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A glorious Berkshire house with gardens by Arne Maynard, within easy reach of London and Oxford
Chieveley House is a beautifully-restored country house in an unspoiled Berkshire village within easy reach of London and Oxford.
Four staggering homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
Devon – £7,000,000 Spectacular edge of village house in Ottery St Mary. For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property. Jersey – £3,750,000 The ultimate…
One of our most ancient country houses, tragically gutted by fire, is in need of saving and fast
One of the oldest, largest and most beautiful country houses in England has come up for sale – and while the guide price is just the start of what must…
The rise of the ‘super cottage’: Underfloor heating, dining table for 12 and claw-foot baths in the bedroom
Creaking country piles with drafty corridors and leaky roofs are increasingly a thing of the past - today's homes in the country have a very different list of features, many…
A beautiful country house on the banks of the River Stour whose history has been forged in fire
A mansion in Dorset on the banks of the River Stour looks every inch the tranquil country pile, but Manston House has a fascinating history forged in fire. Penny Churchill…
Eight exceptional properties for sale, as seen in Country Life
This week's selection of properties includes everything from a Battersea mansion to a wonderful links golf course in Scotland.
An exquisite neo-Classical country house executed in perfect symmetry
The enduring English love affair with the Palladian tradition is encapsulated at glorious Henbury Hall in Cheshire, inspired by Villa Capra at Vicenza.
Three decades on from A Year in Provence, is Peter Mayle’s portrayal still a reality?
The writer is, sadly, no long with us, but Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence still informs many of our notions about life in rural southern France. Holly Kirkwood investigates…
16 truly magnificent homes around the world from under £750,000, as seen in Country Life
We round up the finest overseas homes to have graced the pages of Country Life in the past few weeks.
Four stupendous homes for sale in Notting Hill, with cinemas, gardens… and eight-figure price tags
Notting Hill certainly has some of London's most expensive houses – but they're also among its most beautiful, as our selection shows.
Curious Questions: How did Notting Hill go from a rural hamlet to slum to London’s priciest suburb?
Notting Hill is full of house which, while very pleasant, boast astronomical price tags, even by London standards – you can pay well over £10 million even for a decent…
A spectacular Cornish home with floor-to-ceiling windows and its own private beach
Dove Rock has as fine a coastal location as you could imagine, and architecture which makes the most of it in every conceivable way.
A stunning Art Deco apartment in the heart of Monaco with views of the harbour and F1 circuit
A beautiful apartment in Monaco overlooking Port Hercules and the opening corner of the Grand Prix circuit has come up for sale – but in the world's priciest property market, only…
A magnificent Lake District mansion designed by the man who built the National Portrait Gallery
Casterton Grange was built for a vicar by a church architect who would one day go on to design the National Portrait Gallery – and it's now looking for a…
Best country houses for sale this week
Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.
A country estate on the shores of Lake Windermere, complete with its own boathouse
The sale of this glorious Lake District estate has just fallen through – but one buyer's loss will be another's gain, as Penny Churchill reports.
Nine picture-perfect country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Our latest round-up of some of the most beautiful houses to appear in Country Life over the last week or so, including one exciting development opportunity.
Seven of the best places to live in the North of England – and seven wonderful houses from under £500,000
From Sheffield northwards, the countryside blossoms – the skies are wide, the air fresh. Northern cities – once the drivers of the Industrial Revolution – have so much to offer. And in…
A 16th-century ‘bastle’ which evolved into a stunning country retreat, high in the North Pennines
Clargyhll Hall has served as a holiday retreat, a hotel, a centre for wartime evacuees and a retirement home run by Britain's most famous white witches. Penny Churchill reports.