Scotland Holiday, Strathspey Railway, Cawdor Castle
& a Distillery July 2004 - page3
On this page you can see us enjoying a ride on the
Strathspey Steam Railway to Aviemore, visiting Cawdor Castle and
the Dallas Dhu Distillery at Forres in Scotland. Plus a visit to
the Dun Cow Inn, Sedgefield in County Durham on the way home. Ock
aye the noo!
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Here's the man driving the Loch Ness boat and giving us the
commentary. The boat was equipped with underwater cameras, colour
sonar, radar and GPS and even with all that lot we still didn't find
The Monster! Ock aye the noo!
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On day 5 in Scotland we took the steam train from Broomhill to Aviemore
on the Strathspey Steam Railway. This shot shows the fantastic
steam train arrived at Aviemore and about to return to Broomhill.
Just look at all that wee steam!
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A happy Mike relaxes on the train. The journey took 35 minutes
and cost £9 for the return trip. You can check out the
Strathspey Steam Railway website on our tourist
links page.
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We had a good look round Aviemore, had a coffee and bought our
souvenirs. Aviemore is the centre of the winter skiing industry
in Scotland so it's well geared up for tourists.
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We came across this attractive bistro in Aviemore and were tempted in
by the carvery. We ate our packed lunch we'd brought along back
at the cottage in the conservatory that evening!
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The meal was yummy and we followed it with Apple Pie and cream, oh, and
another wee pint for Mike and a cider for Belinda. Much better
than a picnic in the cold outside! Ock aye the noo!
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After some four hours in Aviemore we returned to the station for the
return journey on the Strathspey Steam Railway to Broomhill.
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As we chuffed along we got a good view from the train window of the
Cairn Gorm Mountain that we visited just a few days previously.
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Back at Broomhill and just as we were about to drive back to the
cottage the train came chuffing past so Mike was able to get one last
picture.
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This shot shows us eating our breakfast in the holiday cottage's
kitchen in Scotland. Our talkie walkies were a real
boon here, see our review.
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On the last day of our holiday in Scotland we had a look round Cawdor
Castle. Unfortunately they didn't allow photos inside, but we
took plenty in the gardens.
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The gardens at Cawdor Castle were very picturesque and there were a
number of nature trails to explore too. Their website is linked
to from our links page.
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Belinda looks like she's using a really old fashioned mobile phone, in
fact it's the audio tour handset at the Dallas Dhu Distillery in Forres.
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Some of the distillery machinery involved in whisky production at
Dallas Dhu, which is not a working distillery any more.
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Mike will film anything, even the insides of a still! Ock aye the
noo! See our highland
videos page for some clips.
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Whisky sampling, well the face says it all really! A wee dram
before viewing the video in the audio-visual theatre.
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Mike has a try, hmmm. Dallas Dhu Distillery doesn't have a
website, but see our UK tourist websites
page for Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail links. We had a really
great week touring the Highlands of Scotland!
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We broke the journey to Scotland each way with an overnight in a Travel
Lodge near Sedgefield in County Durham (near Teesside) and found a
fantastic pub, The Dun Cow Inn where we enjoyed an excellent meal
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