Blackness Castle is one of the best castles you can experience in Scotland. It is very close to Edinburgh, making it extremely easy to visit. It sits on the shores of the Firth of Forth, in a small town called Blackness.

The castle has a wonderful history and was actually featured in the Outlander TV series. We visited on a cold, breezy day. We loved that they offered coffee in the little ticket store, and they even gave an explorer pack for our son to use during his visit. This had knight toys, a jester hat and many other little things for him to keep himself amused with during our visit.

One of the rooms of the castle had shield boards and rope hoops to play a tossing game. Blackness Castle is shaped like a ship and is also known as the ship that never sailed.

By Tasha, David, and Travis from Meldrums on the Move https://www.meldrumsonthemove.com/visiting-blackness-castle-with-kids/