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Braemar Part 2 - February 2024

Following on from Braemar Part 1, here are some more photos from the rest of our time staying in Braemar as well as venturing even further afield with a day trip to see Loch Ness. 

The beautiful village of Braemar

Staying in a converted church

Braemar pond frozen over and looking eerie and beautiful

I couldn't get enough of this stunning view - Blue skies, snow on the ground and this amazing landscape


Exploring Braemar

Snowy views on our way to Loch Ness


The serene Loch Ness - it may have been a further round trip of over 4 hours driving but we felt it was still worth it to tick it off our bucket list










Visiting Mar Lodge Estate on our final day


The Braemar Chocolate shop was a real gem of a place. We waited all week for it to open on Thursday but it was worth the wait.


I swear we were above the clouds here - or at least as high up as the clouds

Miss T enjoying her chocolate lolly from Braemar Chocolate shop. She really wants to go back there! She bought some chocolate as a gift for a friend, who then put an online order in too to buy a gift for their relative. Such a joy to see the love for such a special small business. 

 And a few more pics from beautiful Braemar...










Such a perfect place - this view looks like it could be straight from a postcard


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Braemar Part 1 - February 2024

 Following our evening in York, we set off the next morning to head to Scotland. We stopped at the garden centre at Berwick-Upon-Tweed just south of the Scottish border to meet up with Miss T's previous RDA horse-riding instructor. She'd moved to Scotland during the pandemic and we never got a chance to say goodbye when she left. So it was really great to see her and to catch up. 

After a spot of lunch at the garden centre, we pressed on as we were keen to reach our destination of Braemar before dark. 


Reaching Scotland



Crossing the Forth Bridge







We were excited to see a few patches of snow as we got closer to Braemar

And then it got snowier! 



and snowier! 


We reached a snowy Braemar and decided to get Fish and Chips for dinner (and a veggie burger for me)

The moon looked stunningly beautiful against the dark sky but we couldn't capture it well on our phone cameras


The next morning, we got to go out in the snow

We hadn't expected there to be snow so it was definitely a bonus making everywhere look stunning


We stayed in a converted Victorian church



Miss T's joy at seeing the snow












Braemar castle was closed to visitors when we were there but it still looks beautiful to look at.



The castle was in the process of being refurbished - It looks like it is straight out of a fairytale


'When Soak becomes Spill': A sculpture by Subodh Gupta at it's new home in Braemar



See Braemar Part 2 post here

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