12 wonderful houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
We look back at some of the best houses for sale in Country Life over the past week or so, including a gorgeous castle in Cornwall.


Berkshire – £2,500,000
A delightful Rectory with convenient transport links.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
Berkshire– £3,500,000
A handsome period country house with a famous training yard in Upper Lambourn set in approximately 18.6 acres.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Cornwall – £7,000,000
A castellated home on your own private peninsula – this home is also pictured at the top of the page.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
Gloucestershire – £2,250,000
Exceptionally rare Grade II listed village farmhouse with outstanding planning consent to create a magical, modern and flexible family home
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For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Gloucestershire – £4,750,000
Sitting in the heart of the Cotswolds
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
Herefordshire– Price on application
An immaculate and historic sporting estate located in one of England's most rural and unspoilt counties
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Newmarket–£4,500,000
An impressive 18th Century Grade II listed Rectory in the popular village of Cheveley with a private stud with an excellent record of producing Group winning thoroughbred racehorses.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Oxfordshire – £3,800,000
An impressive edge of village family house
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
Oxfordshire – £4,250,000
A unique opportunity to acquire a private estate in the Oxfordshire countryside with a range of full planning consents for a substantial Palladian style country house varying from 22,000 - 57,000 sq ft. Set in approximately 59.75 acres
For sale with Carter Jonas. See more pictures and details about this property.
Suffolk – £1,100,000
A handsome and elegantly presented old rectory amidst delightful part-walled gardens, situated next to the parish church in the village centre and easily accessible to Diss and Bury St Edmunds.
For sale with Jackson-Stops. See more pictures and details about this property.
Surrey – £6,500,000
One of the finest village houses in the South East
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
West Sussex – £6,500,000
Spectacular Grade II listed family home in a wonderful setting
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details about this property.
Credit: Knight Frank
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