Off on the road again
DAY 3 Based in Dornoch
GOLSPIE,DUNROBBIN AND TEA AT GRANNIES HEILAN HAME
After breakfast in our flat in Dornoch we head off to Golspie .
Golspie is a coastal village . It has a population of around 1,650 people. It is located picturesquely on the shores of the Moray firth not too far from Dornoch
Golspie has award-winning beaches to the north and south of the tidal pier, where families can have safe bathing; there is a public swimming pool in the centre of the village for those who prefer warmer water. The Kart Race Track can be found about a mile or two down ferry road. The golf course provides a mix of links, parkland and heath and there are central facilities for tennis and bowling, football and playing fields for the young. Around Golspie there are walks which offer panoramic views, opportunities for bird watching and botany study, fossil-hunting and the magical enchantment of the Big Burn gorges and waterfalls. There is loch and sea angling, as well as sailing and yachting in the bay. In 2006 mountain bike trails were opened on the slopes of Ben Bhraggie.
Centred around Loch fleet , three miles south of Golspie, is a National Nature Reserve where in season waders and wildfowl can be easily viewed, along with seals basking on the sandbanks. Osprey and terns frequent the loch in summer, along with thousands of locally-born swallows. Rare wild flowers and plants can be seen on walks in nearby Balblair Wood.
Golspie
Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Golspie. It is the home of the Clan Sutherland .
It has the same architect as the palace of Westminster.
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Falconry show at Dunrobin
We always wanted to see Grannie`s Heilan Hame. Friend in the work [Robert]comes here every September and loves the place. We have a wander round and decide to have dinner in the bar . Fish and chips were good.
Short drive back into Dornoch . Day 3 has been an easy day but a very enjoyable time.
The highlight being the falconry in Dunrobbin castle.in