoral Castle. So after we checked out that’s where we went. From the Balmoral gates it’s about a 10 minute walk up to the castle. They have an app and a self guided tour of the outside of the castle. The only room that you can actually go in is the ball room.
Being at Balmoral and seeing what we’ve heard about and read about was absolutely wonderful. You can see why the Royal family wants to spend their summer holidays here. It’s an idyllic spot.
After our visit to the castle we went down the road a bit to Royal Lochnagar Distillery, had lunch and tasted some scotch.
From Balmoral we drove north to Macduff, a fishing town on the North Sea, where we are tonight.
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