A Welsh View: The £70 Million House

Monday, February 28, 2005

The £70 Million House

The most expensive country residence ever to go on sale in the UK hits the market this week with a price tag in excess of £70 million.

Updown Court, situated in the Surrey countryside, is being heralded as the first 21st century stately home in Britain, with sweeping grounds larger in area than Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court.

Located in the picturesque village of Windlesham, near Ascot, the 58-acre estate possesses all the features of the most opulent stately piles, combined with the latest computer technology which can be accessed from almost anywhere in the world. [via]

The 60,000sq/ft property includes such features as...

# 103 rooms including 22 en-suite bedrooms
# Five swimming pools
# Heated marble driveway (why?)
# Marble-lined shooting gallery
# Large wine cellar
# Private cinema with seating for 8
# Bowling alley
# Indoor squash court
# All-weater floodlit tennis court
# Stabling for five horses (just five?)
# Underground parking for 8 limousines
# Helipad
# Panic room

And last, but not least...

# Throne room complete with 24-carat gold floor

Here's the official site of Updown Court complete with video footage of the property. Interestingly, an article on the house back in 1999 valued it at £30 million which shows just how much the price of property has inflated in recent years.

28 Feb 2005 14:22:49