Nice to know that Burton Court is still going and that Edward is married with a little girl. I wish them well.

Was rooting for Burton Court, he actually deserves to inherit the place. Hard worker! 💪

Maybe if Henry and Molly have to clean the bathrooms, sell the gate tickets, pick up the trash then they might find sharing the estate with tourists less distasteful. What spoiled brats.

The arrogance of her children is disgraceful . They walk into a world they played no part in building and screw over their own mothers life and standards .

Edward (Burton Court) is a valiant man. How broken-hearted would his parents have been to have to give up the estate? This was around 2003, Cdr. Simpson just died in 2018 at 95. Burton Court still rocks.

Burton Court family is so adorable! There's so few families owning these estates and not showing this ridiculous, ostentatious, bad-tasted and pretentious manner of being. It takes courage to not be afraid of who we really are. I wish them best of luck!!

The pain of the burton court owners when she had to sell her collections their son is brave and a hard worker

I would think the best way to keep roofing costs down on such an enormous ancient structure is to have regularly scheduled and thorough inspections of the roof to identify the weak spots and take action; some of which are easily repaired and don’t cost a lot. A simple cage around that drainage hole and regular cleaning would have prevented thousands of pounds in household damage of property and repairs.

Sudley castle is beautiful. Hope they can work together to fix it. David their manager is doing a wonderful job for them. All the best for it's upkeep.

Son david at kelborn needs to either get a job or get to work around the bouse. I don’t see him as an asset to the longevity of the house either. I think he may be a dolt.

How about a follow up to see how these places are doing now in 2022?

I've looked up Burton Court and it's so lovely to see it doing really really well, as is Sudeley Castle and gardens. Congratulations!

The second family absolutely warms my heart ♥️ I hope everything works out for all the homes/estates, but I hope the second family makes it especially well. They seem like an absolute sweet sweet family 🥹 god bless

FYI, In the Middle Ages I believe Sudeley Castle was the home of the Seymours. Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour at Sudeley castle. She's also buried there.

Have you done a return trip to these estates? I feel that would be very interesting and informative. Let's see who survived the past 16 years.

The Spencers and the Devonshires and many others have successfully combined their family homes with the business of having their stately homes open to the public as well as having special occasions in the grounds and other buildings. The Spencers still run a commercial farm on their lands. Others have hunts and activities. Many are used for movies and TV series....

The older couple at Burton castle really hurt my heart. I hate to see them have to part w their "treasures" in order to keep their lovely home......she looked so sad to see those display dioramas loaded up in the moving van.....😥....the older gentleman is so humble and cute....that circular staircase is stunning!!!😲....imagine the bride coming down the staircase.....🥰🤗.....I love the sounds of all the people enjoying themselves w their friends.

Burton court is still open for weddings and Airbnb and it has great ratings

"To limit the noise, David is staging the concert in a field behind the castle." Cue fly over, fireworks, and concert. 😂

What a brave women who faced so many trial with two small children. "Her Children" are beyond words I can write. To spend for one day wedding costing 25,000, blowing off all the hard work done by their Mother...again I do hope her dreams of fixing up the 'cottage' comes true, and that her children have a major attitude adjustment.

At the second place, Burton Court, Helen seems a lovely lady. I googled the place and I saw their website advertising weddings by them and their son, Edward who is now married to another Helen and they have a daughter, Rosabelle. I'm glad it's working out for them but I sincerely hope they've got rid of those last stuffed animal heads, fiercely looking down on wedding diners.

These houses are HISTORY. They should be kept up by the historical society. Lose these stately homes, lose your amazing history. It all tells a story. A rich story. Breaks my heart the troubles the owners/caretakers of these beautiful places have to deal with. Sad

jesus. molly and duncan are pieces of work! good luck to their kids

I can’t imagine having a historical home as large as these are, passed down through generations and it consuming your life because of its importance…being so overwhelmed and under budget with little hope of being able to do major structural work, only being able to apply band-aids to it all. My heart goes out to them and the love and dedication they have towards these grand homes.

Helen is a gem. No matter what, she tries to smile and shrug it off

This modern art idea is untenable. The daughter with her artistic vision belongs in a big city. There is NO economic future in that ridiculously niche market. Add the outside elements to that and she will have created an economic disaster. Profits are in numbers and numbers are for long lines of regular people paying to get away from their ordinary lives to experience the gardens and to be in an enormous house and home. The daughter needs to wake up to the realities and those are that common people built the castle in the first place, paid for it indirectly in the first place and and have maintained it through their fees for visits in the second place. She doesn't seem to realise that the upper class of this sort relies on the public for their status. Always have and always will. Therefore she must serve the public as does even The Queen as she and Charles have said over and over for decades. Maybe the daughter should realise her last name isn't Sotheby and wake up to reality.

Massive roofs covering so many square feet, some roofs semi flat & some with steep slopes and odd angles & all sheathed with centuries old moss covered shale/stone shingles & surviving for so long, especially in a wet climate is an amazing testament to enduring materials & craftmanship in putting it all together, long lost art in todays world. One can only imagine the mold growing on the inner timbers & unseen framework from roof leaks that seep & are absorbed never appearing until its too late huge. Buildings that could be considered as castles were constructed in the US in the 18th and 19th centuries, many were private estates & many more used as schools, prisons, mental asylums & institutions & factories. Almost all built from stone or brick. Most those historic buildings or castles were razed many years ago due to the extreme cost of upkeep & maintenance & taxes, or the fact that the land they sat on was worth far more than the old building itself. An old 15 bedroom house built in 1900 in LA or San Francisco is torn down and in its place are built 150 2-3 story apartments and parking for all the tenents cars. The Apartments may last 40-50 years using todays shoddy building materials before they are out dated and due to be razed again for future use.

Families in these huge estates really only have 2 options. Either you have a way to make enough money to support the estate and keep it as a private estate or your estate makes the money to support itself. It's very odd to me that these families don't seem to grasp this concept. Bottom line if you want your estate to be a private home you better have a very successful enterprise support it.

For the couple who closed the castle to the public, I know it was the husband's doing. His wife grew up there and had fond memories of the place. He just saw it as a cash cow and didn't mind tearing the family apart in order to bleed every drop of money out of the place. I guarantee he'll sell it later.

There is a clear rift between her and her children?! Having said that, Lady Ashcombe should be very proud of herself being a young widow with two children and keeping that house in one piece its a credit to her! Although I do agree with parts of. Perdue Alexandras post below - well said 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A woman from Kentucky? Well, she has the credit of surviving the years without a husband and apparently didn’t remarry. kudos to her! But she raised two very spoiled children, specially the daughter. The daughter’s husband should not seat on these family meetings, and if he does, should keep he’s big mouth shot. How come he doesn’t go off to work and support HIS family the proper way instead of leaching off his wife’s trust?

As of 2022, Sudeley Castle And Gardens appears to be thriving. I hope the dented Brockhursts have cleaned up their attitudes. I doubt it though.

How about offering weekly or monthly elegant teas a go on these castle and large estates? They could have them outdoors on the terraces or under large tents on the lawns in fitting weather. They could have additional small tent to have private princess birthday party teas, bridal shower and baby shower teas. They could also rent out the terraces or lawns on weekends for venues the customers would have catered from outside that would include table and chairs, port a pots/loo and clean up. Basically the owners minimally would supply the site, to include parking and electric,

The son-in-law and daughter, but especially her husband, are tearing the place apart trying to pretend they can afford the upkeep on the property without the business, which they absolutely cannot. The son is the only one who has the best interests of the property at heart.

I am quite impressed with the family at Burton Court. The hospitality industry is a stressful business. I really hope they make it. The parents are very humble and gracious.

Kelburn really got me interested into seeing whats happened since 2006 this was recorded. It looks like a amazing place to visit now. So many activities and happy to see it all worked out.

I feel bad for Edward with the second estate. He's trying so hard all by himself! I really hope it pays off for him. He has the will and work ethic.

am i the only one who gets so annoyed at the daughter and her husband they seem so snobbish

If the daughter and son in law want to close the castle to the public, then I assume they have the finances to pay for the loss in income. Otherwise, the son and heir to the castle needs to come back to take over.

Aww, the dearest mother 💞 & father just so wonderful to support the effort. How sweet are they. How blessed Edward is !! Its touching! must carry on mate !!

Really? Only drunken revel weddings? No one has their wedding at the castle who are respectful of the privilege of being there and have manners and behavior standards? You do know that you can set time limits on these events. You want the castle setting? Great. Here are the rules. Yes, rules. THEN STICK TO THEM. No exceptions. Security escorts them off. End of problem.

They finally found a good balance and the place is doing well even without Molly's husband. Prime has a series on successful old English estates and Sudeley is one of them.

Just looked at their site and they seem to be encouraging visitors to ASSUME they get access into the buildings without saying it's not allowed. That's pretty shady.

Duncan and Molly are terrible brats. I couldn't imagine them being my family muchless living with them.

Its so difficult to keep these old places going. Just to keep the roof from leaking is hard enough let alone try and keep everything else going too. And when it's been in the family forever it makes it harder to look at it in a straightforward manner, it's too close. They need to be jack of all trades, a businessman, a bricky, a glazier, a roofer, wallpaperer, a cook, a cleaner you name it. I think they need to get their children, the next to take over, to learn these skills just to keep costs down. I wonder how they went thru the pandemic

A lot of the noise is escaping the wedding reception venues because they are being held in a tent. They should build a large soundproof reception hall. If I was her I wouldn't hand the castle over. I would select a corner of the castle and have sound proof windows installed.

I saw another place and he build a big soundproof building for the party's instead of a tent and some kind of wall to block the sound from travelling and disturbing the surroundings. And they have a part of the castle as bridal and guestrooms. They live in the castle themselves too. He's doing great. I forgot his name , I saw it on YT.

You have to admire these people that keep up such a mammoth task of maintenance and costs.

For historical purposes I don't understand why these classicc castles don't receive donations or tax breaks or both. really. Shame because it's now the millennial and these homes won't be here without the people who are fighting to keep them and it's sad quite sad to let such beautiful things like these castles disintegrate to dust.

Spoiled children should move or pay up to run the home.

Maybe Lady Elizabeth shouldn't have spent so much on bad plastic surgery... (Isn't it where Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour lived? Or have I got it mixed up?) So they want average people to pay for them to live in a ridiculously large estate but don't offer really very much. Entitlement indeed. It's not our fault you're living beyond your means.

Sudeley… some people have no self awareness, do they? No concept how what they say and demand resonates with the world outside. And to me, the children as well as the Lady are equally detached from reality and snobbish. I don’t envy the manager, I hope he gets well paid at least for all those headaches.

Some suggestions would be for the neighbors that complain about the noise at night, is to provide incentives to the entire community whenever there is a concert or musical event so that way the people that live near the castle are also benefiting from these events. You do not have to provide a whole lot but it can be done where everyone feels is benefiting from these events. You can also create a group of people where a percentage of those gains are put toward the community and the group of people that belong to that community can decide where they want those incentives to be put toward. If the people that live around the castle feel they are not getting anything in return but noise, they are going to make it very difficult for the castle to have big revenues. You must include everyone around, that is how you get people to work with you not against you. Just my humble opinion...

I enjoyed this documentary & history of this estate. It shows how difficult it is to maintain historic castles. I don’t understand how the townspeople are not benefiting by the tourists & visitors. It creates jobs. The castle is huge. 1500 acres & noise travels that far that people are annoyed? They need to open it up as a bed & breakfast. So what is the problem with Lady Ashton having to share this huge castle! The rooms are antiquated. Who wants to live there anyway? Is there a historical commission that could take over? It’s sad but this is the future. God bless those trying to preserve this treasure.

As an attorney, I would be interested to see the contractual agreements for the estate. I get that Lady Ashcombe has a life interest in tne castle, but how is it that promogeniture did not kick in when her husband died, thereby leaving Henry as the only son, the sole heir to the estate? What kind of testamentary arrangement has 3 family members in control of the property? Very strange.

Beautiful estate, sad it divides the family. Duncan and Molly should stand down and go to Berlin or New York wich can offer the vibe they're looking for and leave things to Henry, he's got it right. You can't have it both ways nowadays, the Estate in the family AND privacy... I hope they find a liveable solution before it totally crumbles. Can't the National Trust help them? I wish it's open by the time I visit.

It's the mother who wants to save the finances of the castle and the employees. Thank God for David and his vision, but the free loaders need to Go!!!

It’s hard to feel sorry for these people trying to hang onto their large estates when ‘normal’ people are just fighting to provide even the basics for their families…

And what exactly does David, Lord Glasgow’s son do?

Such a wonderful family standing with all the support approach for our wedding organisation i really appreciated thanks a lot.

I cannot for the life of me understand how the historical society could let Viscount David's grafitti project go ahead..............

There can be a lot of options and ideas on how to make a profit from these castles & also use the money for upkeep & provide an income for the owner. Such a shame to see these places get so neglected for so many years.

They should call The Mappelton owners, Julie is American too and a very hard working woman helping the Earl of Sandwiches with a lot of renovations and wonderful projects.

The noise factor would definitely be a disturbance and takes away from the unique castle setting. Also? The junkyard art should never be introduced. It simply doesn't blend.

WOW! it reminds me of the movie Bucchaneers (1995) where men with titles married American socialites so that they could keep / restore their stately homes... and it was a win win situation because the Americans wanted to marry their daughters off to dukes earls and viscounts, while the so called gentlemen who never worked a day in their lives could sell their titles off to the wealthiest bidders... They should have themed parties like Pride and Prejudice, Sense and sensibility, Emma, Bridgerton, Downton Abbey etc ... where the guests come in COSPLAY for the London "season" where debutantes find their perfect match...or a medieval re-enactment of Lady Godiva.. Game of Thrones? Or better yet, an offline dating party of sorts with themes like Jane Austin, Charlotte Bronte, even Barbara Cartland?...C'mon be more creative...ballroom dancing with Mr Darcy? not just weddings for rowdy guests... but more cultured and respectable ... jus sayin' ...

My heart goes out to these people trying to save a huge bit of country history as well as family history. Hope they get the help they need. If I had anything I would be glad to donate.

You just have to know when to let go!! Unfortunately, money is needed far more than love of the property.

Molly, her hubs(does he work at all???)and her 3 hellions, should have moved into a barn or cottage, instead of losing part of the tour. They are totally taking advantage of the Mom who appears to have suffered a stroke or has som3 early dementia. Very sad. They'll lose it if it's left up to them for sure. It's sad.

Is Sudely castle not an entailed property as it appears Lady Elizabeth is the owner and not her son. One site states, The current owners are Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe, wife of Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe, who owns 50 percent of the equity, and her two children - film-producer Henry (married to Hawaiian model Lili Maltese at the castle in 1998) and Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst - who each own 25 percent. This situation arose when the children's father, and Elizabeth's first husband, Mark Dent-Brocklehurst died intestate in 1972.

I enjoy this topic, the video is very much appreciated

A very old show. Kelburn has a big equestrian centre, a place called the garden party and the castle is obviously open for visitors. Old things around. Clothing, very old computers, early 90s

They act like castles haven’t ALWAYS been epicenters for parties. Like they have always been that way, since the Middle Ages and even before.

Please remove that music from the background. It’s to loud and too irritating. It serves no purpose.

I understand abt the privacy of the sudeley Castle, especially with children around... But seriously, how blind are the parents? You're bringing your children to live in a castle! It's a wonderfully gorgeous castle with tons of people wanting to pay money just to see it or have weddings there. Just have a wing for private living and put up the rest for public scheduled tours and events. And honestly, the guests weren't even that rowdy imo. Unless molly and Duncan can afford to pay the castle expenses themselves (not with govt support), they really have no say in this. Live with the castle viewings or move out 😒

The son-in-law should have no say. He’s destroying the family home and relationships. Lady Ashton is a gracious businesswoman.

It is so lovely and inspiring to see the success of the Spencers and others. This is to Burton Court: Congrats to the hard work of the son. In terms of the color of The Red room they were setting up, it’s truly a wretched color. (Just to be blunt & I say this with respect). Change the Color of this lovely room.

The old man said buying the Burton court was the best thing he ever did and its 100% reality

Makes me sad about the couple in Burton court. It's just too much for all of them. Heartbreaking. They definitely have tenacity.

OMG! Kelburn looks EXACTLY like a crackhouse/brothel you would find in the Bronxs, NYC!! How shameful! 1000 years of heritage destroyed by someone with really horrible taste & judgement. If they were not putting the money back to do repairs over the last 30 years what did they spend it on? I wouldn't let a mosquito live there it is SO messy inside, run down and unloved! The government should make them move out, clearly the don't care about the castle. DO any of them have a real job?

I would have sold it an moved back to Kentucky long ago, the kid's need to move out and buy their own homes, the sister with her goofy art needs to buy a hairbrush instead of smoking the helium she uses for those 'art work' balloons, good grief..

My instant take on this Sudely Castl e..was make some family space...slightly away, do the events, make smaller very elite ones the norm.. maybe, take pride in the castle, the gardens and the absolute privilige. It comes with responsibility.

I THINK THATS SO BEAUTIFUL, I WISH I COULD VISIT A CASTLE, NOT ALONE LIVE IN ONE, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE SPACE OF EXISTANCE WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE👍🙏

My Fathers mother's father was James William Brocklehurst. His Father immigrated to USA from England.

Its sad when i see old people think they have a expensive collection and when in reality they are worth nothing lol

Lady so-and-so of Sudeley Castle ... She was FABULOUS with Sir Robert Hardy, in the Learning Channel's 1995 blockbuster series, "Castle Ghosts of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales." I felt as though she--of all the Owners, had the most to say, out of the 4-part series. [*Edit She had the most to say in the series regarding a paranormal "atmosphere", and brilliantly worded.~ ]

Helen is absolutely adorable ❤️

I would use Flex seal tape to patch the holes in the roof .

2022 update on these castles: "Mummy" still lives in and insists on running Sudeley Castle. Lady Ashcombe's children and grandchildren still all live on the grounds. Apparently they came to some sort of compromise because they did expand to 10 gardens and the main castle is open to visitors daily. Edward proved to have quite a head for business and his parents were foolish for not listening to him. Once Burton Court was handed over to him and his wife they've turned it into quite the destination wedding venue and hotel. Patrick Boyle still lives in Kelburn Castle. They've increased visitors by installing a car park and allowing walking passes for hiking on the grounds as well as a camping area. Changes are slow and guests regularly complain about the food, cleanliness and of being "bored" while visiting. Apparently it has become a fun daytrip for kids. I guess everyone wasn't fortunate enough to give birth to an Edward.

Sounds like Edward needs to find himself a woman whom has no problem working in gardens, playing hostess, waitress, and knows how to work on buildings inside and out. We do exist. And do those things happily. Good luck to him. That's about all that is going to make his life easier

What lovely people. So sad to see their homes falling apart. Good luck, folks... hope things improve soon.

Instead of just selling fresh berries they should think about making jam or jelly operation and charge more for their product it’s called value added in a longer shelflife for the product they do can

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If the last family was smart they would set up those glamp camping tents...the dome style near the waterfront and could have charged massive amounts. It's unreal. They have literally squandered what they were handed by not thinking outside the fucking box

Big Castles could try using their grounds and properties to encourage families to pay for seeing a bird Avery, or a small animal zoo, or maybe having a large stable where people could go horseback riding, actually bring back POLO Matches with large crowds watching while sipping on an mint Julep ? Lots of things to make money without having the public trespassing through your personal home.

Oh,she loves Suttley like she did her husband that died so young , I think Mollie's idea for the sculpture garden are wonderful.!

Excellent documentary. Beautiful photography and production Absolutely gorgeous homes

I truly feel badly for the Simpsons. They come from a certain generation and I'm sure they didn't expect to be in this situation at this age. ~~ Happily, it appears Burton Court is still in the family with Edward & his family. It looks like a lovely venue! Maybe one day I'll be able to fly across the pond and visit 😊🇨🇦 ...The 'graffiti' at Kelburn, *_Imo_* - is an abomination... 🙄

All three episodes were excellent!~

There are a lot of things to do to make this profitable. You need a secretary Molly and her family can live in one part of castle, ad well as lady Ashton. Having weddings, birthday parties and business meetings Have companies rent areas and do seminars. You can have Xmas parties fashion shows and New Years eve parties.Hire a bus service to pick folks up and take them home. You don't want drunks on the road. Have Tupperware parties,bridal parties and dinner for people getting married at a church.Hire a Manager to oversea everything. Some of that land that's way from castle you can build 1 bedroom apartments. When I think of more stuff you can do I will comment again.

Very amazing gardens and very spectacular view.