Urban explorer stunned to find Jacob Rees-Mogg’s former childhood home ‘abandoned’ with lights on, table set but no one home – after Grade I listed Georgian mansion in Somerset went on the market for £6million
- The property is believed to be over 250 years old, dating from 1769
- MP for North East Somerset Mr Rees-Mogg spent nine years growing up there
- Urban explorer Daniel Sims explored the empty 20 bedrooms and bathrooms
- The 33-year-old was stunned to find door unlocked and beds still made
An urban explorer has ventured into an ‘abandoned’ £6 million Grade I-listed mansion that was once the childhood home of Jacob Rees-Mogg – and, eerily, still had its ‘lights on’ with ‘poured glasses’ waiting at the bar.
Daniel Sims, from Huddersfield, explored and shared footage of the empty 20-bedroom, 20-bathroom property, which had been converted into a hotel, which he was shocked to discover had been left in ‘immaculate’ condition.
The 33-year-old said he was stunned to find the lights left on, tables set and the beds still made – but nobody home.
Ston Easton Park (pictured) is Grade I-listed mansion that was once the childhood home of Jacob Rees-Mogg. It is currently on the market for £6million
Eerily, the home still had its ‘lights on’ with ‘poured glasses’ waiting at the bar
The lights were left on, plates were set out on the dinning table and the beds were still made – but nobody was home
The Georgian mansion, located in Somerset, is believed to be over 250 years old, dating from 1769.
Former editor of The Times William Rees-Mogg purchased the home, named Ston Easton Park, in 1964.
His son Jacob Rees-Mogg was born in 1969. The former Brexit minister and former leader of the house of commons, who is now making a bid for Tory leadership, would spend nine years growing up at the property.
The Georgian mansion, located in Somerset, is believed to be over 250 years old, dating from 1769
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former Brexit minister and former leader of the house of commons, who is now making a bid for Tory leadership, would spend nine years growing up at the property
The mansion and its Grade II-listed gardens would later be converted into a hotel, but sadly the hotel closed in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
William Rees-Mogg sold the home to millionaire Peter Smedley in 1978, who converted it into a hotel in the 1980s.
The mansion and its Grade II-listed gardens would later be sold again in 2001 to Von Essen Hotels, but sadly the hotel closed in 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The property – which has been used as a filming location for shows including ITV’s Sanditon and Chloe – was put on the market for £10million pounds but failed to attract a buyer.
It was then reduced to £6million and again was not bought, lying empty ever since.
The property – which has been used as a filming location for shows including ITV’s Sanditon and Chloe – was put on the market for £10 million pounds but failed to attract a buyer
The mansion’s apparently abandoned state has attracted urban explorers, who claim the front door is left ‘wide open’ with no one inside to guard the estate
The mansion’s apparently abandoned state has attracted urban explorers, who claim the front door is left ‘wide open’ with no one inside to guard the estate.
Mr Sims filmed inside the home for his YouTube channel BeardedReality, publishing the vdeo on June 28.
He showed how the mansion’s furniture has been left behind, including china in the dining room.
Upon entering the property, the YouTuber says in disbelief, ‘As if it’s open,’ before commenting on the seeming lack of security such as cameras.
‘The door’s open,’ he then repeats. ‘That’s crazy. Why is it left like that though? Mad, isn’t it?’
He remarks on the warmth of the house as he walks through the rooms. Once again, he exclaims, ‘It’s mad.’
As he pans around, a fully stocked bar sits waiting for a patron, and the lights are still on.
‘Inside was insane – it was surprisingly immaculate and well maintained,’ Daniel told NeedToKnow.online.
Daniel Sims, from Huddersfield, explored and shared footage of the empty 20-bedroom, 20-bathroom property, which he was shocked to discover had been left in ‘immaculate’ condition
It is not clear what the future holds for the mansion, though it is believed to still be for sale
‘What we found most surprising were the many plates left behind and set up beds made and ready to be used.
‘There was also expensive alcohol out in the open, and glasses poured.
‘Art is still hanging up on the walls, however, on further inspection, we noticed mouldy walls, kitchen rooms covered in decay and mould, and some rooms very well used indeed.’
It is not clear what the future holds for the mansion, though it is currently listed for for sale with Strutt & Parker.
With a guide price still of £6 million, the estate agent’s listing for the property reads: ‘A magnificent Grade I listed country house with exceptional decorative interiors and beautiful Grade II listed Humphry Repton gardens.’
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