When single mum Amelia hears that she is the last descendent of the Chesterford family and has inherited a Real-Life Castle she hopes it will solve her money worries. But then she learns that she can't sell it - the bequest states that any Chesterford who inherits must live there and maintain the family home. So Amelia and her son Charlie move into the magnificent castle by the sea. With help from the eccentric and unconventional staff and a mysterious unseen hand she settles in - and when she meets furniture restorer Tom Amelia realises she might get the fairy-tale ending that she and Charlie deserve...