This shot is from our daughter Louise, and was taken at the weekend on a family outing. I haven't visited Belvoir Castle, but having looked at the photos that Louise and her husband took, it looks a lovely place to visit. It is located about 7 miles (11 km) west south west of Grantham, in Lincolnshire.
The Belvoir Castle website gives this summary history: "Belvoir Castle’s history dates back to the eleventh century. It is the ancestral home of the Duke of Rutland, where the family have lived in an unbroken line for almost a thousand years.
Crowning a hill, the Castle’s turrets and towers rise over the Vale of Belvoir like an illustration in a romantic fairy-tale. The name Belvoir – meaning ‘beautiful view’ in French, and pronounced today as ‘beaver’ - dates back to Norman times.
Four castles have stood on this spot since 1067, and it’s a pretty perfect location for a fortified castle. Looking over the battlements from the North Terrace of the current Castle, you can see for miles over the counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. And on a clear day, you can even see Lincoln Cathedral, some 30 miles to the North East."
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
I thing I need to add this place to the list of places I would like to visit. I reacon that if I live another 100 years I might get to visit about half of what is on the list!
Great shot of this beautiful castel.
( Nearly every evening I watch on BBC 2 `` Flog it`` . In between they often show us around in those beautiful and interresting buildings/places. )
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
I thing I need to add this place to the list of places I would like to visit. I reacon that if I live another 100 years I might get to visit about half of what is on the list!
Ian
( Nearly every evening I watch on BBC 2 `` Flog it`` . In between they often show us around in those beautiful and interresting buildings/places. )
Ian
It is indeed lovely. We are fortunate to have so many attractive places like this to visit.
Ian