I wouldn't like to live in a castle now, but I'd enjoy a visit to Restormel in Cornwall in its 13th century prime. It's a circular castle with the rooms built against the outer walls and quite intimate in size. Life there wouldn't follow the pattern of more classic castle design.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.