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You can now live in a castle fit for a king — Henry VIII, to be exact — for a price tag of £8.5 million ($10.4 million).

Thornbury Castle, which is on the market with estate agent Savills, was occupied by King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn for 10 days in 1535. The couple were on their honeymoon, according to The Telegraph.

Located on the edge of the market town of Thornbury — south west of the Cotswolds and close to Bristol and Cardiff — it currently operates as … (View original article)

Chirk Castle has had a good year with visitors and have raised enough funds to go towards conservation projects around the estate.

Chirk Castle has said that in 2016, visitors bought 15,405 scones, 16,613 pots of tea and 18,208 coffees in their cafe and now that revenue raised by these sales will go towards essential work on the castle such as on the south wing roof and other smaller projects.

John Hignett, the visitor experience manager at Chirk Castle, was very ple… (View original article)

A deal for the sale of the stunning Knockabbey Castle could be back on.

The Louth Village castle has been on the market for almost six years but looked to be on the verge of a sale last August when it went sale agreed with selling agents Coldwell Banker Leeson Estates.

However, that deal subsequently fell through with the property going back on the market in November.

It has now emerged that a deal to conclude the castle’s sale was agreed in early January with … (View original article)

Known as Luggala, the castle sits on 5,000 acres near Dublin and overlooks Lake Tay. The original gardens are also a focal point of the property, ABC News reported on Wednesday.

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Dublin: The 18th-century Ireland home used to belong to Guinness beer heiress Oonagh, Lady Oranmore and Browne is up for sale for 28 million euros ($29.5 million), a media report said.View original article)

Harry Potter fans: Here’s your chance to actually attend Hogwarts

March 09, 2017
by Emmy Griffiths

Devastated that your letter from Hogwarts never arrived? Here’s your chance to finally take part in the Harry Potter universe

You might have been to the Warner Bros. Studios. You might even have taken a trip to Orlando to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But if there has always been a tiny part of you that was slightly disappointed that you never receive… (View original article)

1. Arbroath Abbey, Arbroath
Arguably the most famous document in Scotland’s history, the Declaration of Arbroath, was most likely drafted here in the abbey. And that’s only one of the reasons a visit to the abbey is well worth it. It’s also got one of the most complete Abbot’s residences in Britain. There’s also a marble effigy, thought to depict William I, also known as William the Lion. Includes some interactive displays as well as lots of information about the abbey’s and Scotland’s h… (View original article)

A HISTORIC house and museum have been forced to cut ties with the National Portrait Gallery after its funding was pulled.
Denbighshire County Council will stop supporting Bodelwyddan Castle Trust from March 2018. As a result, the Trust said it will have to end its 29 year partnership with the gallery which has allowed the historic build to display nationally “significant” works in North Wales.

Art collections – including works from the National Portrait Gallery, Victoria and A… (View original article)

Hot real estate opportunity for the Anne Boleyn superfans: The 15th century Thornbury Castle has hit the market for a mere £8.5 million. Boleyn spent part of her honeymoon with Henry VIII at the country home. Just maybe don’t use it as a wedding venue, considering how badly that marriage worked out for her.

As the Daily Mail explains, the home was originally built in the early 1500s for Edward Stafford, the Duke of Buckingham, but he was obliged to part company with his head when he… (View original article)

Thornbury Castle, one of the only Tudor castles in England to be used as a hotel, is on the market for offers in excess of £8.5million.

The Grade I castle, which famously hosted King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1535, was built in 1511 for the third Duke of Buckingham, Edward Stafford.

As well as 28 individually styled, en suite bedrooms, it boasts the oldest Tudor gardens in England and a 500-year-old vineyard inside the castle walls, which still produces Thornbury win… (View original article)