The Queen's Holiday Home

Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852.

It is situated only 8 miles from our home in Ballater. The grounds are open to the public when the Queen is not in residence, and the Lion Rampart flies above the castle. When the Queen is in residence, the Union Jack will fly, and naturally the public are strictly prohibited! She generally arrives in mid August for her summer 'holidays'.

I'm told that the Queen likes to come to Balmoral as she can relax here and even drives herself around the estate in a land rover!

[Graham Thresher]

A really stately capture.

[Shirley]

Great capture and processing. Look at those clouds!

[April]

So grand! Looks great on black.

[Brigette]

what a wonderful capture

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Makes me a believer in fairytales! What a place! And what a great picture of it. Your b&w edit brings out the details wonderfully.

[Julie Duncan]

Gee, nice summer "cottage". Would love to explore here!

[Iris]

great capture! What a place...

[Christine Meert]

any ghosts?

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautiful capture of this lovely building, fav.

[Constance Brinkley]

What a great photograph. I want to visit now!

[Issi Bannerman]

@toune None that we hear about, although there must be many untold and unheard of stories from behind those walls ...

[Lisa]

Well done! Imagining HRH tooling around in a Land Rover, lol!