Bullsbrook

Tani Richards has some fascinating pastimes. As well as practising yoga and horse riding, she has a passion for all things medieval, including dressing up like Maid Marion for a bit of horseback archery!! After selling her and pilot husband Tim’s medieval style family home known as the ‘Sand Castle” in Perth’s City Beach, she has plans to build an ‘earth castle’ on their 60 acre property north of Perth. But this is not your standard earth castle! Built into the sides of a man-made dam, there are plans for a drawbridge, turret and even a moat. With underground rooms and tunnels, and gothic features and finishes, the footprint is vast – nearly 2000 square metres in total. But Tani’s endless modifications, coupled with fallout from the pandemic take a toll on the budget and the timelines – not to mention many of Tani’s dreams for her medieval fortress!