Grant Park, Forres.

Grant Park Forres Morayshire Scotland, originally uploaded by conner395.

The sunken gardens.

Forres in Morayshire is one of Scotland's oldest small towns, and also one of its most attractive.

Forres is situated just off the A96 Inverness/Aberdeen trunk road, about 27 miles east of the Highland capital of Inverness.

The town's impressive parks and gardens with outstanding floral sculptures have led to many awards from the prestigious Britain and Scotland in Bloom competitions. See Forresweb.

The jewel in the crown of Forres is Grant Park, close to the centre of the town and at the foot of the wooded Cluny Hill, on top of which is sited a tower commemorating Nelson's victory at Trafalgar.

As well as providing lots of green recreational space for the locals, Grant Park (donated to the town in 1924 by Sir Alexander Grant Bt) also hosts the Annual Highland Games, and has two superb horticultural display areas, one a series of themed displays within a meadow and the other the sunken garden. The old estate road passes through the park, lined with ancient conifers.

Although the cold winds of winter have sent their first notice, and the displays are past their best, they are still simply breathtaking.

Photo taken 26th September 2010.