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Balmoral Castle (/ b æ l ˈ m ɒr əl /) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie , 9 miles (14 km) west of Ballater and 50 miles (80 km) west of Aberdeen .
According to Balmoral Castle’s website, Queen Victoria paid her first visit to Scotland in the fall of 1842 with her husband Prince Albert. She fell in love with the country estate, and the ...
Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, has long played host to the royal family’s annual summer break – visits that over the years have been filled with informal barbecues, picnic lunches and ...
Balmoral Castle is steeped in Scottish tradition, with numerous nods to its rich royal history. ... A lucky 40 people a day will be visiting from July 1 to August 4. For everyone else, the castle ...
The granite castle itself reportedly has 167 rooms, with 52 bedrooms, according to the Guardian, which estimated in 2023 that the estate could be worth £80 million ($101 million).
Balmoral Castle: Baronial house: 1856: In use as a residence: Private residence of The Queen [1] Royal Deeside: On the site of a 15th-century castle: Balquhain Castle:
King Charles III is opening the doors of Balmoral Castle this summer for the most intimate tours ever permitted around the British royal family’s much-loved private Scottish home.
The unprecedented decision to open Balmoral to the public marks the first time tours will be given inside the castle for the first time since it was built in 1855.