the Renovation
The renovation project will be a long process. To date we have cleared the site from trees and bushes, emptied some rooms of rubble, removed the ivy and secured stone work where necessary and cleared the courtyard.
Our long term plan is to restore the whole castle. As the internal fittings have either been removed or severely damaged we plan to replace as sympathetically as possible using modern products and techniques.
The courtyard will be turned into a delightful glass roofed bar. The rooms around the courtyard will be turned into specialist bar areas such as a whiskey bar, craft beer bar and champagne room. The area will provide an intimate social setting.
The next phase is to reinstate the scullery and castle kitchen so that we can provide facilities for weddings on site. This will tie in with the introduction of a luxury glamping venue in the forest. Weddings will start off as a marquee on the tennis court lawn and then with the renovation of the chapel and dining room in the castle this will move inside the main building.
The rest of the castle will provide three self contained luxury apartments for our children to make into their homes in the future. The rest of the castle will be used for events and a boutique hotel.
There is soo much work ahead!
We regularly run volunteer weekends at the castle and love to share our passion for the place. If you would like to volunteer please do get in touch.
Follow the latest from our renovation
Some images taken today to record ongoing deterioration and priority for restoration. #culdeesrenovation
Can’t tell you how excited I am to be at the ordering bespoke wallpaper stage for the courtyard loo! Thanks @lucymakingwallpaper it’s fabulous 🥰 #culdeesrenovation
Our new electricians and plumbing engineers are always fascinated by the Castle boiler room. Our friend found these old instruction manuals this week whilst tidying out the room. #culdeesrenovation
If you’re local pop along this weekend to say hi and have a glass of fizz with us. @thetowbarco #culdeesrenovation #culdeesglamping #culdeesweddingsandevents
Thank you followers for reminding me of my post a year ago. #wevecomealongway #culdeesrenovation
My family rock! One day and most of the courtyard is cleared! Three rooms left to go and we can start to replace the roof 🤩💪💪 #culdeesrenovation
So excited that this tiny house will fund the repair of this large house. #culdeesrenovation #culdeesglamping #iglucraftuk #iglucraft #iglucraft_uk
Here’s a little reminder of what the courtyard looked like 7 months ago 😮even we are shocked to look back #culdeesrenovation #dreamteam
