{"id":28215,"date":"2022-06-15T04:02:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=28215"},"modified":"2023-01-27T08:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:18:16","slug":"kasteel-de-haar-the-netherlands-%f0%9f%87%be%f0%9f%87%aa-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=28215","title":{"rendered":"Kasteel De Haar, The Netherlands \ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 13-14th June 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 200 kms from York to Hull\/ Rotterdam to Arnhem,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited: Kasteel de Haar, near Utrecht&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Arnhem Marina, \u20ac9 for 24 hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/PrbHnQyYEWkm5GSXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N51.97340, E05.91570<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 20 days @ \u20ac110 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>So our last morning here in the CMC site in York has arrived. Pam has enjoyed her 30 minute showers twice a day for the last 4 days, but it\u2019s back to 30 seconds and out you get.  I really feel our stay here has helped my recovery.  The pain and discomfort are virtually gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We say goodbye to our neighbours and make for road.  First task of the day is to fill our tanks with LPG and diesel, that done we find a Tesco and fill the fridge and larder up with what we know will be hard to find in Europe such as cardinal cheddar cheese, decent cracker biscuits, Wiltshire ham and english pork sausages and a few other odds and ends.  A bit of pre-planning is good as pickled herrings are only exciting for the first couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28216\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-570x427.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/F99C211D-434C-4F4F-8833-0521997B8F3F-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For 3 weeks the weather hasn\u2019t changed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28217\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A35A14B9-BF8B-4100-9770-89401406FC42-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We join the queue and wait for a couple of hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28218\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0AD306A0-21BE-415C-802A-3CEBBE5528C5-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">They said loading wouldn\u2019t commence until 7pm but we had locked up the Hymer and settled into our stateroom by 5pm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quick update from the Sundeck of The Pride of Hull\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BMhY33AZKTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E0F6EEA7-3028-4E04-BB03-304C4C4236C4-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pam catches some rays on the sun deck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In brief the passage is as smooth as can be, just how Pam likes it.  We have a pizza and a round of drinks \u00a320 which we thought reasonable.  Went to the theatre and watch a group performing for an hour, they were pretty good as well.  We return to our room at a reasonable time and watch E1 of S2 of The Great, starring Elle Fanning who continues to be delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wake to the sound of breakfast being served in the dinning room, but we settle for some fruit in our room waiting for the call that the vehicle deck is open.  By 9am we have our passports stamped and we hit the freeway system around Rotterdam on the wrong side of the road.  Pam is controlled and considerate as she screams to me to keep to the right and danger round-about ahead, Dr Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28221\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/75EBB628-04C2-420D-8619-BD9E086918F9-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28222\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/72088B21-0A46-438E-85AF-0A9450A7F1AC-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We eventually stop at a service centre carpark just off the A12, I make a coffee followed by some bacon, mushrooms and tomato on toast and we let the adrenalin subside. We set the GPS for Kasteel de Haar near Utrecht and get our first adventure in the Netherlands happening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/004AD5C4-FD0B-4B07-AF5B-4B6EEF7F37CD-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28223\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/004AD5C4-FD0B-4B07-AF5B-4B6EEF7F37CD-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/004AD5C4-FD0B-4B07-AF5B-4B6EEF7F37CD-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/004AD5C4-FD0B-4B07-AF5B-4B6EEF7F37CD-300x225.jpeg 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0DE3957E-8FCE-4D61-8856-1B9B01473658-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28224\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0DE3957E-8FCE-4D61-8856-1B9B01473658-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0DE3957E-8FCE-4D61-8856-1B9B01473658-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0DE3957E-8FCE-4D61-8856-1B9B01473658-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0DE3957E-8FCE-4D61-8856-1B9B01473658-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0DE3957E-8FCE-4D61-8856-1B9B01473658-scaled.jpeg 1365w, 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https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/8639614E-FC86-460F-854C-57EE558A6D98-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/8639614E-FC86-460F-854C-57EE558A6D98-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/8639614E-FC86-460F-854C-57EE558A6D98-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kasteel_de_Haar\" target=\"_blank\">Kasteel De Haar<\/a> we find a spot in the carpark (\u20ac6) and walk to the castle gates picture above.  You can check out the link above, but our guide book describes De Haar as the largest and most imposing in the country.  We pay the \u20ac18pp entry fee and go in to decide for ourselves.  In brief the castle dates back to 1391, it was inherited by Etienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt van de Haar in 1892 who with his extremely wealthy wife set out to rebuild it in the most opulent style.  I\u2019ll let the photos talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0C310D02-1154-4E94-B34D-2731A54FAF0F-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0C310D02-1154-4E94-B34D-2731A54FAF0F-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0C310D02-1154-4E94-B34D-2731A54FAF0F-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0C310D02-1154-4E94-B34D-2731A54FAF0F-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0C310D02-1154-4E94-B34D-2731A54FAF0F-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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width=\"1365\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"28228\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E449B91A-67B7-46A3-9F9A-F8C146C1BFC1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E449B91A-67B7-46A3-9F9A-F8C146C1BFC1-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E449B91A-67B7-46A3-9F9A-F8C146C1BFC1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E449B91A-67B7-46A3-9F9A-F8C146C1BFC1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E449B91A-67B7-46A3-9F9A-F8C146C1BFC1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E449B91A-67B7-46A3-9F9A-F8C146C1BFC1-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E449B91A-67B7-46A3-9F9A-F8C146C1BFC1-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, 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https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7C31994B-0F96-4488-812D-088AE133D852-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7C31994B-0F96-4488-812D-088AE133D852-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"28234\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/52F1A094-3B96-469E-B486-D4D0DF8F6459-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I mention how wonderful the gardens are ?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DC25BB52-2DA7-41D5-A4D7-98B70D365DD8-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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The castle rooms are furnished as though the owners had just walked out the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/85E30FBB-A24A-4606-9BC0-E7781F282BFF.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" data-id=\"28236\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/85E30FBB-A24A-4606-9BC0-E7781F282BFF-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/85E30FBB-A24A-4606-9BC0-E7781F282BFF-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/85E30FBB-A24A-4606-9BC0-E7781F282BFF-300x225.jpeg 300w, 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We stayed here once before about 5 years ago, it\u2019s cheap, has a view and it\u2019s reasonably  close to tomorrow\u2019s adventures. 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