Augill Castle
UK England North West England Cumbria Kirkby Stephen
01768 341 937 South Stainmore, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4DE
Other country residences may use and abuse the title, but Augill is an honest-to-goodness, straight-up castle, in the best Victorian Gothic style, built as a rustic-retreat-with-knobs-on in 1837 and run as a B&B since 1998 by Simon and Wendy Bennett, whose family home it remains. Their children have grown up here, which partly explains the extremely informal air – wellies by the door, family pets, kids’ games in the grounds and a general make-yourself-at-home welcome.
They pitch themselves as a "B&B with a lot of extra bells and whistles", which basically means some very agreeable rooms and suites that make full use of the castle surroundings – your own private turret here, stained glass there, sturdy but not scary antique furniture, a sherry decanter in every room and wonderfully big baths. A lavish communal breakfast is taken around an enormous oak dining table, while country dinners have a similar house-party atmosphere, with the kids being given an earlier High Tea and then whisked off for games or movies and popcorn.
It’s a pretty singular place all-round, from scratching chickens and adventure activities in the grounds to a very handsome library bar where you’re encouraged to pour your own drinks. You’ll be hard-pressed to leave. One geographical note: Augill is just outside the market town of Kirkby Stephen which is as near as dammit in the Dales – just a few miles from lovely Swaledale and remote Arkengarthdale – but technically in Cumbria, hence the postcode.
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Contact Website 01768 341 937 Augill Castle, South Stainmore, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4DE
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