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<p>Helene and I drove up to stay with Tony &amp; Jude in the Porsche rather than the Kia Niro EV because recharging would have added at least an hour to the journey.</p>
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<p>Our first visit was to <a href="https://www.cawdorcastle.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cawdor Castle</a> (mentioned in Macbeth) where the four of us wandered around the gardens picking up ideas for planting in our own gardens.</p>
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<p>Helene and I took a tour of the castle which has a fascinating history.</p>
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<p>We went on to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/culloden" target="_blank">Culloden visitors</a> centre. It was drizzling for the whole time we were there so we restricted ourselves to the inside exhibition rather than wandering the site of the battlefield.</p>
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<p>The following day we went for a walk around the grounds of <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/brodie-castle" target="_blank">Brodie Castle</a>. It's a wonderful house and grounds.</p>
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<p>All too soon our visit was over and we headed south to Glasgow. We had a wonderful few days. Tony and Jude were wonderful hosts and we hope to return when we can find the time in our busy diaries.</p>
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