since i assume youre in the uk, i wonder if youve been to wray castle (its in the lakes district)? some batshit victorian married the daughter of a rum baron or something and used all her money to pretend to be aristocracy and built this ridiculous victorian idea of what a medieval castle looked like, complete with romantic fake-ruins

similar vibes and pretty funny, i might do a post about it some time if i can find my old photos