![The castle structure is complete with a Norman keep and 13th-century round tower](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4V2MHDNJEJHH5CSDNFWT6MUOJY.jpg?smart=true&auth=1bff4e471ccbdb89f2cc8790c3365403c3255c55017ddb59cde9bbc37aeb71e1&width=400&height=225)
![Appleby Castle, a stately home in the English Lake District, is on the market for $12 million. All photos: UK Sotheby’s International Realty](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NNJG6QQL2BCNVC2SKNQIG6XDXE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f7d802820f2517b584e129edc2a6830506572906d5049924991077799ddddf76&width=400&height=225)
![Current owner Sally Nightingale has put the 12th-century property on the market, and hopes to appeal to history buffs](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GW2H2MVB7BFUPK7RSJIZN3GX6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=ccf9b7d64a74286e02786b6540a3dd9fb5b2efdbecee254c264fbf774025aab7&width=400&height=225)
![The property has been extended over the centuries and includes a 15th-century dining room, which is well preserved](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OXFYBBME6FGIXI235Q2G2KOKTI.jpg?smart=true&auth=a7652a92179cbbd2db3d2ef91a3800a7df0c7a009df30acafbfe480346164833&width=400&height=225)
![A collection of 400-year-old tapestries adorn the state bedroom](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6RXVDFPILNARFL5QLBRR2IUI7U.jpg?smart=true&auth=c285d1dbf2d1f8eade907d3e1cb29239bdd5d9207468f7d6dc9ab6610ac40a5c&width=400&height=225)
![The historic property is a Grade-I listed building](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RIT2ITQP2VEAXKHX27TYIMVAHI.jpg?smart=true&auth=13d6e1596b8608aee6413e571cb9a278e6c998fc872533731f13b6b5baa12fb0&width=400&height=225)
![The abode is perched on 10,000 hectares of picturesque parkland](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2BQ2YOO2MBCGZD3AKWQLKEIWEQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=da4f36916ad042bcde16ce178cd57eaa1e3e77ed7a10992a602a5fc8cc4a4b8c&width=400&height=225)
![Cottages and a tennis court surround the central structure, and the grounds also list facilities such as a gym, hot tub and sauna](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AZNJZH4TB5HRFGMP5WZN26CBU4.jpg?smart=true&auth=204f7d09db7f7929bf50123f6ddf4d61dc4486562c34b7a9076347f6a2030e19&width=400&height=225)
![The property is located in Eden Valley at the edge of the Lake District](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JKZDD7PAJ5AQBDYODDFJ3RMMSI.jpg?smart=true&auth=a041c60ec5801b61e981f414a68474a3066ac1e8ee7eb159c4a5605508c161e4&width=400&height=225)
![The castle structure is complete with a Norman keep and 13th-century round tower](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4V2MHDNJEJHH5CSDNFWT6MUOJY.jpg?smart=true&auth=1bff4e471ccbdb89f2cc8790c3365403c3255c55017ddb59cde9bbc37aeb71e1&width=400&height=225)
![Appleby Castle, a stately home in the English Lake District, is on the market for $12 million. All photos: UK Sotheby’s International Realty](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NNJG6QQL2BCNVC2SKNQIG6XDXE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f7d802820f2517b584e129edc2a6830506572906d5049924991077799ddddf76&width=400&height=225)
![Current owner Sally Nightingale has put the 12th-century property on the market, and hopes to appeal to history buffs](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GW2H2MVB7BFUPK7RSJIZN3GX6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=ccf9b7d64a74286e02786b6540a3dd9fb5b2efdbecee254c264fbf774025aab7&width=400&height=225)
![The property has been extended over the centuries and includes a 15th-century dining room, which is well preserved](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OXFYBBME6FGIXI235Q2G2KOKTI.jpg?smart=true&auth=a7652a92179cbbd2db3d2ef91a3800a7df0c7a009df30acafbfe480346164833&width=400&height=225)
![A collection of 400-year-old tapestries adorn the state bedroom](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6RXVDFPILNARFL5QLBRR2IUI7U.jpg?smart=true&auth=c285d1dbf2d1f8eade907d3e1cb29239bdd5d9207468f7d6dc9ab6610ac40a5c&width=400&height=225)
![The historic property is a Grade-I listed building](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RIT2ITQP2VEAXKHX27TYIMVAHI.jpg?smart=true&auth=13d6e1596b8608aee6413e571cb9a278e6c998fc872533731f13b6b5baa12fb0&width=400&height=225)
![The abode is perched on 10,000 hectares of picturesque parkland](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2BQ2YOO2MBCGZD3AKWQLKEIWEQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=da4f36916ad042bcde16ce178cd57eaa1e3e77ed7a10992a602a5fc8cc4a4b8c&width=400&height=225)
![Cottages and a tennis court surround the central structure, and the grounds also list facilities such as a gym, hot tub and sauna](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AZNJZH4TB5HRFGMP5WZN26CBU4.jpg?smart=true&auth=204f7d09db7f7929bf50123f6ddf4d61dc4486562c34b7a9076347f6a2030e19&width=400&height=225)
![The property is located in Eden Valley at the edge of the Lake District](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JKZDD7PAJ5AQBDYODDFJ3RMMSI.jpg?smart=true&auth=a041c60ec5801b61e981f414a68474a3066ac1e8ee7eb159c4a5605508c161e4&width=400&height=225)
![The castle structure is complete with a Norman keep and 13th-century round tower](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4V2MHDNJEJHH5CSDNFWT6MUOJY.jpg?smart=true&auth=1bff4e471ccbdb89f2cc8790c3365403c3255c55017ddb59cde9bbc37aeb71e1&width=400&height=225)
Inside Appleby Castle: The fairy-tale English property available to buy for $12 million
Near-millennium-old property in Lake District has a magical feel and many stories to tell
![Hayley Kadrou](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2Fa5d3122c-fc9b-4b4d-a566-ca572e6a2139.png?smart=true&auth=9b7cbc894ddd3c26ad5d11d83f4c270c9df9748b524943490f7c0ec056f8ef36&width=70&height=70)
Hayley Kadrou
March 16, 2024
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