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Peebles Hydro is an early 20th century hotel and spa resort in Peebles, in the historic county of Peebles-shire in the Scottish Borders. It is one of two hydropathic hotels left in Scotland, [citation needed] the other being Crieff Hydro in Perthshire. The hotel opened in 1881, but burnt down and was rebuilt in 1907.
Campbell laid out the 20-foot (6.1 m) high walled garden which is now the nearby caravan park. The garden had huge heated glasshouses with vines, peaches, pineapples, nectarines and other exotic fruits. Some trees from that time still survive. The 30,000-acre (120 km 2) estate was sold in 1842 to clear family debts.
The group consists of hotels across the south-west of Scotland, including hotels in Dumfries and Galloway, such as the 18th century home of Sir John Ross, North West Castle, as well as the 'Category A' listed building Cally Palace, which was acquired in 1981. [4] and Fernhill Hotel in nearby Portpatrick Fernhill Hotel in Portpatrick.
Butlins Ayr seen in 1984, The outdoor pool was demolished in the 1990s. During the Second World War the Admiralty, who had already taken over his camp at Filey, asked Billy Butlin to construct two new camps; one in North Wales and the other in Scotland. Butlin found 85 acres (34 ha) on the coast neighbouring the Heads of Ayr and opened a camp ...
Altnaharra is famous for the Altnaharra Hotel, which opened in 1820 and quickly became a popular place for anglers to stay while visiting nearby lochs. The hotel was also popular with mountain climbers; it generally closes for winter and re-opens in March. Ben Hope and Ben Klibreck are two mountains in the immediate area of the hamlet.
The Inversnaid Hotel is situated on the banks of Loch Lomond, next to Arklet Falls and on the West Highland Way. The hotel was built in 1790 for the Duke of Montrose as a hunting lodge. [2] The hotel offers food & drinks to hikers on the West Highland Way in a separate extension to the building. It offers chartered tours of the area.
Loch Maree Hotel in 2000. The future air marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst described how, as a young guest at the hotel, he narrowly avoided being poisoned when he joined his brother and parents there for a week of fishing. Arriving late, they were given ham sandwiches rather than potted meat, which had run out, and thus were saved.
James VI of Scotland stayed at the old castle in April 1589 while hunting. [4] James VI hunted at Dalmahoy with his brother-in-law, the Duke of Holstein on 18 March 1598. [5] The present house was built in 1725 for George Dalrymple, [6] a younger son of the Earl of Stair, and was designed by the architect William Adam (1689–1748). [2]