A Castle In The Will

@wolfie34 (26771)
United Kingdom
March 29, 2007 6:37pm CST
Imagine you were left a castle in a will. A big castle in the middle of the countryside, in the middle of nowhere. What plans would you have for the castle? Would you live in it, sell it? Open it to the public, make it a themed place for murder mysteries, use it as a night club, a party place. Or have you got a really good imagination and can come up with an ideal plan for your castle?
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@patootie (3592)
8 Apr 07
My first choice would be for a chateau along the Loire valley .. but any castke anywhere would do .. just so long as it came with enough income to look after it and heat it ... and boy oh boy would I enjoy living there .. on my own of course .. preferably a castle with a moat and drawbridge so I could shut everyone out .. Sigh .. wouldn't that be great .. just me .. a handful of cats and a leash of dogs .. I would be in seventh heaven ..
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
8 Apr 07
Does that mean I'd get an invite? Just remember to leave the drawbridge down for me, I don't fancy swimming with the crocs!
@patootie (3592)
8 Apr 07
Sorry typos .. I'm tired, my fibro is starting to flare and my brain isn't concentrating ..
• United States
29 Mar 07
Oh gosh, I would certainly live in it. I dream about creepy old homes and castles. I am a big fan of the Victorian age. If I had the time and money I would turn into a grand home of classic Queen Anne style.
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@mssnow (9484)
• United States
30 Mar 07
That sounds really cool.
@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I would make it into a restraunt. I would have an area for casual dining and an area for formal dining...along with violin music and fresh flowers and the most wonderful deserts possible. I would add things for people to enjoy according to space. Great topic!
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
29 Mar 07
At hearing that I would like to make a reservation please!
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@rosie_123 (6113)
30 Mar 07
Oh yes - I would turn it into my home for stray, ill-treated, and unwanted cats! That has always been my ambition - if I won the Lottery or had money to spare, so a castle with huge grounds would be the ideal place. There would be room for the poor animals, self-contained flats/bedsits for the staff, and also a Vet' Surgery. I would have a "wing" there too! Cheers.
@Naomi17 (624)
30 Mar 07
i have some reall bad memories of the countyside so could never go back! I would sell it buy my dream home in Cyprus and hopefully have enough money so i don't have to work so hard. castles are usually very cold places and i'm a sun lover no droughty corridors for me.
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Well, since I have always wanted to be a princess. i think a castle would work great for me. But of course there would have to be a lot more toads to kiss to find my prince. lol. But eventually I would live happily ever after. Just like Snow white did. Wolfie dont bring me any apples ok?? LOL I love my life!! lol
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
29 Mar 07
I would sell it, without a second thought, I could do a lot of good with the money, maybe do some of things I have always wanted to do.
• United States
1 Apr 07
I would open a bed and breakfast. It would surely draw a lot of people. My husband would just want to keep it for ourselves to live in.
@shooie (4984)
• United States
1 Apr 07
I would live in part of it then open the other part up for people that would like to come and stay in a castle. The host the murder thing would be fun to. I have serveral How to Host a Murder games so that would be fun to do those.
• United States
30 Mar 07
Hmm...I am not sure. It would have to have something to do with books. In books you always read about the great libraries that castles have. I could just imagine the floor to ceiling book shelves. But in real life, if I ever happened to inherit a castle, I'd never be able to afford to keep it...lol
@ukchriss (2097)
31 Mar 07
WoW Just think of all the partys you could have!! and if anyone complained I would just chuck them in the dungens!! So Yes I would Keep it and use it as a night club to raise money to hold my own Private partys! would you like an invite?
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Well for sure I wouldn't live in it. I am just not cut out to live in the country. I would probably hire knowledgable people and make it into a bed and breakfast! Many people love a weekend away in the country and I could provide that for them!
@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
3 Apr 07
What fun that would be. I'd have to play dress up at least once and have a huge feast. Then I would try my hand at fencing and knight a few fellow merry makers.
• Canada
30 Mar 07
first of all it's in the middle of nowhere, what is it worth, castle as opposed to property, sell it to the highest bidder, and enjoy a lucrative life
@weemam (13372)
30 Mar 07
I would hire it out for society weddings like film stars but I would have a special place in it just for my family and friends , I would have a big party for all o0f my My lot friends and we would have a fancy dress ball and we could all come as our user names , so I could just come as I am , the wee Mam xx
@stateroad (730)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I think I would live in it for awhile and explore it on my own. Then I would sell it because the money would be very useful to me now. If I made it into something useful on my own and opened it to the Public that would be too much work for me alone. I would not want to spend all my time just trying to make a resteraunt or night club work. I would have to really think even before I sell it because I am afraid to sell it to the wrong person.
• Turkey
30 Mar 07
I've always wanted a place in the middle of the countryside, so I'd live in a wing of it and probably turn the rest into some kind of retreat, where people can come to recouperate from stress/illness etc. and enjoy the countryside.
@mummymo (23706)
30 Mar 07
Oh for a castle - a wonderful fairy tale castle surrounded by a moat with a drawbridge in the middle of an enchanted forest!That would be my childhood dream come true! I think I would get lots of beautiful dresses in all different sizes, decorate each bedroom for a little princess and make little girls dreams come true by having them there for a holiday! There would be jugglers and clowns, music and dancing, candy floss and toffee apples and it would be fantastic!
@palpalsky (899)
• United States
30 Mar 07
i think i would open partly to public and partly would stay in it .. would enjoy people watching that castle
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
i'll make it something like a resort and spa.. something like that.. my clientele will be hollywood stars..hehe