Falkland Palace-seem to be following Mary Queen of Scots around at moment

Falkland Palace, Em! no it’s the other one. For part of our trails we decided to invest in a yearly pass for Historic Scotland which we felt would save us a lot of money on our adventures. We had been to Falkland a few times as it is a lovely little historic village in Fife, … Continue reading Falkland Palace-seem to be following Mary Queen of Scots around at moment

Linlithgow Palace and of course lunch at a haunted pub!

Linlithgow was the first stop of the day for myself and Daisy, lunch in the Four Marys, on the High Street. The visit was in the hope of picking up some psychic activity there with the added bonus of great food and renowned service. During our visit I did sense the feeling of nausea in the … Continue reading Linlithgow Palace and of course lunch at a haunted pub!

Culross and a really steep hill

  So the visit to Culross was as a result of a request from a friend that said they had found this Abbey at top of hill which was very creepy but doubted that myself and Daisy would even be able to walk up the steep hill to it. A challenge me thinks, half way up this … Continue reading Culross and a really steep hill

Rosslyn Chapel-a peaceful place

Who would have thought that sitting in a graveyard in the sunshine would have been one of peace. That was the feeling myself and Daisy certainly left with. As usual we had no expectations when we went to visit the chapel which was regarded as a place of mystic. My initial thoughts as I approached … Continue reading Rosslyn Chapel-a peaceful place

Dunrobin Castle the Military ghost and a spooky cold feeling in the nursery and seamstress room

Dunrobin Castle was a fascinating place to visit and I really enjoyed the tour around the castle as they allowed access to so many rooms, my only disappointment was there strict rule on No photography. I suppose that most of castle is still home to family of Sutherland ancestry its understandable, however it would have … Continue reading Dunrobin Castle the Military ghost and a spooky cold feeling in the nursery and seamstress room

The Three Bears and Andrew…where it all began

Part 1 The Bears. Sammy Mickey and George, in that order were my childhood imaginary friends, I called them bears, boys that were bears apparently; that kept getting captured by the bad black eyes and red eyes who were the leaders of a group of bad people that also had blue, green and brown eyes. An elaborate story for a … Continue reading The Three Bears and Andrew…where it all began

An unscheduled stop and the weeping women

 We were on our way to Peebles and looking forward to a bar lunch in the Cross Keys Inn. Driving through the town of Penicuik we both felt urge to stop, drawn to the area around St Mungo's church. We parked up and found our way into the graveyard. My sister and I as per usual went … Continue reading An unscheduled stop and the weeping women

Thirlestane Castle

We decided to visit Thirlestane Castle and as it turned out we were just in time as it was on the last open day before it closed for the winter period. I had already visited a few years previously with my eldest daughter, who at the time was so spooked that she has refused to … Continue reading Thirlestane Castle