Bamburgh Castle sits atop a rock, 150ft above the thrashing North Sea on the Northumberland coast. It looks every bit a castle, once described as “the very cornerstone of England”, with its curtain wall, keep and castellation. For 400 years, Bamburgh was a royal residence. Today, it is owned by […]
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‘Our castle is like a great-aunt who tells us what to do all the time’
At Hedingham Castle you get two houses for the price of one. The first is a Norman keep; the other, an 18th-century country house. Jason and Demetra Lindsay live in and have been locked down in the latter with their three children, Natasha, 15, and twins Thomas and Anthony, 13. […]
‘A lot of sad things happened at the castle, it almost needed exorcising’
The couple have enjoyed having “the immediate grounds to ourselves, and watching our beautiful rhododendron beds come into flower”. They are keen to welcome visitors to the house again as soon as possible. “We have so much space to make things safe for our guests, and the castle really is […]