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Balmoral Castle Gate

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Balmoral Castle Gate

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  • Location: Ballater And Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    August 4, 2025

    Road cycling

    There's nothing more to see here than a gate. Hidden behind it, of course, is Balmoral Castle, the famous summer residence of the British royal family. With a ticket, we were able to visit it with our bikes in hand, which was really nice.
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    February 18, 2023

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    King Robert II had a hunting lodge here in the mid 1300's. It was extended and improved and by the mid 1600's it was a castle. In 1852 Prince Albert purchased the estate for Queen Victoria but they decided it was too small and built the current castle on the same site. The older castle was demolished, and Balmoral has remained personal property of the royals ever since.
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