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Cosses Country House
Ballantrae
Ayrshire KA26 0LR
Scotland

Scottish Castles, Abbeys and Country Parks

No vacation in Scotland would be complete without visiting an ancient Scottish Castle. There are many wonderfully preserved Castles, Abbeys and Country Parks within easy driving distance of Cosses Country House in South West Scotland.

Culzean Castle & Country Park

Culzean Castle and Country park, a total of 563 acres given to the National Trust by the Kennedy family. One of the most magnificent country parks in Britain. The castle is regarded as Robert Adam's final masterpiece and has been restored to it's former glory. The castle is associated with the turbulant history of the Clan Kennedy.

www.nts.org.uk
www.culzeanexperience.org

• Guided tours of the castle
• Guided walks
• Events
• Walled garden, swan pond, deer park

Culzean at Christmas

• First and Second Sunday in December - Victorian Family Christmas in the castle. Not to be missed, join in the festivities of a Victorian Christmas with the family and sample the delights of the banter throughout the castle.
• First Saturday in December - Christmas Music from around the World
• Second Saturday in December - Carols in the Castle

More Information on Culzean Castle...

Other Castles and Abbeys

• Blairquhan Castle - Open certain days in August
• Dundonald Castle - First home of the Stewart kings
  
• Dunure Castle
• Castle of St. John (Stranraer) - life of a covenanter
  
• Dunskey Castle
• Glen Luce Abbey
• Crossraguel Abbey
  
• Sorn Castle
• Covenanters ruins and graves
• Castle Kennedy - see Gardens Page

More information is available in the book 'A Country Cook's Garden in South West Scotland'.

Scottish Abbeys and Castles - Culzean Castle in Scotland