Posts Tagged ‘Castle Fraser’
Bon Accord Steam Engine Club marks golden years
The Bon Accord Steam Engine Club will mark its 50th year this summer. The club’s golden jubilee will see the Bon Accord Steam and Vintage Fair take place at Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June, from 10am-4pm. The organising committee of Scotland’s largest steam fair are planning a special celebration…
Read MoreTop 10 NTS places to walk your dog revealed
Balmacara Square in the Highlands has been revealed as the most dog-friendly Scottish National Trust property in a new study. The study took a list of dog-friendly National Trust for Scotland properties across the nation and scored them based on a series of doggy criteria points i.e. off-lead options, dog waste bins and dog drinking…
Read MoreCastle Fraser welcomes exotic visitors on safari
If you go down to the woods at the National Trust for Scotland’s Castle Fraser, you’re in for a big surprise with elephants and giraffes having just arrived. Some topiary animals that are more at home in Africa than Aberdeenshire have come for a visit. The magical menagerie has arrived at the conservation charity’s historic…
Read MoreDo a 5K charity run and you can have so much fun
A seriously fun 5K is coming to a National Trust for Scotland castle next weekend. Gung-Ho! is a five kilometre run with a difference as racers take on, not just the clock and fellow competitors, but inflatable obstacles too. Taking place at Castle Fraser in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, on Saturday 1 September 2018, participants will run,…
Read MorePublic digs find evidence of attack at Scots castle
A public dig has uncovered evidence of a 17th century attack at a Scottish castle. Over 400 members of the public took part in archaeological excavations at the National Trust for Scotland’s Crathes Castle and Castle Fraser, in Aberdeenshire, over the last two weekends. At both locations the work was supervised by the conservation charity’s…
Read MoreA traditional cottage that’s so energy efficient
A renovated pre-1850 cottage is a truly stunning and most charming property. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Greenburn Cottage at Castle Fraser, Inverurie, Aberdeenshireis an excellent detached period property renovated in 2001 to create a well-designed, spacious home. Finished with quality woodwork alongside the traditional features of the wood burning stove, the property is immensely…
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