10 grand country houses across Britain, from Dorset to North Yorkshire, as seen in Country Life
Our look at some of the finest homes to come on to the market through Country Life this week includes a wonderful Bedfordshire mansion and a home with a truly exquisite poolhouse.
Bedfordshire – £2,250,000
A generous portion of this wonderful country house in Ampthill is for sale, with seven bedrooms and 7,300 sq ft of space set over four floors. It's all amid grounds that were landscaped by Capability Brown.
For sale via Michael Graham — see more details and pictures.
North Yorkshire — £3,000,000
This magnificent house has a veritable Cluedo board of a floorplan — snooker room, butler's pantry and many more — and it's all in a charming village in Yorkshire. Wonderful.
For sale via Knight Frank — see more details and pictures.
Suffolk — £5,500,000
Our property correspondent Penny Churchill called this impeccably restored Georgian country house 'one of the most sought-after homes in Suffolk' when writing about it a couple of weeks ago. It's not hard to see why.
It's charming inside and out — and if there's a finer poolhouse in Britain, we'd love to see it.
For sale via Savills — see more details and pictures.
Cambridgeshire — £2,950,000
An intriguing mix of 18th and 21st centuries in this village home in the south of Cambridgeshire, within easy reach of the stations at Sandy and Biggleswade.
For sale via Strutt & Parker — see more details and pictures.
Dorset — £450,000
This charming character cottage has a stunning rural setting, a generous garden and off-road parking.
For sale via Goadsby — see more details and pictures.
Warwickshire — £685,000
A detached stone-built period property with a recent extension, situated in a delightful village with a decent pub.
For sale via Hayman-Joyce — see more details and pictures.
Kent — £825,000
A storybook-pretty thatched cottage with Inglenook fireplace, exposed beams and timbers, set in immaculate grounds.
For sale via Hobbs Parker — see more details and pictures.
Dorset— £2,500,000
A majestic Grade II-listed family home with fantastic outbuildings, gardens and grounds — and stunning views.
For sale via Jackson-Stops — see more details and pictures.
Leicester — £675,000
A handsome, three bedroom detached home blending period features and modern upgrades With a single garage and superb garden.
For sale via James Sellicks — see more details and pictures.
Northumberland — £475,000
A pretty, detached four bedroom farmhouse set within a range of beautiful rural Northumbrian former farm buildings.
For sale via Galbraith — see more details and pictures.
