Newliston House, Kirkliston nr Edinburgh

what a lovely place to visit ~ i do like your word:

'opporchancity'

So lovely to see blue sky!

some beautiful rhodedendrons, and the blossom is really lovely ~ i dont feel as if i have seen much blossom this year.

Gorgeous grounds filled with so much beauty. Glad you stopped in and shared :)

I'm glad you had time to visit the gardens. They are beautiful. And it seems the weather was nice for you aswell ....

A must visit Angie thankyou for sharing with us.

Amazing gardens.

Could this have been on telly at sometime as I remember the train but I have never visited.

Looks like a nice place to visit, I like wandering around big old houses like that, unfortunately my children don't!! Those warts make me want to scratch!!!!

What lvoely place..never been there. Keep meaning to get round these kind of places but never seem to have time..or petrol! lol Smashing pics hen :)

Lovely blog, Scottish. Imagine opening the curtains to those beautiful grounds every morning...gorgeous...and fab photos too...

Thank you for the trip down memory lane Scottish. I used to visit a friend who lived on the estate and it is just lovely. Sad to see the old greenhouses fall into decay but its good that they keep the place going. Plenty of colour to suit every taste.

Lovely place Scottish! I enjoyed it very much. Don't think I would have been able to squeeze my bottom on to the railway carriage though! I'm glad you managed to get in there at last!

Fascinating blog.

I'm glad you took the "opporchancity" to look around and take photos.

Thanks for the tour :o)))

Thankyou, Scottish. That was a lovely tour round. Great trees and lovely rhoddies. All very peaceful and serene.

Thank you all for enjoying my wee day oot!!!

Sticki and Terra.....
''Opporchancity'' and ''Chanceability'' words from scottish comedians Rikki Fulton and Jack Milroy (Frankie and Josie)......great words :)

Kath....I thought something was familiar about the railway too - I wondered if I had been there as a child with my papa.

KarenF...the views are amazing - I actually have part of that view from my bedroom - its nice :)

SG - Used to visit lots of these estate houses when I was little - my papa who was from a farming family had many friends who lived in these kind of places. Wish I could remember all the places I went to! :)

KarenS....it would have been doing wheelies had I got on board.....whay hay!!!!!!!

Lil, Hywel, Suzi and Pixi thank you for your comments.

Ah! Hogmanay's not the same without Rikki Fulton, is it??

What a wonderful neighbour to have, Scottish...can you not make a wee back gate? :)

great blog scottish and stunning pics to :o))

Too far away K....there is a field, the road and another field before it gets to the trees. I'll take a picture to show from this side :)

What a beautiful place to have on your doorstep! Lucky you, and the wee steam train is just what my hubby has been building for the last thirty years! Thats why so many men were helping there, they are all obsessed with these trains and adore tinkering! One day I will blog about my hubbs addiction.

Thanks Grandmage....thanks for the explaination - I don't have a hubby - but my dad had more addictions than any sane person would know what to do with....cause DIVORCE between him and mum :))

Ah thats sad, I'm sorry. Mind you its like sports too ie. golf widow etc. Lol

Thanks Grandmage...no need to be sorry though - they were best of friends - just couldn't be married, different priorities :))

I have two friends who still live in the same house as their other halves but dont live together anymore if you get my drift, they are all so much happier that way!