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Visitor centre and shop. Disabled visitors can alight close to the Palace or garden entrance. Cars should then be parked in the public car park. The property is very difficult for the physically disabled with the main rooms on the first and second floors accessed by turnstile. Walkman taped tours with induction loop available. Taped tours for the visually impaired. Ramps into the garden, which is beautifully scented in June and July.
The Royal Palace of Falkland, set on the heart of a unique medieval village, was the country residence and hunting lodge of eight Stewart monarchs. Mary, Queen of Scots spent some of the happiest days of her tragic life 'playing the country girl in the woods and parks'. The Palace was built between 1501 and 1541 by James IV and James V, replacing earlier castle and palace buildings which date from the 12th century, traces of which can still be seen in the grounds. The roofed South Range contains the Chapel Royal, and the East Range the King's Bedchamber and the Queen's Room both restored by the Trust. The Keeper's Apartments in the Gatehouse are also on display.
The garden, designed and built by Percy Cane between 1947 and 1952, contains three
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- Landmark