A cottage where chocolate-box charm meets an idyllic seaside setting
A picture-perfect fishermans cottage perched at the end of a pier, far away from the heat and bustle of city life.
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Discover the latest rural property news in the UK. We reveal the finest country houses for sale across the country, from chocolate box cottages to impressive estates, keep an eye on country house property prices and trends and outline the best places to live for commuters.
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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: Chris Rawlings The journey of a beautiful Suffolk estate from crumbling ruin to modern masterpiece, with a 448-acre conservation and sporting estate
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Credit: Knight Frank One of Dorset's most inspiring houses on the market for just the second time in a long history
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Burton Cottage in the New Forest. Credit: Saxe Coburg Five beautiful thatched cottages for sale
As Bilbo Baggins has it: ‘It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door.’ Best stay warm, under cover of thatch.
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Dungarthill House, Perthshire. 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 Nine of the best country houses for sale in Yorkshire
From a converted chapel with all the grandeur that entails 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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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography. Credit: Alan Karchmer In Focus: David Adjaye and 'Making Memory', an exploration of the democratisation of the monument
David Adjaye's 'Making Memory' exhibition offers the rare chance to see buildings in the making and explore the working processes of a major architect, still in the middle of his career. Chloe-Jane Good paid a visit.
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Lindfield village pond in West Sussex. Credit: Peter Vallance / Alamy The 50 best places to live near London
Where are the best villages, towns and small cities which are a pleasure to live in, but still offer a decent commute to the capital?
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Credit: Alamy Seven charming Cornish country homes, from harbour-fronted houses to riverside mansions
If you're looking to move closer to the water, there can be no better place to aim for than Cornwall. With estuaries aplenty and a large number of beautiful beaches, the property found in this quiet corner of our country is sure to be stunningly set and within easy reach of an excellent fishing village or two.
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Credit: Strutt & Parker A miraculously preserved 16th-century manor house in a quiet backwater on the outskirts of Weymouth
The Old Manor House survived the decline of Radipole since Roman times to become a beautifully atmospheric family home, complete with over an acre of landscaped gardens.
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Credit: Ben Nicholson A quintessential Georgian village house in a village filled with regional character and locally-sourced stone
In 1815 Adderbury saw the demolishment of the property which once stood where South House stands today. Luckily, the stunning 17th century gateposts were preserved and incorporated into a new house built ten years later, now on the market once more.
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Credit: Martyn - Marchand Petit 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 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.
