Dunedin - Larnachs Castle

There's a huge sea fog up here today. Could hardly see driving up here. That meant we didn't get the views (which are normally spectacular) nor did we spend as much time in the gardens as they deserve. The castle is worth the visit alone. Good storyboards about the Larnachs and the families that have owned the house since. Lots of sad stories (wouldn't give you anything for William Larnachs children), and the story of the Barker family who bought it as a ruin in 1967 and lived in it as they restored it around themselves. They still own it today, 55 years later. There are still a few rooms to be restored but more of the house is open to the public than I've seen before and the work that has been done has been done well.
Either the castle or the garden would be worth the visit on their own.
Just as we were about to leave the fog lifted so we went back and spent more time in the gardens and got some better photos of the castle. The drive back into town had views for miles out to sea and along the peninsula. Magic.Read more