| With the profusion of restored castles
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| | who need to escape the pressures of the
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| throughout the UK, there has never been a
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| | office and chat in a more sedate
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| better time to rent a castle for a family
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| | environment.
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| celebration or corporate event. After
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| | The trick is to find the castle that
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| years of post war struggle for the owners
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| | suits your needs and that offers the
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| throughout the years of crippling
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| | style of accommodation that will appeal
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| taxation and economic decline, the
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| | to your guests. All the properties are
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| eighties saw a renaissance for Britain's
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| | unique and offer a very different feel
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| fine old homes (or certainly those that
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| | and style of architecture. The latter
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| had survived). Sadly many had not and
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| | ranges from Elizabethan to modern day
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| during the sixties Scottish ancestral
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| | architecture but most available are
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| homes were being pulled down at a rate of
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| | either Georgian, Victorian or Edwardian.
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| one a week. Happily a new era emerged
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| | Many guests prefer a distinct style and
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| where grants and other methods of
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| | it is worth taking a lot of trouble over
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| financial support were made available and
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| | which home you select. Whatever their
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| the surviving homes started to recover.
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| | style, most now offer a high standard of
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| The owners faced huge challenges to raise
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| | accommodation with bedrooms either
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| the necessary funds and to restore their
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| | en-suite or with adjacent bathrooms and
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| homes but many have bounced back and are
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| | plenty of hot water available! Internet
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| now looking better than ever. To help pay
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| | access, sat TV and other modern
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| for their continued upkeep, many homes
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| | conveniences are generally available and
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| and castles are now available for private
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| | the homes combine old world charm with
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| rental on a weekly or long weekend basis.
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| | modern day comfort.
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| This offers guests the chance to live
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| | Externally the castles offer guests a
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| like lord, without the actual
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| | myriad of features from walled and
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| responsibility of owning a 12 bedroom
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| | woodland gardens to modern day facilities
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| pile with acres of gardens, thousands of
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| | like swimming pools, tennis courts and
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| acres and masses of estate buildings to
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| | other fun games like badminton, croquet
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| maintain. For a fee of around £5000 a
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| | and archery. There is usually a huge
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| night a group of say 16 guests can take
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| | estate attached to the Castle of
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| exclusive use of one of these fabulous
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| | sometimes many thousands of acres which
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| homes and be wined & dined by the owner
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| | guests are welcome to explore. Country
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| and their staff.
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| | pursuits like fishing and shooting can
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| This combined with lots of activities on
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| | often be arranged on the estate or
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| the estate and in the surrounding area
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| | sometimes guests opt for quad biking or
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| makes for a really fun weekend and a fun
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| | off road driving utilising the property's
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| alternative to staying in yet another
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| | extensive tracks and remote areas. It's
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| hotel. Many of the ancestral homes are
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| | all about enjoying the simple things in
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| stuffed with precious artwork and antique
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| | life and relaxing in wonderful
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| furniture, guests eat off lovely china
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| | surroundings. The owners of these
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| and really get to experience another way
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| | beautiful homes selected the most
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| of life. The homes have huge character
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| | glorious spots and built homes that could
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| and offer a glimpse into a bygone era.
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| | enjoy the fine views on offer and the
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| They were built for entertaining and they
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| | immediate surroundings were moulded to
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| effortlessly accommodate large numbers of
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| | suit their taste in terms of fantastic
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| guests. They are the perfect venue for an
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| | landscape gardening, lakes and other
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| intimate gathering of family and old
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| | ornamentation. Rent a castle and you go
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| friends or a group of business colleagues
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| | back in time to a more civilised world!
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