{"id":421865,"date":"2025-09-13T19:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421865\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T19:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:41:11","slug":"south-scotland-msp-sharon-dowey-visits-culzean-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421865\/","title":{"rendered":"South Scotland MSP Sharon Dowey visits Culzean Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The grounds feature conifers and beech, expansive sandy coastline with caves, a Swan Pond, formal gardens, and glasshouses filled with fruit.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 18th-century Robert Adam-designed castle, filled with historical treasures, sits atop the cliffs of South Ayrshire.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Sharon Dowey MSP) Sharon Dowey toured the park with head gardener Iain Govan, Ann Steele from the National Trust for Scotland, and Rachael Cooper-Bohannon, Scotland Coordinator at Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: &#8220;It was great to be back at Culzean Castle &amp; Country Park.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Walking the grounds again, surrounded by the history and stunning coastal views, reminded me of just how special this place is.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Sharon Dowey MSP) &#8220;Touring the estate, I was especially impressed to hear about the ongoing conservation work, from protecting local wildlife to preserving the historic buildings and landscapes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It is inspiring to see such care and dedication going into maintaining this incredible site for future generations.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Sharon Dowey MSP) Culzean offers a family day out with activities such as woodland walks and castle tours.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  For further information on events, visit the National Trust for Scotland&#8217;s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/culzean\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/culzean<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The grounds feature conifers and beech, expansive sandy coastline with caves, a Swan Pond, formal gardens, and glasshouses&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-421865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-scotland","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115198695043992275","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}