Westgate Apartments | Birchlee

5 Birchlee

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Trump International

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The 7,400 yard, par 72 championship golf course is designed by renowned golf course architect, Dr. Martin Hawtree, and follows a classical pattern of two out-and-back loops of nine holes. All 18 holes thread their way engagingly through The Great Dunes of Scotland; rising to find panoramic views of the North Sea and dramatic coastline, and plunging into secluded valleys rich with native vegetation.

Each hole has six separate tees catering for all levels of golfer. The bunkers are placed to challenge the stronger player and not unduly punish the weaker golfer. All bunkers are turf-revetted in traditional style to combat wind, erosion and sand-blow.

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Pitmedden Garden

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In the stunning Great Garden, thousands of colourful annual bedding plants make up an elaborate summer spectacle.

The adjoining Museum of Farming Life brings the agricultural past to life. Visitors can also enjoy woodland walks and a fascinating herb garden. It’s hard to imagine a garden today being planted on such an extravagant scale. The heart of the property is the formal walled garden originally laid out in 1675 by Sir Alexander Seton.

In the 1950s, the Trust set about re-creating the gardens following designs dating from the 17th century.

Today, Pitmedden features over 5 miles of box hedging arranged in intricate patterns to form six parterres. These parterres are filled with some 40,000 plants bursting with colour in the summer months.

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Inverurie Golf Club

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This well established course with an open parkland and picturesque tree-lined fairways provide an interesting challenge for all standards of golfer.

18 holes, 5,711 yards, par 69 (SSS 68).

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Haddo House

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Designed by Scottish architect William Adam in 1732, Haddo House near Aberdeen is a magnificent example of an historic Scottish stately home.

Originally Palladian in style, the house now has late Victorian interiors after a 19th-century refurbishment and is renowned for its stunning decorated ceilings.

It also has impressive collections of period furniture, ceramics and art, including paintings by Sir Thomas Lawrence and James Giles.

The house is open for guided tours only but the grounds are open all the time. These include the formal terrace garden and Haddo Country Park, with its lakes, monuments, woodland walks and deer park.

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Glen Garioch Distillery

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Glen Garioch is made the same way today as it has always been, but it never stops being fascinating. Come and see time-honoured skills at work.

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Fyvie Castle

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The charm of Fyvie ranges from its 13th-century origins to its stunning Edwardian interiors. The castle is home to a superb collection of arms, armour and paintings, including works by Raeburn and Gainsborough.

Stroll around the picturesque loch, or visit the restored 1903 racquet court and bowling alley.

Ghosts, legends and folklore are all woven into the tapestry of Fyvie Castle’s 800-year history. Tradition claims that the castle’s five successive families – Preston, Meldrum, Seton, Gordon and Forbes-Leith – each added a tower to this magnificent Scottish Baronial fortress.

You can see their influences today among the medieval stones and the lavish Edwardian interiors, and imagine what castle life must have been like for the families and their royal guests – among them Robert the Bruce, Edward I and Charles I.

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Fishing

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The Dee is renowned as one of the great salmon rivers of the world. Anyone who has ever cast a fly for Atlantic salmon will know the allure of this wonderful river.

The Don is a unique river. It has a reputable standing with the angling fraternity, not only for salmon and sea trout, but also as one of the finest wild brown trout rivers in Scotland, if not Europe.

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Castle Fraser

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Castle Fraser is one of the grandest of the Scottish baronial tower houses.

The estate contains a flight pond, mixed woodland and open farmland, with two waymarked walks giving magnificent views of the local hills. The historic walled garden features shrubs, flowers, wall-trained fruit and vegetables.

There is also a shop selling exclusive gifts.

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Bennachie Centre

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Climb to the finest peak on Bennachie, the impressive Mither Tap, with its rocky granite summit surrounded by the remains of a historic hill fort. Return across moorland and through mixed woodland, leaving time to visit the Bennachie Visitor Centre where this route starts.

Terrain – Clear waymarked paths in woods and exposed moorland, steep climb, rocky steps onto summit.Grade 2

Distance 6km (3.7 miles)

Ascent 398m (1306ft)

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