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Price revealed for sale of Ripley Castle Estate

The asking price for the Ripley Castle Estate has been revealed. (All images: Rightmove)

The asking price has been revealed for the sale of the Ripley Castle Estate.

In July last year, the Ingilby family announced that the Ripley Castle Estate would be sold after more than 700 years.

The estate's current owners, Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby, said they had the "full support" of their family.

The full estate is currently on the market, including the offices, cricket ground and the 188-acre woodland.

And the starting price has been revealed as £21m.

This has been split into lots by property experts Rightmove:

  • Lot 1 – Ripley Castle, The Castle Apartment, East Wing, Gatehouse, Estate offices, Grindhus Coffee Shop, Gift shop, Tea room, Ornamental gardens, 165.59 acres (67.01 ha) of Registered Parkland including lakes and woodland
  • Lot 2 – The Boars Head Hotel and Birchwood House Annexe
  • Lot 3 – Ripley Village Store and adjoining residential property
  • Lot 4 – Sporting Rights extending to 1,800 acres (728 ha) including Birthwaite Cottage, shoot yard and land extending to 28.89 acres (11.69 ha)
  • Lot 5 – Estate woodland, pasture and game cover extending to 188.08 acres (76.11 ha)
  • Lot 6 – Scarah Park extending to 26 acres (10.52 ha)
  • Lot 7 – Village cricket ground extending to 5.88 acres (2.38 ha)
  • Lot 8 – Chapel Flatts and Village car park extending to 22.81 acres (9.23 ha)
  • Lot 9 – The Front Field extending to 5.85 acres (2.37 ha)

The building is listed online as a 14th Century Grade l listed building, depicting three different styles of architecture in which the castle was constructed over a period of almost 500 years.

Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby announced that have already moved to a 5-bedroom Georgian home.

A previous statement on behalf of the owners read:

"The family will continue to live nearby and focus on other interests.

"Most of the Estates enterprises will continue to trade as normal and our valued clients employees and tenants will be advised at the earliest opportunity of any changes to this plan."

The Ripley Castle Estate has been home to many community events over the years including lakeside concerts, classic car rallies and the Ripley Agricultural Show.

The estate is being listed with Carter Jones.

To find out more, you can visit the Carter Jones website here.

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