Inside Richard Hammond's barn on £7m Bollitree Castle estate 'he was banished to' after his split from wife Mindy... after sneaking his prized motorbike collection back in
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Richard Hammond reportedly stayed in his beloved barn in his sprawling £7million Bollitree Castle estate in the wake of his split from estranged wife Mindy. The Top Gear star, 55, confirmed the end of their 28-year marriage on Thursday - and reports have already emerged Mindy, 59, wants to keep the Herefordshire castle in their impending divorce.
![[The Top Gear star, 55, confirmed the end of their 28-year marriage on Thursday - and reports have already emerged Mindy, 59, wants to keep the Herefordshire castle (pictured in 2023)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/09/93950661-14269849-The_Top_Gear_star_55_confirmed_the_end_of_their_28_year_marriage-m-21_1736500884821.jpg)
Richard and Mindy, who previously joked he was like a 'nine-year-old boy', bought the castle in 2008 and the Top Gear host spent 15 years restoring a listed granary barn on the grounds into his dream 'clubhouse'. Last year, Richard hinted at tensions in the marriage when he gave fans a tour and admitted he had managed to 'sneak' his prized motorbike collection back into the space after it was 'decided' they had to be removed.
![[Last year, Richard hinted at tensions in the marriage when he gave fans a tour of a granary barn he converted in the grounds of the castle and told fans: 'Mindy doesn't like coming in here']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/09/93950383-14269849-image-a-2_1736499912750.jpg)
He said: 'My wife swears blind it is haunted and so it is more for me and the chaps.'. The presenter is now said to have moved to a rented property in a nearby village where he runs his 'Smallest Cog' car restoration garage. Richard Hammond reportedly stayed in his beloved barn on his sprawling £7million Bollitree Castle estate in the wake of his split from estranged wife Mindy.
![[The Grade II-listed property, built in the 18th century, has six bedrooms, a swimming pool and 20 acres of land]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/09/93950639-14269849-image-m-19_1736500718245.jpg)
The Top Gear star, 55, confirmed the end of their 28-year marriage on Thursday - and reports have already emerged Mindy, 59, wants to keep the Herefordshire castle (pictured in 2023). Last year, Richard hinted at tensions in the marriage when he gave fans a tour of a granary barn he converted in the grounds of the castle and told fans: 'Mindy doesn't like coming in here'.
![[After their split, the presenter reportedly slept in the conversion before moving to a rented property in a nearby village where he runs his 'Smallest Cog' car restoration garage]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/09/93950381-14269849-image-a-3_1736499916029.jpg)
