Grand Designs Favourite...
Kevin McCloud tells The Sunday Times about his all-time personal favourites, including Peel Castle.
Last occupied in the 1940's, this 13th century Knight's Templar Castle, 7 miles from Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales, was rescued by Francis and Karen Shaw.
Francis said:
“I first saw Hellifield Peel when I was in my teens on holiday going north to Scotland. This was my family’s ‘British Isles Tour’ before we emigrated to the U.A.E. I saw many tower houses and ruins on this holiday until my parents revolted, refusing to see 'any more knackered old buildings'. I think this was a forming point in my life, although I didn’t appreciate it at the time. I had already decided I wanted to be an architect and I believed that my job would be to restore buildings like these.”
You can book you stay at Peel Castle, which now offers bed and breakfast accommodation.
As featured on the new series of Channel 4's Grand Designs on Wednesday 18 March.
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