Scrumdiddlyumptious! Roald Dahl's childhood home that featured in his memoir Boy is up for sale for £875,000

  • The five-bedroom home was the gatekeeper's 宿泊する to Dahl's childhood home Ty Mynydd manor
  • The manor was 破壊するd in 1967 and the 宿泊する is the only 所有物／資産／財産 on the 広い地所 which is still standing
  • Its 現在の owners operate a bed and breakfast from the historic 所有物／資産／財産, in Radyr, Cardiff?

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The childhood Cardiff home of much-loved children's author Roald Dahl is up for sale for £875,000.?

House hunters are 存在 申し込む／申し出d the five-bedroom home which featured in Dahl's autobiographical 調書をとる／予約する Boy.

Ty Mynydd 宿泊する was part of the 初めの Dahl 広い地所 and manor, in Radyr, Cardiff, which was 破壊するd in 1967.?

The author, who wrote classics 含むing James And The 巨大（な） Peach and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, 述べるd his childhood home as 'a mighty house with turrets on its roof and with majestic lawns and terraces all around it.'?

The gatekeeper's lodge to author Roald Dahl's childhood manor house, in Radyr, Cardiff, has gone on sale for £875,000

The gatekeeper's 宿泊する to author Roald Dahl's childhood manor house, in Radyr, Cardiff, has gone on sale for £875,000

The lodge was part of the original Dahl estate and manor, Ty Mynydd, in Radyr, Cardiff, which was demolished in 1967. Above: the property's sitting room features an attractive fireplace

The 宿泊する was part of the 初めの Dahl 広い地所 and manor, Ty Mynydd, in Radyr, Cardiff, which was 破壊するd in 1967. Above: the 所有物／資産／財産's sitting room features an attractive fireplace

Dahl described his original childhood home as?'a mighty house with turrets on its roof and with majestic lawns and terraces all around it'. The lodge has been lovingly restored by its current owners and is now a Bed and Breakfast

Dahl 述べるd his 初めの childhood home as?'a mighty house with turrets on its roof and with majestic lawns and terraces all around it'. The 宿泊する has been lovingly 回復するd by its 現在の owners and is now a Bed and Breakfast

Dahl died in November 1990 aged 74. He wrote classics including James And The Giant Peach and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Above: the cosy guest lounge with wood-burning stove and wooden floors

Dahl died in November 1990 老年の 74. He wrote classics 含むing James And The 巨大（な） Peach and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Above: the cosy guest lounge with 支持を得ようと努めるd-燃やすing stove and 木造の 床に打ち倒すs

Dahl lived in?Ty Mynydd from the age of just two and t he lodge is the last remaining building from the original estate. Above: The impressively long kitchen, along with utility room and downstairs toilet

Dahl lived in?Ty Mynydd from the age of just two and the 宿泊する is the last remaining building from the 初めの 広い地所. Above: The impressively long kitchen, along with 公共事業（料金）／有用性 room and downstairs 洗面所?

Dahl's and his family moved out in 1921 when he was just five following the tragic death of his seven-year-old sister Astri from appendicitis and the death of his dad Harald a few weeks later from pneumonia. Above: the study at the home

Dahl's and his family moved out in 1921 when he was ju st five に引き続いて the 悲劇の death of his seven-year-old sister Astri from appendicitis and the death of his dad Harald a few weeks later from 肺炎. Above: the 熟考する／考慮する at the home

Dahl was born in 1916 to Norwegian parents and after the death of his father and sister, his mother sent him to boarding school - first to St Peter's, in Weston-super-Mare; then, in 1929, to Repton, in Derbyshire. Above: The dining room at the lodge

Dahl was born in 1916 to Norwegian parents and after the death of his father and sister, his mother sent him to 搭乗 school - first to St Peter's, in Weston-最高の-損なう; then, in 1929, to Repton, in Derbyshire. Above: The dining room at the 宿泊する

Dahl was inspired to write Charlie And The Chocolate Factory after he and fellow schoolboys were inv ited to trial chocolate bars. Above: Another view of the generous sitting room, complete with impressive fireplace and wooden floors

Dahl was 奮起させるd to 令状 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory after he and fellow schoolboys were 招待するd to 裁判，公判 chocolate 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s. Above: Another 見解（をとる） of the generous sitting room, 完全にする with impressive fireplace and 木造の 床に打ち倒すs

After leaving School, Dahl's passion for travel saw him go first to Canada and then East Africa, where he worked for an oil company. He then served in the RAF during the Second World War. Above: The family bathroom at the gatekeeper's lodge

After leaving School, Dahl's passion for travel saw him go first to Canada and then East Africa, where he worked for an oil company. He then served in the RAF during the Second World War. Above: The family bathroom at the gatekeeper's 宿泊する

The 宿泊する stands where the 入り口 used to be to Ty Mynydd - Welsh for Mountain House - which Dahl lived in from the age of just two years old.?

But his family moved out in 1921 when little Roald was just five に引き続いて the 悲劇の death of his seven-year-old sister Astri from appendicitis and the death of his dad Harald a few weeks later from 肺炎.

Inside the home is a guest lounge 完全にする with a 支持を得ようと努めるd burner stove and beautifully 回復するd 初めの features.?

The home has five bedrooms, three of which feature an en suite shower room. Above: One of the bedrooms

The home has five bedrooms, three of which feature an en 控訴 にわか雨 room. Above: One of the bedrooms

Dahl's first book for children was James And The Giant Peach, and this was followed by Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Above: another bedroom at the Cardiff home, which can be yours for £875,000

Dahl's first 調書をとる／予約する for children was James And The 巨大（な） Peach, and this was followed by Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Above: another bedroom at the Cardiff home, which can be yours for £875,000

Dahl also wrote The BFG, The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox, and Mathilda, which was turned into a Hollywood film starring Danny DeVito. As well as books, he also had television success with his TV show Tales Of The Unexpected. Above: a children's bedroom at the gatekeeper's lodge

Dahl also wrote The BFG, The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox, and Mathilda, which was turned into a Hollywood film starring Danny DeVito. 同様に as 調書をとる／予約するs, he also had television success with his TV show Tales Of The 予期しない. Above: a children's bedroom at the gatekeeper's 宿泊する

Dahl had five children with first wife Patricia Neal before the pair's divorce in 1983. Above: An outside view of the lodge

Dahl had five children with first wife Patricia Neal before the pair's 離婚 in 1983. Above: An outside 見解（をとる） of the 宿泊する

The original Dahl estate and manor (shown above), in Radyr, Cardiff, was demolished in 1967

The 初めの Dahl 広い地所 and manor (shown above), in Radyr, Cardiff, was 破壊するd in 1967

The first 床に打ち倒す has five bedrooms, three en 控訴 にわか雨 rooms and family bathroom.

素晴らしい gardens surround the home and it 含むs a large lawn with a decked terrace and patio.

広い地所 スパイ／執行官s Mr Homes Sales and Lettings say it is a 'rare 適切な時期 to 購入（する） a truly iconic home.'

A 広報担当者 said: '法外なd in 地元の history and brimming with 初めの features, this wonderful home has been painstakingly 回復するd to its former glory by the 現在の owners and is used as an enchanting family home and 高度に successful 'Bed & Breakfast'.

Dahl as a child with his Norwegian mother Sofie Magdalene, who was married to his father Harald Dahl
Dahl was born in 1916 and died in November 1990, aged 74

Dahl, left, as a child with his Norwegian mother Sofie Magdalene, who was married to his father Harald Dahl. And 権利 in later life

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