Yes, you read that right. Sir Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, live in a castle. Not a metaphorically fancy mansion—a literal, stone-walled, turret-topped British castle called Woodside.
It’s nestled in Old Windsor, just a stone’s throw from the Queen’s actual stomping grounds. You know, in case he needs to borrow a cup of sugar from the Royal pantry or pop over for a casual chat about corgis.
Woodside is less “fairy-tale” and more “spectacularly loud Tudor-meets-modern-glitz.” It’s got nine bedrooms, a swimming pool, and apparently a cinema room shaped like a giant piano. Because of course it does.
Why a Castle? Because a Normal House is Boring
Elton John has lived in more homes than most of us have had hot dinners. Atlanta, London, Nice, Venice—he’s collected houses like other people collect stamps. But after a lifetime of globe-trotting and dodging groupies, he wanted a proper home base.
And what’s more proper than a fortress? It’s got gates, security, and enough space to store his 400,000 record collection. That’s not a typo. He literally has more vinyl than your local thrift store.
He bought Woodside in 2015 for a reported cool £5 million. Then he spent another adult fortune renovating it, replacing the leaky roof with... probably gold-plated slate.
