A couple who spent years bringing their "castle" back to life have sold it to a family who now get to live out their own fairytale.

Leeanne Campbell and Dale Elphick said they were sad to leave their six-bedroom manor on Dyers Pass Rd, Cashmere, but were also pleased it was in safe hands.

"We are really excited that it's going to a family, and I think they intend to live in it a long time – some new kings and queens and princes and princesses at The Castle," they told OneRoof.co.nz .

Campbell said the timing of the sale couldn’t have been better; they settle in mid-May and move to Melbourne at the start of June to be closer to their grandchild.

The buyers had been looking for a large home for quite some time, and then spotted the historic manor on Dyers Pass Rd, OneRoof reported.

The property, which Campbell and Elphick had planned to run as a luxury bed and breakfast before Covid disrupted their plans, boasts plenty of bedrooms and living spaces, as well as a pool.

"The [buyer] has quite a few kids,…