Inverlochy Castle: A Once in a Lifetime Experience
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- We started our day at Cromlix House where we enjoyed another wonderful meal at Chez Roux. Our time here was to short but the day promised even more adventures as we headed out to explore more of Scotland.
"Me" turned our car towards Glencoe, and we settled in watching the beautiful countryside fly by. Our day has turned a little rainy but we are NOT letting that stop us!
Glencoe is a glen in the Scottish Highlands, famous for its deep valleys and towering snowcapped mountains. Glencoe's valley offers some of the Scottish Highlands' best scenery and hikes, and a good dose of history.
We stopped along A82 in Glencoe to see The Meeting of the Three Waters waterfall at the base of The Three Sisters Mountains. It is right off the road and worth a stop.
Our next destination was the Clan Cameron Museum. I am a Cameron by birth so this was a special stop just for me (Mrs. Karnes). Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan cameron lands are in Lochaber and within their lands lies Ben Nevis. The Chief of the clan is referred to as simply "Lochiel". Achnacarry Castle is where the chief of the clan resides. This was an interesting stop full of history! If you are a "Cameron", you shouldn't miss it!
Inverlochy Castle Hotel is a 19th-Century baronial mansion near Fort William, Scotland. It is located about two miles from the 13th century Inverlochy Castle, after which it is named. It was built in 1863 by James Scarlet, 1st Baron Abinger. This beautiful hotel in the Scottish Highlands is a 5 star, luxury hotel, located in the shadow of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the U.K.
We went for a beautiful, be it soggy, stroll on the Victoria Path. This walk takes you through "Enchanting" forests and all around the grounds of the hotel.
In the evening we went to the fine dining restaurant Michael Roux, and enjoyed a 5 course tasting menu with wine pairings. I felt like I had been transported to another time.
What drew me to your video was 'Inverlochy Castle' in the title because we spent a night there 9 years ago. One of our very few experiences of 5 star service - very good dinner (even though they had just 'lost' their Michelin star), excellent accommodation and staff always happy to help. We were very fortunate to stay in the BEN Nevis room, if memory serves me correctly (yours - the GLEN Nevis - initially confused me) - a much larger room (I was able to compare my video with yours) and, yes, a view of Ben Nevis, Scotland's highest mountain. The weather wasn't too bad either when we were there although the next day it turned a lot wetter like you had. But that's Scotland for you. The only downside was when we got back home and I found a gravy stain down the back of my suit jacket(!) - of all the places we stayed in during our mini-Highland tour, this was the only one I wore my suit for dinner (formal attire was insisted on) so naturally, they were the prime suspect. Nevertheless I would go back there, given the same chance. Somewhat weirdly, being unaware until now that Jefferson Davis had stayed there in 1869, we recently spent 2 nights at Anchuca Historic Mansion & Inn in Vicksburg, Ms. only a few months ago where he had also stayed!
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Thank you for sharing the fabulous wine pairing meal!!! I LIVE to EAT!!
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Wow! What a cool castle!!
Thanks, it was such a great experience!
@Fred Limkin We are well. Thanks for watching!
Nice video! Everyone should live the castle life! 👑
I agree! If you ever get the chance, do it! Thanks for watching!
Growing up on an housing estate in Glasgow all the street names were named after all the castles in Scotland, came in very handy later in my history and geography exams in school 😂
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Glad you enjoyed though I doubt any guest leaves with a negative impression.
You should have a look at videos from Drummond Castle Gardens. Beautiful.
Be well, cheers 🍻
I love Outlander! Thanks for the suggestion. Those gardens are amazing and so big! I would love to go and stay there some time!
Mrs. Karnes
Beautiful castle and that is what you call fine dining and what a view!
We felt we were on the set of Downton Abbey!
You are allowed to roam In Scotland could of got closer to castle enjoy
Thank you so much for watching! We loved roaming around in Scotland!
I believe that plant is a form of rhubarb.
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