Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Augill Castle
Sleeps 24 · 11 bedrooms
Two of the 24 sleeping places are singles in the day room connecting to the orangery.
- Hen groups welcome
- Stag groups welcome
- Tennis court
- Open fires
- Dogs welcome in three rooms, up to two per room
About this property
Augill Castle is a Victorian folly built in 1841 between the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, and the owners' family home since 1997. Booked for exclusive use, the castle and its grounds are your group's own, and breakfast for everyone staying is included, with dinner Wednesday to Saturday as standard. It suits family get-togethers, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, reunions and weekends with friends, and hen and stag groups are welcome.
Its eleven bedrooms and garden suites sleep up to 24, from four-poster castle bedrooms with turret wardrobes to garden suites with their own sitting rooms.
Fires are lit in the shared rooms, there is a Music Room, a drawing room with a big screen and a conservatory bar, and outside there are fifteen acres and a tennis court. It is a real countryside setting, with livestock in the fields around and the castle's own animals on site.
Layout
Where everyone sleeps
The castle · 9 bedrooms
Derwent
First floor
2 singles
Shares Raisbeck (the two rooms form one suite) (bath and shower) · Interconnects with Raisbeck as the North Wing family suite
Raisbeck
First floor
1 king-size bed
Shares Derwent (the two rooms form one suite) (bath and shower) · Antique brass bed
Middlesmoor
First floor
1 king-size bed
Original features, one of the oldest rooms
Haygarth
First floor
1 king-size bed
Four-poster bed
Pendragon
1 king-size bed
Four-poster bed · Open fire
Langdale
1 king-size bed
Four-poster bed · Open fire
Brackenber
1 double bed
Edwardian four-poster bed · A turret as the wardrobe
Greystoke
Ground floor
1 super king
Or 2 singles on request · Ground floor, with a wet room and a walk-in shower
Appleby
1 super king
Or 2 singles on request · Open fire
Also a first-floor north Wing bathroom (bath and shower).
Garden suites · 2 bedrooms
The Orangery
Ground floor
1 super king
Its own secluded garden · Two more single beds in a connecting day room (see extra beds)
The Gatehouse
First floor
1 king-size bed
Split level: bedroom and bathroom upstairs, sitting room downstairs · Its own private patio
2 singles in the day room connecting to the Orangery.
What this place offers
Property features
Breakfast included; dinner Wednesday to Saturday, other nights on request
Exclusive use of the whole castle
Fifteen acres of grounds
Drawing room with a projector screen
Conservatory bar
Music Room
Good to know
Private parking
Cots and highchairs by arrangement
No smoking
Nearby
Brough, 1 mile
Home comforts
Free Wi-Fi (rural broadband, can be slow)
TV and DVD player in every bedroom
Things to know
Your group
- Maximum guests: Up to 24.
- Groups: Hen and stag groups welcome, as well as family get-togethers, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, reunions and weekends with friends.
- Parties and events: Talk to the team in advance about any entertainment, outside suppliers or celebration plans.
House rules
- Check-out: Bedrooms vacated by 11am on departure day; other arrival and departure times are confirmed when you book.
- Pets: Dogs welcome by prior arrangement in Greystoke, The Gatehouse and The Orangery only, up to two per room, with no charge. Not in the restaurant or public rooms. Assistance dogs welcome.
- Smoking: No smoking anywhere in the house.
- A corkage charge may apply to drinks you bring into the public rooms.
Booking and practical
- Bar drinks, wine, extra food and entertainment are not included in the hire.
- A countryside setting: livestock in the surrounding fields, and the castle has its own animals.
- Parking: Private, room for about 20 cars at the front of the castle
- Extras: The castle team can arrange massages, murder mystery evenings, clay pigeon shooting, off-site activities and transport as add-ons, by email after you book
- An older building with stairs, changes in level and no lift. Talk to the team before booking about rooms that suit anyone with access needs.
- Children: Cots and highchairs by arrangement; baby monitors
Where you’ll be
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Getting there
- Kirkby Stephen station
- 3 miles. The castle will collect you with notice.
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