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A beautiful Georgian house that spent three centuries in the Queen Mother's family, set in 'the most charming hamlet in Northumberland'The Bowes-Lyon family built this house almost 200 years before their most famous member — Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon — married into the Royal Family.
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This Georgian church is now a gorgeous country home — and it was designed by a student of Sir John SoaneGreystead Old Church is an object lesson in how good a converted church can become as a place to live. Julie Harding takes a look.
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A spectacular home with a touch of Downton Abbey about it, standing beside one of the last remaining Saxon churches in BritainKirk Hammerton Hall is 250 years old, yet is 900 years newer than the church which stands close by to it in this beautiful Yorkshire village.
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A house that's the epitome of the Yorkshire dream, in the heart of the county's 'Golden Triangle'Helperby Manor, one of the finest homes for sale in Yorkshire right now, offers a glorious mix of beauty, style and grandeur, as well as a superb location in a wonderful village. Arabella Youens takes a look.
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A country manor that's 18th century on the outside, 21st century on the insideHouse price growth in the north of England has outstripped that seen down south in recent years, but there's still a huge gap — and houses such as Hartlaw Manor offer astounding value.
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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 farmhousesEvery 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.
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'Like valuing an antique': The fine art of balancing provenance, history, and size when pricing Britain's rarest homesBeing an estate agent is never trickier than when dealing with homes that are being sold for the first time in centuries — and Ripley Castle in Yorkshire provides the perfect example. Lucy Denton explains more.
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A 300-year-old home with grace, style and history, yet unlisted and exempt from mansion taxLinethwaite Hall is a fascinating house that blends Georgian architecture with flourishes reminiscent of a Mediterranean palace, all hewn in sandstone and set in a peaceful corner of Cumbria.
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A picture-perfect home that's so Country Life it even has an Aga in the gymThe East House is the prettiest house in an idyllic North Yorkshire village — and it has some surprises within, as Penny Churchill discovers.
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A magnificent old vicarage with five bedrooms, 5,000sq ft of space, and in the catchment area for the 'best state school in North Yorkshire'The wonderful village of Burton Leonard is one of the most sought-after places to live in Yorkshire, and one of its finest homes is now for sale. Penny Churchill looks inside.
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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.
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An delightful old vicarage for sale in the heart of James Herriot country — yards from one of Yorkshire's most curious landmarksThe Kilburn White Horse was reputedly cut in chalk in 1857. A nearby vicarage is for sale for £2.75 million.
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125 glorious acres of Elizabethan elegance for sale in Cheshire that comes with a moatIs this real life? Is it just fantasy? No, it's Holford Hall.
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A Norman Keep and castle for sale in the rolling hills of the Lake District, which was once owned by Richard IIAppleby Castle has hosted battle re-enactments, falconry displays, offers 22 bedrooms and is up for auction.
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A grand country house tucked away within exquisite gardens, four miles from one of Yorkshire's best beachesSigglesthorne Hall is delightful country home that's for sale in the heart of unspoilt countryside. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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One of Yorkshire's great houses, burnt to the ground three generations ago, is back on its feet and on the market for the sixth time in a millenniumPenny Churchill looks at Riseborough Hall, a great house, rich with fascinating history and beautifully apportioned, which burnt to the ground but rose again.
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A Lake District escape with views that will make you feel like the king of all you can seeMellguards's many guest rooms and dual staircases make this property perfect for people who love to host, but tire of their guests quickly.
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Queen Anne architecture with 21st century flair in a country house that's on the market for the first time in almost 70 yearsPatrick Brompton Hall is grand, charming, quirky and fun — and it's looking for a new family to take it on. Toby Keel takes a look inside.
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A fantastical house where the young Lewis Carroll lived is up for sale, complete with endless curious touches that could have come straight from WonderlandThe Old Hall in Ripon was family home of Lewis Carroll during several of his formative years. Toby Keel takes a look.
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'One of the finest houses in Cheshire' blends Georgian architecture, modern exoticism and space to park your helicopterPenny Churchill looks inside Stretton Hall, an exceptional house for sale
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The market for super-prime houses in England's biggest millionaire's playground is booming — and this £10m example is one of the bestWhirley Hall is a 17th century building that's a perfect example of how 21st century updates can transform an old home almost beyond recognition.
