Balmoral

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Contents 1 Places 1.1 Australia 1.2 Canada 1.3 Northern Ireland 1.4 New Zealand 1.5 Scotland 2 Headgear 3 Theater 4 Footwear 5 Boats 6 Balmoral Chicken

[edit] Places

There are several places named Balmoral.

[edit] Australia

• Balmoral, New South Wales (Lake Macquarie)
• Balmoral, New South Wales (Sydney)
• Balmoral, New South Wales (Southern Highlands)
• Balmoral, Queensland
• Balmoral, Victoria
• Balmoral, Western Australia

[edit] Canada

• Balmoral, New Brunswick
• Balmoral Grist Mill, Balmoral Mills, Nova Scotia

[edit] Northern Ireland

• The Balmoral Show takes place in the Kings Hall show-ground on the outskirts of Belfast in Northern Ireland and is a major agricultural show which takes place every year.
• The Balmoral area of Belfast incorporates the Lisburn Road, and the Malone Road.
• Balmoral Avenue is a large road which intersects the Lisburn Road and the Malone Road.
• Balmoral Golf Club is also situated nearby.
• Balmoral railway station

[edit] New Zealand

• Balmoral, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland.

[edit] Scotland

• An estate including a small village in the highlands of Scotland, close to Balmoral Castle
• Balmoral Castle: one residence of Queen Elizabeth II
• The Balmoral Hotel, a luxury hotel located in Edinburgh.

[edit] Headgear

• A Balmoral bonnet, named for the Scottish village and castle, is an unbrimmed cap. It may or may not incorporate a toorie (the correct term for the "pompom" on top). It is occasionally seen in Commonwealth military and naval uniforms as well as Scottish Highland dress. Balmorals (and a similar hat called a General Service cap) were worn as field dress by Scottish and Commonwealth soldiers, though sometimes also with more formal uniform, though the glengarry is generally used for the latter purpose.

[edit] Theater

• Balmoral (play), a 1987 play by Michael Frayn

[edit] Footwear

• Balmoral (shoe), a type of men's dress shoe

[edit] Boats

• The MV Balmoral is a passenger ship used for pleasure cruises in the United Kingdom.
• The Balmoral is a cruise ship in use by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.

[edit] Balmoral Chicken

• Also known as Chicken Balmoral[1], this is a popular Scottish dish comprising chicken breast stuffed with haggis.

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