Culzean Castle

Today's the day . . . . . . . for a stately home

Joined the family today at the magnificent Culzean Castle and Country Park.

The castle itself is perched on the Ayrshire cliffs and incorporates everything an earl could wish for in his country home. It was designed by Robert Adam in the late 18th century for David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis – a man who was keen to impress with his wealth and status. Opulent to the extreme, the park is planted with conifers and beech, sculpted around miles of sandy coastline dotted with caves, and finished off with a Swan Pond, an ice house, flamboyant formal gardens and fruit-filled glasshouses.

The extra shows the fun we had with some of the wicker statue statues in the park . . . .