Aberdour Castle and Falkland

While we spent a big chunk of our day in Culross, we did not stay there overnight.  We drove to Aberdour Castle, about a 30 minute car ride away. Aberdour Castle is an Historic Scotland site so there will be an admission charge and hours vary depending on the season so check the website before you travel.

Aberdour Castle stood in for the Sainte Anne de Beaurpe monastery where  Claire helps nurse Jamie back to health after his horrific assault and rescue from Wentworth Prison.  While most of the castle is in ruins there are a couple of intact rooms that have been restored.  The long hall and the kitchen were used in filming this episode.  

 After we left here we went to Falkland.  All Outlander fans are familiar with this town which stands in for the 1940's Inverness.  My husband booked our room at the Covenanter Hotel  which is Mrs. Baird's B&B in the show.  I was so excited when we checked in and discovered our room was the Stuart Room, "the one" that Claire and Frank stayed in.  Of course, the room looked nothing like the set that was used for filming but our window would have been the one that Frank discovers the mysterious "Highlander" ghost looking up at Claire.

The dining room is nice and the staff was very friendly.  The location is great as it's right across from Falkland Palace and we toured there the next morning.  There is public parking around the corner.  However, this wasn't one of our favorite places to stay at on our travels through Scotland.  Honestly, unless you're an über fan of Outlander I wouldn't recommend staying here.  We had stayed at so many wonderful B&B's that this location just fell flat for us. 

The town is rather charming.  There are flowers everywhere and it's easy to walk to a restaurant or shop.  We ate at a local place up the hill since the restaurant at The Covenanter was closed that evening.  And there were plenty of shops to pop into if you feel like buying some trinkets.