Fantastic afternoon visit from Oban - lunch, views and history!
Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds的点评
点评:If you're staying in Oban or passing through this is a great spot to visit. It's a lovely walk from the town or you can drive. There is a fantastic cafe at the entrance (which you can use even if you're not going to visit the castle and museum). Great for coffees, cakes and lunch.
My favourite parts about my visit were the view from the castle and the staff. The view from the castle ruins is spectacular - it's a beautiful walk through the grounds to the castle (the hill will be covered in bluebells soon - I'd love to go back for that) and you're rewarded at the top with a panoramic view of the islands. You can climb up into the tower.
I had a tour with Flora who was a wealth of information and had lots of entertain tales to tell us. All of the staff and volunteers I met were friendly, welcoming and obviously passionate about Dunollie. It's run by a Trust (Dunollie Preservation Trust), and all income from the site goes towards the upkeep and running of the castle, museum and grounds. It's a big job to keep the site going, so it's nice to feel that my visit helps support the heritage of the area.
And if you're anyway related to Clan MacDougall, it's a must visit!
Oh and there's a great playpark outside for kids and a fantastic one in the woods of the grounds.
翻译:如果您住在奥本或路过此地,这里绝对值得一游。从镇上步行即可轻松抵达,当然您也可以开车前往。入口处有一家很棒的咖啡馆(即使您不打算参观城堡和博物馆,也可以在那里小憩)。那里提供咖啡、蛋糕和午餐,非常美味。
我此行最喜欢的部分是城堡的景色和热情友好的工作人员。从城堡遗址看到的景色令人叹为观止——沿着庭院漫步前往城堡是一段美好的旅程(不久之后山坡上就会开满蓝铃花——我真想再去一次),到达山顶后,您可以饱览群岛的全景。您还可以登上塔楼。
我参加了弗洛拉的导览,她知识渊博,给我们讲了很多有趣的故事。我遇到的所有工作人员和志愿者都非常友好热情,显然都对杜诺利充满热爱。它由一个信托机构(杜诺利保护信托)管理,所有收入都用于城堡、博物馆和庭院的维护和运营。维持这个遗址的运转是一项艰巨的任务,所以我很高兴我的参观能为保护当地文化遗产贡献一份力量。
如果您与麦克杜格尔家族有任何血缘关系,那这里绝对不容错过!
对了,外面还有一个很棒的儿童游乐场,庭院里的树林里也有一个非常棒的游乐场。