Wolf Bluff Castle
May 6th, 2008 by Jimmy
If you are traveling in Canada near Vancouver, be sure to visit Cortes Island. The island boasts a number of attractions, but none is as unusual as Wolf Bluff Castle.
Wolf Bluff is not your average castle. It is new enough that its age is measured in years, not decades or centuries. It is not crumbling or falling down—probably because it is made of cinder blocks. You can even meet the man who built it.
Karl Triller, owner and builder of Wolf Bluff Castle (known locally as King Karl’s Kastle), grew up in Hungary dreaming of castles. When he moved to Cortes Island, he decided to make his dream a reality. When Karl was building the castle wolves were abundant on the island, hence the name.
Karl designed and built the five-story, triple-turreted, eight-bedroom castle from the ground up. He even made all 13,000 cement blocks used to construct the castle and spent 12 years completing it.
In the past, Wolf Bluff Castle was a bed and breakfast, but age has forced Karl, a former professional chef, to stop preparing and serving guest meals. The castle’s modern full-service kitchen is available for self-catering during longer stays. It is also a base of operations for caterers serving events in the dining hall, a room with space to seat up to one hundred people.
What castle is complete without a dungeon? Karl’s dungeon is also a torture chamber and features homemade dummies in various states of torment with placards announcing their sins.
Karl himself, who does not charge admission but does ask for a donation, leads castle tours. Do you want to relive that childhood fantasy of being lord of all you survey or a damsel in a tower? It can happen – talk to Karl about staying the night in Cortes Island’s Wolf Bluff Castle.
Nice site, Wolf Bluff Castle looks like a place I would like to visit. Perhaps when I get the extra time I’ll be able to. My girlfriend and I love castles that this would be really cool. Eventually I would like to revisit Boldt Castle with her again in N.Y. Anyway, I like the site, come visit my sites sometime. http://www.mdgloballlc.wordpress.com and http://www.ytb.com/mdgloballlc perhaps if you want to do any more traveling we could help get you a good deal on tickets for a flight or cruise?
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I had no idea this existed, but with it being so close to my home I think I will make a point to check it out!
What doesn’t Karl Triller do? I read elsewhere that he’s also a former Olympian, former cattle rancher, a wood carver and speaks 7 languages. Pretty impressive.
hi my name is tammy my papa built this castle a long time ago. I have enjoyed staying there. The dungeon is my favorite. There is also a wolf bluff to climb and see the whole island, also a sandy beach down the road. If u ever get a chance to check it out you wont regret it.
I can say that this is the first I’ve heard of Wolf Bluff Castle. I’ve Googled Wolf Bluff Castle and I think it’s pretty cool, too bad there isn’t a lot of info on it. I the torture chamber bit isn’t necessary, but it is an obvious tourist bait.
I am going to Canada next September. I will definitely try to go to visit Cortes Island
Cheers!
Alex.
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It sounds interesting. Living in a castle would be like living in a fantasy world for me.
For two years my wife and I are planning a trip to Canada. For various reasons, visit frustrated. Thanks for the recommendation, maybe we’ll visit to Cortes Island.
P.S. Maybe you have an error in the text – (Karl’s Kastle)
Correctly (Karl’s Castle)
I live near Vancouver and had no idea this was here. I can’t wait to go check it out!
Too bad there’s no picture…