Staff at Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park urged visitors to experience the beauty of their grounds over the Easter weekend – from the comfort of their own homes.

The estate was keen to stress the silver linings of experiencing the grounds via a virtual tour on their website saying: “We would love for all of you to be here with us in person this Easter weekend, but since that isn’t possible, we wanted to look at some of the positives in visiting our grounds and gardens virtually.”

The national trust property on the Isle of Arran is typically busy over the Easter weekend, but not this one as the nation continued to observe self-isolation instructions.

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