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Ten super-commuter villages where you can enjoy lashings of rural life less than an hour from LondonPost-covid, many felt (or hoped) that they'd be working remotely for good, but workers are increasingly back in the office three or four days a week. Yet you can still find a charming rural lifestyle without suffering a lengthy commute.
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Live in the house where A. A. Milne created Winnie-the-Pooh, and where a Rolling Stones superstar met his tragic endCotchford Farm, sitting on the edge of an idyllic village in Sussex, is on the rental market.
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Reader event: Advance to Mayfair with London SquareYour invitation to a summer celebration on Bruton Place.
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An idyllic country estate set in a South Downs landscape of cliffs, villages and chalk figures hewn into the hillsidesThe Grade II-listed Sherrington Manor is a wonderful character home that blends old and new, sitting in over 175 acres of spectacular downland.
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Best country houses for sale this weekA magnificent Herefordshire house is among this week's joys for sale.
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A country house built on the site of an ancient Sussex castle, where the 900-year-old walls are still standingThis 17th century home built around the site of a 12th century castle is on the market for the first time in over a century. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
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A converted pilchard cellar for sale at £1.295 million (but don't worry, it's much nicer than that makes it sound)You couldn't ask for a finer location in Cornwall than that of The Cellars.
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The warship-turned-superyacht where Churchill met JFK is for sale at £45 millionChristina O is not just a yacht, she’s a front-row seat to the 20th century’s social and political history, and all the ghosts that came with it.
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Five charming rural retreats, from Kent to Herefordshire, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at the best homes to come to the market through Country Life this week, including an astonishing property in Herefordshire.
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A 500-year-old house that sits on 183 acres of one of the most sought-after peninsulas in Cornwall, with a mile of coast all to itselfIn Cornwall, coastal estates are as rare as they are highly-prized — and they don't come any finer than Rosteague, which sits in one of the most beautiful spots on the Roseland Peninsula.
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250 years? That's nothing. Here are five beautiful American homes that are older than the USA itselfAs America celebrates its 250th birthday, we take a look at some of the finest homes built before independence, yet which still stand proud today.
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Trackside at Silverstone? Your own rally stage? Seven magnificent homes for those who feel the need for speedAs the world prepares for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Annabel Dixon takes a look at the best homes for petrolheads for sale across the country.
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The 'British Alcatraz' didn't become a prison — it was turned into a unique private island bolthole, and now it's up for saleThorne Island, off the beautiful coast of Pembrokeshire, is on the market after a nine-year labour-of-love transformation.
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'One of the finest manor houses to come to the market in recent years', in a Dorset village that's been inhabited for 2,500 yearsThe Ashmore Estate is a wonderful stretch of England for sale in an ancient, unspoilt landscape. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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Knight Frank's experts on why, where and what to buy in the CotswoldsSponsor Content Created With Knight Frank
The Cotswolds are one of the most perennially popular places in Britain. Knight Frank's experts share their knowledge on what you need to know if you're considering buying in the area.
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The house where JM Barrie created Peter Pan is for sale, in one of the most unspoilt spots in the south of EnglandIn a wildly bucolic stretch of the Surrey Hills, JM Barrie's summer retreat — where the children of his family friends inspired the adventures of Peter Pan — has come to the market.
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'I climbed trees, built treehouses and had a sandpit — bucolic bliss': Timothy Bentinck, better known as David from 'The Archers', on his first house in the countryThe actor Tim Bentinck grew up in an idyllic spot in the country, but he almost became a real-life farmer on the other side of the globe. He spoke to Julie Harding.
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Five grand places to live, from sprawling estates to cottages and seaside escapes, as seen in Country LifeA charming 15th century cottage is among the jewels in this week's look at the finest homes to come to the market via Country Life.
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The ultimate Wimbledon property has come to the market at £13.5 millionOld Warren Farm is as close as you'll get to having a country estate just eight miles from the centre of London. Toby Keel takes a look.
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Bringing the cool to the country: Glorious country homes with air conditioning are vanishingly rare, but they are out thereFitting a 21st century air conditioning system into a centuries-old home is fraught with headaches, but it's increasingly something that we're looking for as sweltering summers go from once-a-decade to every year. Toby Keel takes a look at homes where they've brought the cool to the country.
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A £16 million 'miniature Kensington Palace' on the Thames in central London that was (probably) designed by Christopher WrenOnce part of a 200-acre estate, this seven-bedroom manor house overlooking Chelsea Embankment has hosted royalty and A-listers.
