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Denzil_DC

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7. Sounds like a grand tour!
Tue Apr 16, 2019, 09:16 AM
Apr 2019

Queen Elizabeth isn't the largest liner we get in - some of them look like cities sailing past.

Scotland's not short on textile history, and it's not hard to find out about online. If you haven't already included it in your itinerary, I'd recommend Stirling Castle. There's plenty of interpretive stuff to see there and quite a lot of the structure has been faithfully restored (and the town's quite cool in places), and it's home to The Stirling Tapestries, showing The Hunt of the Unicorn. The seven panels weren't complete when we last visited a few years ago, but they are now, and looked spectacular even while being worked on.

Then there's the more modern, massive Great Tapestry of Scotland. A permanent centre to house it is still being built, due to open in 2020, but sections are often displayed in various locations. I can't find this year's itinerary at the moment, but I'm sure a bit of research would figure it out if you were interested.

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