Dunure

More photos from my recent trip – Part One

13 August 2023 / General / Aviemore, Ayr, black and white, camping, close-up, Culzean Castle Camping and Caravan Club, Dunure, Edinburgh, Holy Island, iPhone photography, Isle of Arran, Lauder Camping and Caravan Club Site, lightweight camping, lightweight gear, Newcastle upon Tyne, outdoor gear, Photos 2023, Scandinavian Village, Scotland, silvertone, square, sunset, tea, Travel, Tyne and Wear, walking

Newcastle

Newcastle Central Arcade

Camping at Lauder Campsite

Camping two lightweight tents

Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Ross Fountain

Royal Scots Greys — Royal Scots Greys on Princes Street

Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle

At the campsite…

Orange and black beetle

Near the campsite

Sphere at Culzean Castle

Isle of Arran and Holy Island in the mist

Isle of Arran and Holy Island in the mist — from the campsite

The Coast and Turnberry Castle

The Coast and Turnberry Castle

Dunure

Dunure Harbour

Dunure Harbour

Dunure Castle

The Electric Brae

We stopped here but did not try rolling the car up or down the hill!

The Electric Brae — Click on the image for a larger version

Sunset at the campsite

Sunset at Culzeana Castle Campsite

Culzean Castle and Country Park

Culzean Castle and Country Park green house

Culzean Castle and Country Park

Culzean Castle and Country Park meadow flowers — Meadow flowers

Culzean Castle and Country Park

Culzean Castle and Country Park hidden grotto — Hidden grotto

Culzean Castle and Country Park — No swans on the Swanpool

Coast Path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

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Thursday’s photos

10 August 2023 / Photography / black and white, camping, Culzean Castle Camping and Caravan Club, Dunure, Holy Island, Isle of Arran, Photos 2023, Scotland, square, sunset, Travel

The promised sun was patchy but it was warm… eventually.

Isle of Arran and Holy Island on the mist — Isle of Arran and Holy Island in the mist – from the campsite

Turnberry

Turnberry Golf Course - No. 10 hole across the bay! — Turnberry Golf Course – No. 10 hole across the bay!

Turnberry Lighthouse

Turnberry Lighthouse was built in 1873 by the lighthouse designer Thomas Stevenson, father of author Robert Louis Stevenson. Today it is an automated lighthouse, a bar with sea views, two marble lined toilets and two £2,500 per night apartments, complete with driver, car, butler and cook.

The ruins of Turnberry Castle

Turnberry Castle was the birthplace of King Robert the Bruce in July 1274.

Dunure

Dunure Castle

Dunure Harbour

Dunure Harbour

Alisa Craig — Alisa Craig on the horizon

…and back at the campsite

Sunset at Culzean Castle Campsite — Sunset

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