50,000-acre Balmoral Estate in Northeast Scotland
Owned Since: 1451
Valued At: $140 million* (Balmoral Castle)
Balmoral Estate is rumored to be the favorite residence of the Queen. In Aberdeenshire, the entire estate covers 50,000 acres. It continues to be expanded by the Royal Family, and the estate certainly works. Balmoral has farmland, the management of grouse moors, deer, and cattle herds. In 1451, “Bouchmorale” appeared in the records of the British Crown. “In 1856, “Bouchmorale” became “Balmoral.” Later, the Balmoral property was redesigned by Prince Albert, the king’s consort. In Scotland, Balmoral Castle is one of the most impressive buildings. The lot was purchased by Prince Albert, the queen’s consort. The queen does not own the land; she is privately in possession of it.
50,000-acre Balmoral Estate in Northeast Scotland
20,000-acre Sandringham Estate in Norfolk
Owned Since: 1862
Valued At: $65 million* (House)
Queen Elizabeth II’s country home is The Sandringham Estate. Since the Elizabethan era, when the property was built, it has been around. Several times, Sandringham changed ownership. Until 1862, the Estate was not in Royal hands. The King was devoted to Sandringham at the time, once writing to his mother in a letter that he was “so happy” there and “love[d] the place.” It took three decades to build the Prince of Wales Manor fully. It is also the site of the death of King George V.
20,000-acre Sandringham Estate in Norfolk