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.
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.
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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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