Property with a connection to Robert the Bruce is offered for sale

A historical hotel reputed to be sited near where Robert the Bruce was inspired by a spider is on the market. Dunvalanree, a hotel on the stunning West Highland beach where Robert the Bruce landed while fleeing the English following an early setback, is being offered for sale. Located in the tiny Kintyre hamlet of…

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New Town flat offers everything you need in the heart of Edinburgh

A perfect two bedroom purpose built New Town flat is for sale in Edinburgh. This is a stunning first floor flat that has been beautifully renovated, in Dundas Street, at the heart of New Town, presented by Knight Frank. Classic Georgian proportions and period features have been cleverly combined with stylish contemporary design resulting in…

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Comfort and style in Edinburgh’s New Town

An impressive and spacious main door two-bedroom lower ground floor flat is on the market in Edinburgh. Strutt and Parker present to the market 19a Leopold Place, which has a front patio and three private cellars. The property is entered into a spacious entrance hallway off which all the accommodation is accessed including an amazing…

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Spacious property with separate cottage and stunning views

Bell Ingram offers to the market this spacious four/five bedroom detached property with self-contained one bedroom cottage attached in an elevated position with superb views down Strathnairn. Mains of Faille is a well presented five bedroom detached property with the added bonus of a self-contained cottage attached. The property benefits from double glazing and has…

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Choose your own pace of life in retirement

If you’re over 55 or looking to retire soon, Inchmarlo Retirement Village is a place where you can live life at your own pace, be it slow or fast and all speeds in between. Located on the old Inchmarlo Estate, the village is set in 100 acres of rambling woodland and beautifully tended gardens, right…

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Farm near Forfar is on the market as one or two lots

Kemphills Farm in Kirkbuddo near Forfar is on the market, with associated land. Presented by Galbraith, the farmhouse is a three-bedroom bungalow with three reception rooms. Kemphills Farm has a range of traditional buildings offering development potential subject to planning permission. The paddock extends to approximately 1.32 acres. The farm has predominately arable land extending…

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Nearly…

Sunday May 8th..So, rain arrives, ground softens and competitive point-to-pointing returns with lots of runners in front of a good crowd at Aspatria deep in the Cumbrian countryside.  We ran two in the Mens’s Open but we were up against it taking on an improving young horse from Cheshire ridden by the man who has ridden more…

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The heart beats faster……

Saturday April 16th 2011 – With the reappearance of the mighty Frankel this afternoon at Newbury.  Sadly I don’t have the mental capacity to follow flat racing very closely but I do follow the Group races and I think the whole racing world is hoping that Henry Cecil might have a superstar on his hands,…

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Third time lucky…….

Tuesday April 12th -  Having just been denied in the shadow of the post twice at Hexham this season it was third time lucky for Lucy yesterday when riding 20-1 outsider Thunder Hawk she just got the better of warm favourite Ardnaclancy for owner Robert Miller-Bakewell and trainer Stuart Coltherd; I was absolutely delighted for all…

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Spring..

Sunday April 10th… Any anti-climax after the Grand National is quickly dissipated by the discovery of a free CD with our Daily Telegraph, music for the Royal Wedding, marvellous, what could be better, the journey today to Morpeth will fly by as I rejoice in anticipation of the big day….. what will they think of…

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