Castle Ellen is the perfect retreat to reset and get away from the world. Micheal is restoring the house and kindly gave us a tour of the house and grounds. The house is filled with artworks from previous guests and a marvelous collection of antiques and curios, which even included a vintage fire truck!
My husband, 9month baby and I stayed for two nights. The room was tidy and cozy with the electric blanket and open fire which was wonderful as there was snow falling as we arrived! We brought old warm clothes and hiking boots and barely left the grounds on our stay. I used this stay as a detox from my phone but there is WiFi in the room. The room is so quaint and beautiful I was inspired to paint it, one of four paintings I produced during my stay.
Micheal was friendly and charismatic. He invited us to join him and his niece, who was curating Micheals art collection, each evening for wine and takeaway. Micheal went above and beyond even posing for a painting. I would definitely recommend this to artists and creatives as you couldn’t fail to be inspired by the surroundings and company. In his day Oscar Wilde is said to have visited here:)
Thank you Micheal we will be back!