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Six country homes to inspire your dreams, from £750,000 to £15 millionFrom a four-bedroom thatched cottage in Buckinghamshire at the price of a city flat to an estate of more than 3,000 acres, here's this week's look at the finest homes to come to market through Country Life.
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Churches used to take the breath away as places of worship. Now they do so as magical homesBuying and converting a church is almost always a passion project — and the people who've taken on the job at these homes show just what can be done.
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An Elizabethan house that's 'as rare as hens’ teeth' has come to the market for the first time since the 1960sOutstanding country houses are hard to find in Derbyshire, and that will put Bradbourne Hall right at the top of the list. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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'If you go skiing at the weekend, take your laptop': How to get off the beaten track, but stay on the payrollA modern world means a mobile office for many. But if you can work from anywhere, why work from the same place as everyone else?
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A Grade I-listed 'trophy property' in a charmed spot overlooking Ilkley Moor is in search of a new owner who can return it to gloryFarfield Hall appeared in Country Life 111 years ago, when a former owner had lavished TLC on this wonderful 17th century home. Now, new owners are needed who can do the same again.
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A country house by Ben Pentreath that has one of the great masterpieces of medieval architecture in the back gardenOne of the most celebrated architectural designers in Britain created this superb, modern country house right on the River Avon at Warwick Castle.
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Best country houses for sale this weekA castle in miniature and a home with a castle in the back garden are among this week's gems.
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A 'masterpiece of engineering' on one of the most dramatic and historic headlands in CornwallPendennis House sits within yards of the iconic Pendennis Castle, one of the most notable landmarks on the south coast.
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Why build a new country house? There's a long list of things you'll gain if you can live without that lovely patina of ageTo celebrate the publication of a book on houses he has designed, George Saumarez Smith reflects on why some people choose new rather than historic homes. Photographs by Peter Dixon.
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Six outstanding homes, from an Elizabethan farmhouse to a miniature castle in Sussex, as seen in Country Life
Our round-up of homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes the work of some of Britain's finest architects.
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Agatha Christie bought and sold homes like she was playing real-life Monopoly — and one of her favourites has come up for saleIn an Art Deco block in the heart of Chelsea, Agatha Christie kept a pied-à-terre for three decades where she wrote several of her most famous works. Today, it's up for sale.
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'We did that London thing of going "wow, look at how much house we can get for our money"': India Knight on her first house in the countryThe writer India Knight swapped city life for rural Suffolk a decade ago — and has never looked back.
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Your parents could have bought Ardross Castle — home of The Traitors — for just £70,000Melanie Bryan delves into the Country Life archives and uncloaks the history of the turreted Highland castle made famous by the global TV franchise, 'The Traitors'.
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Make your ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ dreams come true at this marvellous Oxford home complete with its own ballroomThis nine-bedroom property comes with its very own ballroom, perfect for avid dancers.
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Burnham's property dream is 'ambition we should all support' — but his plan 'ignores the countryside' and 'throws young Londoners under the bus', say agentsAndy Burnham's first Labour Party Conference speech this week doubled down on his plan to fix Britain's broken housing market. Are we entering a new era of home ownership, or are things just going to get worse? Anna White spoke to experts across the market to get their verdict.
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New Wealth, New Buyers: The experts of Knight Frank on the changing country property marketSponsor Content Created With Knight Frank
Under-50s now make up the majority of purchasers in every prime country region Knight Frank monitors, and they are arriving earlier, and with rather more ambition than their predecessors.
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This Cornish manor house with a 700-year history is full of life, colour and flairNansough Manor looks every inch the classic Georgian home from the outside — and within it's a joyously pretty family home.
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A wisteria-clad Cotswolds home with a name that'll put a smile on your face17th century architecture and early-Victorian design flair combine in the beautiful Pud Hill, in a village in the heart of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire.
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Six country houses, from an Elizabethan mansion to a converted boathouse that dips its toes into the water, as seen in Country LifeFrom Cornwall to Hertfordshire, here's our pick of the best homes to come to the market through Country Life in the past week.
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The epic country house in 'the most beautiful spot on Earth' is for sale for the third time in 200 yearsA three-mile driveway leads to Glenthorne House, a magnificent manor that feels like it's clinging to the edge of the world. Penny Churchill tells its story.
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A house for those whose biggest problem is whether to take the yacht or the helicopterCrown Pigeon Island is a private island paradise in the Bahamas with three beaches, a marina, its own golf course and space to land your helicopter.
