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A cosy cottage in Durham where Oliver Cromwell drank mead and dreamt of glorious uprising is for sale
Blagraves in Barnard Castle, Co Durham, is a dreamy home by the River Tees which is the second oldest building in the town.
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A country house that's 'the finest-looking estate between the Humber and the Tweed' (at least according to Queen Victoria)
Burn Hall is a treasure-trove of architectural features, from its sweeping staircase to its grand snooker room.
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18 beautiful homes, from charming cottages to a Highland mansion with unbeatable views, as seen in Country Life
Our look at some of the best homes to come to the market via Country Life in the past week includes Georgian manor houses, charming commutable homes and the grandest home in Newcastle.
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'The very best North Yorkshire has to offer': The £25 million Kirkham Estate
With 1,103 acres and on the market for the first time in a century, we've got a new frontrunner for the sale of the year.
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A historic Yorkshire hall, meticulously restored to its former 18th-century magnificence
Womersley Park is a masterpiece and one of Yorkshire's great historic houses. And it could be yours.
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'A monument to Edwardian excess' that was built by the millionaire industrialist who founded Pinewood Studios
Bents House is a classic Peak District mansion which shows that good taste and deep pockets can coexist very happily.
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Period charm and contemporary tastes collide in an eight-bedroom listed home in Durham
Morton House is a rare example of a home where you can have the best of both worlds.
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Uniquely unique? The Yorkshire grain silos transformed into a home that's a symphony in glass, steel and curves
Amid the beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire, on the edge of the Castle Howard Estate, The Silos is a property for which the word 'house' simply doesn't cut it. And that's not the only way in which it's made us throw out the dictionary.
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An idyllic countryside home that's light, spacious and comes with a Grade II-listed folly
Hagg House is a gorgeous family home that just happens to have a miniature castle in the gardens. Annabel Dixon explains more.
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A 17th century country house estate for sale in Yorkshire that's not too big and not too small
Take a look inside one of the finest private houses in the north of England that's perfectly manageable as a family house.
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A fairytale castle peeking above the treetops of Cumbria is for sale at just £2 million
Augill Castle has a wonderful backstory and a lifestyle business attached. .Annunciata Elwes tells more.
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The Brontës original family home has come up for sale with a £380,000 price tag
The Revd Patrick Brontë's former home has come on to the market, where he and his wife lived in their early years before having their children Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell.
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A £21 million castle that's come up for sale for the first time in 700 years
Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire has been the family home of the Ingilbys since the early 1300s. It's steeped in history, has a list of famous visitors over the centuries that include James I and Oliver Cromwell, and is now on the open market. Annabel Dixon takes a look.
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A gorgeous home in one of England's most sought-after villages, which offers an easy way in to country house life
The East Wing at Withinlee offers all the beauty and grandeur of country house life — but fewer of the headaches.
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Dawn Chorus: Chandeliers and marble floors in Britain's most eye-popping £750,000 house, plus and our Quiz of the Day
A house in a Lancashire town where you get a LOT for your money, plus nature, Christmast presents and our Quiz of the Day: it's our daily Dawn Chorus.
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13 delightful rural homes for sale from £1m to £15m, as seen in Country Life
Our pick of the loveliest homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes a gem just outside Cheltenham and a palatial home in Cheshire.
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North of England crushes the south in crucial 'can you afford to buy a house' competition
No longer just a safe space for those who didn't get into Oxford or Cambridge, the county of Durham is now considered England's most affordable place to buy a house.
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'One of Britain's greatest estates', complete with castle, river and 711 acres, is up for sale for the first time in a generation
Corby Castle in Cumbria is a true rarity: a Grade I-listed masterpiece that is on the market for the first time in a generation. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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An unlisted Georgian house of exceptional grandeur in Cheshire that boasts almost 70 acres, a swimming pool, a lake, a squash court and sublime interiors
At Boden Hall, near Rode Heath, size meets substance in this grand country home.
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A recently refurbished Jacobean hall with 100 acres, a clocktower, lake, gardens and events business
Grade I-listed Dorfold Hall in Cheshire was supposedly built for a visit by James I and is one of the finest country homes on the market today.
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A Grade II*-listed hall house in North Yorkshire with Capability Brown gardens
Built for the daughter of a king, Rudby Hall in Skutterskelefe might be one of the most significant country houses in the county.
