Vanbrugh Castle, Greenwich
The private castle Sir John Vanbrugh designed for his own personal use overlooks Greenwich Park, and one of the four houses it’s become is for sale
Three day eventing fans take note: one of the four properties inside Vanbrugh Castle in Greenwich has come onto the market. This early Georgian Grade I listed property, built between 1718-19, was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace, for his own personal use.
This property, offered through Kershaws, consists of a wing of the castle within the extension built at the turn of last century and features a magnificent 30' duel aspect reception room with commanding views over the park and also over its own idyllic rear gardens and on to London; the family kitchen opens directly out to the gardens. The master bedroom suite includes a dressing room and a shower room and the house has three further bedrooms plus a family bathroom.
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The private gardens extend to around 2.5 acres, and have been designed to provide lawned areas, a formal knot garden and extensive woodland set within which is a studio currently used as an office.
The property will provide a premium spot from which to watch the cross-country phase of the three day eventing at the London Olympics in 2012, scheduled to take place in Greenwich Park.
The guide price is £1,750,000. For further information please contact Kershaws.Eu on 020 8297 2922 or visit www.kershaws.eu.
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