A spectacular country house on the South Downs with stables and a...
One of the most beautiful properties in Sussex has come to the market this summer: the sublime Findon Place. Penny Churchill reports.The strength of the market for beautiful country houses bodes well...
View ArticleThe finest properties sold so far in 2018 – and how they show a country house...
Penny Churchill reviews the country house property market for the year so far and finds that buyers have been striking while the weather’s hot, with prime estates snapped up like ice lollies at asking...
View ArticleDanby Hall, a majestic country house on the open market for only the second...
Danby Hall in North Yorkshire is a in a part of the world that has avoided the peak-and-trough cycle seen in the Home Counties, as Penny Churchill reports.‘Boring but steady’ is the verdict of Toby...
View ArticleA beautiful country house in 29 acres that once nursed naval officers back to...
Middleton Hall in Northumberland is a superb home that has been painstakingly restored over a six-year period – now, the owners are looking to move on. Penny Churchill reports.‘You get a lot more for...
View ArticleShortridge Hall: A Victorian mansion perfect for rest and play, with views...
Shortridge Hall is a beautiful home on the spectacular Northumberland coast where a traditional Victorian country house has had a sympathetic modern touch, with fine fittings, a snooker room and a...
View ArticleA superb 16th century Cotswolds manor with a very 21st century party barn
The Old Rectory is a quintessential Cotswolds house dating back to the 16th century – with a very 21st-century attraction that's sure to turn heads, as Penny Churchill explains.Old Rectory at Westwell...
View ArticleFortgranite: A magnificent Irish estate for sale for the first time in its...
After a rich history of family ownership, this country estate is ready to start a new chapter. Penny Churchill reports. The grand Irish country estate of Fortgranite is for sale for the first time in...
View ArticleThe Irish estate which turned millers into aristocrats, on the market for the...
This estate in Carlow's horse racing country has come up for sale for the first time in almost 200 years.Milford House in County Carlow (Pic: Knight Frank)Milford House, set in 50 acres of wooded...
View ArticleMysteriously named The Priory at Great Milton receives splendid response as...
Built in 1565, this lovingly refurbished and extended grade II listed country refuge borders the kitchen garden of Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons.Throughout the property downturn,...
View ArticlePoet’s corner: The aristocratic family home which provided a haven for the...
Swinburne and Lord Tennyson are both connected to this fine country house, which has been renovated to include a stunning infinity pool overlooking the Oxfordshire countryside. Walls have ears, but in...
View ArticleA majestic estate with 1,500 acres of rolling Scottish countryside and a...
Deep in the Scottish Borders, the Blackhouse Estate boasts a self-sustaining country lodge and wonderful opportunities for living off the forest.Joint selling agents Knight Frank and Bidwells are...
View ArticleAn eight-bedroom mansion with 28 acres plus fishing rights, at the price of a...
Whether it's sold in its entirety or in four lots, the Glen Lonan estate is as stunning as the Highlands which surround it – and provides a dream opportunity for those looking to swap the city for...
View ArticleUrrard: A sprawling house and estate in the very heart of Scotland, perfect...
A colossal estate in Perthshire has come to the market, offering a wonderful main house, mountains, lakes, equestrian facilities, and a rather splendid conservatory – plus seven further houses. Penny...
View ArticleThe estate of ‘the beautiful Duchess of Gordon’, a Highland gem of national...
A county retreat from the London Season, the summer residence of a powerful political hostess in the 19th century has come onto the market this week.The story behind the sale of romantic, 1,018-acre...
View ArticleHandsome country house set on over 18 acres, complete with a famous state of...
The estate includes the yard used by Oliver Sherwood, where he trained the winner of the 2015 Grand National among other victors. Crisis? What crisis? In a stellar Flat-racing season – which has seen...
View ArticleA former stud farm that’s now a leading equestrian centre – and a wonderful...
The American-style house was rebuilt in 2014 and benefits from a separate entrance to the equestrian section of the estate. First-class stabling and training facilities are essential to success in all...
View ArticleStunning 15th century country house with picturesque ruins and a 20th century...
The 16th century sandstone tower which joins the two older houses provides panoramic views of the surrounding grounds, lakes, and gorgeous High Weald countryside. Spread across the four counties of...
View ArticleA glorious Sussex home where one of Henry VIII’s wives cavorted before...
Chesworth House's gloriously peaceful appearance belies the shenanigans which took place when a young and lively Catherine Howard lived here before heading off to marry King Henry VIII.Deep in the...
View ArticleA picture-perfect retreat from the world, in an ideal spot in England’s...
This bucolic retreat in Kent has seen a vast amount of care and love poured into it over the last 20 years, but retains the charming gardens and riverside setting which first inspired the current...
View ArticleA country house whose spectacular walled garden boasts 16th century turrets
Penny Churchill takes a look at Hales Place, a grand home in Kent that's for sale for only the third time in almost a century.Grade II*-listed Hales Place stands in some 27 acres of magnificent gardens...
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