Eight fine homes full of potential for sale, as seen in Country Life
Our look at some of the homes to appear in Country Life recently includes a wonderfully pretty Suffolk country house.
Borders — £3,000,000
Faldonside House is unique in the Melrose area, and probably in all the Borders. It's a home with 14 bedrooms, almost 50 acres of land and fishing on the River Tweed.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Norfolk — £3,900,000
A picturesque and historic Grade I listed Tudor country house with a magnificent Great Barn with planning permission for use as a wedding venue set in moated grounds of about 9 acres.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Shropshire — £910,000
A lovely four bedroom country house with a one bedroom annexe and far-reaching views, perfect for multi-generational living.
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For sale with Balfours via OnThe Market. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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North Yorkshire — £1,250,000
A substantial detached family home, set in grounds of approximately 1.984 acres, with two additional cottages.
For sale with FSS via OnThe Market. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Borders — £3,000,000
Faldonside House is unique in the Melrose area, and probably in all the Borders. It's a home with 14 bedrooms, almost 50 acres of land and fishing on the River Tweed.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
Find more property in the area.
Suffolk — £895,000
An elegantly presented six bedroom period country house set amidst mature woodland grounds and gardens of about 2.7 acres.
For sale with Jackson-Stops via OnThe Market. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Norfolk — £1,200,000
Spacious detached five bedroom house with 1/3 acre gardens, situated on arguably the most desirable road in Holt.
For sale with Pointens via OnThe Market. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Wiltshire — £950,000
Situated in the desirable Chalke Valley, 4 Faulston Barns is part of an award-winning conversion of Pembroke Estate barns.
For sale with Strutt & Parker via OnThe Market. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Durham — £795,000
A newly built four bedroom home on a substantial plot of approx. 6.13 acres with grazing land, garden, parking and garaging.
For sale with GSC Grays via OnThe Market. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Credit: Strutt and Parker
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Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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Suit yourself: I’m a 49 year-old man-about-town and I’ve never owned a suitWhen Hugh Smithson-Wright turned up to Country Life's annual Gentleman's Life party sans suit, it sparked a passionate conversation about why the formal fashion just isn't for everyone.
By Hugh Smithson-Wright Published
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'The ugliness and craziness is a part of its charm': The Country Life guide to BangkokWhere to stay, where to eat and what to do in the Thai capital.
By Luke Abrahams Published
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The wave of downsizing about to hit the property market in the UKThe Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget — and specifically the 'Mansion Tax' — has fired a starting pistol for downsizers, and the waves will wash across the entire property market. Annabel Dixon spoke to property experts across the country to gauge how it will play out.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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A Georgian farmhouse that's an 'absolute gem' in an ancient village on Salisbury PlainJulie Harding takes a look at the beautiful West Farm in a gorgeous Wiltshire village.
By Julie Harding Published
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It'd be crazy to buy this 500-year-old farmhouse just because of its utterly gorgeous Aga — so thank goodness that the rest of this place is also really nicePerry Mill Farm is an immaculate yet characterful four-bedroom dream home in the country at a price that will make city dwellers immediately start Googling 'working from Worcestershire'.
By Toby Keel Published
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'A masterpiece of timeless elegance' for sale on the charmed Surrey estate once owned by Henry VIII and the Guinness familyThe Manor House in Burwood Park is a grand, enormous and undeniably impressive. Annabel Dixon takes a look.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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A grand hall in Yorkshire with 400 years of historyCarlton Hall is a wonderful family home amid glorious gardens in a quaint village location. Penny Churchill looks inside.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Why don't more of us live in brightly coloured homes?It's not often that you see a home sporting the colour palette that you'd get if you hired a four-year old as your interior designer. But why not? The Blue House in Bethnal Green asks this and many more questions.
By Toby Keel Published
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Five magnificent mansions, from a former monastery to an Art Deco wonder in the South Downs, as seen in Country LifeWonderful homes, including a superb beach home in Cornwall, all fresh on the market via Country Life.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 14-bedroom 'miniature Downton Abbey' to call your own — and there's not a penny of Mansion Tax to be paidNorton Manor is an incredible period home that's on the market for £1.3 million.
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