[Diana in Wisconsin]

'It's only been on the market for a week, but there are several viewings booked in, which is nice,' says Sir Thomas. 'We have no idea who they are though.'

In any case, their attention is currently occupied by having two weddings to plan, that of their youngest son Richard and daughter Eleanor, both of whom are marrying in May.

'It feels rather lovely, as the family history here started with a marriage and now it will end with one,' says Sir Thomas.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[monkeyshine]

Does it come with serfs and peasants?

[Paladin2]

The seller is a poor excuse as an heir.

He needs to be disowned.

[lee martell]

This would make a great bed and breakfast spot on upper levels, with guided museum tour offered. Or, maybe a casino on ground level. I don’t suppose a crocodile filled moat would be part of the picture. Maintenance costs, for both inside and the surrounding grounds will be expensive.

[heavy metal]

kinda has trumpshire written all over it...

[mass55th]

Families like this, many times can make deals with Britain's National Historic Trust for Preservation. They turn over the estate to the Trust, in return for being able to remain in the homes. They just have to agree to open the house for public events or house tours so many days a year. I would imagine there are high government fees if you sell the house on the market.

Inheritance taxes in the UK are horrible. That's why so many home owners have been forced use their homes to earn money in other ways than just for traditional farming. In the old days, heirs had to sell off art collections, furniture, parcels of land, etc., to pay the inheritance taxes.

In 20th century Britain, a lot of families who couldn't afford to live in the homes or pay the taxes on them, either had interiors salvaged for sale, then had the homes torn down, or took the roofs off of them so they wouldn't have to pay the taxes on them. You had to pay taxes on a home that was inhabitable. It is a shame that so many historic homes were lost during that time. That's one of the reasons the National Trust was organized, to save these homes for the British people.

[decal]

Is there a dungeon?

[wjcsux]

Are they downsizing to a two bedroom two bath condo?

[Hot Tabasco]

I thought about putting in a bid until I realized how much dusting and vacuuming I would have to do........

[DesertRhino]

What a selfish lowlife POS. 28 generations of his family have fought, died, sacrificed, and been gifted that. And he just sells it.

[Billthedrill]

I think I got this aristocracy thing down. As William, First Baron Of Drill, the first thing I gotta do is staff up. So who wants to be Groom Of The Stool? I’ll need references...

[Tax-chick]

I hope the new owners keep it up.

Along with his wife and two young daughters, Jamie, the current key holder, is ensconced in the castle's 11-bedroom private apartment until a sale is completed.

11 bedrooms for a family of four. We had 11 permanent residents for a while in a 4-bedroom house.

[chuck allen]

Does it have Servants Quarters?