'An Englishman's home is his castle' might be slightly grand a phrase if you own a studio flat in Knowle.
But you'll certainly feel like the lord of the manor if you decided to snap up this house for sale on Rightmove near Bristol.
We say house (in fact it is advertised as semi-detached), it is in fact a castle and quite a grand one at that.
Complete with turrets, crenellated walls to fire on your attackers (don't actually do this) and views over the grand estate, you really will feel like royalty at this grandest of homes.
Based just outside Devizes in Wiltshire, an hours drive from Bristol, is the Grade I listed Devizes Castle.
Situated in an elevated and secluded position, the Castle commands charming chimney pot views to the east and rolling countryside views to the west.
Advertised by estate agents Savills, it is described as predominantly built of attractive stone with alluring castellations and turrets with an array of period features inside.
"What makes Devizes Castle unique is not only its place in national history but also the marriage between its historical features and comfortable modern-day amenities," he said.
"The formal reception rooms are grandly proportioned and flow seamlessly into more informal areas of the Castle making it ideal for family living and entertaining alike. Off the Hallway are: a comfortable and useful Sitting Room area, the fully fitted spacious Kitchen, Utility Rooms and access to the secondary staircase. The Kitchen and Hallway have easy access to the terrace and rear gardens.
"From the Hallway, the wide central staircase leads to: The Library with fitted decoratively carved bookcases lining two walls, stone mullioned windows with far reaching views over the rooftops of Devizes and an impressive floor to ceiling stone canopied fireplace; The Dining Room, a wonderfully proportioned room suitable for lavish entertaining or family dining, with a wide bay stone mullioned window, ornately carved stone fireplace; The Long Gallery leads to the Drawing Room, a beautifully light and airy room with stone mullioned windows offering sweeping views of the gardens, open fire, a fine ceiling with ornate carved and gilded decoration, and easy access to the gardens via the adjoining Fernery.
"The Fernery features original encaustic tiled floor and interlaced stone arched windows and encircles a useful secondary kitchen.
"Upstairs, aside from the two impressive Principal Bedroom Suites offering views over the gardens and the countryside beyond, there is an additional en-suite bedroom and six further bedrooms."
And this is the bit where we shatter your dreams and tell you the price. £3,250,000. But people will always advise you to haggle...
The building in its current form is actually a Victorian era castle, which was built over the original castle being a medieval Norman motte and bailey with wooden pallisade and tower, which was built in 1113.
It was used as a prison during tis time and was once owned by Catherine of Aragon the ill-fated first wife of Henry VIII.
It would be a Royalist stronghold during the Civil War before surrendering to Cromwell's parliamentarian forces in 1643.
The Rightmove ad can be found here.
