A flat in an old seaside castle with its own private beach is selling for £800,000. The luxury three-bed apartment is inside an historic Grade II Listed building that has a very famous former owner.

Netley Castle was built by Henry VIII around 1542. Originally a military stronghold, the site also hosted his daughter Queen Elizabeth I. It is located in Southampton and in 1832 was famously sketched by artist J.M.W. Turner.

The building was transformed in the Victorian era with castellated towers and Gothic wings - before being converted into apartments in 2000. Measuring 1,776 sq ft, it includes a sitting room with a central fireplace and a balcony overlooking the sea.

It has a well-fitted oak and granite kitchen, two en-suite bedrooms, and a versatile third room to be used as a family ro

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