Richmond-On-Thames, Prestbury House

published 14 January 2005

Richmond-On-Thames, Prestbury House, Hampton Court. ?I?ve always thought of it as a country house on the edge of London,? says Hugh Stubbs, a former partner in Freshfields who has owned this handsomely decorated Queen Anne house since 1989. ?We back onto 1,100 acres of Bushy Park, and we front onto the Green.?

Grade II listed. Freehold. 7,040sq ft. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, staff flat, walled garden. £3m. Savills (020?8614 9100)

Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.