House and Helicopter

Although the current castle is not the original house,  the Cholmondeley family have lived on the site since 1200. The original house was burnt down,  and another house was destroyed by floods. One of the Cholmondeley houses was destroyed by the Roundheads in The Civil War. The current house was then moved up from the valley in the park (where there are still some arches, now used for roses) to its current position on the hill; this was better for defence and free of flooding. As this dwelling was built by he 1st Marquess in the early 19th Century,  he took the Gothic inspiration of the time and built a Castle with flamboyant turrets, which competed with his neighbours.

Cholmondeley Castle is particularly noted for its gardens...