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Apart from its commanding position there is no sense of it being a castle. Less of a stately home more of a pleasure palace perchance.
The first thing you see on going through the gates is a magnificent copper beech.
The riding school and its marvellous roof were certainly impressive.
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And the ruins of the Terrace Range had an appropriate sense of romantic decay.
The acres of panelling in the Little Castle presented a challenge to those that like their verticals vertical
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Lifted tapestries gave a hint of hanky-panky within.
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The reveries were observed by those above
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And below
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All is topped off with an exuberant flourish.
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