The Queen Mother bought the Castle of Mey in Northern Scotland shortly after the death of her husband in 1952 and it is rumoured that she only paid less than £100 for it ...

We are greeted at the gates of the castle, which remain closed. Before there is any question of opening them, IDs must be checked. Once inside, a member of staff will give us the once-over.

Fatima and Harry find out about the main features of a castle - including the moat, drawbridge, battlements, thick walls, towers, etc. Fatima: So I've seen lots of castles in books and on the ...

About this data The size of Balmoral is approximately 1.3 square kilometres. It has 6 parks covering nearly 4.6% of total area. The population of Balmoral in 2011 was 3,827 people. By 2016 the ...