To a certain extent, we all enjoy tales of haunted or forgotten places that take you back in time. So when we found this story, we were very intrigued. Imagine a story about a haunted or forgotten place that also happens to be a palace, bigger than the Queen of England's own palace!

According to mirror, Hamilton Palace in Kent is one of the biggest mansions in the country, eclipsing even Buckingham Palace in its size.  Yet nobody appears to live there, and the palace STILL remains unfinished despite construction having started nearly 40 years ago.

Kentlive, reports that the palace was designed for British multi-millionaire Nicholas van Hoogstraten, one of the wealthiest people in Sussex. It's been the subject of immense investment, despite the fact that no one has ever lived in it and there is little sign that anyone ever will.

We noticed on all the different articles we found about the palace, that there isn't really much about that inside of the palace, all we can ever find are details about the outside. This is because the owner, Nicholas van Hoogstraten, doesn't want anyone setting foot on his property. The closest glimpse you can get on foot is of a gated entrance onto the estate that gives nothing away, aside from a bricked unit and a large, white container. But there is a definite sense of unease. Stuck on the gate is a sign which has "High Cross Estate, Private Property, Keep Out" written in capital letters.

If that's not enough, multiple other signs warn of "shooting in progress", "dogs running free" and CCTV being in operation. It is a clear message: do not try to come in. It appears not many have, with recent photographs taken by drones and older photographs taken on site apparently when work was still ongoing.  Those photos show an eerie building, shrouded in scaffolding and overgrowing foliage, with discarded containers, construction equipment and other items littered throughout the grounds. It doesn't look like anything has happened here for a long time. 

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Few have been inside, but one reporter who did, in 2000, when it was said to be two years off completion, described a grand central staircase and reception hall, with lift shafts already installed and expensive stone balustrades and pillars. Low-level lighting had been installed on the roof, where there was to be a garden, and there was space for a fountain below. One entire floor was due to house van Hoogstraten's art collection. Read more on the palace here.

And while you are learning about this palace, maybe finding out about unwanted castles might keep you busy for another 10 minutes while you wait for your water to boil for coffee.