The Laird's Room
This is the final installment in our 'Rooms of Lickleyhead' series. The Laird’s room is the master bedroom at Lickleyhead Castle and has...
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James Davies
- Aug 29
- 2 min
The Duff Room
This is the 7th in a series about the bedrooms of Lickleyhead, showcasing the work we have done on the bedrooms themselves and the...
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James Davies
- Aug 17
- 2 min
The Maitland Room
The Maitland Room is named for Rear Admiral John Maitland, who briefly lived in the castle at the turn of the nineteenth century during...
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James Davies
- Aug 10
- 2 min
The Grande Luz Room
About the Grande Luz bedroom at Lickleyhead Castle
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James Davies
- Jul 28
- 2 min
The Lumsden Nursery
This bedroom is styled in the manner of a late Victorian or Edwardian nursery. It is named for the Lumsden family, who owned Lickleyhead...
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James Davies
- Jun 23
- 2 min
The Leith Gallery
The Leith Gallery is our family suite. It is styled as a Georgian lady’s chamber with pointed use of French toile de jouy. The Leith...
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James Davies
- Jun 17
- 2 min
The Forbes Room
This is the second in a series about the bedrooms at Lickleyhead Castle. The pictures below show the room as it currently exists. The...
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James Davies
- Jun 9
- 2 min
The Bartholf Room
This is the first in a series giving details of the rooms throughout the castle. The pictures below show the Bartholf Room as it is...
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James Davies
- May 10
- 1 min
The House of Lumsden Association Bulletin 75
Lickleyhead Castle was recently written about by Archie Lumsden of The House of Lumsden Association. He goes into some depth in their...
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James Davies
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Storm Arwen
The recent storm (26/11/21, d/m/y) which blew over the UK was particularly damaging in Aberdeenshire. At Lickleyhead Castle the effects...
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James Davies
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
Stay in the East or West Wing of Lickleyhead Castle
Coming in early 2022, the east and west wings of the castle will be separable and would form fully functional and independent units. It...
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James Davies
- Sep 22, 2021
- 4 min
Halloween at Lickleyhead Castle
We still have availability for Halloween and Bonfire Night 2021 at Lickleyhead Castle! Some of you may have noticed the spooky videos we...
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James Davies
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Highlands for Families no. 3, Haddo House
Back in August E, A, Stella and I visited Haddo House in Aberdeenshire. Disclaimer, if we're being pedantic Haddo House is outside the...
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James Davies
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
The Rose Garden
Lickleyhead Castle now has a rose garden! It's actually always been there but was more of a jungle than a garden previously and you would...
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James Davies
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
Highlands for Families no.2, Landmark Adventure Park
This is the second in our series about places to go as a family in the Highlands of Scotland. There's four of us, myself James, my wife,...
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James Davies
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Highlands for Families no.1, Brodie Castle
This is to be the first in a series examining some things you can do in the Highlands with kids. Having visited much of the region over...
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James Davies
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
Box Bed
Lickleyhead Castle now has its own 'box bed'. This reproduction, by James and Mark Davies, was created over the course of a few weeks...
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James Davies
- Jun 7, 2020
- 2 min
Stone Carvings
Recent work to repair the roof has given us the opportunity via scaffolding to get close up shots of some of the amazing stone carvings...
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James Davies
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Way to Hermit's Seat
...opposite the vegetable patch is a lane leading up to the right alongside the field. Follow this & start your walk to Hermit's Seat.
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