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A private island in the Thames Estuary is up for sale at £50,000, complete with its own Victorian fort
Darnet Fort is seeking a new owner — but it's going to need someone of great vision and spirit.
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A 500-year-old house with Soho House-style interiors, Chelsea gold medallist gardens and a grass tennis court
Haslingfield Manor is an extraordinary mix of styles and ideas, from Tudor Britain to the cutting edge of modern design. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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Utterly wonderful country homes for sale across Britain, from a 10-bedroom mansion to a Devon hideaway, as seen in Country Life
From an irresistibly charming house in Devon to a 400-year-old commutable home in Hertfordshire, here's our pick of some of the best homes to come to market via Country Life in the past week.
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The London house where Rolls-Royce's co-founder Charles Rolls tinkered with his very first car is for sale at £17 million
Charles Rolls, the engineer and co-founder of Rolls-Royce, got his hands dirty when using the stables of this fine London home as a makeshift garage. Annabel Dixon reports.
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A vineyard for sale on the slopes above 'the best beach in Britain' is for sale at just £650,000
In the beautifully unspoilt Devon village of Bantham, an award-winning vineyard is for sale. Toby Keel takes a look.
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A simply perfect thatched cottage in Devon, with charm, walled gardens and all the space you need for family life
Thatched cottages are often pretty, but pretty small — but Julie Harding finds one brings which blends cottage charm with the space of a country manor.
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'A rare gem' of a country house, in 163 acres of the idyllic Colne Valley, just 50 minutes from the City
The Regency-style Over Hall in Colne Engaine is a country house whose previous owner has spent 40 years getting everything just right. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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Five home offices so good that every work day will feel like a holiday (well, probably)
Five years on from the Pandemic, millions of us are still working from home much of the time — and thus the appeal of a home office is as strong as ever. They don't much nicer than these.
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A beautiful home on the outskirts of one of Scotland's prettiest market towns, and an easy commute to Edinburgh
Arabella Youens looks at Kirklands House, a wonderful old home set in five acres of charming gardens near Melrose.
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18 grand country homes, from £600k to £6 million, as seen in Country Life
Our regular look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life this week include a house in a charming seaside village and a 17th century farmhouse.
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Caveat renovator: The TV star, the writer and the salvation of a crumbling farmhouse
The actor, writer and comedian Robert Webb and his comedy writer wife Abigail Burdess embarked on a renovation project in 2019 which became far more than they imagined — and just as the job is at last complete, they've decided that it's the right time to put house on the market.
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An Alpine hideaway on a Swiss mountaintop that's like something from the pages of a Gothic novel
A wonderful Baroque castle set amid gardens and woodland is for sale in one of Switzerland's most beautiful areas.
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The beautiful part of Britain where £1 million still buys a grand period house and a swathe of unspoilt land
The Scottish Borders might just be the best value spot in Britain today, as Arabella Youens reports.
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Here is a thatched cottage for sale in the Chilterns that looks like Claudia Winkleman and is owned by Sienna Miller
Much like everyone's favourite TV host, this property is beautifully presented, with interiors designed by Gaby Dellal.
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A beautiful old farmhouse in 15 acres of breathtaking Scottish scenery, for sale at just £825,000
A wonderful country home with almost 15 acres of land has come up for sale at a price which will make urban dwellers question their life choices.
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A country house that was the set for one of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1980s is for sale, with 40,000sq ft of space, 39 bedrooms and almost endless potential
Lynford Hall, a vast neo-Jacobean house that's been everything from a country hotel to an agricultural college, has come to the market. Toby Keel tells its story.
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A sprawling castle set amid ancient woodland has come to the market for the first time in 150 years
Gyrn Castle, set amidst woodland on the outskirts of an ancient village, is now seeking new owners. Penny Churchill reports.
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Five glorious properties for sale from the 11th to the 21st century
A tithe barn, a Grade I-listed Norman keep, and a Georgian masterpiece all graced the pages of Country Life this week
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You can now rent King William IV’s former home in London’s Mayfair — for a princely sum
The London property — with royal lineage — is on the market with the estate agency Wetherell for £25,000 a week.
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Dream of revolution inside the 18th-century villa once occupied by Napoleon's French troops
An apartment inside historic Villa Gnecchi Ruscone is on the market and it comes with a grand ballroom rumoured to have been frequented by Napoleon.
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May the force be with you if you move into this London apartment block that Obi-Wan Kenobi (and Cher) once lived in
Oliver’s Wharf was once the residence of megastar Cher and the actor Sir Alec Guinness — as well as Mark Knopfler of the Dire Straits.
