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More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balmoral_cairnsThere are sixteen stone cairns on the Balmoral estate in Deeside, Scotland, including a single cairn on the adjoining Birkhall estate. The cairns commemorate members of the British royal family and events in their lives. The majority of the cairns were erected by Queen Victoria.
The cairns commemorate the marriages of Victoria's children, of the Princess Royal (to Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia in 1858) located on Canup, Prince Albert Edward located on the Coyles of Muick, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold all located on Craig Gowan and Princess Beatrice located at the bottom of Creagh an Lurachain.
Victoria's son Prince Alfred's cairn is located on Ripe Hill.
The Duchess of Kent's Cairn, Queen Victoria's mother, is located near Sgor an h-lolaire.
The largest cairn was erected by Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert after his death in 1861. The Ballochbuie Cairn marks the purchase by Victoria of the Ballochbuie forest in 1878.
The Laird was in a hard place after the flood of 2016.
It's land between Balmoral and Birkhall, with a precariously-perched castle on an eroded riverbank. The Royals have plenty of land.
The King will allow public tours of Balmoral this summer for the first time in the Scottish castle’s history.
Small groups will be shown around the interior by experienced guides, taking in several rooms used by the King and Queen.
A royal source said the move was in line with the King’s wish to make royal residences more accessible to the public.
But it also reflects the suggestions made following his mother’s death, that the house had been earmarked as a place for the public to remember her.
A royal source noted that Balmoral, unlike others such as Buckingham Palace, is not set up as a large-scale visitor attraction.
The month-long summer tour programme is considered a trial period, during which estate staff will be able to gauge how the historic building copes with increased footfall.
Until now, the interior of the vast castle has largely remained out of bounds to members of the public, with tours limited to just the ballroom, the grounds and the gardens.
I think I read afternoon tea is included.King Charles to open Balmoral to the public for the first time
Small group tours will be shown around the interior of the Scottish castle for a month-long trial period this summerwww.telegraph.co.uk
Also interesting to note that the Castle is open until the end of the first week of August again so clearly this is the new normal - a later royal summer break at Balmoral (though of course the King can use Birkhall any time he wants).
The price seems pretty high to me - £100. But looking elsewhere Buckingham Palace is £95 pounds for an "exclusive tour" so I guess that is the going rate these days. Hopefully its a success and they decide to open more widely (and therefore for a lower price)
The price is 150 pounds if you'd like to include afternoon tea.I think I read afternoon tea is included.
I agree if you were taking families, but is it really a family day out, I cannot see kids being interested but I do believe they will garner enough interest from tourists and royal watchers. they are obviously trying it and if it doesn't work they need to go back to the drawing board.It’s £150 if afternoon tea is included. Very pricey for families!
It is a limited seats only, accompanied tour, so the price, IMO, is justified. Nobody is forced to take the tour, they are free to not visit if they do not want to spend the money.£50 extra for afternoon tea is alot IMO. I went to an afternoon in a 5 star hotel in Liverpool a month ago and it was £35 per person so they are defo adding a “royal” premium.
That said, all the tickets have now sold out, so the demand is there. I just think £100 for a tour of anywhere is far too much! I read in one of the newspapers BP is offering tours of the renovated East Wing to include the centre room from where the RF make their balcony appearances- the cost, £75! So clearly it is the going rate.
A very exclusive Afternoon Tea and Tour ,no photos either inside the castle.The price is 150 pounds if you'd like to include afternoon tea.
There are only 40 spots per day available for this exclusive tour.
And i think one needs a Car to reach the Castle so if you are a Tourist you need to rent one. Don't think there is public transport to it.A very exclusive Afternoon Tea and Tour ,no photos either inside the castle.
Its a long drive for afternoon tea and I suspect avid Royal watchers only will flock!And i think one needs a Car to reach the Castle so if you are a Tourist you need to rent one. Don't think there is public transport to it.
Maybe that’s one reason why the tea is added as a potential add on: it’s a long drive. This adds something special to the experience.Its a long drive for afternoon tea and I suspect avid Royal watchers only will flock!
There are a number of bus tours go up to that area, it is a beautiful part of the country, so as an optional extra on a bus trip could go down well. If it doesn't pay they will not do it again.Its a long drive for afternoon tea and I suspect avid Royal watchers only will flock!
As they only allow 40 visitors a day, I don't think they are aiming at bus loads.There are a number of bus tours go up to that area, it is a beautiful part of the country, so as an optional extra on a bus trip could go down well. If it doesn't pay they will not do it again.
I didn’t mean dozens of buses every day. I was referring to comments with regards how Isolated Balmoral is, and the cost. It sold out in no time, so there is interest, as long as they get it right. An hour and a bit from Aberdeen isn’t that isolated. Ballater isn’t that far. There are lots of lovely journeys through Scotland , I drove 90 minutes to a wedding last month.As they only allow 40 visitors a day, I don't think they are aiming at bus loads.
That's $189.56 US Dollars or 174.96 Euros. That's very pricey for a tour and tea. In comparison here in New York, the Kykuit Rockefeller Estate charged us last year only $75.00 (59.34 pounds) for the 3-hour grand tour that included the inside home museum and the enormous outside park via bus tour. Kykuit was the home of the guilded age oil millionaires that build the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in NYC to put the billion-dollar art surplus that could not fit in the house, since in the basement museum they have the walls packed with Picasso's and Andy Warhol's. The Rockefeller family still owns the estate and uses one building on the grounds as the Charities and other business headquarters.£50 extra for afternoon tea is alot IMO. I went to an afternoon in a 5 star hotel in Liverpool a month ago and it was £35 per person so they are defo adding a “royal” premium.
That said, all the tickets have now sold out, so the demand is there. I just think £100 for a tour of anywhere is far too much! I read in one of the newspapers BP is offering tours of the renovated East Wing to include the centre room from where the RF make their balcony appearances- the cost, £75! So clearly it is the going rate.