To me… £13.50 ticket price, to you… £ 5.25m house! Beautiful six-bed Georgian Grade II manor where Chuckle Brothers filmed is being raffled
- Couple raffle off their luxury six-bedroom mansion in North London after failing to sell it in nine months
- Dancers Hill House is Georgian grade II-listed property spread across more than 7,500 square foot of land
- It was used as setting ten years ago for first episode of ChuckleVision’s 20th season, ‘Mind Your Manors’
- 1999 adaptation of Great Expectations starring Ioan Gruffudd and Charlotte Rampling also filmed there
It’s the sort of scheme that would have almost certainly backfired if Paul and Barry had tried it in ChuckleVision.
But a couple have decided to raffle off their luxury six-bedroom mansion near Barnet in North London which is worth more than £5.25million, after failing to sell it in nine months.
Dancers Hill House is a Georgian grade II-listed property which is spread across more than 7,500 square foot of land, and was used as a setting ten years ago for the first episode of ChuckleVision’s 20th season.
The madcap episode ‘Mind Your Manors’, which also starred Harry Hill, saw the Chuckle Brothers go back in time and demolish Stonehenge, watch Beethoven compose his Fifth Symphony and meet a Tudor headsman.
A aerial view of Dancers Hill House near Barnet in North London, which is being auctioned off in a raffle by the owners
The cinema room at Dancers Hill House, part of the six-bedroom house which also includes a lake and wine cellar
The master bathroom at the luxurious six-bedroom house, which can be won by purchasing a a £13.50 raffle ticket
The stunning property also includes a state-of-the-art kitchen, but the owners have failed to sell it over the past nine months
Dancers Hill House is a Georgian grade II-listed property which is spread across more than 7,500 square foot of land
The current owners said a difficult property market, Brexit and Stamp Duty were hurdles to achieving a sale
A bench where Jane Austen is said to have once sat at Dancers Hill House in North London, which is being raffled off
While Paul and the late Barry Chuckle filmed at the lavish property just inside the M25 back in 2008, the 1999 adaptation of Great Expectations starring Ioan Gruffudd and Charlotte Rampling was also filmed there.
The home features six bedrooms and bathrooms, two lounges, a cinema room, a gym, a wine room, plus four acres of grounds, including a one and a half acre lake stocked with more than 2,000 fish.
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Current owners Nigel and Melanie Walsh said a difficult property market, Brexit and Stamp Duty were hurdles to achieving a sale, so after nine months decided to adopt a creative approach.
Raffling off the property at £13.50 a ticket after being inspired by similar competitions, Ms Walsh, 65, said it is a ‘grand old house in lovely surroundings’.
The property was used as a setting ten years ago for the first episode of ChuckleVision’s 20th season, also starring Harry Hill
The madcap episode ‘Mind Your Manors’ was filmed at the property in 2008 and saw the Chuckle Brothers go back in time
Paul and the late Barry Chuckle filmed at the lavish property just inside the M25 back in 2008 for their TV show ChuckleVision
Harry Hill climbs up a water pipe on the outside of the house as part of the ChuckleVision episode ten years ago
‘It is time to move on, and it will be heart wrenching because this is a part of me… it has been a joy, we have had some great fun,’ she said. ‘There is just the two of us now – 7,500 square feet for two people.
‘I mean it is funny, but it is crazy, we just don’t fill it anymore. I just got the feeling the house needed a new family, a new chapter. It has had a fantastic life.’
The mother-of-three said when they bought the house in November 1992, it was in the ‘most derelict state’ and required a lot of work before they moved in in July 1993.
Located just 14 miles from central London, it is within easy access of the capital’s major airports and has been recently renovated.
And in its former lifetime, it has also been used as a school and by the Army as Camp 33 to house Italian prisoners of war in the grounds.
After nine months of unsuccessfully trying to sell the property, the current owners decided to adopt a creative approach
The couple are raffling off the property in North London at £13.50 a ticket after being inspired by similar competitions
The property in North London includes a one and a half acre lake stocked with more than 2,000 fish
Located just 14 miles from central London, the property is within easy access of the capital’s major airports
The house has also been used as a school and by the Army as Camp 33 to house Italian prisoners of war in the grounds
The current owners have held birthdays, family gatherings and even their son’s wedding at their property
Asked who she would like to win the competition, the couple said: ‘Someone who will love it as much as we have’
The mother-of-three who owns the property said that when they bought it in November 1992, it was in the ‘most derelict state’
Those entering the competition have to answer a question and then purchase their ticket
The couple, who have been married for 42 years, have also held birthdays, family gatherings and even their son’s wedding at their property.
Asked who she would like to win the competition, Ms Walsh said: ‘Someone who will love it as much as we have.
‘The people who are buying tickets and entering, I hope and I really mean this sincerely, that they are looking forward to winning Dancers Hill House.
‘I would like to see it go to a family who are going to cherish it and have as much fun as we have, and I hope we succeed.’
Those entering the competition have to answer a question and then purchase their ticket.
The draw will be done at random, with the closing date for the competition on December 16 this year, or earlier if all the 600,000 tickets are sold. For more information and to take part, click here.
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