Less from 10 minutes from where we live is Raby Castle. Dating back to (mostly) the 14th century, the castle is still in excellent condition with beautifully maintained grounds and gardens. The castle frequently runs special events like car shows, outdoor movie nights and … [Read more...] about Visiting Raby Castle in County Durham, England
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10+ Fun (& Mostly Pet-Friendly) Things To Do In Pembroke, Wales
Shae, Truffles and I just spent a few days in Pembroke, a town in southwest Wales near the coast. Despite it being a fairly small town (its population is ~7,500), there's a lot to see and do in the area. With a castle, palace, gardens, beautiful beaches, an unusual church in a … [Read more...] about 10+ Fun (& Mostly Pet-Friendly) Things To Do In Pembroke, Wales
Visiting The Pet-Friendly Barnard Castle (Part Of English Heritage)
Back in May 2020, there was a bit of a scandal in the UK when a high-level government adviser seemingly broke COVID lockdown rules to drive to Barnard Castle. His reasoning behind the trip was that he wanted to get his eyesight tested. At the time, we were in the US and I … [Read more...] about Visiting The Pet-Friendly Barnard Castle (Part Of English Heritage)
Saga 2025 Day 12: Aberdeen – Time Travel, Castles, Coos & More
After an amazing Scotland trip of almost two weeks with our friends, it unfortunately had to come to an end. However, we did still manage to cram in some last moments of fun on our final day before our friends flew down from Aberdeen to London before making their longer flight … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 12: Aberdeen – Time Travel, Castles, Coos & More
Saga 2025 Day 11: Inverness To Aberdeen – Standing Stones, Pyramid, Castle & More
After a fun evening in Inverness, it was time for us to head to the last destination of our trip to Scotland with our friends - Aberdeen. I'd picked Aberdeen as there was a castle I wanted them all to visit (more about that in our next post), plus it had a good flight option … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 11: Inverness To Aberdeen – Standing Stones, Pyramid, Castle & More
Saga 2025 Day 10: Skye To Inverness – Coos, Castles, Nessie, Another Whisky Experience & More
After three nights on the Isle of Skye (which we would've loved to have been even longer), it was time to move on to our penultimate destination - Inverness. That's a 3.5 hour drive, but we knew it would take longer than that as we had a few places we wanted to stop at along … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 10: Skye To Inverness – Coos, Castles, Nessie, Another Whisky Experience & More
Saga 2025 Days 8-9: Isle Of Skye – Whisky, Fairies, Castles, Waterfalls, Views & More
Having spent three fantastic nights in Fort William, we moved on to the Isle of Skye for another three nights. Due to how (relatively) late we arrived and how early we had to leave on our final day, we only had two full days to explore the island. On the one hand that wasn't … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Days 8-9: Isle Of Skye – Whisky, Fairies, Castles, Waterfalls, Views & More
Saga 2025 Days 5-7: Fort William – Harry Potter, Castles, Waterfalls, Mountains, Distillery & More
Having spent a night in Falkirk and then driving from Falkirk to Fort William and stopping at a bunch of places along the way, we spent three nights in Fort William. A couple of the main reasons we wanted to stay there was because we had an opportunity to stay in a castle, … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Days 5-7: Fort William – Harry Potter, Castles, Waterfalls, Mountains, Distillery & More
Hotel Review: Inverlochy Castle Hotel In Fort William, Scotland
A year or two ago, Shae read a book that featured Inverlochy Castle. She expressed an interest in visiting it when planning a trip to Scotland with our friends, but it turned out we could go one better - we could stay there! Well, sort of. The Inverlochy Castle in her book is … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Inverlochy Castle Hotel In Fort William, Scotland
Saga 2025 Day 4: Drive From Falkirk To Fort William – Castles, Distillery, Monument & More
After one night stays in London, Liverpool and Falkirk, we were looking forward to our next stop - Fort William - as we'd be staying there for three nights. We had a lot to fit in in the meantime though. That's because there were lots of places we wanted to visit along the … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 4: Drive From Falkirk To Fort William – Castles, Distillery, Monument & More