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Operation Overlord: 0n D-Day, 6th June 1944, the Allied armies finally returned to France to confront the Germans, landing on five different beaches along a 120 kilometre stretch of Normandy coastline. 6,939 vessels, including 1,200 warships, were involved. It would take weeks to fully explore the area – we had 4 days.

An Autumn wedding was the perfect excuse to renew our auld acquaintance with Scotland despite a 10 hour drive to Inverness. With our horses happily grazing on the bonnie banks of Loch Ness, we were free to explore.

Fringed by giant pine trees and with views over the undulating countryside around the Indre river, Château d’Ussé justifies it’s fairytale reputation – so much so that it is reputed to have inspired the story of Sleeping Beauty.