{"id":538367,"date":"2026-09-24T08:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/aru3-castle-grounds\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:24:26","slug":"aru3-castle-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/aru3-castle-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"ARU3 &#8211; Castle Grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>ARU3 &#8211; Castle Grounds<\/b><br \/>\n<!-- no image --><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/julieb85\/\">Julie Bracken<\/a> posted a photo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julieb85\/55548099168\/\" title=\"ARU3 - Castle Grounds\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55548099168_ea9cbdd720_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"ARU3 - Castle Grounds\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Once inside the grounds there was time for another photograph before tackling the castle interior itself. 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