In a village not far from Chipping Norton, this five-bedroom home sits in an utterly charming setting of fields, trees, streams and pretty wooden bridges.
It's a former rectory built in the Gothic Revival style, and it's for sale for the first time in nearly four decades.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Over 800 years of history (its roots go back to 1199) and a moated garden make this a dream place for those looking for a home with a story to tell.
It's also a dream place for those who love eight-bedroom homes with over 11,000sq ft of space and a 13th century chapel thrown in.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
Quite simply breathtaking. This Georgian home sits on an estate that pre-dates the Norman Conquest by almost 200 years.
The house and its 10 bedrooms are full of period features, while glorious views of the surrounding 17.7 acres seem to be available from almost every window. There are lawns, rose gardens, a pool house, summer houses and much more.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
About midway between Falmouth and the Helford River, close to the village of Mawnan Smith, lie the idyllic 31-acre environs of Penwarne. The manor was first recorded in 1313; the current house was built in the late 18th century, with a major structural renovation in the 1980s, and the gardens open every spring via Cornwall Gardens Trust in support of various charities.
Today, the modernised Georgian house, with its six bedrooms and views of Falmouth Bay, is an occasional film set. As well as a hard tennis court in Wimbledon purple and green, the grounds contain a swimming pool, walled garden, kitchen garden, duck pond, water tower, Japanese garden and ‘Jungle’, all interspersed by pathways and streams, plus a sloping lawn in front of the gravel forecourt fringed by specimen trees. Two two-bedroom cottages accessed via a separate driveway could be let.
£5 million via Savills
Complete with a very familiar bridge, an area of small lakes within the nearly 12-acre landscape of Tappington Grange is a homage to Monet’s lily ponds at Giverny in France.
Within the rest are lawns, woodland, a swimming pool, a tennis court, a line of pleached lime trees and a timber barn — a rural haven that is somehow within quarter of a mile of Wadhurst station, with fast services to London.
The Grade II-listed, eight-bedroom house dates to the late 17th century, with high ceilings, fireplaces galore and some fine plaster work in the drawing room.
£2.75m via Hamptons
Once part of the estate of Hunstanton Hall, former long-time home of the Le Strange family, five-bedroom The Clock Tower — a reworking of the former Victorian coach house by the architect Charles Morris — is approached through picturesque parkland beyond a small moat; Morris’s Gothic stone-mullion windows are particularly distinctive.
Expansive gardens include a paddock, orchard and tennis court and there is an option to purchase a separate two-bedroom cottage. Old Hunstanton, some 18 miles north of King’s Lynn, is a popular coastal village with its championship golf course, clifftop walks, lighthouse and ruins of 13th-century St Edmund’s Chapel.
£1.7m via Sowerbys
Laid out around Grade II-listed Hatherton Lodge, in Hatherton village, not too far from Nantwich, are some 13 acres, punctuated with formal gardens, woodland, a walled garden, lake, sweeping drive, tennis court and pasture.
A standout feature of the six-bedroom Regency main house, built as a response to the 19th-century Picturesque movement, is its sun-dappled orangery.
Other buildings include the five-bedroom Stables House, a garage with two-bedroom flat above and a two-storey barn.
£2.45m via Jackson-Stops
Buckinghamshire — £2.3 million
A seven-bedroom house near Aylesbury that pulls off the rare feat of being a relatively-new home (it was built in 1995) that looks like it could have been here for a century or more. That feeling is particularly strong as you stroll through the formal gardens.
Inside, there's a mix of the traditional, modern and dramatic, with the spiral staircase in the hallway a particular highlight.
For sale with Michael Graham. See more pictures and details for this property.
Waterside homes don't get any more watersidey than this breathtaking mansion with lawns running down to the Solent, and views across to the Isle of Wight.
And if you head inland? You're in the New Forest, with Beaulieu, Brockenhurst and Lymington all nearby. The house itself is a joy, too: built by Lord Montagu's father in 1914, it's a wonderful Arts-and-Crafts home that's been expertly restored in recent years.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Chedington is 'one of Dorset’s landmark houses', in the agent's description — and that pretty much says it all.
For sale with Blue Book. See more pictures and details for this property.
A classic Georgian house hewn from coursed limestone, with simply delightful formal gardens which wrap around house.
For sale with Michael Graham. See more pictures and details for this property.
A house with the ultimate dining room backdrop? Breathtaking views at this four-bedroom Highland lodge in Glen Creran.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
The finest estate in Newcastle? Without doubt: this incredible home in six acres has 12 bedrooms, exquisite period detail and is truly something to behold.
For sale with Sanderson Young. See more pictures and details for this property.
This 11-bedroom house with separate coach house and lodge cottage is a gorgeous home with views across to the Bowood Estate.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
An exceptional Grade II-listed country home with a magnificent tree lined drive and extensive grounds, located just outside Cirencester.
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Superb Georgian house with outstanding south-facing landscaped gardens, privately situated in one of the region’s finest villages.
For sale with Blenkin & Co. See more pictures and details for this property.
A striking, spacious and immaculately presented four bedroom house, located a short walk to a village near Guildford.
For sale with Terra Cotta. See more pictures and details for this property.
Charming period barn conversion with beautiful interior, galleried dining hall and separate annexe, in delightful gardens, orchard and woodland.
For sale with Hobbs Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
A lovely garden wraps around this four-bedroom, four-bedroom home near Crowborough.
For sale with Wood & Pilcher. See more pictures and details for this property.
An unusual Grade II-listed traditional detached house, with three bedrooms and a paddock to the rear.
For sale with Bentons. See more pictures and details for this property.
A grand and impressive six-bedroom Victorian villa with plenty of character and period features. It comes with a self-contained annexe — ideal for multi-generational living.
For sale with Charts Edge. See more pictures and details for this property.
A detached Grade II-listed country house with four bedrooms, exceptional views, double driveway, garage and large mature garden.
For sale with Charles Wycherley. See more pictures and details for this property.
A detached Cotswold stone period house with a wealth of period features and countryside views, located in a quaint village setting.
For sale with Hayman Joyce. See more pictures and details for this property.
A gorgeous period house with a couple of acres of mature gardens and grounds, in a peaceful valley location.
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A smart and excellently refurbished period property with detached studio/gym, garage and workshop, set within half an acre of gardens.
For sale with Red Deer Country. See more pictures and details for this property.
A mini-estate of an acre, with a Grade II-listed former coach house at its heart.
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An attractive stone-built cottage in the Yorkshire Dales, beautifully and sympathetically presented throughout.
For sale with GSC Grays. See more pictures and details for this property.
A delightful three-bedroom characterful cottage in the heart of the beautiful village of Dent within the Yorkshire Dales.
For sale with Cobble Country. See more pictures and details for this property..
1,800 acres, a Grade II-listed manor house, a string of further properties... The Bapton Estate is just about as good as it gets. Astonishing.
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In a village outside Arundel, and close to the coast, Brookfield is a dream of a Victorian home, with wonderful architecture, gardens and a swimming pool.
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Gloucestershire — £7.5 million
Seven bedrooms, 11,000sq ft and wonderful privacy in this home on a gated estate in Cheltenham, that's one of the finest homes in the town.
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A 665-acre private island estate with a fine main home, farm buildings, it's own harbour — and a colony of seals.
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Surrey — £6,500,000
Country Life with a location well within the M25 can be found, as seen in this home set on one of the swishest roads in Esher.
Beautiful inside and out, and with two acres of gardens, it's the sort of place where gnarled beams, stained glass, modern art and designer kitchen seem to work together perfectly.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
Northamptonshire — £2,000,000
Wisteria creeps around the edges of the windows at this beautiful house in Rugby, with six bedrooms and south-facing gardens.
The setting is quite something, with open parkland to the rear of the property, and adjoining the grounds of a well-regarded local school.
For sale with Fine & Country. See more pictures and details for this property.
Kent — £6,500,000
Over 10,000sq ft in the main house alone of this gorgeous home, which combines secluded plot with the convenience of being on the edge of a village near Tunbridge Wells.
The Grade II*-listed house comes with nearly 16 acres, an indoor swimming pool, separate coach house and a converted barn. But it's the original features — the beams, the windows, the huge fireplaces — which we think are the biggest draw.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Northamptonshire — £1,700,000
Sir John Burnett was tasked in the early years of the 20th century with building an Elizabethan-style home, and this is the beautiful result.
Sitting in seven acres, it's a five bedroom home that has been beautifully refurbished by owners who have been here for 40 years.
For sale with Michael Graham. See more pictures and details for this property.
Hampshire — £2,150,000
A classic Hampshire farmhouse, Grade II-listed, that comes with a separate two-bedroom cottage, plus extensive gardens and outbuildings.
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Devon — £1,500,000
What a view there is from this charming country house with stables, almost six acres and easy access to the coast at Seaton and Lyme Regis.
For sale with Stags. See more pictures and details for this property.
Worcestershire — £1,450,000
An absolutely gorgeous house at a price which will make urban dwellers think about relocating, with a grand main home and some beautiful outbuildings — including the prettiest summer house we've seen in along time. Ideal as a family home or a lifestyle business, given the opportunity for holiday lets.
For sale with Balfours. See more pictures and details for this property.
East Sussex — £1,250,000
A real blend of old and new at this century-old home with fireplaces, original wooden floorboards and service bells which work to this day.
For sale with Wood & Pilcher. See more pictures and details for this property.
Devon — £9.995 million
The pictures say it all: West Country setting, Bond villain lair vibes — in a good way — and a wraparound terrace that looks like it belongs in a £50m house in Monaco. What a home.
For sale via Savills — see more details.
Dorset — £4.95 million
Some 13 bedrooms in this sprawling and elegant home in the village of Corfe Mullen. The huge rooms, the delightful surroundings, the sweeping lawns and an incredibly pretty pool are among the many things that we love — what a place this would be to throw a summer party.
For sale via Strutt & Parker — see more pictures.
Suffolk — £4,750,000
Southwold in Suffolk is not usually known as a place of modernity, but 7 Mill Lane is more than happy to buck that trend, while occupying a prime position in one of Britain's best seaside towns.
Built in 2007, with substantial updates in 2022, this oak-framed home offers eight bedrooms and all the top amenities a seaside luxury home could need.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Essex — £10,500,000
An entire eight acres and an exceptional home, within six miles of the City of London? Surely it's not possible.
It is possible at Holmehurst, a 10-bedroom Victorian Gothic masterpiece in Epping Forest. Glorious interiors are matched with spacious grounds and a fascinating history.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Norfolk — £1,700,000
To say Brandiston Hall is one of the finest country homes in East Anglia would be doing it a disservice. Listed Grade II, with 17th century origins, the property offers six bedrooms and 8.7 acres of glorious gardens. The architectural detailing throughout is second-to-none.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Cambridgeshire — £5,500,000
A spacious Grade II-listed Georgian country house, Eye Hall is everything you could ever want from an East Anglian home. Approached via a sweeping tree-lined drive, the property offers five bedrooms in the main house, as well as 23 acres of gardens and grounds, a heated swimming pool, entertaining barn, and holiday-cottage business. All finished to a ludicrously high standard.
For sale with Tim Phillips. See more pictures and details for this property.
Norfolk — £2,750,000
The Old Rectory is the jewel in a crown of 40 undulating acres of Norfolk parkland. Listed Grade II, the property offers about 7,000sq ft of living space over two floors, and is ideal for those with equestrian interests. Major prizes for the elegant loggia that sits on the side of the house.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
Hertfordshire — £975,000
Looking like it's been pulled from the canvas of a Constable painting, this gorgeous 17th century home has been beautifully and sensitively renovated.
For sale via Michael Graham — see more details.
Dorset — £3,750,000
Dreamy architecture, a beautiful setting, plus tennis court, stables, woodland and more amid the seven acres.
For sale via Knight Frank — see more details and pictures.
Devon — £3.5 million
A house that sits in 50 acres of a valley so absurdly perfect you'd almost suspect it of being generated by AI — though no algorithm could ever create something this wonderful. The wisteria-clad house dates back half a millennium, yet is full of fun and whimsy inside, while there's also a separate cottage, a party barn and much more.
For sale via Strutt & Parker — see more details.
This Grade II-listed vicarage has six bedrooms and 2.4 acres — but it's the grace and charm of the place rather than the space and facilities which will win you over.
Georgian architecture, Cotswold Stone, huge sash windows, an Aga in the kitchen and a slate roof... this is the sort of place we've all dreamed of.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Chipping Norton — £4.25 million
We don't often use a garden image ahead of a picture of the actual house. For obvious reasons, we make no apology for doing so in the case of Finstock, near Chipping Norton.
The grounds are dreamy, but the rest of the property is also picture-perfect — and huge. Eight bedrooms, swimming pool with pool house, a summer house, granary (with lapsed planning permission to convert) and much more.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
Almost 11,000sq ft of space in this mansion with views of the Blenheim Estate.
'Truly stunning' and an 'exceptional family home', in the words fof the agents, and we can't help but agree.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Overlooking a beautiful wooded valley in 56 acres of Gloucestershire, this utterly magnificent manor house is something to behold.
The house is full of period features and charming touches, while the setting is fantastically private while also being easily accessible.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
'It takes quite a lot to make me stop and say wow,' writes James Fisher in his piece on Middleton Park in Oxfordshire, 'but every once in a while there is a home that achieves the feat.'
27 bedrooms, architecture by Edwin Lutyens and its own cricket pitch — yes, really — make this one of the finest properties we've seen in 2025 so far... and as you might have guessed, also one of the most expensive.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Three cottages, farmland, woodland and a wealth of natural capital. That's the dream at the Nannau estate near Dolgellau. At 3,784 acres, here is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the most significant holdings in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Is there anything prettier than an ivy-clad home bursting with exterior colour? We don't think so, and The Argoed — a seven-bedroom home in the Wye Valley — is a sublime example.
Visited by Charles I during the Civil War, the home is steeped in a wealth of former owners, including Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, and Beatrice Webb of the Fabian Society. The interiors and living spaces are sublime.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Hope House is a 'distinguished family home in a highly sought after village,' says lead agent Lindsay Cuthill. We are inclined to agree. A picture-postcard of Englishness in East Coker, the property offers seven bedrooms and more than two acres of splendid gardens. Divine.
For sale with Blue Book. See more pictures and details for this property.
We love a home with endless potential. Step forward Aldsworth House near Emsworth. Already on offer are nine bedrooms, outstanding period interiors, stunning gardens, a swimming pool, fives court, an engine house (for all your engine needs) and a coach house. From there, the world is your oyster.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
Somerset — £2,650,000
A Grade II*-listed country house of 'exceptional craftsmanship and architectural significance', that features in Pevsner's The Buildings of England.
It's been a court house and a manor house over the centuries, but today it is a six-bedroom home of almost 5,000sq ft, with great equestrian facilities.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
A classical country house with 40 acres of parkland, on the edge of a charming ivillage in the East Riding.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
An utterly charming Regency villa, originally commissioned by JMW Turner, and immaculate throughout thanks to recent restoration.
For sale with Michael Graham. See more pictures and details for this property.
The sweeping staircase and breathtaking library are just the start at this eight bedroom mansion, which comes with a string of cottages and extensive grounds.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
A country estate in London? Yes, really: there's a tree-lined driveway, sprawling lawns, woodland and ponds, and yet it's all well within the M25 and within easy reach of the centre of the metropolis.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
A bucolic dream in a charming, unspoilt part of the country, with nine bedrooms, 25 stables and 20 acres.
For sale with Hamptons. See more pictures and details for this property.
An exceptionally well presented five-bedroom detached family home, set in half an acre bordering a stream in a village location.
For sale with Terra Cotta. See more pictures and details for this property.
High Hurst blends country with modern style in the form of a four-bedroom house with picturesque garden, looking out across a golf course.
For sale with Thomas Childs. See more pictures and details for this property.
A house with a lake, swimming pool and outbuildings. Really quite something.
For sale with Hobbs Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
An elegant Grade II listed town house in Shipston-on-Stour, with original period features and grounds of half an acre that offer a good deal of seclusion.
For sale with Hayman Joyce. See more pictures and details for this property.
Worth Farm is an exceptional Grade II listed eight-bedroom detached farmhouse set in 3.5 acres of land, in a desirable village location.
For sale with Sandersons. See more pictures and details for this property.
On the market for the first time in over 40 years, this detached unlisted period farmhouse has 15th century origins.
For sale with Winkworth. See more pictures and details for this property.
This Grade II-listed property, a former convent, dates back to the 17th century.
For sale with Stags. See more pictures and details for this property.
A delightful five-bedroom house with beautiful gardens, 4.5 acres and a separate one-bedroom holiday let included.
For sale with Fine & Country. See more pictures and details for this property.
Irresistible thatched charm at this Grade II-listed farmhouse, with a wealth of original details. It's also surrounded by countryside — just perfect.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
This barn conversion mixes rustic charm with cutting edge architecture and engineering, with glass walls that really bring the outside and inside together.
The result is a home that's both cosy and slick, impressive and comfortable — not an easy balance to achieve.
For sale with Fine & Country. See more pictures and details for this property.
Surrey — £13.95 million
A newly-built home on the storied Wentworth Estate, built in classical style and nicely finished inside yet with great scope for new owners to make their mark.
As well as six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, there's also a leisure complex that would shame some five star hotels, and a 'wine experience room'.
For sale at £13.95 million — see more details.
Buckinghamshire — £3,200,000
This historic country lodge was built for the Rothschilds 300 years ago.
It's a beautiful five-bedroom home with parkland, paddocks and wonderful outside entertaining areas.
For sale with Michael Graham — see more details and pictures.
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A spectacular tower for sale that's a blend of Victorian folly, architectural marvel and 21st century family homeHadlow Tower has space, and a back story of love, jealousy and intrigue.
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Some Like (to quiz when) It Hot: Country Life Quiz of the Day heatwave special, July 11, 2025If you're struggling to keep cool — and who isn't? — our Quiz of the Day will at least take your mind off the soaring temperatures.
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A spectacular tower for sale that's a blend of Victorian folly, architectural marvel and 21st century family home
Hadlow Tower has space, and a back story of love, jealousy and intrigue.
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A spectacular, light-filled home on the Isle of Wight where you can see the water from practically every windowPenny Churchill takes a look at the grand and impressive Fishbourne Quay House.
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The former stables — and recording studio for the Pet Shop Boys — transformed with a magical blend of city and country aesthetic, now seeking a new ownerIn the heart of Clerkenwell, what was once a Victorian industrial unit is now a beautiful home.
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The Good Life 2025? A development promising 'Britain's greenest homes' blends zero carbon, organic allotments and a touch of luxury in the Kent countrysideHartdene Barns, sitting on a disused dairy farm in Kent, is a vision of what sustainable living one day mean for all of us.
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Breathtaking views and gardens that run down to the water's edge at this delightful home in CornwallThe Garden House in Polruan sums up the appeal of waterside living. Penny Churchill steps inside.
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A 500-acre estate that spent 11 centuries in the same family, for sale for only the second time in its historyIn the beautiful hills of north Wales the Garthewin estate has come up for sale, including a great country house once restored by the architect who created Portmeirion. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
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'The city has always held an important creative space within our design studio': A luxury townhouse in Tokyo, courtesy of Aston MartinA new four-storey property in the Omotesandō district is the first single home private residence by the British ultra-luxury performance brand.
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The Mediterranean Magic of MaltaWith historic charm, picture-perfect beaches and a welcoming approach to newcomers, Malta represents an appealing option for Mediterranean property hunters. Holly Kirkwood reports.
