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'When it came up for sale again, it felt like destiny': Philip Mould on his first home in the country
Philip Mould reveals his favourite aspect of his first home in the country, as well as the biggest mistake made and what happened to it. Photographs by Hugo Ritsson-Thomas.
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A Cambridgeshire cottage that was once home to a Cold War poet, five miles from 'the home of horse racing'
Edwin Muir spent the last three years of his life at Priory Cottage in Swaffham Prior
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The Shropshire boarding school that's lived multiple lives, transformed into a wonderful country house with the coolest cellar we've seen in years
Oakhurst Hall, just outside Oswestry, is a house that's lived many lives — but it's never looked better than it does now.
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Home is where the hearth is: Five picture-perfect cottages with glorious fireplaces
An imposing inglenook fireplace can be the natural heart of a home — and a characterful draw for buyers — as it radiates warmth and coaxes company towards that comforting glow.
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A picture-perfect thatched cottage tucked away in Dorset's Blackmore Vale
Near the village of Blandford Forum, this wonderful thatched cottage is for sale at £835,000. Julie Harding takes a look.
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Cybele and Juno statues finally return to Stowe's south-front portico
The statues were originally lost after a content sale, but have been dutifully re-created as part of an ongoing restoration programme.
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The nearest thing you'll find to a tropical lodge in London? This exotic home is right on the Thames, and 10 miles from the centre of the city
The aptly-named River Haven is for sale in Thames Ditton, and it's a gorgeously exotic home.
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A Grade II-listed farmhouse just outside the Cornwall village dubbed 'Hollywood-on-Sea', on sale for the first time in 500 years
In the hills above Mawgan Porth, a wonderful opportunity has come up to take on a Georgian farmhouse, and the 167 acres that come with it.
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Snowdrop shows signal spring’s arrival
The annual Shepton Snowdrop Festival will return for its 10th year this February, in celebration of the joyful flower.
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RHS to run two new touring shows at Badminton and at the royal estate at Sandringham
The King will collaborate with a designer on the RHS Royal Legacy Garden at the Sandringham flower show.
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A grand seven-bedroom manor house with 11 acres, stables, 600 metres of river front and space for a grand piano
Amid the beautiful countryside of south-west Scotland, you'll find Kings Grange Manor — a house that offers a huge amount for under the £1 million mark.
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'If romance was a property, this would be it': A wonderful Georgian house in a conservation village in the heart of West Sussex
At the centre of a circle which takes in Chichester, Arundel, the South Downs and the South Coast, Eastergate House is a home which ticks every box.
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John Constable's old school is for sale, and it's now a 500-year-old house in the wonkiest village in Britain
Amid the gorgeously misshapen houses of Lavenham in Suffolk, The Old Grammar School is a beautiful home with a fascinating tale to tell.
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What do Taylor Swift, Guy Ritchie and The King have in common? They all love a 200-year-old fabric born in Scotland’s textile mills
Lovat Mill, the last tweed producer in the Scottish Borders, has fans in Madonna, Taylor Swift and The King — and they’re releasing 15 new designs to celebrate the fabric’s 200 year anniversary.
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A six-bedroom Highland lodge on the shores of Loch Ness for the price of a modest London flat
Sealladh an Loch is an eco-friendly dream home that feels like it could pay for itself. Julie Harding takes a look.
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A huge farmhouse that mixes Georgian charm with an 80 foot party barn and a swimming pool
If the Christmas and New Year period left you hankering after a home where you could really go to town with your celebrations, Julie Harding has the answer: a house with a huge party barn.
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A Georgian farmhouse that's an 'absolute gem' in an ancient village on Salisbury Plain
Julie Harding takes a look at the beautiful West Farm in a gorgeous Wiltshire village.
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It'd be crazy to buy this 500-year-old farmhouse just because of its utterly gorgeous Aga — so thank goodness that the rest of this place is also really nice
Perry Mill Farm is an immaculate yet characterful four-bedroom dream home in the country at a price that will make city dwellers immediately start Googling 'working from Worcestershire'.
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Farmers of Britain, go forth and grow prawns
A new study has proposed that farmers could start growing king prawns to diversify income streams.
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A 14-bedroom 'miniature Downton Abbey' to call your own — and there's not a penny of Mansion Tax to be paid
Norton Manor is an incredible period home that's on the market for £1.3 million.
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The Budget: What do we need to fix a broken countryside, and what will we get?
With the Autumn Budget looming, countryside and heritage organisations reveal what they are hoping to hear to fix the turmoil — and what they are dreading
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The thatched cottage dream at these five beautiful country homes, from £425,000 to £1.2 million
Julie Harding and Toby Keel pick out some of the prettiest thatched cottages and houses for sale today across England.
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A simply perfect thatched cottage in Devon, with charm, walled gardens and all the space you need for family life
Thatched cottages are often pretty, but pretty small — but Julie Harding finds one brings which blends cottage charm with the space of a country manor.
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Items from the collection of Lady Glenconner are going under the hammer, including a nine-carat gold Cartier box gifted to her by Elizabeth II
‘I have had such great pleasure living with these wonderful objects, each telling their own fascinating story.’
