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We held a birthday dinner in the courtyard to finish off Robs birthday week last night. What fun we had with some dear friends. Thank you to local Italian restaurant Montanaro for the amazing food and to @paperclipzauchterarder for the balloon stack just. #culdeesweddingsandevents
Glorious day here today and almost a shame to be working inside. The peacocks are strutting and the cockerel’s all lively…. Spring is on its way 🤩 #culdeesglamping #culdeesmansionhouseandcastle #culdeescastleestate #weimeranersofinstagram
We’ve had a bonkers morning today.. featured in the Scottish courier today and an interview with @swjardine on BBC radio Scotland. #couriermail #bbcradioscotland #culdeesmansionhouseandcastle #culdeesrenovation #culdeesglamping #culdeesweddingsandevents #hitched #tietheknotscotland #bridebook. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-environment/business/4071844/perthshire-culdees-castle-renovation-2m/
This tiny tiny room in the kitchen has had me filling three trailer loads of rubble today 🙈 it still surprises me how much I take out of here when it doesn’t look that bad 😂 This room is where the dumb waiter lives and travels up to the second floor just outside the dining room. It’s in remarkably good condition and we hope to reinstate it very soon. For now though the stone walls can breathe and dry out for a while until we are ready to frame them out again in new timber. #renovationproject #channel4 #truenorthtv #culdeesrenovation #reno#houserenovation #scottishcastle #propertyrenovation #castlesofinstagram #restoration #castle #scottish #scottishhighland #lovescotland #renovationnation #heritagebuilding #traditionalrestoration #periodhouserenovation
Some of you may remember our interview last year with the lovely @kayeadamsofficial on @bbcradioscot we’ve been asked to do a follow up of our journey this Thursday on the Stephen Jardine show. @swjardine Tune in if you have time #culdeesrenovation #culdeesglamping #culdeesweddingsandevents #radioscotland
Happy 50th birthday Rob, pleased we are the same age again now 💞
Lovely write up of our journey so far in The Times newspaper @thetimesmagazine @thetimesscotland #culdeesrenovation @schoffelcountry @barbour @joules @levis
Our joiner has pulled it out of the bag again 😍 The manky door (his words) and fan light have now been lovingly restored and hanging back in their rightful place in the castle kitchen. #renovationproject #channel4 #truenorthtv #culdeesrenovation #reno#houserenovation #scottishcastle #propertyrenovation #castlesofinstagram #restoration #castle #scottish #scottishhighland #lovescotland #renovationnation #heritagebuilding #traditionalrestoration #periodhouserenovation
Social media friends. Book your luxury glamping stay through our website quoting SUPERFAN for a stay during April-May and we will give you spa hot tubs free of charge. #culdeesglamping #culdeesmansionhouseandcastle #
An early morning client run at Gleneagles train station. Did you know we are only 3miles from Gleneagles and happy to assist with transport to Culdees. Here’s the history:
The station was opened by the Scottish Central Railway on 14 March 1856 and was originally named Crieff Junction.
There was another station with the name of Crieff Junction to the north of this station which was only short-lived. The branch northwestward to Crieff was opened (by the Crieff Junction Railway company) on the same day. On 1 April 1912 it was renamed Gleneagles.
The station was rebuilt and the junction remodelled by the Caledonian Railway in 1919 following their takeover of the Scottish Central Railway. The Caledonian Railway built the nearby Gleneagles Hotel, which opened in 1925. The hotel served as the location for the G8 summit in 2005 and is a well-known golf resort; Gleneagles hosted the 2014 Ryder Cup.
In anticipation of the 2014 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles railway station underwent a major refurbishment as part of a £7 million program to improve transport infrastructure in the area. Work was completed in April 2014, seeing the old station building regenerated with a lift, new platforms built upon the original ones, the fitting of Passenger information boards, additional regenerative paint work and a newly built car park built to connect with the new main road from the motorway.
The branch line to Crieff closed on 6 July 1964 due to the Beeching Axe. #culdeesglamping #culdeesmansionhouseandcastle
We’ve had a fun time @ginlaboratory this morning learning all about the flavour complexity of a good gin. As I am a strictly devout whisky/champagne kinda girl, proprietor Kenny was keen to mix me a gin suitable to my strong earthy palette. The future between our two companies is exciting with plans for a bespoke Culdees gin, exclusive tasting classes at the castle and much more. Watch this space….. If you are glamping with us or booking a wedding check out this as an amazing experience for yourself or guests. #ginlovers #scottishgins #culdeesmansionhouseandcastle
Robs and I had to get out of our scruffs this morning and try to scrub up for a castle photo shoot for The Sunday Times 📰 thankfully the sun was shining thanks to @ptrsmmrs for some great images @thetimesscotland #renovationproject #channel4 #truenorthtv #culdeesrenovation #reno#houserenovation #scottishcastle #propertyrenovation #castlesofinstagram #restoration #castle #scottish #scottishhighland #lovescotland #renovationnation #heritagebuilding #traditionalrestoration #periodhouserenovation #schoffelcountry #joulesclothing #barber #chameau
Rob thought I didn’t have enough work to do this week so he decided to rip out another floor and leave it all below in little piles of rubble for me to magic away, whilst he does his day job 🙈 #renovationonabudget #wreckrenovation #renobudget #bighousesmallbudget #myrenostory #moneypit #historichomes #georgianrenovation #periodpropertyrenovation #castlerenovation #culdeesrenovation #renovationnation #heritagebuilding #castlesofinstagram
We’ve been keeping very busy these past few days. We are now stripping the rotten floor from the fourth and top floor! This is such an achievement and we can’t wait to get the new joist in very soon. This is the final structure floor that needs to complete all levels within the east wing of the castle. Then it’s into the loft space and roof… trying not to think about that just now 🤣 delighted to find a lovely intact radiator and some lovely working window casements. Onwards and upwards!!! #renovationproject #channel4 #truenorthtv #culdeesrenovation #reno#houserenovation #scottishcastle #propertyrenovation #castlesofinstagram #restoration #castle #scottish #scottishhighland #lovescotland #renovationnation #heritagebuilding #traditionalrestoration #periodhouserenovation
Like all large country estates our water is supplied from a private spring. This had a major leak before Xmas so along with our neighbours we’ve had no water in the mansion house since 22nd December 🙈 unfortunately the spring is not part of our land so we are therefore beholden to others to repair the pipes. The time has come to move onto our own water and remove our demand from the old supply.
When we bought Culdees we installed our own borehole so that we could regulate and maintain the water for the business.
Rob called our great friend, Jimmy, who today helped him connect the house to our borehole. What a mess it’s made but hopefully this time tomorrow I can have that bubble bath!!!!
#realityofmylife #renovationproject #channel4 #truenorthtv #culdeesrenovation #reno#houserenovation #scottishcastle #propertyrenovation #castlesofinstagram #restoration #castle #scottish #scottishhighland #lovescotland #renovationnation #heritagebuilding #traditionalrestoration #periodhouserenovation