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On Sunday we had a nice family day out at Skelbo Forest near Dornoch, where there’s a great little walk – around a mile-and-a-half – through the trees and around a little burn.<\/p>\nOn Sunday we had a nice family day out at Skelbo Forest near Dornoch, where there’s a great little walk – around a mile-and-a-half – through the trees and around a little burn.<\/p>\n
I’d seen this one signposted off the A9 loads when driving (or occasionally cycling) past, and wondered what was here. It’s actually a really interesting little forest with loads of unusual carvings and great paths.
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There are steps in one section so we wouldn’t have got the pushchair around – not without carrying it for a while anyway!<\/p>\n
I love the road that goes along the edge of Loch Fleet near here, so we took a detour on the way home to enjoy the magnificent view across the water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Sunday we had a nice family day out at Skelbo Forest near Dornoch, where there’s a great little walk – around a mile-and-a-half – through the trees and around a little burn. I’d seen this one signposted off the A9 loads when driving (or occasionally cycling) past, and wondered what was here. 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