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Midmar – And Walks Around Crathe Estate and Millburn

Midmar – And Walks Around Crathe Estate and Millburn

Sarah and I finally arrived in Midmar early Friday evening following our time in Fife. Midmar, is not too far from Aberdeen. More specifically it is the location of Clive and Sally’s home Ordiefork. We are always given a warm welcome and look forward to our stay here, as can be seen from our previous posts – Ordiefork & Ordiefork – The Return. Saturday Unfortunately, everything wasn’t going to plan. Sally works in Germany during the week and her flight…

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Bamburgh and it’s Castle

Bamburgh and it’s Castle

Following an enjoyable stay at Ordiefork in Midmar it was time to head back home. However Sarah and I decided to prolong our break a little longer by taking an overnight stop at Bamburgh. Bamburgh is of course best known for its castle and we had cycled past it on our Coast and Castles South tour a few years previously. We were staying at The Sunningdale Hotel near to the castle. After booking in we decided on a little walk. It was rather…

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Crathes Castle and Midmar

Crathes Castle and Midmar

Our second day at Ordiefork opened with wintry conditions outside. Not ideal conditions for a walk in the hills (though some may disagree). We decided to visit a nearby National Trust for Scotland property – Crathes Castle and Estate. The Estate was once part of the Royal Forest of Drum. In 1323, following Robert the Bruce’s successful campaign against the English as part of his rewarding families that fought with him, he granted the lands of Leys to Alexander Burnard….

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Ordiefork: The Return

Ordiefork: The Return

Following an enjoyable stay with our friends in Ladybank we continued on to Ordiefork, the home of Sarah’s cousin Clive and his wife Sally. Ordiefork is the name of their home and it has been over two years since our last visit. As soon as we arrived we went for a short walk with Guinness, Clive and Sally’s dog. After the exercise it was time for the food. This took the form of a trip to the local Indian restaurant in…

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Ladybank

Ladybank

Sarah and I have taken a few days off work to visit her cousin Clive (and his wife Sally). When we have a long journey we like to break it up, and on this occasion we took the opportunity to visit our friends Kevin and Jules who live in the small village of Ladybank in The Kingdom of Fife’. Our first day (Thursday) was mainly spent travelling -and of course stopping off for a few cuppa’s. We finally arrived in…

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