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aindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woollen
mittens. While watching the incredible thunder and lighting storms from the balcony
of the Pavilion, I was taken back to childhood; to watching The Sound of Music,
to be precise. I kept thinking how this place, on the east coast at Coldingham Bay in
R the Borders, would have suited the Von Trapp children, so fearful and tense during
the film’s very own thunderstorm. For example, there would have been no need for them to huddle
together in Fräulein Maria’s room – the Pavilion has more than enough bedrooms to accommodate
all of the Captain’s kids quite comfortably. And who could bear to hide beneath the sheets (even if, as
here, they’re made of the most luxurious Egyptian cotton) when there are walls of sheer glass through
which to take in the spectacular flashes and rumbles. My own children (just the three of them, though
as demanding as the Von Trapp seven) revelled in their new home, thunder bolts and all: the Pavilion is
undoubtedly one of the most breathtaking new buildings in Scotland.
Next morning, with the weather on our side for once, the bay is chock-full of surfers. For a
moment, I completely forget that we’re still in Scotland: hot sun beating down on shoulders, sunscreen
liberally applied, watersports in full flow. This could be California or Australia.
The Pavilion, emerging from the hillside like a graceful, gleaming sea creature, is what elevates

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