Château Woolsack, Tudor castle in Mimizan, France.
Château Woolsack is an English manor house in Tudor style that rises above Lake Aureilhan with intricate red brick patterns. The structure combines English building elements with regional Landés architecture across two floors.
The house was built in 1911 by Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, following the design of Rudyard Kipling's South African residence. Architect Herbert Baker created a place that blended British elegance with local influences.
The house served as a gathering place for prominent figures from art, politics, and nobility who mingled here and made it a center of elite social life. Visitors can still see the architecture today, which speaks to this distinguished past.
The property is located on Avenue de Woolsack in Mimizan and remains privately owned, making interior access impossible. The exterior facade can be viewed from the street, however, providing a good overview of the architecture.
The original property was equipped with thirty horse stables and kennels for sixty dogs, underscoring its function as an exclusive hunting lodge. This infrastructure reveals how the place was originally designed for elaborate sporting activities of the British nobility.
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