Culzean Castle & Lunch in Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald

We will travel by private coach to Culzean Castle, situated on the edge of a cliff in South Ayrshire.

 

Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks

Discover 40 buildings and secret follies in this country park, including the magnificent cliff-top castle.
View Robert Adam’s Oval Staircase – the dramatic centrepiece of the castle.
Explore the woods, beaches, parkland, Swan Pond, deer park and cliffs.
Admire the enormous collection of flintlock pistols and military swords.
This glorious 260ha estate was once the playground of 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 castle itself is perched on the Ayrshire cliffs, incorporating everything the earl could wish for in his country home. It was designed by Robert Adam in the late 18th century and is filled to the turrets with treasures that tell the stories of the people who lived here.

We will then travel to Kirkoswald for lunch in Souter’s Inn, an award-winning restaurant and bar nestled in the heart of the picturesque Ayrshire village of Kirkoswald.

Built on the site of the old school house where National Bard Robert Burns studied in 1775, this traditional thatched roof Inn has a modern interior with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. 

Coach 9.00 am from Edinburgh/10.30 am from Glasgow

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