A National Trust property that's open for visitors from late March to late October, Wray Castle is a stunning Victorian house built in 1840. A bit of a strange sight with its turrets and architectural features, word has it that the house was built for a married couple using the wife's inheritance fund - only problem was that when she saw it she refused to live in it!
In 1882 the parents of Beatrix Potter decided to rent Wray Castle as a summer getaway from London and the family kept returning. Beatrix Potter's favourite room was allegedly the library.
It's not your typically National Trust property with gowns and dust-covers - it's far more hands-on and worth a day trip!
The gardens are pretty special too, with a ton of exotic trees and also a mulberry tree planted by William Wordsmith in 1845.

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Location: Claife, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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