Indeed our children, having been recent devotees of Downton Abbey, adapted to the lifestyle and decided to offer the company afternoon tea in the library on a daily basis, with silver service and wonderful cakes. We rather liked it! One small grand daughter offered to...

We were looking for a venue to celebrate our respective 70th and 75th birthdays. As a family of descendants of Surgeon Major William Brydon, the sole survivor of the massacre of Jellalabad, Britain's first disastrous foray into Afghanistan, we were in the midst of...

A lovely, large house in wonderful grounds. It is an excellent place to stay, with lots of different, comfortable rooms, offering space for everyone. The children loved the freedom of the extensive grounds, where they could play happily and safely. A very well...

I think particular mention should go to Pitcalzean House - as that concentration of everyone in one place helped the group form quickly; and allowed ideas to blossom and bounce around, giving everyone the opportunity to run with them or alter them to suit their...

Pitcalzean (pronounced three different ways even by locals but most commonly the phonetic form was used) provided a comfortable, beautifully appointed and well maintained base for us. Giant wood burning stoves AND central heating kept us cosy and rooms varying from...

Pitcalzean House proved to be an ideal holiday venue for a week with our family of 14 grandchildren & 4 sets of parents to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. The house itself was very warm and comfortable with a very good ratio of bathrooms to bedrooms. The...