21 utterly wonderful rural homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
From a Scottish castle to a Sussex cottage, this week's list has something for every taste and budget.
West Sussex — £3,650,000
Nine bedrooms split across the main house and the cottage in this mini-estate in a village close to Haywards Heath, with its superb rail service into London. It dates to 1720, has a tennis court with pavilion, and even its own bluebell wood. Wonderful.
For sale via Hamptons — see more details and pictures.
Gloucestershire — £26,000,000
Quite simply one of the great estates in the Cotwolds, as written up by Penny Churchill earlier this week.
For sale via Savills — see more details and pictures.
Buckinghamshire — £1,600,000
This Georgian dower house is actually nearly new (it was built in 2006), and brings together the best of 18th century architectural style with modern fittings and facilities.
For sale via Michael Graham — see more details and pictures.
Fife — £3,000,000
A classic Scots Baronial castle within 34 acres of grounds, and less than 30 miles from Edinburgh to the south and Gleneagles to the north.
For sale via Strutt & Parker — see more details and pictures.
Suffolk — £2,350,000
A wonderfully positioned country house in an idyllic setting — including its own lake. There is also a swimming pool and gym complex within the grounds of nine acres.
For sale via Jackson-Stops — see more details and pictures.
Leicestershire — £2,250,000
A glorious throwback to the 1970s — in the best possible ways — on a charmingly wooded plot of two and half acres.
For sale via Bentons — see more details and pictures.
Somerset — £2,200,000
This 17th century farmhouse is huge, with seven bedrooms plus games room, snug and more. But that's just the start: the property also comes with a pool, stable yard, manège, 15 acres of pasture and an orchard... plus a separate two-bedroom cottage.
For sale via Roderick Thomas — see more details and pictures.
Sussex — £1,300,000
A home full of Edwardian charm nestled amid tranquil Sussex gardens, offering space, warmth, and some smart newer touches — including a first-floor kitchen diner with wonderful views and a balcony.
For sale via Bees Homes — see more details and pictures.
Kent — £1,275,000
An exceptional family home in the countryside near Canterbury, full of stylish touches. It also has a well-established holiday let within the grounds.
For sale via Hobbs Parker — see more details and pictures.
Devon — £1,250,000
On the outskirts of the village of Kilmington, this is a well-presented family home with an annexe.
For sale via Stags — see more details and pictures.
Surrey — £1,195,000
A four double bedroom family home with triple garage and studio with lovely views over Albury Heath.
For sale via Terra Cotta — see more details and pictures.
Kent — £1,000,000
A beautifully converted 17th century barn with original features throughout — and its own recording studio.
For sale via Sandersons — see more details and pictures.
Warwickshire — £950,000
Right in the middle of the High Street in Shipston-on-Stour (and sandwiched between two pubs) this Grade II-Listed Georgian home is deceptively huge at almost 4,500sq ft — and despite its central location, it has a detached coach house and walled rear garden.
For sale via Hayman Joyce — see more details and pictures.
East Sussex — £899,950
A centuries-old house where gnarled beams and inglenook fireplaces meet bedrooms with en-suite bedrooms (three of them). There's also fine gardens, a workshop and ample parking.
For sale via Charles Wycherley — see more details and pictures.
Shropshire — £895,000
A smart, modern five-bedroom home with views across open fields.
For sale via Balfours — see more details and pictures.
Derbyshire — £875,000
A pretty home in the heart of Littleover village, with a lovely sitting room-slash-library and a charming covered terrace.
For sale via John German — see more details and pictures.
Jersey — £835,000
A light-filled and stylish home just moments from the beach, between St Helier and St Aubin. Three bedrooms plus a peaceful and highly convenient location.
For sale via Fine & Country — see more details and pictures.
Oxfordshire — £720,000
The house is lovely but the gardens are really something else at this semi-detached four-bedroom period home on the edge of Chipping Norton.
For sale via Maxwell Douglas — see more details and pictures.
Leicestershire — £600,000
A five-bedroom home with work to be done, but with lots of character features and plenty of potential.
For sale via James Sellicks — see more details and pictures.
Surrey — £595,000
An irresistibly charming, four-bedroom character cottage, not far from Pulborough
For sale via Churchill Country & Equestrian — see more details and pictures.
Fife — £510,000
A charming five-bedroom property in a semi-rural area with far reaching views. Lovely gardens, parking and within reach of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Perth.
