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In Arbroath, you can see the Abbey, built in 1212. Arbroath is, within easy reach of many historical buildings such as Glamis Castle,
which was the home of the Queen Mother
and the House of Dun and Fasque which both are still used as a family home. |
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| The Signal Tower |
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Close to Arbroath Harbour now houses the Arbroath Museum. It functioned as the shore station for the Bell Rock Lighthouse, which was built in 1811 by Robert Stephenson, grandson of the famous author Robert Louis Stephenson.
The moveable copper ball at the top of the tower signalled to the Lighthouse up to 11 miles offshore.
The keepers’ families lived in the signal tower up till 1955. |
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| Lunan Bay |
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Lunan Bay is one of the very few unspoilt natural horseshoe bays in British Isles. This lovely bay with three miles of sandy beaches and dunes has no bars or restaurant, so is an ideal spot for a picnic.
To get there by car, take the A92 and drive north for five miles until you come to the village of Inverkeilor. Here you will find the road to Lunan Bay which is signposted. |
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| Glamis Castle |
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Glamis Castle is near Forfar; this is the family home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and has been a royal residence since 1372. It was the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and the birth place of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, the sister of the Queen. The castle in an extensive park landscaped towards the end of the 18th Century and contains the beautiful Italian Garden which reflects the peace and tranquillity of the castle and grounds. |
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| House of Dun |
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The National Trust For Scotland look after this beautiful Georgian House with its panoramic views of the Montrose Basin. The house was designed by William Adam and built in 1730 for David Erskine, Lord Dun, Lady Augusta Erskine, the daughter of William IV. The house contains many royal mementos. Here you will find many places to visit, there is a coffee shop, with home-made food, a weavers shop; where you will find the most beautiful hand-made tablecloths, napkins and clothes. There is a craft shop and a gift shop. There are guided tours round the House. A most recommended visit. |
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| Barry Mill |
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The National Trust For Scotland manage Barry Mill. Enjoy the sights and sounds of an early 19th century working mill – the splash of the water wheel, the sound and the smell of the grinding corn. The amount of machinery is fascinating – elevators, fanners, sieves and sack hoist – all still in use. Displays reveal the important place the Mill once held in the community language. Discover how many everyday words in our origins are owing to the Miller e.g. “rule of thumb”. To get there take the A92 to Dundee from Arbroath, turn left at the Barry Mill junction. |
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| Fasque |
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A rural estate in the foothills of the Highlands, near to Aberdeen. The house is not open to the Public, but, by prior arrangement the staff are delighted to arrange parties of twelve or more. Lunch, dinner, or tea/coffee before or after the tour can be arranged.
Fasque, home of the Gladstones’, is the best example of a Victorian 'Upstairs, Downstairs' country house anywhere. Bought by Sir Thomas Gladstone in 1829, it was the home of his son, William Ewart Gladstone, four times Queen Victoria’s Prime Minister and thirteen times Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1830 until his father’s death in 1851.
Red deer and sheep may be seen in the fields at the front of the house. Open seven days a week, May and September, 1.00pm - 5 pm; June, July & August, 11am – 8pm. |
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| Discovery Point |
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Discovery’s story started in Dundee, and now after a lifetime’s voyaging, she is back in her home city and more. Her time with Captain Scott during the Antarctic Expedition of 1901 – 1904 was by no means the end of adventuring. Discover a taste for adventure and exploration at award-winning Discovery Point, one of Scotland's most exciting visitor attractions.
Spectacular exhibits and special effects vividly recreate the voyages of the Royal Research Ship Discovery, built in Dundee to take Captain Scott to Antarctica. |
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| Letham Grange – Old Course |
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We are situated to take advantage of more than 60 golf courses in the Tayside area, including the famous championship courses, such as St. Andrews and Carnoustie. Letham Grange golf course is tucked away in beautiful Angus countryside north-west of Arbroath, it sports two golf courses surrounding a fine country hotel. Every golf course has something to offer – Letham Grange old course perhaps more than most.
The ‘Old’ with no two holes the same, is surely one of the more demanding parklands in Scotland. The most common factor of the course is the burn that appears no less than thirteen holes coming into play, in one form or another, on most of them... |
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The course plays all of its, 6,632 yards and if it has been damp with no roll to the fairways it demands fair and punctilious blows to reach the greens in regulation. The 2nd hole is memorable mainly for its lovely pond and weir. The following two holes form an excellent run, this perhaps the best part of the course. The 3rd is stretching Par 5 – dog-legging left while the 4th plays an elevated tee to a safe landing area ahead of a long lob across another wide pond.
For those not used to it, Letham Grange Old course can be a fair old plod on foot so therefore the Pro-Shop offers rentals of Golf Carts to make it more manageable. Just make sure you don’t crash into one of the many stones of Good Fortune peppered around the and blessed by a Zen Buddhist priest. The new course is a fair bit easier at only 5,528 yards a good 1000 yards shorter than the Old with none of the hazards. It has six Par3’s. |
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OTHER COURSES |
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Arbroath |
4 miles |
Camperdown |
16 miles |
Carnoustie |
8 miles |
Edzell |
19 miles |
Drumoig |
21 miles |
Forfar |
18 miles |
Montrose |
15 miles |
The Royal and Ancient, St Andrews |
33 miles |
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Ten Minutes
Arbroath Abbey
St Vigeans Museum
Signal Tower Museum
Walking The Cliffs
Twenty Minutes
Dundee Discovery Centre
Dundee Live Science Centre
Flower Show – September
Unicorn Boat
Botanical Gardens – Shopping Centre
Scone Palace
Cherrybank Gardens
Montrose Basin Visitor Centre
Brechin Cathedral
Pictavia Centre
Brechin Castle Centre
Barry Mill
House of Dun – Weaving & Linen Centre |
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One Hour |
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Noahs Ark Perth |
Camera Obscura |
Reekie Linn Waterfall |
Aviation Museum |
Aberdeen - Duthie Park Winter Gardens |
Hill Walking |
Kirriemuir - Story Of Peter Pan - Barrie's Birth Place |
Glamis Castle |
Kirriemuir - Walking Festival - September |
Glenshee |
The Glens Museum In The Square |
Glen Clova |
More walking & See The Beauty Of The Glens |
Glen Prosen |
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