Jamie Fraser, who's the laird now?
Hello folks. How is it going?
Welcome to Scotland
I told you guys when I got back to scotland after my trip to brazil I would be doing some special
Outlander things, and I'm just literally home the last couple of days
And this is my first vlog since getting home a lot of the film locations of Outlander are right on my doorstep
Where I live in edinburgh and a lot of you guys will be wanting to come to scotland to visit all the locations
So where do you think the very first place? I was gonna take you guys on this blog?
It's lallybroch of course Jamie Fraser's
Ancestral clan home, and I've decided to come and have a wee look never been here before my life. It's actually called met. Hope castle
Right there behind me. We're gonna have a wee peek
Let's go and see what it's like up closee and personal
We can see right away the place is absolutely covered in pheasants
How amazing is that pheasants and grouse what is their tents for more than one grouse anyway there are grocery, Er
lallybroch right there behind me actually midhope castle and
It's absolutely gorgeous
ever since
Season 1 of Outlander I've been wondering where this place is and I did some research
And I managed to find it right here, and you all know this entrance very well famous arched entrance to Lallybroch
And by the way, this is also where Jamie
Sam Heughan
Was tied up by Black Jack randall for his very first flogging right here?
I'm gonna put the camera down and show you exactly what happened now
Don't have any rope so I can show you exactly how it was but it was something like this
Was it visit this where is he fits in this way?
This is of course the famous courtyard that we see throughout the series when Jamie and Claire come back home to Lallybroch
Other than the flogging the next scene. I remember from Lallybrock is when Jamie comes through the Archway into here
Meets his sister, and his sister's son
Has Nephew. Lallybroch
Not in the highlands at all but very close to my home in edinburgh actually
So here we are at the front door steps of lallybroch. The thing is with this castle though metal castle
It's actually totally direct, and there is pretty much nothing inside other than an empty shell there are some stuff in the upper floors
But mostly is abandoned, right
So they did not actually do any of the filming inside middle castle, but nonetheless although Outdoor shots of lallybroch
We're taking around here in the courtyard
Incredible and so cool there all the features are exactly how they are in the cities like
The Archway for example amazing such a beautiful big castle. It's a shame that is abandoned. Maybe they will... oh my God
Pheasant just took off anyway. I only got a better look obviously cannot go inside. It's all boarded up. You can't go in
It's not safe, but I have a drone
Let's do it
Guys, I just saw a bunch of people come to take photos of Lallybroch. I think they've come from America
I'm gonna see if I can go and try and speak to them how we interview on this vlog. How about that?
I've just met these guys here on tour and in scotland. How long have you been here?
13 days have you enjoyed it
Couldn't be nicer people are
Wonderful, and this is better than I anticipated
That's incredible
Anticipating it for a long time. Yeah, that's amazing
I'm really hot glad you had a good time the weather is good for you as well
This is really unusual by the way well we've had some very nice weather, and I didn't come for the weather I came free
That's incredible, and you're a fan of Outlander, right?
I am a fan of outlander what have you thought about while they rock behind us. I love it
The only thing that's missing is Jaime
Oh, yeah, of course yeah, we need to see if we can get them on tap like just kind of anytime you want yeah
So you know next time I come see what you can do about yeah
Definitely, jaime. Yeah, that's amazing. Well. I'm really glad you had a great time here
It's so cool to see people from around the world coming to see Scotland
Wherever have you come from outside of Philadelphia Philadelphia amazing? What's your name again. Sorry Sheila, Sheila, so thank you so much
It's been really great to meet here and glad you enjoyed your time
And locations have you been to see any of the other locations? Oh, yes, we've done it
All yeah this it's quite good that they're quite close together right? There's lots of places in the vicinity well
Thank you very much. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip. We certainly will and thanks for stopping to talk
See you later. Have a good day
these are the cobblestones of the
Lallybroch courtyard unfortunately, it's all chained up, so we cannot get inside
Jamie Fraser
Who's the leader now? You guys are gonna be thinking I am telling you porky pies big fibs about this weather
This is literally scotland today. It's absolutely glorious
I've just come back from a tropical country brazil where the weather was nowhere near like this every single day
This is incredible anyway. We've done our eat or there's not that much to see here actually to be honest that mid hawk castle
there's a little bit but not that much so I'm gonna go home and
Tell you a little bit more about what I found out about Lallybroch
All right guys before. I hit the road back to Edinburgh
I want to tell you a little bit about logistics about this place right? There's my car parked up here
There is a new security hut that has recently been installed here
So met hope castle right lolly brach is actually part of the Hopeton house
Estate you have to go to the farm show up at Hopetoun house
Pay five pounds, and then you will get a ticket for your car
This big yellow thing in the window, which will allow you to park here in this space because this is all actually private land
I'm on at the moment
which is just kind of like a service charge to keep the whole area nice and clean and Tidy and
Apparently the film Crews I learned this from one of the staff members at Hopeton house
Apparently the film crew are actually returning to lallybroch very very soon to film something
I don't know what another season because the next season is already coming out very soon season four already
I don't know, but they're coming back to hollyrock to film very soon
I can only speculate as to what that will be about but
There you go there are security guards coming here apparently and it's gonna be very difficult to get access
to hopetoun house website if you want to come here
I will put the link down below go to the Hopetoun house website and
Check which days this place is open because it will advise the days when it needs to be closed for filming and other things very
Very important because if this place is closed on the day you plan to come you will not get anywhere near the place anyway
I want to get back in the car. I want to show you something that I picked up
Managed to pick up this nice
Outlander Leaflet of all the film locations at the pharma shop at UpTon House
Incredible as I said guys I'm back in Scotland and while I'm back in Scotland
I'm going to be touring all of the lovely film locations
I told you was gonna be doing something cool for you guys
The Outlander fans who want to come here to scotland to see more there are a lot of places for me to visit in Scotland
Which our outlander relate lots of really cool locations
And I really cannot wait to get into this series and see more and show you more of scotland
there is a lot of ground to cover and I want to talk to you bet more about lallybroch that we just saw in a
Wee minute but first of all as I say this is going to be a big series
I'm going to tour all of Scotland
And I'm gonna take in as many outlander sites as I possibly can over the next few weeks and months
Right now one thing
I have to consider right this trip is going to cost quite a lot in terms of fuel and other
Expenses which I don't mind
It's great while at the same time I also want to get you guys much more heavily involved in what I'm doing, right
So I've come up with a wee bit of a solution, and I want to know what you guys think about this
I have launched a page on Patreon now for those of you. Who don't know patreon is basically a platform
Where you guys the viewers
Can support the creators the video creators that you like on YouTube and Facebook and all that kind of stuff supporting them financially?
Which is quite important and also gives you some really really heavy involvement. So here's what I'm suggesting
I've set up this patreon page and for any of you guys who wish to contribute to this channel and to my
It would be hugely hugely appreciated by me it means so much and I want to give something
Extra special to any of you guys who decide to sign up the link is on the screen now
on vlog and for those of you sign up what I'm gonna do as I'm going to get you guys to choose
The locations where I go on this tour so for just $1 a month
You could either person who decides where I go on this out on the tour where would you like to see me film which locations?
Are your favorites from which episodes? Do you have any family clan connections?
You'd like to tie in to become one of my patrons and then you can decide where I go on the series there will be
More information on my page. The link is down below as well and in the comments and as well as an added bonus
I'm also going to put a blooper reel
on to my patreon so for any of you guys to sign up you'll get to see some really funny moments from the kind of
Behind the scenes of these videos that I'm creating and there are also higher levels where Patreon to
Contribute a little bit more may also be able to when a guided tour with me around some outlander locations as well and also guys
This is an overall challenge for me. I want to see more of scotland. There are a lot of Outlander locations
I realized that write a lot, and I want to try to take in as many as I possibly can for season three starts
But also afterwards in the future as well, so this is actually a big challenge for me, right?
So I'm gonna use a hashtag on social Media OutlanderChallengeShaun and I want you guys to get involved in that discussion
Don't below in the comments here on YouTube, but also on Twitter and instagram if you use the hashtag
Outlander challenge Shaun I will see it
And I will get involved in your debates and all that kind of stuff and what you think I should get up to in this
Challenge and what you're thinking about it, so far. So get involved in that let me know what you're thinking. That's it
We have kicked off the first episode of the outlander challenge Shaun where I'm going to take in as many different
locations as I possibly can
Plus I'll be doing more of the kind of reviews and reactions that I have already been doing about Outlander so far
I've still got to provide my reaction to season two and there will be much more coming
Very very shortly and guys what you saying about my tartan shot. I love this type
This is probably one of my favorite tartan shots. I'm thinking this should be kind of like my outlander theme shot
I'm Gonna
So lallybroch which sits in Hopeton house
Estate as I've already mentioned
There will be a lot of people out there who want to come to scotland and see all the locations in Lallybroch will of course
Be a top of the list hopetoun house is actually very close to my home city here in Edinburgh
It's about 45 minute drive
Not far at all not on the Scottish highlands nor near the Scottish highlands
Actually, hopeton house is actually and a really great place to visit in general as I say if you've got a car
It's very very easy for you to get there, and it's even possible to get there by public Transport although
You'd probably have to get two or three buses
but I would recommend
Getting a car hire in a car or even getting a taxi or uber or something that it will be a wee bit expensive
But it's not that far away
It's actually very very close to edinburgh airport and Hopetoun house itself which is a marvelous marvelous big house
Was actually the duke of Sandringham house in Outlander
So double whammy well workers and the and lallybroch absolutely Lallybroch as I said before is actually mid hawk castle
It's a 16th century building, but is actually dead elect at the moment
It's basically the outer shell and you cannot get inside it
It was renovated in 1678 and has a marvelous
Painted ceiling which survives today and in the 16th century actually belonged to alexander
Drummond and actually there is very very little information that survives online other than those facts metal castle is a beautiful place
I can understand why they chose it for Lallybroch. The courtyard is incredible and was just such a pleasure to be there in film
I hope you enjoyed all the drone shots. Let me know what you think always
Appreciate your thoughts and opinions down below in the comments and as I say get involved in the conversation
using my hashtag Outlander Challenge Sean
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Morning day evening night or whatever time idea is whatever you are in the world take care