Blair Atholl is a quite small town, the drive there deviates off the A road not long beforehand, and follows a scenic route along the river Tay. This is holiday park central, with two large caravan parks that we saw. Obviously a popular summer destination.
Blair Castle is on a huge estate, with dear parks, large areas for hunting and large gardens (which unfortunately we did not have time to walk through). We did not realise before visiting just how large this is.
The castle is really just a huge house, many centuries old. It oozes old money! In centuries gone by the various Earls, Dukes etc have amassed a collection of furniture, jewelery, silverware, chinaware etc. Much of it is on display within the castle. The most impressive thing for me is the long hallway downstairs that runs from end to end, and is lined with dear heads (skull & antlers), each with a year, weight etc. It's an amazing site.
Unfortunately photography was strictly forbidden within the castle, so I can't show you much. Within the ballroom, they were serving mulled wine. It was very quiet, we were the only people there, and I asked the attendant if I may take a photo. I was told I could take one, as long as there was nobody else in the photo. Here's the result. The walls are lined with over 170 dear heads. Just amazing.
You can see more photos at http://www.blair-castle.co.uk/thecastle/tour.asp
After Blair Castle, we went to a nearby pub for lunch. We then headed in a homeward direction, next stop Pitlochry.
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Muito bonito!
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