Yes, but we don't have Netflix, and I really don't want to add another subscription to our budget
Yes, it is real and semi-occupied. I read an article about it in a magazine, but can't remember the name....something along the lines of "English Country"???
Here's the website for the house:
http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/
The owners live in a smaller house behind the main castle, but are preserving some of the castle for tours, weddings, etc, so the castle can earn its upkeep. The magazine in which I found the article talked about one of the previous Earls (earlier Earl LOL?) was part of the group that discovered King Tut's tomb Though most of the treasures were turned over to (I believe) the British Museum, some were kept in the castle and forgotten about, till a butler told one of the heirs where they were. Those have become part of an Egyptian themed tour in the castle.