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A spectacular old priory that's been reimagined time and again for 1,000 years, with one of the most beautiful poolhouses you'll ever seeThe Old Priory in North Woodchester, Gloucestershire, is a Cotswold building dripping with history, yet also has one of the most glorious poolhouses we've seen in years. Penny Churchill tells more.
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Discover why the Cotswolds continues to be England’s favourite area to live — and how it appeals to all generationsWith miles of cobbled streets lined with historic houses, you'll find celebrated farm shops, buzzing private members’ clubs and quintessential country style in abundance in the Cotswolds — so it's easy to see why so many people are making the move to call the Cotswolds home.
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A delightful Cotswold-stone family home that’s within walking distance of one of the prettiest towns in EnglandWith a one-bedroom annexe adjoining the main property, pristine interiors and a charming country garden, Fulbrook Cottage is an all-encompassing quintessential Cotswold home.
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A 17th century family home for sale in the heart of one of the prettiest villages in the CotswoldsThe Old Laundry is actually much more appealing that its name suggests. Built of Cotswold stone with a fine country garden, it’s properties like this which make the Cotswolds such a sought-after haven.
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Looking for a picture-perfect country cottage in the heart of Chipping Campden? We have just the property...Decorated with climbing roses and surrounded by the most romantic gardens, Wolds End House is a perfect Cotswold haven that is right in the middle of the action.
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An Oxfordshire gem comes to the market in a picture-perfect village with a pub, village green and red telephone boxThe delightful village of Broadwell is the location for Millbrook House, an effortlessly elegant country house in Oxfordshire. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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The complete package? A property in the Painswick Valley that ticks every box on the 'Cotswold dreams' listIt takes a lot of credentials to warrant the phrase ‘the complete package’, but with its charming — and expansive — main house, an additional cottage, two flats, stabling and acres of land, Old Greenhouse Farm really does seem to have it all.
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A picture-perfect manor house in an idyllic Cotswolds setting, yet just an hour from central LondonThis gorgeous house delivers on the dream of living in an idyllic, golden stone home that's still within an easy commute of London.
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How the sheep of the Cotswolds outlasted the Roman Empire and the Black Death to help build one of Britain's most beautiful areasFrom warm cloaks for the Roman army to many handsome churches, much of England’s might and wealth once rested on the back of the Cotswold sheep’s ‘golden fleece’, says Charles Harris.
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Stables, pool and party barn at this gorgeous house plus 172 acres in 'one of the most sought-after locations in the Cotswolds'Penny Churchill takes a look at the beautiful, and perfectly-situated Saddlewood Manor in South Gloucestershire.
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The day Elton John invaded the CotswoldsAs Elton John’s Rocket Records celebrates its 50th anniversary, former NME editor Steve Sutherland remembers the very boozy launch party, held in the unlikely, but charming Cotswolds setting of Moreton-in-Marsh.
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Too good to be true? A wonderful thatched farmhouse in the Cotswolds with four extra rental properties included, all for just £1 millionThe Manor House, in Oxfordshire, is a sprawling residence that offers flexible accommodation options. James Fisher takes a closer look.
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The country house where Stephen Fry went to school has become a spectacular £6m house in the CotswoldsStouts Hill has been everything from a prep school to a timeshare, but is back at its very best as a country house — and it's on the market. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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An incredible 17th century Orangery in Gloucestershire that is unlike anything we’ve seen beforeIf you needed another property to fall in love with in the Cotswolds Area of Natural Beauty, then prepare to be dazzled by The Orangery.
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A spectacularly pretty home has come to the market in the irresistible town of Chipping CampdenA rare opportunity has arisen in the form of Westington House, a delightful in the unspoilt Cotswolds paradise of Chipping Campden.
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A spectacular old rectory risen from the ashes in one of the Cotswolds' most beautiful spotsThe Old Rectory in the village of Saintbury, not far from Chipping Campden, is the Gloucestershire idyll of so many of our dreams.
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Evelyn Waugh's former house, dubbed 'one of the most beautiful houses in Gloucestershire', sold at auctionThe house where Evelyn Waugh wrote his nostalgic masterpiece comes to the market.
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One of the finest privately-owned houses in the Cotswolds is up for sale at £20 millionThe quite spectacular Edgeworth Manor is on the market, a 17th-century creation set amid dozens of acres that include Victorian gardens, woodland and its own enchanting valley through which the River Frome runs happily.
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A lovely Cotswold stone cottage in Warwickshire that showcases idyllic country livingThose searching for a corner of the Cotswolds to call their own needn’t look any further than Penn Cottage, with its charming period features and leafy tiered surroundings.
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An exquisite waterside home in Cornwall and a Cotswolds mansion, plus four more homes as seen in Country LifeWe look at some of the most beautiful homes to come up for sale via Country Life in the past week.
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A magnificent country manor house that comes with an illegally-built 13th century castleBarnwell Manor — until recently the home of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester — has an incredible wealth of tales to tell. Penny Churchill takes a look.
