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A home in 'the Knightsbridge of the North' where 400 years of history meet spectacular his-and-hers bathtubsNormans Hall in Prestbury is a grand old 17th century home that's had a no-holds-barred 21st century makeover.
By Julie Harding Published
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Grade I-listed, 48 bedrooms, grounds by Capability Brown: 'The Versailles of Leicestershire' is up for saleStapleford Park in Leicestershire, which was in the same family for 500 years, is seeking another new owner.
By Toby Keel Published
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A country house that has one of the great masterpieces of medieval architecture in the back gardenThis modern country house sits right on the River Avon at Warwick Castle.
By Toby Keel Last updated
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What's better than staying in the most sought-after Airbnb? Buying itThis metal box looking over the Sound of Mull is a very special — and hugely popular — Highland escape.
By Toby Keel Published
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We're a fan: The tallest surviving windmill in Britain is for sale, with six bedrooms, a cottage and 240 years of historySutton Mill, in the heart of the Norfolk Broads National Park, is a beautiful local landmark that's become a huge home.
By Toby Keel Published
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Six country homes, from a Queen Anne house in Derbyshire to 'one of the finest houses in Cheshire', as seen in Country LifeFrom a South Downs mansion to a Devon farmhouse, here is our pick of some of the best homes to come to market via Country Life this week.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 19-bedroom home by the sea in Devon for £350,000? There's a catch, of course, but the property market is always full of opportunitiesA flurry of homes have come to the market — whether via auction or conventional sale — which have been raising eyebrows.
By Toby Keel Published
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A breathtaking Norwegian lodge tucked into a perfect, unspoilt mountainsideBreathtaking, yes — but at a price. This mountain lodge a couple of hours from Oslo is a fascinating place.
By Toby Keel Published
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'After we moved in we discovered that the cellar had been used as the village morgue': Hamish Mackie on his first house in the countryThe wildlife sculptor Hamish Mackie tells Arabella Youens about his happy years living on the Combury Park Estate.
By Arabella Youens Published
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The corner of an English field that is forever Rupert Brooke's old houseBrilliant, beautiful, iconic, Rupert Brooke is one of the best-remembered of the First World War poets. The childhood home that helped shape his youthful idealism is now up for sale.
By Toby Keel Published
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Someone has built a charming rooftop cottage in downtown New York City and you can buy itThe Big Apple is full of innovation, charm and unusual thinking. This penthouse in Greenwich Village is all of those and more.
By James Fisher Published
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One of the most beautiful Tudor houses in the Cotswolds is on the market for £55,000 — a weekThe Temple Guiting Estate offers country life at its very best — and at a price.
By Toby Keel Published
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A Victorian country house in a landscape that has 'all the ingredients of perfection'With elegant proportions, Britain's most northerly vineyard and a striking lakehouse in the grounds, Adderstone House offers a huge amount to buyers.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Six country homes to inspire your dreams, from £750,000 to £15 millionFrom a four-bedroom thatched cottage in Buckinghamshire at the price of a city flat to an estate of more than 3,000 acres, here's this week's look at the finest homes to come to market through Country Life.
By Toby Keel Published
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Spaces of divine beauty: Some of the best church conversions for sale right nowBuying and converting a church is almost always a passion project — and the people who've taken on the job at these homes show just what can be done.
By Toby Keel Published
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An Elizabethan house that's 'as rare as hens’ teeth' has come to the market for the first time since the 1960sOutstanding country houses are hard to find in Derbyshire, and that will put Bradbourne Hall right at the top of the list. Penny Churchill takes a look.
By Penny Churchill Published
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'If you go skiing at the weekend, take your laptop': How to get off the beaten track, but stay on the payrollA modern world means a mobile office for many. But if you can work from anywhere, why work from the same place as everyone else?
By David Harrison Published
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A 'masterpiece of engineering' on one of the most dramatic and historic headlands in CornwallPendennis House sits within yards of the iconic Pendennis Castle, one of the most notable landmarks on the south coast.
By Penny Churchill Published
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An Aga so special it inspired the salvation of a magnificent 300-year-old homeThe Moat House in Bedfordshire is immaculate — but if its previous owner hadn't fallen in love with the Aga, it might have remained semi-derelict.
By Toby Keel Published
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Why build a new country house? There's a long list of things you'll gain if you can live without that lovely patina of ageTo celebrate the publication of a book on houses he has designed, George Saumarez Smith reflects on why some people choose new rather than historic homes. Photographs by Peter Dixon.
By George Saumarez Smith Published
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Six outstanding homes, from an Elizabethan farmhouse to a miniature castle in Sussex, as seen in Country LifeOur round-up of homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes the work of some of Britain's finest architects.
By Toby Keel Published


