Rent a castle in Scotland

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