Hidden among woodland in an abandoned Kent village lies a spectacularly unique gothic mansion, kitted out with a cinema, tennis courts and even a zip wire. But what is perhaps most intriguing about one of the county’s most secret estates is its residents – former Russian banker Ilya Yurov and his wife Nataliya. With the home now on the market, reporter Millie Bowles met the couple to find out more… The entrance to Oxney Court, near St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Dover, is an un-signposted sharp turn onto a gravel drive which takes me by surprise. I am met by thick black gates and stop on a sharp inc…
