Castle and wedding venue on market for £11.5m
A SOUTH Wales castle has been put up for sale with a princely £11.5m price tag.
Fonmon Estate, in the Vale of Glamorgan, is set in nearly 1,000 acres of land – and comes complete with its own limestone quarry.
The history of the plot dates back to just after the Norman conquest of Wales in 1090, when early records show a timber structure was erected on the site.
The estate, which is just under four miles from Cardiff Airport, currently combines a wedding and events business based in and around Fonmon Castle. It features arable, pasture and woodland, as well as the limestone quarry and associated cement works. It also includes a number of estate houses and cottages and traditional farm buildings.
The estate, set in 950 acres, is for sale as one large lot or as three smaller principal lots.
The Grade I-listed castle has been run as a licensed wedding and events venue since 1996.
It hosts about 90 events per year, ranging from smaller private dinners and guided tours to the Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Show, which attracts up to 20,000 visitors.
Giles Wordsworth, director Savills, farms and estates, which is marketing the property, said: “Fonmon Castle combines a well-documented history with modern-day diversification generating a considerable additional income for the estate.
“There are longer-term development opportunities across the estate subject to the required planning consents.”