FORMER Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter Richard Hammond's Herefordshire castle has been a hot topic in recent months, after it was announced that he and wife Mindy have separated.
The Grade II* listed mock castle in Weston-under-Penyard, which Hammond bought with his wife Mindy in 2008 for a reported £2 million, comes with sprawling grounds, and fans were treated to a taste of what it's like to live there by Hammond.
The motoring star previously gave fans a taste of what it's like to live at his mansion taking them on a tour of the extensive grounds.
In the video, shared on DRIVETRIBE's YouTube channel, Hammond was shown walking his dogs around the estate. He said two of his four dogs had to be on leads – one could scarper down a badger hole, and the other is too excitable around builders.
But walking around the grounds, which include a lake, Hammond showed that he loves living in Herefordshire.
"One of the good things to come out of this whole workshop experience is that it was my intention from the start to come home," Hammond said.
"I've lived here for 13 years and, I'll be honest, I don't really know the place, but I'm getting to know it.
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"It has been amazing over the last year to just be able to get up in the morning at home, wander about with my dogs at home in my garden and see stuff I've never seen."
The property dates from the 18th century but has earlier origins, and features a series of mock castellated curtain walls, alongside Bollitree Castle farmhouse, barns, and a dovecote.
Local legend claims that the castellated walls were built by an owner during the 18th century to impress a Spanish woman who he wanted to marry and who wanted to live in a castle.
