Property
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A Georgian lodge tucked away on a 900-acre National Trust estate in one of the most beautiful settings in Pembrokeshire
A Georgian lodge has come up for sale on a National Trust-owned estate, just a short walk from one of the prettiest beaches in Wales.
By Arabella Youens Published
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Part Scottish castle, part French chateau, part Gothic fantasy: The $60 million home in the heart of the wealthiest village in Texas
The Lodge at Hunters Creek is an extraordinary blend of styles in a bucolic setting, yet it's just a short drive from one of America's busiest cities.
By Toby Keel Published
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I absolutely hated 'Wuthering Heights', but the film sounds like fun — and so now I'm moving to one of these impossibly remote and romantic farmhouses
Every generation tells and re-tells the best stories, and the fresh treatment given to Emily Brontë's 1847 classic 'Wuthering Heights' will be enough to get even the strongest among us pining for the moors.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 'Sleeping Beauty' house, covered in wisteria and tucked away in ancient woodland, has come up for sale in Sussex
The impossibly romantic Durrant House, set amid woodland, gardens and ancient rocks, is like nothing we've seen before.
By Toby Keel Published
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Best country houses for sale this week
A Wiltshire home that throws out the rule book and a string of charming, commutable homes make it into our round-up this week.
By Country Life Last updated
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Rolling Stones legend Charlie Watts spent four decades in this idyllic Devon home — and now it's up for sale
In the early 1980s, Charlie Watts and his wife Shirley were looking to buy a country escape. They found it in the pages of Country Life, and stayed there happily for the rest of their lives. Now their daughter Seraphina is putting this idyllic home on the market, as Arabella Youens reports.
By Arabella Youens Published
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A 1980s sitcom superstar is selling his 'just idyllic' Surrey hideaway
The actor Peter Egan, who became a household name when starring in one of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1980s, has put his home on the market.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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Five superb homes, from a Wiltshire mansion to 'the best flat in Battersea', as seen in Country Life
Our look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes several places with pools and tennis courts.
By Toby Keel Published
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When is a cottage not a cottage? When it's a spectacular, glass-walled lakehouse making waves in 'Heated Rivalry'
The television show 'Heated Rivalry' has become such a huge hit that the phrase 'coming to the cottage' has found a whole new definition. But does that spell trouble for those who still think of a cottage as an ancient stone-built home with a thatched roof? Will Hosie investigates.
By Will Hosie Published
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A picture-perfect thatched cottage tucked away in Dorset's Blackmore Vale
Near the village of Blandford Forum, this wonderful thatched cottage is for sale at £835,000. Julie Harding takes a look.
By Julie Harding Published
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The nearest thing you'll find to a tropical lodge in London? This exotic home is right on the Thames, and 10 miles from the centre of the city
The aptly-named River Haven is for sale in Thames Ditton, and it's a gorgeously exotic home.
By Julie Harding Published
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A Grade II-listed farmhouse just outside the Cornwall village dubbed 'Hollywood-on-Sea', on sale for the first time in 500 years
In the hills above Mawgan Porth, a wonderful opportunity has come up to take on a Georgian farmhouse, and the 167 acres that come with it.
By Toby Keel Published
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'We made the mistake of accepting the word of a surveyor. Off we went on a voyage of restoration lasting 30 years': Griff Rhys-Jones on his first house in the country
The comedian, actor and conservation campaigner Griff Rhys-Jones has called rural Suffolk home for over 40 years.
By Arabella Youens Published
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A Georgian home that's the epitome of the country house dream, with four-poster beds, Aga and pool, set in one of Britain's most sought-after spots
This glorious house in Bruton 'would have sold almost instantly' during the race for space. These days buyers seeking dream homes in Somerset can afford to take their time a bit more — although things do seem to be speeding up again, as Arabella Youens reports.
By Arabella Youens Published
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17 charming rural hideaways, from under £600,000 to £9.5 million, as seen in Country Life
Our look at some of the best homes to come to market via Country Life this week includes a charming farmhouse with stables and a home in a breathtaking spot on the South Downs.
By Toby Keel Published
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Knight Frank's best places to live for commuters in 2026
Sponsored by Knight Frank
As more and more people return to the office more often, experts from Knight Frank share their tips on the best places to live for those needing to commute to London.
By Country Life Published
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A medieval parsonage that's a 'fantasy mash-up of architectural styles', just down the road from a swish Somerset hotspot
The Grade I-listed Tintinhull Court is a breathtaking home that straddles the eras.
By Arabella Youens Published
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The latest 'best places to live' ranking of 1,447 towns, cities and villages... and there are some very odd winners and losers
Redbourn has been named the best place to live in the country.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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A Piddle Valley paradise for sale, with eight acres, and a pool that'll mean you can't wait for winter to end
Arabella Youens looks at the wonderful High Waterston Farm, in Dorset’s beautiful Piddle Valley, about four miles from Dorchester.
By Arabella Youens Published
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Can you tell the difference between a trefoil and an embrasure? A pictorial guide to medieval architecture
Medieval architecture is easy to admire, but its terminology can be impenetrable. Matthew Rice's illustration unlocks it.
By Toby Keel Published
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A grand seven-bedroom manor house with 11 acres, stables, 600 metres of river front and space for a grand piano
Amid the beautiful countryside of south-west Scotland, you'll find Kings Grange Manor — a house that offers a huge amount for under the £1 million mark.
By Julie Harding Published


