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Duff House Banff, Aberdeenshire is a fine example of a Scottish country stately home. It is run by Historic Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and the National Galleries of Scotland. Visitors can enjoy viewing fine art, paintings, antique furniture and exhibitions. Duff House Banff gives talks throughout the year by leading experts.
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Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
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Visitors to Duff House in Banff can enjoy walking round the three floors, viewing the art, furniture, restored rooms and paintings. There is disabled access to the rear of the building and the guides can help with the lift upon request. There is also disabled parking, plenty of free parking for all visitors, a children's playground, a gift shop and a wonderful tearoom.
The history of Duff House is explained in a large visitor's guide leaflet which forms your entry ticket. Members of Historic Scotland get free entry to Duff House and the exhibitions. There is also a room by the entrance which shows a DVD of the Duff House history presented by Kirsty Wark. This explains the origins of Duff House as early as 1735 as a Georgian Mansion family home, its use as a sanatorium, a hotel and a prisoner of war building for German sailors and the restoration of Duff House in the 1980s.
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I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
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An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
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There are guides on each floor who are happy to answer questions from visitors. Photography is not permitted in Duff House but you are permitted to takes photos of the outside of Duff House.
Facilities at Duff House include toilets, a disabled toilet, baby changing room, lifts, caf�, and information boards for each room. The tearoom sells a wide range of drinks and snacks such as sandwiches, cakes, soups and sweets. They have a lunch meal deal which for a set price gives you a drink, soup and sandwiches or pudding. AboutAberdeen enjoyed a delicious homemade lentil soup and a huge portion of sticky toffee pudding and ice-cream which we burnt off with a stroll through the beautiful grounds of Duff House with our dog. There is free entry to the Duff House tearoom and shop.
For more information such as opening hours of Duff House, prices, how to get there and recent exhibitions please visit the Duff House website at www.duffhouse.org.uk
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Duff House
Photographs of Duff House with visitor information and a history of Duff House Banff:Duff House Banff, Aberdeenshire is a fine example of a Scottish country stately home. It is run by Historic Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and the National Galleries of Scotland. Visitors can enjoy viewing fine art, paintings, antique furniture and exhibitions. Duff House Banff gives talks throughout the year by leading experts.
Follow us on: Instagram, X and Facebook.
Contact Me.
My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
Visitors to Duff House in Banff can enjoy walking round the three floors, viewing the art, furniture, restored rooms and paintings. There is disabled access to the rear of the building and the guides can help with the lift upon request. There is also disabled parking, plenty of free parking for all visitors, a children's playground, a gift shop and a wonderful tearoom.
The history of Duff House is explained in a large visitor's guide leaflet which forms your entry ticket. Members of Historic Scotland get free entry to Duff House and the exhibitions. There is also a room by the entrance which shows a DVD of the Duff House history presented by Kirsty Wark. This explains the origins of Duff House as early as 1735 as a Georgian Mansion family home, its use as a sanatorium, a hotel and a prisoner of war building for German sailors and the restoration of Duff House in the 1980s.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
There are guides on each floor who are happy to answer questions from visitors. Photography is not permitted in Duff House but you are permitted to takes photos of the outside of Duff House.
Facilities at Duff House include toilets, a disabled toilet, baby changing room, lifts, caf�, and information boards for each room. The tearoom sells a wide range of drinks and snacks such as sandwiches, cakes, soups and sweets. They have a lunch meal deal which for a set price gives you a drink, soup and sandwiches or pudding. AboutAberdeen enjoyed a delicious homemade lentil soup and a huge portion of sticky toffee pudding and ice-cream which we burnt off with a stroll through the beautiful grounds of Duff House with our dog. There is free entry to the Duff House tearoom and shop.
For more information such as opening hours of Duff House, prices, how to get there and recent exhibitions please visit the Duff House website at www.duffhouse.org.uk
More historic buildings of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire can be found on the AboutAberdeen Scottish Castles page.
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