Anyone want to buy an actual castle?

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Considering some of the houses I’ve seen for sale in London for not much less, this seems like a right bargain.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/157031594#/?channel=RES_BUY

Forgot the photo

No ta, it is not big enough for me.

I would but I've already got my eye on this one: www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/152515127#/?channel=RES_BUY

You don't buy castles , you storm them. Then raise your flag and it is yours.

Visited this castle regularly..its amazing, and the grounds are fabulous. If only ....

Let’s go. We ride at dawn

I love both of them

Ah - but the first castle comes with its own tea and coffee shops 🤣

It's not an actual castle- more of a country manor, but very nice. I am surprised to see it on the market, I thought it was still owned by the same family who built it.

History

Ooof, that is gorgeous too!

the blurb says it has been in the same family for 700 years - must be sad for them to have to sell it.

I wonder how much the maintenance costs and fixing up the roof etc.

@Grumpyoldpersonwithcats Yes but mine comes with its own mini-pub

My initial thoughts were

1. flood risk
2. ages to clean

beautiful surroundings though

Does it come with a team of servants like downton Abbey?

Im surprised these sorts of things are on rightmove

Im not keen on listed buildings, presents problems when you want to put an extension in or put double glazing in. UPVC of course.

That's the nuttiest floorplan I've ever seen on Rightmove.

Not keen on the kitchen TBH. The grey is dated and the wall cupboards are too low.

(JK)

I prefer the Harrogate one myself, think I'll take that.
Also wondering why the ancestral family seat is on Rightmove!

No thanks, the maintenance costs would be astronomical and it would be a full time job keeping on top of it and the staff

We built a tower on our house because we always wanted to live in a castle.

nice to swank about ie 'oooh one lives in a castle' but a sod to heat draughty stone walls lots of stairs and you cannot exactly stick a Stannah in esp when open to the public.