stableyard

"One things I find charming about this story is that these young people can meet across a crowded stableyard or fall in love and off they go," she said.

I mean, what’s the point of being a monarch in a dynastic marriage if you can’t sometimes get fruity in a stableyard?

Heather stood on a muddy stableyard at Mount Vernon on a bright March afternoon, excitedly gripping a toy rifle.

The open day will take place on Saturday 30 August at The Stableyard, Dalkeith Country Park.

The works involve refurbishment and development of the historic Stableyard, the surrounding listed orangery and amphitheatre and a new adventure playground.