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Watermouth Castle
Near Ilfracombe,
North Devon
"Views over bays and cliffs from a castle stronghold - a unique holiday opportunity . . ."
Self Catering Apartments. Watermouth Castle offers a rare combination of opportunities - for not only do visitors have the chance to live in a castle, but they also enjoy unlimited, free entry to two of the West Country's premier tourist attractions during their stay. Within the splendid castle itself, there are six superb apartments, an indoor heated swimming-pool, a museum, a choice of theme attractions, and some fascinating water displays.... more details

No 2 Martello Tower
Folkestone,
Kent
Self Catering - sleeps up to 6. Stay in a circular tower built to protect England's south coast from invasion by Napoleon and the French. Only 25 Towers now remain standing on the South Coast. No.2 has all the best features of any of the Martello conversions and is the only south coast Tower available for short term holiday let.....
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Gothic Temple
Kedleston,
Near Derby, Derbyshire
Cottage code: RB7
Self catering - sleeps 4. Dating back to 1758, this Grade II* listed Gothic folly was converted into a gamekeeper's cottage over a hundred years ago. Designed by Robert Adam, at the same time as Kedleston Hall (NT), for the first Lord Scarsdale. It now has its own lawned garden, and stands detached amidst the estate's romantic woods and farmland. With decorated Gothic tracery windows, columns, parapets detailed with arrowslits, shields, quatre-foils and pinnacles it forms a unique retreat. An ideal base for touring the Peak District National Park. Kedleston Hall 1mile
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Whitehall
Mealsgate
Cumbria/ Lake District
Cottage code: B4872
Self catering - sleeps 8. For a holiday with a difference, this wonderfully atmospheric 14th century Pele Tower provides a magnificent setting for a large family or group, perfectly placed for exploring the Lake District and Solway Coast. Grade I listed, the house has been owned by the same family for 150 years. The house stands in an acre of grounds containing the picturesque ruins of a Victorian manor house. Two of the larger lawns can be used for family games. Inside the house are spacious rooms, including a first floor sitting room complete with enormous Tudor stone fireplace... more details

Carr Hall Castle
near Halifax,
Yorkshire
Winner of Channel 5's I Own Britain's Best Home 2008. Exclusive Use venue. This Grade II folly looks like a Norman castle. In fact, it started life in the early 19th century as a farmhouse and barn for breeding shire horses. These were converted into a castle by the Shaw family in about 1860. The castle boasts battlements, towers with arrow slit windows and arch headed windows. The ruins of a mill stand in the grounds and there is also a working water wheel. The castle was bought by Terry George and Michael Rothwell in 2002 and they have since spent almost £1 million modernising it. The four years of renovations have included converting the old stable block into a indoor, heated swimming pool.....
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The Follies
Hunmanby, Near Filey
North Yorkshire
Cottage code IJQ : The Old Folly Sleeps 2
Cottage code IJR : The Low Lodge Sleeps 2
Self Catering. Originally built in 1825 as a ruin, this unique Grade II listed building has been sympathetically transformed into two lovely, detached gatehouses yet retaining all the visual appearances of a ruin. Built in stone from Filey Brigg, The Follies are set in 1½ acres of natural and unspoilt grounds. Centrally located for exploring the North Yorkshire Coast, North Yorkshire moors and wolds, the historic town of Filey is only 3 miles distant, with its wide sandy beach and all the attractions of a popular seaside resort.
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Craster Tower- The Penthouse Apartment

Craster,
Northumberland
Cottage code: MTU
Self catering - sleeps 8. This elegant and spacious holiday apartment occupies the entire top floor of historic Craster Tower, a superbly preserved Grade II* country house dating from the 15th century, built around a 14th-century pele tower. Set above part of the owners’ home but with a separate entrance, this magnificent penthouse was refurbished in 2008 and has a Visit Britain 5 Star gold award. The picturesque village of Craster is a short walk down a footpath through woods and fields or two minutes in the car. Pub 250 yards.
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Old Lodge

Staindrop,
Darlington
Co. Durham
Cottage code: MQE
Self catering - sleeps 8. The Old Lodge, a 14th-century tower steeped in history, was once a lookout tower. The tower is set over three floors, has charm and character, and is sympathetically furnished to reflect its history. Shop 2 miles away.
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