John Carey

Well worth a visit. Easy to find and there is also a small parking area. Other parking available in the village. There is also a large nice pub just around the corner.

Buchanan castle. Great to see. Very limited parking but no one else there when I stopped by. Amazing history behind this house. There is a fence that stops access inside the castle ruins, there is a hole to climb through if you wanted!! The pictures show the best way to approach and where the path is in relation to where to park.

Great park. Large car park. Planned route walks with details of lengths and times on map board. Cafe and outside vendor selling lunch, ice creams and drinks. Picnic benches both in the cafe area and on the green next to the car park. Large open grass areas for playing. Tree maze 10 minutes walk from car park.

A really pleasant day out.

Richmond castle. We, family of six with 4 boys aged from 9 to 15, have visited a good few castles across the country and I can say this is amongst the most impressive. Not because it has the largest buildings but it has a great keep and a large internal area. It also has sculptured garden and cobbled walkways. The entrance area/gift shop is small but very well stocked and the staff and very pleasant and extremely helpful. There is also a history journey room which takes you through the life of the castle from the 10th century to current day.

All in all it is a great place to visit and I imagine this will be exceptionally busy in the summer.

Also conveniently close to the water falls and the town centre.