The unique chance to own of the great houses of Totnes, with stunning views of Dartmoor National Park
Highfield House hides behind its high walls but slopes down to a garden which reveals views of Totnes, Dartmoor and beyond.
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Credit: Jackson-Stops Best country houses for sale this week
Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.
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Credit: Jackson-Stops Property with potential: Renovation projects for sale
Wanted: brave new owners with patience and imagination.
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The former boardroom of the Westminster Fire Office is now a collection of flats called the Floral Court Collection in Covent Garden. It has retained the neo-classical entrance. Credit: Philip Durant The banks, post offices and train stations that have been transformed into fine family homes
Old schools, banks and other municipal buildings have now become desirable addresses in the town and countryside, as Nicola Venning explains.
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'Sphinx' on Pharaoh Island Credit: Jackson-Stops The first house built on the island given to Lord Nelson after the Battle of the Nile, with a heated swimming pool and a 90ft mooring
Sphinx, one house of a small community built on Pharoah's Island, is set on half an acre of land and accompanied by not a small amount of history.
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Credit: Knight Frank An unadorned farmhouse in rural Devon whose simplistic exterior conceals the rare splendour within
Rashleigh Barton's unique plasterwork, called the 'modern glory' of the property, has delighted everyone from Roger White to Oliver Cromwell. Penny Churchill reports.
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Credit: Josephine Collingwood The Grade I-listed home to two Devon dynasties, with a 13th century chapel and five acres of breathtaking gardens
Recorded in the Doomsday book, artefacts found on the property (now in the British Museum) date this estate even earlier, suggesting its origins lie between the 5th and 8th centuries.
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Credit: Knight Frank Three irresistible homes in the middle of nowhere
Four stunning houses and estates, happily in the middle of nowhere, with vistas and views beautiful enough to bring a tear to your eye.
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Credit: Knight Frank Stunning Grade II-listed character property in Berkshire, half an hour from central London by the new Elizabeth line
With the Crossrail predicted to open later this year, homes in Berkshire are more attractive to city commuters than ever. This is certainly the case with this 15th century family home, beautifully finished and ready for a new owner.
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Credit: Savills A stunning Arts-and-Crafts country house, with six bedrooms and a swimming pool
An easy commute into London is quickly becoming a staple for any country house hoping to leave the market in 2019 - thankfully Felden, near Hemel Hempstead, can see you into London Euston station in 26 minutes.
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Credit: Chris Rawlings A stunning eight bedroom family home, ready to live in, with the potential to keep even the most enthusiastic doer-upper busy for the foreseeable future
Too often properties in need of renovation require their owners to hold off on moving in until work is completed; not so with The Old Vicarage, a perfect country house with the potential to be magnificent.
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Credit: Jackson-Stops A country house with a clock tower ready for conversion on this beautiful Wiltshire estate
Sensible pricing is all the rage as we enter 2019 and Lower Moor Manor comes with it all: six bedrooms, a reasonable price tag and planning permission to convert a beautiful tower into a two-bedroom dwelling.
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Credit: Savills Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale
We take a look at the finest country houses, castles and estates for sale in Scotland
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Credit: Dacre, Son & Hartley 5 of the best country houses for sale in Yorkshire
From a set of impossibly-grand Georgian stables ripe for conversion to a wonderful 17th century home with woodland and a lake, we look at some of the finest homes for sale in Yorkshire at the moment.
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Credit: Strutt & Parker A delightful country house that will almost pay for itself, thanks to a unique holiday let in the garden
It's over 50 years since Dr Beeching's cuts brought the closure of this pretty Victorian station – today, it's found a new lease of life as a home with a thriving small business literally in the garden. Now, however, the house is looking for a new stationmaster.
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Credit: Strutt & Parker A substantial country mansion with two swimming pools and a cinema, in need of a little love and care
Kimpton Grange is a stunning property, looking for an owner able to complete a much-needed restoration to return it to its former glory.
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Credit: Strutt & Parker A beautiful Grade I-listed manor pre-dating the Domesday Book, with 243 acres and a party barn
Morwell House is a beautifully restored manor house, peaceful and secluded, set in the middle of its 243 acres of farmland and gardens.
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Credit: Savills Exquisitely private waterfront property in South Devon with a guest cottage, tennis court and private jetty
Gurrow Point sits on its own peninsula on the banks of the Dart, with 8000sq ft of elegant living space and acres upon acres of carefully tended gardens.
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Credit: Knight Frank The former gaol which became the finest, most historically significant private residence in Guildford
South Hall, a former goal-turned-governors-residence, provides the exciting opportunity to own and expand upon one of the most historically significant houses in Guildford.
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Credit: ANDY SCOTT A ‘swagger baroque house’ in Kent with a doll's house façade and a stunning wine cellar
After four changes of name, as many changes in ownership and two sympathetic renovations, Swanton Hall still maintains the majority of its original features, thanks to the love and care it had been shown over the years.
