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ARU 4 – Inside the Castle<\/b>
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Julie Bracken<\/a> posted a photo:<\/p>\n

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Then indoors for the serious bit. The castle has been altered and rebuilt many times over the centuries, so there is far more to see than the medieval exterior might suggest. We joined the other visitors and worked our way through the rooms \u2014 with Kat managing one photograph that actually looked as though we were visiting the place rather than staging a fashion shoot.<\/i><\/p>\n

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